Mechanical
Engineering is the most basic part needed
in industries and it is especially important
to a developing country like Korea since
it will increase the productivity and
enhance the strength to compete. The
importance of mechanical engineering
ranges from parts made in the small
factory to that produced in the large
manufacturing plant. In this respect,
increasing ...
Mechanical
Engineering is the most basic part needed
in industries and it is especially important
to a developing country like Korea since
it will increase the productivity and
enhance the strength to compete. The
importance of mechanical engineering
ranges from parts made in the small
factory to that produced in the large
manufacturing plant. In this respect,
increasing numbers of mechanical engineers
have advanced to management positions
and some have even become top executive
officers. The mechanical engineering
major is divided into two groups: heat
& fluid and material & production.
Heat & fluid area specify heat and
fluid movement including related propulsion
and power, energy transformation. Material
& production specify material properties,
structure stability, design, production
and control constituting mechanical
system. Research fields related to mechanical
engineering are automobile, aircraft,
space shuttle, turbo machinery field,
structure analysis, and material analysis
system.
Material & production includes ceramic
material, applied dynamics, material
strength, precision engineering, mechanical
dynamics, automatic control, and CAD/CAE.
The
Mechanical Engineering major in the
College of Advanced Technology was originally
established as the Department of Mechanical
Engineering in 1967 with 25 students
within the College of Engineering. Master's
and doctorate courses were open in 1972
and 1973. The department office was
moved from Seoul to Global in 1990 under
the University Development and Expansion
Plan. The department received the most
excellent award in the nationwide department
evaluation contest in 1993. Acknowledged
fields were educational facility, research
publication and academic performance
of the leading university. Practical
training laboratories in the area including
machining process, applied dynamics,
fluid mechanics, heat & thermodynamics
engineering and instrumentation/control
are well established. In the graduate
level, 15 laboratories are focused on
the research subjects readily applicable
to industrial products. Many cooperative
projects between the department and
the industry provide many experiences
needed by the students.
To
receive the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering, a student must
1) complete a minimum of 140 credit
units
2) complete 13~14 units of General studies
3) for professional degree
complete 27 units of Required courses
and 54 units of Major electives
4) for double degree
complete 15 units of Required courses
and 24 units of Major electives
5) acquire the CRS(Competence Requirement
System) certification of English and
Computer literacy
Year 1
Fundamentals of Physics, Chemistry,
Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Linear Algebra,
Differential Equation, Material Science,
Introduction to Numerical analysis,
Statics
Year 2
Engineering Mathematics 1, Engineering
Mathematics 2, Kinetics, Thermodynamics
1, Thermodynamics 2, Theory of Mechanism,
Applied Mechanics 1, Applied Mechanics
2, Engineering Measurement, Hydrodynamics
1
Year 3
Engineering Mathematics 1, Engineering
Mathematics 2, Kinetics, Thermodynamics
1, Thermodynamics 2, Theory of Mechanism,
Applied Mechanics 1, Applied Mechanics
2, Engineering Measurement, Hydrodynamics
1
Year 4
Fluid Machinery, CAD, Combustion Engineering,
Material Strength, Computational Heat-Fluid
dynamics, Energy Engineering, Automatic
control, hydro-pneumatic Engineering,
Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics, Mechanics
of Plasticity and Elasticity, CAM, Applied
Microprocessor, Introduction to Management
of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Project 1, Mechanical Engineering Project
2
Graduates of mechanical engineering
advance to various research laboratories
and industries as field engineers. After
finishing the more advanced graduate
level major courses, several research
and academic positions are available
in the related institutes. After passing
the national technical examination,
some graduates work in the government.
Based on the knowledge achieved in the
major courses, business can be opened
using venture capital and some are preparing
to open either an Internet or information
& communication related business.
National technical certificates can
be acquired in the areas including general
machinery engineer, construction machinery
engineer, refrigeration & ventilation
engineer, fire extinguisher facility
engineer, information processing engineer,
etc.
Industrial engineering is a broad field
concerned with the design and management
of production operations and with the
development of management decision-assisting
systems involving information and control
elements. The curriculum explicitly
provides topics useful in dealing not
only with the physical aspects of problems,
but also with organizational, economic
and human aspects. Such problems are
found in industry as well as in service
...
Industrial engineering is a broad field
concerned with the design and management
of production operations and with the
development of management decision-assisting
systems involving information and control
elements. The curriculum explicitly
provides topics useful in dealing not
only with the physical aspects of problems,
but also with organizational, economic
and human aspects. Such problems are
found in industry as well as in service
organizations and government agencies.
To analyze and solve the problems of
operation, production, and information
systems, the department emphasizes the
cultivation of technical knowledge and
provides the students with original
and efficient research ability. Industrial
engineering provides courses not only
necessary in the specific field but
also essential in the other engineering
fields.
The Industrial Engineering major of
the School Mechanical and Industrial
Systems Engineering was created in 1979,
corresponding to the needs of educating
industrial engineers for booming industrial
sectors in Korea. Industrial engineering
involves mathematical programming, quality
management and engineering, management
information system, and human factors
engineering and engineering economics.
Recently, the major has expanded to
include non-traditional industrial engineering
fields involving financial engineering,
environment control, and product liability.
The graduate program in Industrial Engineering
was founded in 1990 to provide graduate
students with a variety of industrial
research projects and professional practice.
Other graduate programs are also available
at the Industrial Liaison Research Institute
at Kyung Hee University.
