Mechanical Engineering

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in ME must satisfactorily complete 136 credit hours required by the JI ME program, including:

• Engineering Foundation:             39 credits
• Program Subjects:                        50 credits
• Academic Writing                        8 credits
• Intellectual Breadth:                    16 credits
• Electives:
  • Advanced Mathematics:                 3 credits
  • Flexible Technical Electives:           11 credits
  • General Electives:                  9 credits

Domestic Chinese students are also required to take all Chinese politics courses required by the Ministry of Education of China. International students are required to take 12 credits of Chinese language and culture courses.

Course requirements for each of the credit categories are listed below:

Engineering Foundation (39 credits)

• VV116 - Calculus II or VV156 - Applied Calculus II or VV186 - Honors Mathematics II
• VV215 - Calculus III or VV255 - Applied Calculus III or VV285 - Honors Mathematics III
• VV216 - Calculus IV or VV256 - Honors Calculus IV or VV286 - Honors Mathematics IV
• VV214 - Linear Algebra or VV417 - Linear Algebra
• VC209 - Chemistry or VC210 - Chemistry
• VC211 - Chemistry Laboratory
• VP140 - Physics I & VP240 - Physics II or VP160 - Honors Physics I & VP260 - Honors Physics II
• VP141 - Physics Lab I & VP241 - Physics Lab II
• VG100 - Introduction to Engineering
• VG101 - Introduction to Computers and Programming

Program Subjects (50 credits)

• VE215 - Introduction to Circuits
• VM020 - Machineshop Training
• VM211 - Introduction to Solid Mechanics
• VM235 - Thermodynamics I
• VM240 - Introduction to Dynamics and Vibrations
• VM250 - Design and Manufacturing I
• VM320 - Fluid Mechanics I
• VM335 - Heat Transfer
• VM350 - Design and Manufacturing II
• VM360 - Automatic Control
• VM382 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• VM395 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
• VM450 - Design and Manufacturing III
• VM495 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II

Academic Writing (8 credits)

• VY100 - Academic Writing I
• VY200 - Academic Writing II

Intellectual Breadth (16 credits)

This category requires:

•  2 credits of VG496 - Professional Ethics, and
• 14 credits of courses in humanities, social sciences, professional development, and natural sciences.
• At least 3 credits in humanities and at least 3 credits in social sciences must be completed.

The 14 credits may include courses with code Vr, Vx, Vw, Vf, and Vb. Vz courses are acceptable only for international students. Vy courses are acceptable except VY100 - Academic Writing I and VY200 - Academic Writing II. UM courses that can be used to satisfy the CoE Intellectual Breadth requirements are acceptable. SJTU courses taught in English are acceptable with approval of the JI Undergraduate Committee.

Humanities category includes, but not limited to, Philosophy, English Language and Literature, Asian Languages and Culture, American Culture, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, etc.

Social Sciences category includes, but not limited to, International and Comparative Studies, Political Science, Asian Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, History, etc.

Professional Development category includes, but not limited to, Engineering Ethics, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship Studies, etc.

Natural Sciences includes Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and Earth Sciences.

A complete list of courses is maintained at the JI Undergraduate Education Office.

Advanced Mathematics (3 credits):

The advanced mathematics requirement can be fulfilled by taking VE401 - Probabilistic Methods in Engineering, VV454 - Boundary Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations, VV471 - Introduction to Numerical Methods, VV556 - Methods of Applied Mathematics I, VV557 - Methods of Applied Mathematics II, VV570 - Introduction to Engineering Numerical Analysis, or other courses approved by the ME Program Advisor. Any qualified credits in excess of 3 may be applied to the Flexible Technical Elective (non-ME) or General Elective categories.

Flexible Technical Electives (11 credits):

It is the intent of the flexible technical elective requirement that students take a number of core technical electives to develop a deeper technical knowledge in specific areas of mechanical engineering.

The flexible technical electives credits are broken down into two categories:

• Two courses (totaling at least 6 credit hours) on 300-level or higher in mechanical engineering. One of the two courses must be 400-level or higher.
• Any 300-level or higher courses in ME or in other engineering, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics fields, excluding VE300 - Technical Communication for Electrical and Computer Engineering and VE496 - Advanced Technical Communication.

Up to 3 credits of courses taken from other engineering or science departments of SJTU may be counted in this category but must be 300-level or higher. These courses must be approved by the ME Program Advisor. The JI Undergraduate Education Office keeps a list of pre-approved courses.

Any credits in excess of 11 may be applied to the General Elective category.

For students in the UM-JI Dual-Degree program, the Flexible Technical Elective requirement can be satisfied by taking any 300-level or higher courses in ME or in other engineering, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics fields, excluding VE300 - Technical Communication for Electrical and Computer Engineering and VE496 - Advanced Technical Communication.

