May 19, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

MEC 440 - Mechanical Engineering Design I


Part I of the two-semester capstone design project sequence. Senior students select a project with multiple realistic constraints, develop the necessary technical background, and write a proposal, progress reports, and a preliminary design report. Includes an oral presentation on the development and progress of the project. Not counted as a technical elective. The final grade will be assigned at the end of the two course sequence MEC 440-MEC 441 .

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): MEC 225  or MEC 226 ; MEC 320  and MEC 325 ; MEC 410 ; MEC major; U4 standing

Corequisite(s): MEC 300 ; MEC 316 ; MEC 317 ; MEC 411  

SBC: Partially fulfills: CER, ESI, EXP+, SBS+, SPK, STEM+, WRTD

Fees This course has an associated fee. Please see www.stonybrook.edu/coursefees for more information.