机械工程（ME）是最广泛的工程学科之一，因此，机械工程师是工程专业的通才。机械工程师设计，构造，测试和操作多种类型的机械，热力和生物设备。他们涉及几乎每个行业，包括航空航天，汽车，生物工程，通信，电子，能源，食品加工，HVAC，制造，发电和制冷以及商业，政府和学术界。ME计划旨在为学生提供技术知识的广度和深度，以便他们可以立即在该专业的大多数领域工作。
As a Mechanical Engineering student, you'll learn to analyze, design, manufacture and maintain mechanical systems in a variety of industries, including robotics, unmanned systems, biomedical device design, power generation systems, turbo machines and more.<br>As a UMKC student, you'll have access to some of the most cutting-edge technology in the mechanical engineering industry at the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research Center, which opened in 2020.<br><br>Students graduating from this program will:<br><br>Students will be able to use mathematical methods to make design decisions.<br>Students will be able to analyze conduction and convection properties of thermal-fluid systems.<br>Students will be able to analyze kinematics and dynamics of mechanical components.<br>Students will be able to develop algorithms for solving engineering problems.<br>Students will be able to analyze strength characteristics of engineering materials.<br>Students will be able to use measurements to solve engineering problems.