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Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

Course code: 2965 + Course abbreviation: BE/BDes(IndDes) + Total credit points required: 240 + 5 years full-time, 10 years part-time + Managing faculty: Engineering

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield/Clayton)

Course description

The aim of this program is to enable creative students to pursue their interests in both engineering design and industrial design, with a focus on high-technology consumer product design. Graduates will be well equipped to synthesise advanced technology and consumer product design in the creation of new manufactured artefacts and will be able to facilitate cooperation in new product development teams by being sensitive to the different professional viewpoints of the team members.

The engineering component of the course is offered on the Clayton campus. The art and design component of the course is offered on the Caulfield campus.

Course structure

Level 2 units from the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) program are taken during stages 2 and 3 of the double degree. The order in which they should be taken is determined by prerequisite requirements and the opportunities presented by the timetables at Clayton and Caulfield.

The lists outlined in the course map for this program are recommendations, but students should adjust the programs for stages 2 and 3 to suit their own needs.

It may not be possible to complete all level 3 units from the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) program by the end of stage 4 of the program so one or two level 3 units will be taken at stage 5. The selection of the stage 4 unit(s) will be determined by timetable restrictions at stage 4, and the need to complete any level 4 prerequisite units.

Should a student discontinue the double-degree program and seek to take out a single degree, it will be necessary to complete all of the requirements of that single degree.

Course requirements

Students require a total of 240 points, comprising 150 points of engineering units and 90 points of art and design units.

This was a new course structure for students entering level 1 of the program from 2005 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 2005 should refer to the handbook for the year in which they commenced the course.

Stage 1
Foundation units

Students who have not completed VCE units 3 and 4 Physics and/or Specialist Mathematics. should select a foundation unit from:

Elective

For students who are not required to undertake a foundation unit:

Total: 48 points

Stage 2

Total: 48 points

Stage 3

Total: 48 points

Stage 4
  • IDE3115 Industrial design studio 5
  • MEC3411 Fluid mechanics
  • MEC3412 Design project
  • MEC3413 Thermodynamics and heat transfer
  • MEC3415 Engineering computational analysis
  • MEC3416 Dynamics II
  • MEC3417 Control
  • TAD2214 Critical issues in design

Total: 48 points

Stage 5
  • IDE3116 Industrial design studio 6
  • IDE3814 Materials and manufacturing 2
  • MEC3414 Solid Mechanics
  • MEC4401 Engineering practices project thesis A
  • MEC4402 Engineering practices project thesis B
Elective units
  • Two engineering elective units from the course list for the BE(Mech) (ENG4614/ENG4616 may not be included as one of the electives)

Total: 48 points

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