Materials Engineering - MATSH13137
Stream Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: School of Materials Science and Engineering
Program: 3137 - Materials Sc / Chemical Eng
Award(s):
Bachelor of Engineering (Major)
Stream Outline
This entry lists professional electives for a major in Materials Engineering within the program 3137.
The Materials Engineering stream provides a versatile, comprehensive coverage of areas involving:
The Materials Engineering stream provides a versatile, comprehensive coverage of areas involving:
- the conception and application of properties of materials for use in engineering, structural and specialty needs necessary in the design and development of specific components
- supervision of manufacturing
- evaluation and certification of specifications and characteristics
- production of new, novel and value-added products
- research
- general engineering and project management
Stream Structure
The range of Professional Electives and selection of Technical Electives in years 3 and 4 provide a direction appropriate to the needs of the Australian Industry, and to the specific interests of students, together with a degree of flexibility if required. Typical fields which may be encompassed by the stream include steel and non-ferrous metals/alloys production, polymers and composites industry, building materials, civil engineering applications, transport, electrical/electronic industry, biomaterials/biodevices, Australian defence needs: Army, Navy, Airforce, plus the national research laboratories. Due emphasis is placed on collaborating with other appropriate fields of engineering and science disciplines.
- MATS3003 Eng in Process Metallurgy (6 UOC)
- MATS3005 Phase Transformations (6 UOC)
- MATS4001 Secondary Processing of Metals (6 UOC)
- MATS4002 Design and Advanced Ceramics (6 UOC)
- MATS4003 Process Metallurgy Advanced (6 UOC)
- MATS4004 Fracture Mechanics & Failure (6 UOC)
- MATS4005 Composites and Functional Mats (6 UOC)
- MATS4006 Polymer Sci and Engineering 2 (6 UOC)
- MATS4007 Engineered Surfaces (6 UOC)