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Bachelor of Engineering (Materials)

Course code: 1016 + Course abbreviation: BE(Mat) + Total credit points required: 192 (48 points at Bachelor of Engineering level 1, plus 144 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)

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This program aims to equip graduates with the skills and attributes necessary to commence a career in areas as varied as the development of a new process or product, fundamental research, or work in production facilities. At the core of the course is the process--property--product linkage. On successful completion of the program, the graduate will be able to specify a materials processing operation in order to optimise the structure of a material which, in turn, enhances the properties of a particular product. The graduate will know the factors which control a material's structure, will know how aspects of a material structure influence the properties, and will be able to analyse the relationships among process, structure, and properties.

Course structure

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 ENG1050 in the first year.

At level 2, students are introduced to fundamental aspects of the structure of materials and its relationship to engineering properties, along with further training in mathematics and other essential skills.

In the third and fourth levels, the units involve aspects of both materials science and materials engineering in which a wide treatment is given to the properties of metals, plastics, rubber and ceramics. In the final two semesters, special attention is given to topics such as materials design and selection, optimisation of properties, mechanical behaviour including shaping and fabrication, and the performance of materials in service. Practical work forms an essential part of most units and a substantial research project in a field of materials (metals, plastics, rubber or ceramics) is completed in the final two semesters.

Course requirements

This was a new course structure for students entering level 2 of the program from 2005 onwards. Level 3 of the program will be offered from 2006 and level 4 of the program will be offered from 2007. Students who entered level 2 of the program prior to 2005 should refer to the handbook for the year in which they commenced the course.

Second year
  • ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
  • MTE2541 Nanostructure of materials
  • MTE2542 Microstructural development
  • MTE2543 Materials selection and design
  • MTE2544 Introduction to functional materials
  • MTE2545 Engineering materials I
  • MTE2546 Mechanics of materials
Elective

Select one elective unit from:

  • CHE2162 Material and energy balances
  • CHE2163 Heat and mass transfer
  • MEC2407 Electromechanics
  • Interfaculty elective

Total: 48 points

Third year
  • MTE3541 Materials durability
  • MTE3542 Microstructural design in structural materials
  • MTE3543 Microstructure to applications: the mechanics of materials
  • MTE3544 Management and practice in materials engineering
  • MTE3545 Functional materials and devices
  • MTE3546 Engineering materials II
  • MTE3547 Materials characterisation and modelling
Elective

Select one elective unit from:

  • MTE3590 Computational materials science
  • MTE3591 Composites, thermosets and elastomers
  • 6 points of elective units offered at level 4

Total: 48 points

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