Plan of Study for the
B.Sc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Graduation Requirements
The Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering requires a minimum of 141 credit
hours of course work. A detailed distribution of the minimum credit hours required is shown
below:
Credit Hours
Classification
Compulsory Elective
University Requirements
12
15
Faculty Requirements
25
Department Requirements
65
21
Free Electives
3
Total
99
39
Total
27
25
86
3
141
1
University requirements
Twenty seven credit hours distributed as follows:
1- Twelve compulsory credit hours:
Course subject
0107106
Course title
Arabic Language
English Language
Citizenship Education
Military Sciences
Credit hours
3
3
3
3
Prerequisite
-
2- Fifteen (elective) credit hours, selected from the following:
Course
No
0107100
0107101
0107102
0107103
0303121
0107105
0107109
0107112
0201100
0302100
0303101
0303100
0306100
0401105
0401160
0502100
0601100
0701100
0702100
0901100
0120110
0120210
1202101
1203100
Course title
Human Civilization
Islamic Thought
History and Civilization Of
Jordan
Epistemology
Psychology
Sociology
History and Culture of Quds
Islam and Modern Issues
Economic Science
Educational Culture
Family Violence
Study Skills
Fine Arts
Architectural Arts
Road Safety
Principles of Nutrition
Sports Arts
Preliminary Aid
Health Education
Archeology
Fundamentals of Astronomy
Home Gardening
Water Resources Management
Environmental Science &
Human Health
Credit
hours
3
3
3
Detailed distribution
of credit hours
Lecture
Practic
al
3
3
3
-
Pre-request
or Corequest or
parallel
-
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
-
-
3
3
3
3
-
-
3
3
-
-
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
-
-
2
Faculty Requirements
The following twenty-five credit hours of core coursework are required to fulfill the faculty
requirements:
Course
No.
0101101
0101102
0102101
0102102
0102103
0102104
0103107
0103108
4401102
401103
0403101
0404103
Course Title
Calculus 1
Calculus 2
General Physics 1
General Physics 2
General Physics Lab. 1
General Physics Lab. 2
Engineering Chemistry
Engineering Chemistry Lab
Engineering Hand Drawing
Engineering drawing using
computer
Workshop
Computer Programming 1
Total
Credit
Hours
3
3
3
3
1
1
Detailed Distribution
of Cr. Hr.
Lecture Practical
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
1
-
1
3
25
3
19
3
3
3
3
Prerequisite
or
*Corequisite
0101101
0102101
0102101*
0102102*
+0102103
0103107*
4401102
-
18
3
Department Requirements:
A. Compulsory:
The following sixty five credit hours of compulsory engineering coursework are required to
fulfill the department requirements:
Credit
Detailed
Course
Course Title
Hours Distribution of Cr.
No.
Hr.
Lecture Practical
0101203 Ordinary Differential Equations 1
3
3
0401211 Statics
3
3
0401212
0402211
0402212
0402215
0402221
0402222
0402223
0402303
0402311
0402312
0402313
0402321
0402322
0402323
0402331
0402341
0402342
0402343
0402344
0402415
0402498
0402499
0403251
0403252
0404211
Strength of Materials
Dynamics
Strength of Materials Lab.
Engineering Measurement
Thermodynamics 1
Thermodynamics 2
Thermodynamics Lab.
Engineering Numerical Methods
Mechanical Vibrations
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics Lab.
Heat Transfer 1
Heat Transfer Lab.
HVAC-I
Internal Combustion Engines
Theory of Machines
Machine Design 1
Machine Design 2
Machine Drawing
Process Control Systems
Graduation Project (1)
Graduation Project (2)
Properties of Materials
Properties of Materials Lab.
Introduction to Electrical Circuits
and Electronics
0404218 Electrical and Electronic Circuits
Lab.
