Mechanical Engineering Study Abroad Curriculum for
École Centrale Paris
6th Semester Plan
1st Semester
2nd Semester
ENGL 15/30
English
3
ECON 2/4
Economics
3
FYS
1st Year Seminar
1
CHEM 112
Chemical Principals 2
3
EDSGN 100
Intro to Engineering Design
3
GA, GH, GS
General Education
3
GA, GH, GS
General Education
3
PHYS 211
Mechanics
4
CHEM 110
Chemical Principles 1
3
MATH 141
Calculus 2
4
MATH 140
Calculus 1
4
Total
17
Total
3rd Semester
17
4th Semester
CMPSC 200
MATLAB
3
EMCH 212
Dynamics
3
CAS 100
Speech Communications
3
EMCH 213
Strength of Materials
3
EMCH 211
Statics
3
GHA
Health & Physical Activity
MATH 220
Matrices
2
ME 300
Thermodynamics
3
MATH 231
Calculus 3
2
MATH 251
Differential Equations
4
PHYS 212
Electricity & Magnetism
4
PHYS 214
Wave and Quantum Physics
2
Total
17
1.5
Total
5th Semester
16.5
6th Semester - École Centrale
EE 212
Electronic Systems
3
WP52001
Innovation Project
9
EMCH 315
Mech. Response of Engr. Materials
2
Machine Components
3
Nuclear Engineering
Numerical Optimization & Applications
3
ME 360
E9: EN1500
or MA26002
ME 320
Fluid Dynamics
3
Instrumentation & Statistics
4
Combustion Modeling & Simulation
Cogeneration & Energy Production
3
ME 345
E10: EN1400,
or PR4300
ME 340
Design Methodology
3
Total
18
E11: MA28192 Advanced Numerical Simulation
E12: MG2817
3
App. of the Finite Element Method
3
3
E13 One Week Project & Humanities Module
Module4
5
E13: IS29505
Electronics Laboratory
2
LC2000
French
2
ENGR 1957
International Internship (@ Penn State)
1
ECTS Credits
+ Penn State credits
30
1
6
7th Semester
8th Semester
IE 312
Manufacturing Processes
3
ME 4103
Heat Transfer
3
GA, GH, GS
General Education
3
ME Lab
Lab
1
GHA
Health & Physical Activity
METE
ME Tech Elective
3
ME 370
Mechanical Vibrations
3
ME 450
Dynamic System Modeling
3
MATSE 259
Properties of Engr. Materials
3
GA, GH, GS
General Education
3
ENGL 202C
Technical Writing
3
GA, GH, GS
General Education
3
1.5
Total
1-7
Course substitution information detailed on the next page.
16.5
Total
16
Mechanical Engineering Study Abroad Curriculum for
École Centrale Paris
Course Substitution Information
1
WP5200 (ME 440W)
2
If student’s French language fluency permits, additional elective courses are available in French.
1. E8 - WP2100 Sustainable Development and Technologies
2. E11 - EN1600 Renewable Energy
Students may substitute EN1120 Heat Transfer and be used as a substitute for Penn State ME 410. Academic plan must be adjusted
by substituting an ETE in Semester 8 for ME 410.
3
ECP Elective 13
1. Option 1 (5 ECTS)
a. PH2200 X-Ray Beam Line Design (3 ECTS), and
b. SH3306 Innovation and Complexity—Synchrotron (2 ECTS)
2. Option 2 (5 ECTS)
a. EN2910 Aircraft Design (3 ECTS), and
b. One Humanities module (2 ECTS)
i. SH3208 Management—Effective Public Speaking in a Corporate/Multicultural Environment
ii. SH3304 Innovation and Complexity—Communication, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
iii. SH3403 International Awareness—International Challenges and Methods: Sociocultural Drivers in
an International Environment
4
5
IS2960 (ME lab)
It is suggested that students have the equivalent of 2 years of high school or 1 semester of university-level French language before
enrolling at Ecole Centrale - Paris. Students may elect to participate in a 2 or 3 week intensive French program at the Vichy Institute
prior to the commencement of courses.
6
7 Students can elect to participate in a 6 week (June 15 - July 30) paid internship when classes are completed. Ecole Centrale - Paris
will organize the internship position in a French company. Students will receive 1 Penn State credit of ENGR 195 for the experience.
ECP courses transfer as 16 Penn State credits. Transfer credits applied to Penn State mechanical engineering program as:
1. 3 credits for ME 440W/ME 441W
2. 6 credits for Engineering Technical Elective
3. 3 credits for General Technical Elective
4. 3 credits for AHS
5. 1 credit for ME lab
Upon completion of 30 ECTS course credits, students will be granted a Certificate of Accomplishment eligible to join the Ecole Centrale - Paris Alumni Association. The ECP Alumni Association has an extensive network of contacts within European Union corporations.