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Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest and oldest branches of engineering.  Mechanical engineers are involved with the design, analysis, testing, manufacturing, control, operation, and maintenance of mechanical systems - that is, any system that has a moving part!   Mechanical systems can vary greatly in complexity and magnitude from the valve in an artificial heart to a car engine to a mammoth nuclear power plant.  It deals with all aspects of the conversion of thermal energy into useful work and the machines that make this possible.

This seems awfully broad, right?  Although that is one of the great advantages to mechanical engineering (and why the world always needs mechanical engineers!) our students do earn a concentration during their senior year.  Concentrations give you the chance to specialize in one area of mechanical engineering.  You can choose to take elective courses all related to your concentration, or choose a few outside your concentration to maintain a slightly broader background - your choice! 

 We offer concentrations in:

1.  Applied Mechanics

2.  Automotive Engineering

3.  Biomechanical Systems

4.  Design and Manufacturing

5.  Dynamics, Vibrations, and Controls

6.  Energy Systems

7.  Nuclear Engineering

Want to learn more about each concentration?  Great - click HERE! 

Has mechanical engineering caught your interest? 

Read on for some more information specific to Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State!