BSc Mechanical Engineering
March 5, 2025 2025-03-06 7:30BSc Mechanical Engineering
Design, Build, and Innovate with Mechanical Engineering
Getting the Mechanics Right
You admire the designers of the plush cars that you come across when surfing the internet and yearn to join their trade? Mechanical Engineering is the field you should be considering to study in the university.
They are typically known as an integral part of teams involved with the development products and systems including automobiles, turbines, space shuttle vehicles, aircrafts, pumps, power plants, among others.
Their focus is often centered around the generation, distribution, and use of energy; the processing of materials; the control and automation of manufacturing systems; the design and development of machines; and the solutions to environmental problems.
BSc Mechanical Engineering at ACity
The creatively formed Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering curriculum gives students a holistic overview of how mechanical systems work together to produce machines. They are an experiential learning trajectory, providing students with hands-on development of sample systems in real-life design-and-build projects.
Our goal is to produce ethical doers who can identify, conceptualise, formulate, design, develop, and produce modern systems drawing from a comprehensive tool-kit of multi-disciplinary engineering to solve problems.
Top Careers in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineers may be involved in a wide range of engineering jobs. However, some top job titles that may be directly related to the field include:
- Automotive Engineer
- Biomedical Engineer
- Robotics Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Materials Engineer
Entry Requirements
Minimum C6 in 6 subjects including 3 core subjects (English, Mathematics, Integrated/General Science) and 3 elective subjects. (Physics, Elective Mathematics + Chemistry OR any other elective relevant to the chosen Program)
Minimum D or a pass in 6 subjects including 3 core subjects (English, Mathematics, Integrated/General Science) and 3 elective subjects. (Physics, Elective Mathematics + Chemistry OR any other elective relevant to the chosen Program)
Minimum of 5 credit passes in the IGCSE/O-Levels (Mathematics and English mandatory) and 3 passes in the A-Levels. (Elective/Add/Further Mathematics and Physics mandatory).
Minimum of 5 credit passes in the IGCSE/O-Levels (Mathematics and English mandatory) and a minimum score of 4 points in 3 Higher Level (HL) subjects. (Elective/Add/Further Mathematics and Physics mandatory)
Minimum of 50% overall average pass. (subject to approval NAB) Mathematics, English and Physics mandatory
Minimum GPA of 3.0 (Mathematics, English and Physics mandatory)
Electives
Aerospace Engineering
- Advanced Control Systems
- Computational Fluid Mechanics
- Composite Materials and Structures
- Mechanical Vibrations
Biomedical Engineering
- Biofluid Mechanics
- Biomechanics
- Biomaterials
- Rehabilitation Engineering
Design and Manufacturing
- Design of Jigs, Fixtures and Tools
- Unconventional Machining Process
- Composite Materials and Structures
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Energy Systems
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Renewable Energy
- Thermal Turbo Machines
Mechanical Design
- Advanced CAD and CAM
- Design of Machine Elements
- Design of Jigs, Fixtures and Tools
- Modelling and Analysis of Mechatronic Systems
Thermo-Fluids Systems
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Fluid Machinery
- Heat and Mass Transfer
Robotics
- Advanced CAD and CAM
- Design of Transmission Systems
- Advanced Control Systems
- Modelling and Analysis of Mechatronic Systems
Course Outline
- Communication Skills
- French Language
Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FIE) Seminar I - Introduction to Engineering
- Introduction to Programming with Python
- Physical Sciences
Pre-Calculus (with MATLAB) - Technology and Society
- Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (with MATLAB)
- Engineering Mechanics
Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FIE) Seminar II - Introduction to Multidisciplinary Design
- Logic and Critical Thinking
- Programming in C
- Sensors, Measurements and Instrumentation
- Text and Meaning
- Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (with MATLAB)
- Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD and CAM)
- Electronics and Microprocessors
- Engineering Thermodynamics
- Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FIE) I
- Introduction to Material Science and Engineering
- Leadership Seminar I
- African Studies
- Applied Linear Algebra (with MATLAB)
- Fluid Mechanics
- Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship II
- Manufacturing Processes I Mechanics of Machines I
- Probability, Statistics and Reliability (with MATLAB)
- Differential Equations (With MATLAB)
- Leadership Seminar II
- Machine Design
- Manufacturing Processes II
- Mechanics of Machines II
- Mechanics of Materials
- Numerical Methods (with MATLAB)
- Systems Dynamics
- Applied Hydraulics and Pneumatics
- Automatic Control System
- Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion
- Industry Internship
- Internal Combustion Engines and Steam Turbine
- Mechatronics
- Project Management, Engineering Economics and Risk Analysis
- Industrial Automation and Robotics
- Project Phase I
- Quality Control and Reliability Engineering
- Technical Elective – I
- Technical Elective – II
- Thermal Engineering
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Maintenance Engineering
- Professional Ethics and Values
- Project Phase II
- Technical Elective III
- Technical Elective – IV
Why ACity
- Home to students from over 23 countries across africa
- Houses a digital makerspace and a technology & Entrepreneurial center for creative freedom & innovation
- A fully digitized campus with the fattest internet speed in a ghanaian university
- Experienced Faculty with industry experience. Student-to-faculty ratio 5:1
- 70% practical lessons
- Every ACitizen has the opportunity to do a work placement every vacation