Total
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
-
3
1
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
-
1
-
3
65
51
42
Prerequisite or
*Corequisite
0101102
0101104
+0102101
0401211
0401211
0401212*
0102102+0404218
0103107
+0102101
0402221
0402221
0101203 + 0404103
0402211 + 101203
0101203
0402312*
0101203
0402321*
0402222
0402222
0402211
0401212
0402342
0400102
0404211
**
0402498
0103107
0403251*
0102102
0404211* +
0102104
4
B. Electives:
A minimum of 21 credit hours of engineering coursework selected from the following table
are required. Six credit hours of which are to be selected from the same area as the chosen
graduation project.
Course
No.
0402332
0402352
0402411
0402421
0402422
0402424
0402431
Course Title
0405301
0405461
Energy Conservation
Building Services
Turbomachinery
Heat Transfer 2
Refrigeration Systems
Design of Thermal Systems
Energy Conversion and
Management
Renewable Energy
Computer Aided Design
Finite Element Methods in
Machine Design
Special Topics
Manufacturing Processes 1
Engineering Economy
Manufacturing Processes 2
Metrology
Introduction to Electric
Machines
Technical Writing
Robotics
0405462
Automation
0402432
0402441
0402443
0402495
0403212
0403302
0403222
0403322
0404415
Credit Detailed Distribution Prerequisite or
*Corequisite
Hours
of Cr. Hr.
Lecture Practical
3
3
0402321
3
3
0402312
3
3
0402312
3
3
0402321
3
3
0402222
3
3
0402222
3
3
0402321
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
-
0402321
0402343
0402343
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Dept. consent
0403101
0403221
0403221
0404211
1
3
1
3
-
3
2
3
Dept. consent
0402415or
0405451
0402415 or
0405451
Engineering Training:
Non-credit, 8 weeks of engineering training in Jordan or abroad.
** The student must pass successfully at least 100 credit hours including thermodynamics 2,
fluid mechanics and machine design 1 as a prerequisite for graduation project 1.
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Course description
0462211
Dynamics
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0401211)
Kinematics of particles, rectillinear and curvilinear motion in various coordinate
systems, kinetics of particles, Newton’s laws, central force motion, work-energy
equation, principle of impulse and momentum, impact, conservation of energy and
momentum, kinematics of rigid bodies, relative velocity and acceleration,
instantaneous center, plane kinetics of rigid bodies with applications of Newton’s
2nd law.
0402212
Strength of Materials Lab
(0,3,1)
Prerequisite (0401212)
Measuring and/or determination of some material properties such as stress (yield,
ultimate & fracture) and strain, torsion, impact, fatigue, bending, creep, hardness
and tensile tests.
0402215
Engineering measurement
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (102102+0404218)
Basic concept of measurement. Analysis of experimental data, basic electrical
measurements and sensing devices, displacement and area measurement, Pressure,
flow, temperature measurements, thermal and transport property measurements.
Force, torque and strain measurements and motion and vibration measurements.
0402221
Thermodynamics 1
(3,0,3) Prerequisite (0103107 + 0102101)
Thermodynamics concepts and definitions, states, properties, systems, control
volume, processes, cycles, units, tables of properties, work and heat, first law,
internal energy and enthalpy, conservation of mass, steady–state and uniform state
processes, second law, heat engines and refrigerators, reversible processes, carnot
cycle, entropy, clausius inequality, principle of the increase of entropy,
efficiencies, irreversibility and availability, Helmholtz and Gibbs functions.
0402222
Thermodynamics 2
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402221)
Review of basic laws and principles, vapor, air power and refrigeration cycles,
mixtures of gas and vapor, psychrometry, combustion, enthalpy of formation, heat
of reaction, compressible flow, velocity of sound Mach number, normal shock
waves, nozzle and diffuser flows.
0402223
Thermodynamics Lab
(0,3,1)
Prerequisite (0402221)
Measurement of specific heat ratio, heat pump, bomb calorimeter, conversion of
work to heat, single stage air compressor, air cooler, Marcet boiler, flash and fire
points.
