Undergraduate - Course3275 - Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering

This course will focus on aerodynamics, aerospace materials, aerospace structures, propulsion and aerospace instrumentation and control. This will be complemented by a major emphasis on design, which will be taught with a project-based focus. Current industry practice and guidance on professional issues such as ethics, legal, environmental and safety issues will also be covered along with an understanding of the role of the aerospace industry in a wider, global context.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes. For more information refer to http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/curriculum-by-design/aligning-course-outcomes-with-aqf-bologna.html.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be able to:

• identify, interpret and critically appraise current developments and advanced technologies and apply them to aerospace engineering
• identify and synthesise the constraints posed by economic factors, safety considerations, environment impacts and professional standards on engineering practice and use them to inform professional judgements
• determine, analyse and proficiently apply theoretical and numerical analysis of phenomena to predict, design, control and optimise the performance of aerospace engineering systems
• research, identify, conceptualise, investigate, and interpret knowledge from modern engineering tools and techniques to synthesise a coherent approach to the solution of a problem and/or the design of a project
• identify and critically evaluate the performance of an engineering system in terms of economics, safety and the social and physical environment, and implement approaches to minimise any adverse impact leading to sustainable development
• show awareness of and ability to proficiently apply project management tools and methodologies to the planning and execution of projects leading to engineering solutions of a professional standard
• develop and implement creative and innovative approaches to problem solving
• communicate effectively on both technical and general issues with peers, associates, clients and the general public
• operate effectively and professionally within a team environment
• plan, organise and use resources efficiently
• demonstrate the highest standards of personal performance
• demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning and professional development
• understand the responsibilities of engineers to the community, the engineering profession and the industrial and business world
• demonstrate commitment to ethical standards and legal responsibilities to the community and the profession

Vacation work/industrial experience

In order to fulfil the requirements of the various degree regulations and Engineers Australia, all engineering students must complete 12 weeks of approved engineering work experience and submit a report on that work. Such work is normally undertaken in the vacations between second and third years and/or between third and fourth years (but may also be taken between first and second years). Students who have completed all academic requirements for their degrees are not eligible to graduate until this work experience has been completed and a satisfactory report submitted.

For information about professional recognition of Faculty of Engineering courses visit http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/undergrad/eng-03.html

Level one includes the basic sciences such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, combined with one introductory aerospace engineering unit. The large majority of students entering the faculty have completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), and references in the following paragraphs are to the prerequisite VCE subjects. Some domestic and international students enter the faculty with equivalent qualifications, and advice about unit choice for students with qualifications other than the VCE may be obtained from the faculty administration offices. Foundation units are required for students who have not completed appropriate VCE studies.

The core discipline areas of aerospace engineering include aerodynamics, propulsion, materials, structures, avionics/control, design and dynamics/mechanics. In each of these areas, the course has a unit that lays the foundations of the discipline at level two, followed by an advanced unit that provides a significant engineering practice component at level three. For the most part, the second unit at level three is a terminal unit in the discipline but there are integrative units in level four that further build on or complement these terminal discipline units.

At level four the orientation is towards professional and project-based units. There is also an inter-faculty elective and two technical electives drawn from across the faculty.

The award of an honours degree in engineering is based on academic achievement.

Level one

Core units

• ENG1060 Computing for engineers
• ENG1091 Mathematics for engineering
• MAE1041 Introduction to aerospace engineering
• MAE1042 Introduction to aircraft structures and dynamics
• MAE2400 Engineering materials (or equivalent)
• one approved inter-faculty unit from the list of inter-faculty electives below

Foundation units

Students who have not completed VCE units 3 and 4 of Chemistry or Physics and/or Specialist mathematics should select one or two appropriate foundation units(s) from:

• ENG1070 Foundation chemistry
• ENG1090 Foundation mathematics
• PHS1080 Foundation physics

Elective units

Select none, one or two units from the following:

Preferred elective:

• ENG1030 Electrical systems

Other electives:

• ENG1010 Process systems analysis
• ENG1061 Engineering profession
• ENG1071 Chemistry for engineering
• ENG1081 Physics for engineering

Inter-faculty electives

• BTC1110 Business law
• ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics
• ETC2410 Introductory econometrics
• MGC1010 Managing people and organisations
• MGC1020 Organisations: Contexts and strategies
• MGC2110 Principles of strategic management
• MGC2130 Asian management
• MGC2230 Organisational behaviours
• MGC2420 Employee relations
• MGC2430 Human resource management
• MGX1400 Systems thinking for sustainability
• MGX3100 Management ethics and corporate governance
• MGX3991 Leadership principles and practices
• MKC1200 Principles of marketing

Note: The Faculty of Business and Economics does not grant supplementary assessment for failed units.

Total: 48 points

Level two

• ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
• ENG2092 Advanced engineering mathematics B
• MAE2401 Aircraft structures 1
• MAE2402 Thermodynamics and heat transfer
• MAE2403 Aerospace computational mechanics
• MAE2404 Aerodynamics I
• MEC2401 Dynamics I
• MEC2402 Engineering design I

Total: 48 points

Level three

• MAE3401 Aerodynamics II
• MAE3402 Aerospace design project
• MAE3404 Flight vehicle dynamics
• MAE3405 Flight vehicle propulsion
• MAE3406 Aerospace materials
• MAE3407 Aircraft structures II
• MAE3408 Aerospace control
• MEC4426 Computer-aided design

Total: 48 points

Level four

Core units

• MAE4404 Aerospace practices
• MAE4408 Damage tolerance and airworthiness
• MEC4401 Final year project

Elective units

Select five units from the following:

Preferred elective:

• MAE4409 Wing design

Other electives:

• MAE4407 Instrumentation and avionics
• MAE4965 Advanced aerodynamics and turbulence
• MAE4980 Aircraft engines
• MEC4402 Final year - Thesis*
• MEC4403 Research project**
• MEC4418 Control systems
• MEC4428 Advanced dynamics
• MEC4446 Composite structures
• MEC4447 Computers in fluids and energy

Total: 48 points

* Students need to have achieved an aggregate score of at least 70 per cent to enrol in this unit.

** Subject to departmental approval.

Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering
Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (with Honours)

Where more than one award is listed the actual award(s) conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved, or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.