Banner Web
Campus Online Directory
GaView D2L
Help Desk
Schedule of Classes
Webmail
SPSU, Mechanical Engineering Technology,
Building Q,
1100 South Marietta Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30060
The following information is provided for students interested in attending Southern Polytechnic's MET Department. The Statement of Purpose provides information on the various options within the MET curricula.
Our graduates are capable of applying engineering principles to today's industrial problems. In the four-year Bachelor's degree programs, we emphasize necessary theoretical concepts as well as practical laboratory experience in manufacturing processes and techniques, instrumentation and controls, and equipment and machinery design, and performance testing and evaluation. Particular emphasis is placed on studies meeting the needs of those industries which are prevalent in the Southeast.
OUR GRADUATES ARE ENGINEERS NOT TECHNICIANS!
The following four specialty areas or concentrations are available in the department:
The area of specialization called Manufacturing Technology is concerned with manufacturing production processes and operations such as:
We have established a new and modern Automated Manufacturing Laboratory in which
students are able to practice on the latest computer controlled machines. Graduates
may be employed in areas such as:
In fact, there are very few industries that don't employ mechanical engineers and
technologists. By selecting a specified sequence of manufacturing courses a student
may graduate with a designated Manufacturing Option.
In order to graduate with a manufacturing concentration, take these courses as your
required and major electives:
|
Tool Design or Rapid Design & Manufacturing |
MET 3331 or MET 4903 |
| and 3 courses from the following list: | |
| Numerical Controls of Machines | MET4342 |
| Project Management | MGNT 4135 |
| Automation Systems and Controls | MET 4341 |
| Advanced Engineering Materials | MET 4133 |
|
Mechanical Systems Design (formerly Machine Design II) |
MET 4142 |
The Machine Design area of specialization is concerned with the application of fundamental principles of design to new and existing machines, machine parts and mechanical structures; the fabricating, testing and assembly of components into production of mechanical systems; and the operation of machines and mechanical equipment. Graduates may be employed as:
In order to graduate with a design specialization, take these courses as your required
and major electives:
| Dynamics of Machines |
MET 3123 |
| and 3 courses from the following list: | |
| Vibration and Advanced Dynamics |
MET4124 |
| Advanced Engineering Materials | MET 4133 |
| Automation Systems and Controls | MET 4341 |
|
Mechanical Systems Design (formerly Machine Design II) |
MET 4142 |
The Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Refrigeration area specializes in the design and operation of heat and mass transfer systems which produce the needed environments for manufacturing operations, industrial processes and human comfort. Systems which utilize mechanical equipment such as pumps, blowers, fans, compressors, and heat exchangers are found in fields as diverse as air conditioning, low temperature metallurgy, food preservation, chemical processing and industrial manufacturing. Graduates of this program are employed as:
Energy (Heat Power)
The Heat/Power area of specialization deals with energy conversion, i.e., the study of internal combustion engines, steam turbines, boilers, air compressors, pumps and fans. The program includes study in thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Graduates with this specialty are employed as:
In order to graduate with a energy specialization, take these courses as your required and major electives:
| Thermodynamics II |
MET 3402 |
| and 3 courses from the following list: | |
| Heat Transfer |
SpTp |
| Air Conditioning |
MET 4412 |
| Plant and Power Applications | MET 4431 |
| Refrigeration | MET 4411 |
| Automation Systems and Controls | MET 4341 |
Engineering Design Graphics (Computer Aided Design)
The Engineering Design Graphics area of specialization is concerned with integrating the vast capabilities of three-dimensional computer aided design software (3D CAD) into the engineering and design process. Graduates work for engineering and architectural firms; manufacturing industries; research, construction and development companies.
The MET bachelor degree with an Engineering Design Graphics concentration is obtained by the appropriate selection of elective courses. These courses emphasize a variety of topics in modern engineering graphics and design and are as shown below. To obtain a concentration in Engineering Design Graphics, students must take MET 4112 – Computer Aided Engineering and three of the remaining four courses from the list below. A student may take fewer than four of the courses and elect the General Concentration if desired.
| Computer Aided Engineering |
MET 4112 |
| and 3 courses from the following list: | |
| Advanced Engineering Graphics |
EDG 3112 |
| Advanced Surface Modeling | EDG 4111 |
| Engineering Graphics for Manufacturing | EDG 4224 |
| CAD Customization and Standards | EDG 4222 |