Course code: 1017 + Course abbreviation: BE(Mech) + Total credit points required: 192 (48 credit points at Bachelor of Engineering level 1, plus 144 credit points from the relevant engineering branch) + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time (1 year full-time Bachelor of Engineering, 3 years full-time in the engineering branches)
On-campus (Clayton; Malaysia)
This
course aims to provide a fundamental and broad training, enabling graduates to
pursue professional careers in diverse areas of engineering. The course offers
training in engineering practice and in the physical and engineering sciences.
Students undertake comprehensive studies in engineering practice, in which
analytical tools are applied to solving problems in an engineering, economic,
organisational, management and human resources context. The use of computers in
data analysis and system modelling is studied, and in the final year a major
research project is undertaken.
The course acknowledges the interdisciplinary nature of modern engineering and
provides graduates with the ability to pursue life-long learning in related
fields. It provides a fundamental knowledge of the elements of solid and fluid
mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer, control systems, electronic
instrumentation, microcomputers and managerial procedures.
Students
enter this branch of engineering after completion of the common first year
(refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Engineering earlier in this section).
It is recommended that students wishing to enter this branch of engineering
complete both ENG1040 (Engineering dynamics) and ENG1081 (Physics for
engineering) in the common first year.
Following completion of the common first year, specialisation in the field of
mechanical engineering begins in the second year of the course and focuses more
directly on engineering practice and the engineering sciences, while some
overlap with other branches of engineering remains. In the third year,
engineering science and practice studies are extended further, and students are
increasingly encouraged to learn independently and to make use of the learning
resources available to them.
During the fourth year, students undertake an independent full-year project in
an area of personal interest. The results of this are presented and examined by
thesis. In addition, students complete two core units covering aspects of
industrial innovation, technology and society, plus four engineering electives
offering scope for specialisation, for example in mechatronics and robotics,
aerodynamics or engineering design. An inter-faculty business unit completes
the final year.
Students should refer to 'Course map 7 - Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)' at the back of this section for an outline of the course requirements for this program.
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