Department of Mechanical Engineering

VISION STATEMENT

To be regional, national and international recognized in producing innovative and creative mechanical engineers with integrity and strive for excellence.

MISSION STATEMENT

To educate, prepare, inspire and mentor students to excel in the Mechanical Profession on the platform of biblical faith. To be recognized globally for outstanding education, research, practical and innovation in Mechanical Engineering.

PHILOSOPHY OF THE DEPARTMENT

The field of Mechanical Engineering Department is aimed at producing job ready engineers in the field of production, design, industrial, thermal engineering, mechanics, kinematics, fluid mechanics and energy. Thus, the department is aimed at training and producing students to make relevance in these fields by imparting science and engineering education to be proficient in the analysis, design and synthesis of systems. Students that will use the principles of energy, materials, and mechanics to design and manufacture machines and devices of all types and create the processes and systems that drive technology and industry.

1 The objectives of the department

To provide a continual education and technical competence of students to solve engineering problems with consistence in the ethics of the profession.
To produce successful mechanical engineers with emphases on utilizing technology for innovative and sustainable solutions.
To equip students with necessary workshop practices and necessary tools for the technological know-how.
To provide facilities and scholar activities this will strengthen the institutional reputations and prepare students for diverse professional careers.

2 ENTRY REQUIREMENT

Candidates are admitted into the degree programme in any of the following two ways:
1. Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mode (5 Year Degree Programme)
2. Direct Entry(DE) Mode (4 Year Degree Programme)

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mode

For five year degree programme, candidates with post-secondary qualifications may apply for admission into 200 Level for the relevant undergraduate programmes having satisfy all the following conditions –

a. A minimum of Credit level (C6) pass in at least 5 subjects, including English Language; Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other acceptable science subjects is also required in West African Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC); General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level (O’L) or equivalent, National Examinations Council (NECO), at not more than two sittings.

It is also desirable for candidates to have Further Mathematics and Technical Drawing at credit levels. This will be an added advantage.

b. Acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). The subjects shall be Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English Language.

c. In addition, candidates with acceptable Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations (UTME) results will further be screened to ascertain suitability for admission into Babcock University

3 DEPARTMENTAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

The following regulations shall govern the conditions for the award of a honours degree in Engineering and Technology:

candidates admitted through the UTME mode shall have registered for a minimum of 150 and maximum of 180 units of courses during the 5–year engineering degree programme. Such candidates shall have spent a minimum of ten academic semesters;
candidates admitted through the Direct Entry mode shall have registered for a minimum of 120 and a maximum of 150 units of courses during a 4–year engineering degree programme. Such candidates shall have spent a minimum of eight academic semesters;
candidates admitted through the Direct Entry mode at 300-Level shall have registered for a minimum of 90 and a maximum of 120 units of courses during a 3–year engineering degree programme. Such candidates shall have spent a minimum of 6 academic semesters;
The minimum and maximum credit load per semester is 16 and 24 credit units respectively; a student shall have completed and passed all the Courses registered for, including all compulsory courses and such elective /optional courses as may be specified by the university/faculty or department; obtained a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) specified by the university but not less than 2.00; and
a student shall also have earned the 11 credit units of Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES), 8 credit units of University General Study courses and four credit units of Entrepreneurship courses.