Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
About This Programme
AURAK's Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering covers the design, development and manufacture of mechanical systems: mechanics, thermodynamics, materials science, manufacturing processes, vibration and control, and a two-part mechanical design sequence. Two internships and a two-part senior design project are built into the degree.
Course Highlights
- ABET-accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission
- Thermodynamics, manufacturing, materials and mechanical design in the core
- Two internships and a two-part senior design project
- 134 credit hours over four years
What You'll Study
AURAK publishes this as a sample study plan; the actual sequence a student follows depends on placement, transfer credit and course availability. Where AURAK's own plan totals fewer credit hours than the degree's published credit count, the published count is authoritative.
Freshman Year
- PHYS 110 - University Physics I3 credits
- PHYS 111 - University Physics I Lab1 credit
- ENGL 101 - Composition3 credits
- ENGR 107 - Introduction to Engineering2 credits
- MATH 113 - Calculus I3 credits
- CHEM 211 - General Chemistry I3 credits
- CHEM 212 - General Chemistry I Lab1 credit
- UNIV 100 - University First-Year Transition1 credit
- UAES 200 - Survey of United Arab Emirates Studies3 credits
- CSCI 114 - Applied Computational Thinking3 credits
- CSCI 115 - Applied Computational Tools3 credits
- MATH 114 - Calculus II3 credits
- PHYS 220 - University Physics II3 credits
- PHYS 221 - University Physics II Lab1 credit
Writing-intensive requirement - students take one of the following:
- PHIL 100 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning3 credits
- ENGL 200 - Advanced Composition3 credits
- MEST 100 - Introduction to Islam in World Culture (Writing Intensive)3 credits
Sophomore Year
- MENG 201 - Mechanical Engineering Drawing3 credits
- CIEN 211 - Statics3 credits
- ENGR 210 - Sustainability in Engineering2 credits
- MATH 213 - Calculus III3 credits
- MENG 211 - Thermodynamics I3 credits
- MENG 231 - Engineering Measurements2 credits
- CIEN 212 - Mechanics of Materials3 credits
- MENG 221 - Dynamics3 credits
- CIEN 251 - Fluid Mechanics3 credits
- MATH 214 - Elementary Differential Equations3 credits
- MENG 212 - Thermodynamics II3 credits
- MENG 252 - Fluid Mechanics Lab1 credit
- ENGR 390 - Internship I3 credits
Junior Year
- MENG 241 - Engineering Materials3 credits
- MENG 242 - Engineering Materials Lab1 credit
- MATH 203 - Linear Algebra3 credits
- ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics3 credits
- ENGL 202 - English for Workplace Communication3 credits
- GEN ED - Humanities and Fine Arts Elective3 credits
- MENG 361 - Heat Transfer3 credits
- MENG 362 - Thermal Sciences Lab1 credit
- MENG 321 - Vibration and Control3 credits
- ENGR 200 - Engineering Statistics3 credits
- MENG 312 - Manufacturing Processes3 credits
- MENG 313 - Manufacturing Processes Lab1 credit
- EEEN 280 - Electric Circuit Analysis I3 credits
- EEEN 281 - Electric Circuit Analysis I Lab1 credit
- ENGR 391 - Internship II3 credits
Senior Year
- MENG 451 - Mechanical Design I3 credits
- MENG 421 - Theory of Machines3 credits
- ME Technical Elective I3 credits
- CIEN 301 - Numerical Analysis3 credits
- MENG 491 - Senior Design Project I2 credits
- MENG 452 - Mechanical Design II3 credits
- ME Technical Elective 23 credits
- ENGR 450 - Engineering Seminar1 credit
- UNIV 200 - Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (Writing Intensive)3 credits
- MENG 492 - Senior Design Project II4 credits
Entry Requirements
Applications are made online. AURAK's admissions application deadline for Fall 2026 is 30 August 2026 and for Spring 2027 is 3 January 2027.
Careers
AURAK lists contracting civil engineer, aerospace engineer, automotive engineer, mechanical engineer and maintenance engineer as destinations for this degree, and names aerospace, automotive and robotics among the related fields graduates enter.
Accreditation & Professional Recognition
Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, and by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. AURAK is also institutionally accredited by SACSCOC (US) and QAA (UK).
Programme Details
Award
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Start Date
Fall (August/September) and Spring (January), with an optional Summer (June) start
Typical Offer
UAE curriculum Elite Track 75%, Advanced Track 75%, or General Track 80% (with foundation Mathematics and Physics taken in the first semester). Applicants must also achieve 80% or higher in Mathematics and Physics at high school, or pass the Accuplacer test in those subjects; Chemical Engineering applicants need 80% or higher in Mathematics and Chemistry instead.
Duration
4 years
Qualification
BS
Subject Area
Engineering
Tuition Fee
AED 60,260/yr
Applications are made online through AURAK. Fees shown exclude the separate non-tuition charges: an AED 400 application fee (AED 500 for graduate programmes), an AED 4,000 seat reservation fee credited against first-semester tuition, and per-semester technology, service and medical fees.