The technical elective courses are categorized into three disciplinary areas including Design, Manufacturing, and Systems; Solid Mechanics; and Thermal Fluids. The courses JI offers in each area are listed as follows. The Undergraduate Education Office maintains a complete list of the courses.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in ECE must satisfactorily complete 136 credit hours required by the JI ECE program, including:

• Engineering Foundation: 39 credits
• Program Subjects: 43 credits
• Academic Writing 8 credits
• Intellectual Breadth: 16 credits
• Electives:
  • Core Electives: 4 credits
  • Upper Level Technical Electives: 7 credits
  • Flexible Technical Electives: 12 credits
  • General Electives: 7 credits

Domestic Chinese students are also required to take all Chinese politics courses required by the Ministry of Education of China. International students are required to take 12 credits of Chinese language and culture courses.

Course requirements for each of the credit categories are listed below:

Engineering Foundation (39 credits)

• VV116 - Calculus II or VV156 - Applied Calculus II or VV186 - Honors Mathematics II
• VV215 - Calculus III or VV255 - Applied Calculus III or VV285 - Honors Mathematics III
• VV216 - Calculus IV or VV256 - Honors Calculus IV or VV286 - Honors Mathematics IV
• VE203 - Discrete Mathematics
• VC209 - Chemistry or VC210 - Chemistry
• VC211 - Chemistry Laboratory
• VP140 - Physics I & VP240 - Physics II or VP160 - Honors Physics I & VP260 - Honors Physics II
• VP141 - Physics Lab I & VP241 - Physics Lab II
• VG100 - Introduction to Engineering
• VG101 - Introduction to Computers and Programming

Program Subject (43 credits)

• VE215 - Introduction to Circuits
• VE216 - Introduction to Signals and Systems
• VE280 - Programming and Introductory Data Structures
• VE230 - Electromagnetics I
• VE270 - Introduction to Logic Design
• VE311 - Electronic Circuits
• VE320 - Introduction to Semiconductor Devices
• VE370 - Introduction to Computer Organization
• VE401 - Probabilistic Methods in Engineering
• VE300 - Technical Communication for Electrical and Computer Engineering
• VE496 - Advanced Technical Communication
• VE450 - Capstone Design

Major Design Experience (MDE) – VE411 - Microwave Circuits I, VE413 - Monolithic Amplifier Circuits or VE438 - Advanced Lasers and Optics Laboratory

Note: VE300 - Technical Communication for Electrical and Computer Engineering can be taken independently of any ECE course, but it is a prerequisite for VE496 - Advanced Technical Communication. VE496 - Advanced Technical Communication must be taken prior to or concurrently with VE450 - Capstone Design,  , or an MDE course.

Academic Writing (8 credits)

• VY100 - Academic Writing I
• VY200 - Academic Writing II

Intellectual Breadth (16 credits)

This category requires:

• 2 credits of VG496 - Professional Ethics, and
• 14 credits of courses in humanities, social sciences, professional development, and natural sciences.
• At least 3 credits in humanities and at least 3 credits in social sciences must be completed.

The 14 credits may include courses with code Vr, Vx, Vw, Vf, and Vb. Vz courses are acceptable only for international students. Vy courses are acceptable except VY100 - Academic Writing I and VY200 - Academic Writing II. UM courses that can be used to satisfy the CoE Intellectual Breadth requirements are acceptable. SJTU courses taught in English are acceptable with approval of the JI Undergraduate Committee.

Humanities category includes, but not limited to, Philosophy, English Language and Literature, Asian Languages and Culture, American Culture, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, etc.

Social Sciences category includes, but not limited to, International and Comparative Studies, Political Science, Asian Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, History, etc.

Professional Development category includes, but not limited to, Engineering Ethics, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship Studies, etc.

Natural Sciences category includes Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and Earth Sciences.

A complete list of courses is maintained at the JI Undergraduate Education Office.

Core Electives (4 credits):

A minimum of 4 credits from one of the following categories:

• Circuits and Devices: VE312 - Digital Integrated Circuits
• Computer Science and Engineering: VE281 - Data Structures and Algorithms, VE373 - Design of Microprocessor Based Systems
• Electromagnetics, Optics, and Photonics: VE330 - Electromagnetics II, VE334 - Principles of Optics
• Communications, Signal Processing, and Control: VE451 - Digital Signal Processing and Analysis, VE455 - Digital Communication Signals and Systems, VE460 - Control Systems Analysis and Design

Additional courses may be acceptable but must be approved by the JI Undergraduate Committee.

The JI undergraduate education office keeps a current list of courses counted towards this category.

Any qualified credits in excess of 4 may flow into Upper Level Technical Elective, Flexible Technical Elective, or General Elective categories.

Students in the UM-JI Dual-Degree program may satisfy this requirement by taking a course in the Flexible Technical Elective category.

Upper Level ECE Technical Electives (7 credits):

The upper level technical elective courses give students options to either explore further in the area same as the core elective or discover interests in other ECE disciplines. This category of requirement may be satisfied by taking:

• Approved ECE courses at the 300-level or higher, excluding VE300 - Technical Communication for Electrical and Computer Engineering, VE496 - Advanced Technical Communication, and VE490 - Undergraduate Research
• At least one course must be at 400-level or higher

The JI undergraduate education office keeps a current list of courses counted towards this category.