0402224
Thermofluids
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0102101)
Basic principles concepts and definitions of thermodynamics, properties of pure
substances, 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer,
basic principles of fluid dynamics, conservation law, dimensional analysis and
external and internal flow in pipes.
6
0402225
Thermofluids Lab
(0,3,1)
Prerequisite (0402224)
Measurement of specific heat ratio, bomb calorimeter, heat pump, Marcet boiler,
conversion of work to heat, flow through a nozzle, impact of water jet and pump
characteristics.
0402303
Engineering Numerical Methods (3,0,3) Prerequisite (0101203 + 0404103)
Basic principles of numerical analysis and methods for solving different
engineering problems: computer precision, loss of significance, error propagation,
solution of linear and nonlinear systems of algebraic equations, interpolation
polynomials, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical solutions such a
initial-boundary and characteristic-value problems.
0402311
Mechanical Vibrations
(2,3,3) Prerequisite (0402211 + 0101203)
Elements of vibratory systems, single degree of freedom and applications, damped
free vibration, rotating and reciprocating unbalance, vibration isolation,
transmissibility and period excitation, systems with multiple degrees of freedom
and applications, methods of finding natural frequencies.
0402312
Fluid Mechanics
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0101203)
Flow classification, fluid properties, viscosity, vapor pressure, fluid statics,
pressure measurements, buoyancy, fluids in motion, continuity equation, pressure
gradient in fluid flow, Bernolli’s, momentum and energy equations, dimensional
analysis and similitude, and flow in conduits.
0402313
Fluid Mechanics Lab
(0,3,1)
Prerequisite (0402312)
Experimental methods and measurements: impact of water jet, losses in pipes and
fittings, comparative fluid measurements, hydrostatic pressure, flow visualizations
and turbulent pipe flow, performance of hydraulic positive displacement pumps,
performance of radial flow fan and investigation of hydraulic jump.
0402321
Heat Transfer 1
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0101203)
Introduction to modes of heat transfer, one-dimensional steady- state conduction,
unsteady-state conduction, lumped heat capacity system, introduction to
convection flow and thermal boundary layers, convection in internal and external
flows, natural convection systems, condensation, boiling and thermal radiation.
0402322
Heat Transfer Lab
(0,3,1)
Prerequisite (0402321)
Experimental work in heat transfer and verification of fundamental laws such a
conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer, performance and characteristics
of heat exchangers, boiling and condensation heat transfer, temperature
distribution in pipe-flow.
0402323
HVAC
(2,3,3)
Prerequisite (0402222)
Review of psychrometry, thermal comfort, air conditioning processes, inside and
outside design conditions, heating load calculations, infiltration, cooling load
calculations, solar gain, heating systems, design, layout, hot water, steam, hot air
systems, under floor heating.
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0402331
Internal Combustion Engines
(2,3,3)
Prerequisite (0402222)
Standard power cycles, basic types of reciprocating internal combustion engines:
spark ignition & diesel, fuels, combustion, cooling, lubrication, air pollution and
performance evaluation of internal combustion engines.
0402332
Energy Conservation
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402222)
Basic principles, terminology and concepts of conservation, energy auditing,
energy conservation in boilers, furnaces & dryers, energy storage and waste heat
recovery, co-generation and combined heat and power systems.
0402341
Theory of Machines
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402211)
Mechanisms and applications, mobility and linkages, cams, gears, velocity and
acceleration analysis in mechanisms, inertia forces and principles of balance in
rotating and reciprocating masses.
0402342
Machine Design 1
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0401212)
Evaluation and considerations of design process, static strength and theories of
failure, fatigue strength, fatigue theories of failure, design of fasteners and
connections, riveted joints, bolts and screws, force-deflection diagrams of bolted
connections, welded joints, mechanical springs: helical, leaf and torsional spring
shafts, rolling element bearings.
0402343
Machine Design 2
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402342)
Lubrication and journal bearings, clutches, coupling and brakes, gears and
geometry, gear trains force and stress, multi-speed gear boxes design and analysis,
couplings, clutches, brakes and fly wheels, cams, belts and chains, and term
project.
