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Mechanical engineers contribute to society by addressing challenges in transportation, energy, environmental issues, and public health. Their work spans from studying the physical principles that shape our environment to creating and assessing products. The field covers diverse technical disciplines such as acoustics, automation, bioengineering, combustion, cryogenics, design, dynamics, energy conversion, engines, environmental systems, heat transfer, lubrication, mass transfer, manufacturing and sustainability, materials processing, solid and fluid mechanics, mechanisms, plasma dynamics, propulsion, thermodynamics, vibration, and wave propagation.
The mechanical engineering undergraduate program aims to give students a comprehensive education with a strong grounding in scientific and engineering principles. Its goals are to equip undergraduates for careers or further education in four main sectors: industry, national laboratories, state and federal agencies, and academia (graduate research programs).
To be considered for admission to UC Berkeley, international applicants must:
finish secondary school and
earn a certificate of completion, which allows admission to a university in their home country or country of graduation
The university requires further study, either completion of the two-year A-level program with a minimum of three academic exams, the IB diploma program, or another similar academic curriculum.
For (IBT) minimum score of 80 or better, Paper-based test (completed prior to Oct. 2017): Minimum score of 550 or better, Revised paper-delivered test (completed Oct. 2017 or later): Minimum score of 60 or better, (IELTS) Accepted with a 6.5 or better band score (academic modules)