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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)/Bachelor of Arts

Course code: 1211 + Course abbreviation: BE(Mech)/BA + Total credit points required: 240 (48 points at Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Arts at level 1, plus the remaining points for this engineering branch) + 5 years full-time, 10 years part-time (including 1 year full-time Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Arts level 1) + Managing faculty: Engineering

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

For details of this branch of engineering refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Engineering in this handbook. For information on Arts majors and minors, refer to the ‘Areas of study’ section on the Arts faculty website at www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

Course structure

Students enter this branch of engineering after completion of the common first year (refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Arts earlier in this section). It is recommended that students wishing to enter this branch of engineering complete ENG1020, ENG1030 and ENG1040 in the first year.

Course requirements

Students require a total of 240 points including those gained at level 1, of which not less than 144 points must be obtained from the engineering units listed below.

The arts component requires 96 points, consisting of a major (48 points), a minor (24 points), an additional first-year sequence (12 points) and a further 12 points of arts units.

This is a new course structure for students entering level 2 of the program from 2006 onwards. Level 2 units from the engineering component of the program will be offered from 2006, level 3 units from 2007, and level 4 units from 2008. Students who entered level 2 of the program prior to 2006 should refer to the handbook for the year in which they commenced the course.

Second year

ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
MEC2401 Dynamics I
MEC2402 Engineering design I
MEC2403 Mechanics of materials
MEC2404 Fluid mechanics I
MEC2405 Thermodynamics
MEC2407 Electromechanics

Eng: 42 points

Third year

MEC3411 Fluid mechanics
MEC3412 Design project
MEC3413 Thermodynamics and heat transfer
MEC3414 Solid mechanics
MEC3416 Dynamics 2
MEC3417 Control
MEC3415 Engineering computational analysis

Eng: 42 points

Fourth year

MEC4401 Project 1
MEC4402 Project 2
Two final-year approved electives from course list 1 for the BE(Mech) are to be taken (ENG4614/ENG4616 may not be included as one of the electives)

Eng: 24 points

Fifth year

Any remaining arts and engineering units may be taken during fifth year (for those students may have opted to take their second-year units over two years of study).

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