Additional courses may be acceptable but must be approved by the ECE Program Advisor. Any qualified credits in excess of 7 may flow into Flexible Technical Elective or General Elective categories.

Flexible Technical Electives (12 credits):

The flexible technical elective requirement may be fulfilled by taking 300-level or higher courses in ECE or in other engineering, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics fields.

Up to 6 credits of courses taken from other engineering or science departments of SJTU may be counted in this category but must be 300-level or higher. These courses must be approved by the ECE Program Advisor. The JI Undergraduate Education Office keeps a list of pre-approved courses.

Any credits in excess of 12 may be applied to the General Elective category

The technical courses in the ECE curriculum are categorized into four disciplinary areas including Circuits and Devices; Electromagnetics, Optics, and Photonics; Communications, Signal Processing, and Control; and Computer Science and Engineering. The courses JI offers in each area are listed as follows. The Undergraduate Education Office maintains a complete list of the courses.

General Electives (7 credits):

Materials Science Engineering

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in MSE must satisfactorily complete 136 credit hours required by the JI MSE program, including:

• Engineering Foundation:             39 credits
• Program Subjects:                        40 credits
• Academic Writing                        8 credits
• Intellectual Breadth:                    16 credits
• Electives:
  • Advanced Mathematics:                 3 credits
  • MSE Electives:                      9 credits
  • Flexible Technical Electives:           12 credits
  • General Electives:                  9 credits

Domestic Chinese students are also required to take all Chinese politics courses required by the Ministry of Education of China. International students are required to take 12 credits of Chinese language and culture courses.

Course requirements for each of the credit categories are listed below:

Engineering Foundation (39 credits)

• VV116 - Calculus II or VV156 - Applied Calculus II or VV186 - Honors Mathematics II
• VV215 - Calculus III or VV255 - Applied Calculus III or VV285 - Honors Mathematics III
• VV216 - Calculus IV or VV256 - Honors Calculus IV or VV286 - Honors Mathematics IV
• VC209 - Chemistry or VC210 - Chemistry
• VC211 - Chemistry Laboratory
• VP140 - Physics I or VP160 - Honors Physics I
• VP141 - Physics Lab I
• VG100 - Introduction to Engineering
• VG101 - Introduction to Computers and Programming

Program Subject (40 credits)

• VM211 - Introduction to Solid Mechanics
• VK250 - Principles of Engineering Materials
• VK242 - Physics of Materials
• VK330 - Thermodynamics of Materials
• VK335 - Kinetics and Transitions in Material Engineering
• VK350 - Structure of Materials
• VM382 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• VK360 - Materials Lab I
• VK365 - Materials Lab II
• VK481 - Sustainable Design of Materials and Engineering

Academic Writing (8 credits)

• VY100 - Academic Writing I
• VY200 - Academic Writing II

Intellectual Breadth (16 credits)

This category requires:

• 2 credits of VG496 - Professional Ethics
• 14 credits of courses in humanities, social sciences, professional development, and natural sciences
• At least 3 credits in humanities and at least 3 credits in social sciences must be completed.

The 14 credits may include courses with code Vr, Vx, Vw, Vf, and Vb. Vz courses are acceptable only for international students. Vy courses are acceptable except VY100 - Academic Writing I and VY200 - Academic Writing II. UM courses that can be used to satisfy the CoE Intellectual Breadth requirements are acceptable.

Humanities category includes, but not limited to, Philosophy, English Language and Literature, Asian Languages and Culture, American Culture, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, etc.

Social Sciences category includes, but not limited to, International and Comparative Studies, Political Science, Asian Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, History, etc.

Professional Development category includes, but not limited to, Engineering Ethics, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship Studies, etc.

Natural Sciences category includes Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and Earth Sciences.

A complete list of courses is maintained at the JI Undergraduate Education Office.

Advanced Mathematics (3 credits):

The advanced mathematics requirement can be fulfilled by taking VE401 - Probabilistic Methods in Engineering, VV454 - Boundary Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations, VV471 - Introduction to Numerical Methods, VV556 - Methods of Applied Mathematics I, VV557 - Methods of Applied Mathematics II, VV570 - Introduction to Engineering Numerical Analysis, or other courses approved by the MSE Program Advisor. Any qualified credits in excess of 3 may be applied to the Flexible Technical Elective or General Elective categories.

MSE Electives (9 credits):

This category can be fulfilled by taking 9 credits from a list of upper level technical courses in MSE and related areas, such as VM434 - Materials for Energy Conversion and VM508 - Introduction to Soft Matter Physics. The list of courses is maintained by the JI Undergraduate Education Office.

Any credits in excess of 9 may be applied to the Flexible Technical Elective category.

Flexible Technical Electives (12 credits):

The flexible technical elective requirement may be fulfilled by taking courses in MSE or in other engineering, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics fields.

Any credits in excess of 12 may be applied to the General Elective category

General Electives (9 credits):