Undergraduate handbook 2004
Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Technology (Aerospace)

Level 1

Core units

Level 1 is common with the BE program. Note that the elective MAE1415 (Theory of flight) is strongly recommended. Students should not select MEC1414 (Engineering practices: drafting) as their level-one elective.

Total: 48 cps

Level 2

Core units

MAE1415 Theory of flight*

4

MAE2911 Aerospace structures

4

ENG1201

MAE2921 Aerospace materials

4

ENG1501

MAT2901 Multivariable calculus for engineering

4

ENG1902

ENG1603

MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations

4

ENG1902

ENG1603

MEC2414 Engineering practices: drafting or MEC1414 Engineering practices: drafting (if taken in level 1) or otherwise one 4 cp elective unit (eg a level 3 unit)

4

MEC2420 Engineering practices: design process

4

ENG1201, ENG1401

MEC2414

MEC2430 Fluid mechanics

4

ENG1603

MEC2440 Applied mechanics

4

ENG1401, ENG1603, ENG1802

MEC2450 Engineering practices: machine elements

4

MEC2420

MEC2480 Thermodynamics

4

ENG1101 and ENG1902

MEC2490 Computer programming

4

ENG1602

Total: 48 cps

Level 3

Core units

ECE2610 Aerospace instrumentation and electronics

4

ENG1301, MAE1415

MAE3901 Propulsion systems

6

MEC2480, MAE3965

MAE3911 Flight mechanics

4

MAE1415, MEC2430

MAE3965 Aero-fluid mechanics

6

MEC2430, MAT2901, MAT2902

MEC3403 Engineering practices: machine design

6

MEC2440 and MEC2450

MEC3404 Engineering practices: design management

4

MAE2921 or MEC2460, MAE2911 or MEC2470, MEC3403

MEC3406 Mechanical vibrations

4

MAT2901, MAT2902, MEC2440

MEC3408 Mechanics and deformations of solids

4

MAE2911 or MEC2470

MEC3462 Systems and control

6

ECE2610 or ECE2002, MEC2440, MEC3406, MAT2901, MAT2902

MEC3494 Statistical analysis of mechanical systems

4

MAT2901 and MAT2902

Total: 48 cps

Level 4

Core units

MEC3401 Fundamentals of heat transfer

4

MEC2430, MEC2480, MAT2901, MAT2902

MAE3965 (or MEC3465)

MEC3469 Computer-assisted engineering

6

MEC2490

MAE4905 Aerospace practices: industry

2

MAE3901 and MAE3911

Select six 6 cp units in total from lists A and B

36

Total: 48 cps

Level 5

Core units

MAE4901 Aerospace practices: project A

6

At least 40 cps of level 4 units

MAE4903 Aerospace practices: project C

12

MAE4901

MAE4904 Aerospace practices: seminar

2

MAE4902 OR MAE4903

MEC4403 Technology and society

4

Select the remaining four 6 cp units from lists A and B

24

Total: 48 cps

Unit list A (core):

ECE4421 Avionics 1B

6

ECE2610 (or ECE2002)

MAE4908 Aircraft structures

6

MEC3408, MEC4446

MAE4965 Aerodynamics

6

MAE3965

MAE4980 Aircraft engines

6

MAE3901

MEC4418 Control systems

6

MEC3462

MEC4427 System integrity and maintenance

6

MEC3408

MEC4446 Mechanical design: advanced materials

6

120 cps completed

MEC4447 Computers in fluids and energy

6

MAE3965 (or MEC3465) and MEC3469

Unit List B (elective):

Students must select one approved 6 cp commerce unit

6

Students must select one approved 6 cp elective unit

6

* Students who take MEC1415/MAE1415 in level 1 will be required to take MAE4902 (Aerospace practices: project B) in place of MAE4903 (Aerospace practices: project C) in level 5, and will have the choice of two approved 6 credit point electives from list B in level 5.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Technology (Aerospace) degree
The student requires 240 credit points for the degree.