0402344
Machine Drawing
(0,3,1) Prerequisite (0402343 or 0402346)
Mechanical engineering drawing conventions and abbreviations, various systems
of size description: including precision dimensioning, fastening elements, standard
organization and preparation of engineering drawings, assembly and detailed
drawings, design applications.
0402346
Machine Element Design
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0401212)
Transmission mechanisms and kinematics, types of joints, pulleys and belts, gears
and gear trains, cams, clutches, brakes flywheels, bolts, shafts, bearings, keys and
springs.
0402352
Building Services
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402312)
Basic definitions, plumbing materials, pluming fixtures, traps, clean-outs,
interceptors and valves, indirect waste piping and special wastes, sizing of hot and
cold water supply and drainage systems, vents fire fighting networks, drinking
water quality.
0402411
Turbomachinery
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402312)
Impulse and reaction turbines, velocity diagrams, energy equations and degree of
reaction, total pressure correlation, turbine design, three dimensional analysis, free
vortex design, estimation of stage and design point performance.
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0402415
Process Control Systems
(2,3,3)
Prerequisite (0404211)
Different types of control systems: open- and closed-loop, review of complex
variables and laplace transform, poles and element transfer function and block
diagram, modeling of physical systems, signal flow and block diagrams,
introduction to state-space representation, sensitivity of open and closed-loops
control systems, stability criterion and analysis.
0402421
Heat Transfer 2
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402321)
Review of basic concepts, radiation properties and processes, heat exchange
among surfaces and two dimensional steady state conduction, analytical, graphical
and numerical solutions, one-dimensional transient conduction, convective heat
transfer in turbulent and high speed flows, freezing, melting, heat pipe and
multimode heat transfer.
0402422
Refrigeration Systems
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402222)
Basic definitions and concepts, review of vapor compression and absorption
cycles, compressors, condensers, expansion devices, evaporators, refrigerants,
cooling towers and other components of refrigeration systems.
0402424
Design of Thermal Systems
(3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402222)
Designing of a workable thermal system, modeling of thermal equipment, system
simulation and optimization, thermodynamic properties and steady-state
simulation of large systems.
0402431
Energy Conversion and Management (3,0,3)
Prerequisite (0402321)
Energy classification, sources and utilization, energy growth and economics, fossil
fuels, combustion, power plants and steam generators, boiler’s performance,
pollution, energy conversion systems and energy storage.
0402432
Renewable Energy
(2,3,3)
Prerequisite(0402321)
Non conventional energy sources such as oil shale, tar sand, nuclear and hydrogen,
renewables: solar, wind, wave, tilde, fuel-cell and advanced energy systems.
0402441
Computer Aided Design
(2,3,3)
Prerequisite (0402343)
Fundamentals of hardware and software, solid modeling, transformation, rotation,
scaling, simulation and animation of mechanical problems, optimal synthesis and
selection of machine elements, implementation of CAD-Package for visualization.
0402442
Dynamics of Mechanical Systems and Linkages (3,0,3) Prerequisite (0402341)
Description of mechanical and electrical systems using ordinary differential
equations, linearization techniques, dynamics response and stability, kinematics
synthesis by graphical, analytical and computer methods.
0402443
Finite Element Methods in Machine Design (3,0,3) Prerequisite (0402334)
Definitions and simple finite element formulation truss, beam and triangular
elements, modeling principles and mesh specification, computer applications and
term project.
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0402495
Special Topics
(3,0,3)
(Dept. Approval)
Special up-to-date topic in one of the mechanical engineering streams, energy, or
building services, or machine design and applied mechanics.
0402498
Graduation Project 1
(0,3,1)
(Dept. Approval)
Planning, design, construction and/or management of a mechanical
engineering project. Writing a technical report. Preparation of
technical engineering drawings.
0402499
Graduation Project 2
(0,6,2)
Completion of Graduation Project 1.
Prerequisite (0402498)
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