The Mechanical Engineering (ME) track emphasis focuses on heat transfer and machine design.

Students take courses in heat transfer, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning), and machine design. Mechanical engineers conceive, plan, design and direct the manufacturing, distribution and operation of a wide variety of devices, machines and systems for energy conversion, environmental control, materials processing, transportation, materials handling and other purposes. Mechanical engineers are engaged in creative design, applied research, development and management.

The School of Engineering offers a program of studies that allow the completion of the first two years of a 4-year program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. The program is coordinated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. It allows students to transfer into the Mechanical Engineering program at UAF as 3rd year students with no loss of credit.

Because mechanical engineering is based on mathematics, chemistry, and physics, students are introduced to the basic principles in these areas during their first two years of study. They are also exposed to a variety of introductory courses in engineering science and to courses in communication, the humanities, social sciences and/or fine arts.

NOTE: UAA provides the 1st & 2nd years of courses and UAF provides the 3rd & 4th years of courses in the UAA/UAF 2+2 ME Program. NOTE: The 2+2 Program is not the same as the UAA Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program.