To
receive the Bachelor of Science in Industrial
Engineering, a student must
1) complete a minimum of 130 credit
units
2) satisfy the General Requirements
of the School for professional degrees
3) complete 31 units of Required Courses
4) complete 30 units of Technical Electives
for Industrial Engineering
Year
1
Experimental Statistics
Year 2
Introduction of Industrial Engineering,
Engineering Economics, Applied Statistics,
Office Automation, Introduction to Management
Information Systems, Work Economics,
Project Management
Year 3
Quality Management, Management Science
1, Production and Operations Management,
Management Science 2, Introduction to
Ergonomics, Environmental Management,
Analysis and Design of Management Information
System, Human-Computer Interface, Technology
Management, Computer Aided Design, Financial
Engineering, Artificial Intelligent,
Internet Based Application
Year 4
Special Topics on O.R, Reliability Management,
Supply Chain Management, Technology
Management, Computer Simulation, Forecasting,
Creative Design Methodology, Industrial
Safety Engineering, Service Management,
Strategic Business Policies, Business
Logistics, Applied Experiments in Industrial
Engineering, Customer Relationship Management,
Technological Venture Creation
Graduates from Industrial Engineering
advance to mechanical/electronic manufacturing
companies, consulting, information communication
systems, computer application businesses,
government organizations, regulatory
institutes. These days, Internet business
and venture capital are new job fields.
National technical certificates can
be acquired in the areas including quality
control, logistics, CPIM, CIRM, ISO
9000, industrial safety, and information
processing, etc.
Nuclear engineering is an applied engineering
for the peaceful utilization of radiation
and immense energy from atomic nuclei,
which has a goal of satisfying future
energy needs. Therefore, nuclear engineering
has two major tracks in our curriculum:
nuclear power engineering and radiation
technology.
Both tracks start from an understanding
of nuclear physics and mathematics.
The nuclear power engineering track
can be divided into three fields: (1)
fission ...
Nuclear engineering is an applied engineering
for the peaceful utilization of radiation
and immense energy from atomic nuclei,
which has a goal of satisfying future
energy needs. Therefore, nuclear engineering
has two major tracks in our curriculum:
nuclear power engineering and radiation
technology.
Both tracks start from an understanding
of nuclear physics and mathematics.
The nuclear power engineering track
can be divided into three fields: (1)
fission power plant engineering which
is for design, construction, and operation
of nuclear power plants, (2) nuclear
fuel engineering for material development,
fuel management, radioactive waste management,
and fuel economics, and (3) fusion science
and engineering which is an on-going
research and development area for future
energy source. A radiation technology
track is aimed for protection and application
of radiation in many fields, such as
industrial non-destructive test, gene
engineering, food preservation, and
medical applications.
Since the establishment of the nuclear
engineering program in 1979, the department
has operated the only educational research
reactor in Korea, AGN-201, and provided
many courses in broad academic areas
as follows: reactor physics, radiation
detection, health physics, thermal hydraulics,
nuclear fuel design and management,
nuclear reactor materials, and radioactive
waste management.
Graduate courses for Ph. D. candidates
and Master's candidates are offered
to fulfill the demands of research manpower
in the nuclear industry.
The Nuclear Engineering Department pursues
three educational goals: 1) training
students to become researchers who will
do R&D work on new technologies,
2) training students as engineers who
will manage and operate nuclear power
plants and related facilities, and 3)
training students as technical managers
who will manage small businesses for
radiation applications.
To receive the Bachelor of Science in
Nuclear Engineering, a student must
1) complete a minimum of 130 credit
units
2) satisfy the General Requirements
of the College and Department
3) complete 15 units of Required Courses
4) complete 40 units of Technical Electives
for nuclear engineering
5) complete 48 units (maximum 56 units)
stated in the common studies program
and Humanities/Social Science Electives
6) acquire a minimum English proficiency
test score of TOEIC 600
Year
2
Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
1, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
2, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics,
Engineering Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics
1, Basic Nuclear Experiment 1, Basic
Nuclear Experiment 2
Year 3
Nuclear Reactor Physics 1, Nuclear Reactor
Physics 2, Heat Transfer, Health Physics,
Numerical Analysis, Nuclear Reactor
Material and Experiment, Radiochemistry,
Radiation Engineering and Experiment,
Nuclear Plant Engineering, Numerical
Analysis for Nuclear Engineers, Radiation
Detection Theory, Nuclear Reactor Chemistry,
General Experiment for Nuclear Engineers
Year 4
Nuclear Safety Analysis 1, Nuclear Safety
Analysis 2, Reactor Kinetics, Nuclear
Reactor Core Design, Nuclear Plant System
Engineering, Nuclear Fuel Materials,
Radioactive Waste Management, Reactor
Operation and Experiment 1, Reactor
Operation and Experiment 2, Nuclear
Energy Policy and Economics, Thesis
Research Project for Nuclear Engineers
1, Thesis Research Project for Nuclear
Engineers 2
Career
opportunities for graduates are open
in three areas and restricted to a limited
number of labs and firms, but most of
them are well paid and secure. The first
popular area is nuclear power industry
including KEPCO, KHNP, KNFC, KOPEC,
NEMAC, Doosan Heavy Industry, etc. Students
can pursue a career from engineer to
CEO. The second area is for researcher
and manager in a national laboratory
or government office. There is a constant
and growing manpower demand for research
teams at KAERI, KOPEC, NEMAC and KEPRI.
It is recommended that students obtain
the M.S. or Ph.D. degree for this area.
The third area is small business firms
related to radiation technologies covering
metal industry application, civil engineering
industry, food industry, genetic engineering
industry, hospitals and medical industry.
Students can pursue a position as either
manager in a private company or technical
staff.
Won-Keun Lee, M.E
[Dankook University, 1984, Professor,
Radiation Detection & Health Physics,
wklee@khu.ac.kr]
Sang-Nyung Kim, Ph.D.
[Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
1984, Professor, Thermal Hydraulics,
snkim@khu.ac.kr]
