Mechanical Engineering - MECHAH3764

Stream Summary

Faculty: ENG - Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Contact: School

Program: 3764 - Engineering (Hons)/Commerce

Award(s):

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Major)

Stream Outline
The Mechanical Engineering stream provides a versatile, comprehensive coverage of areas involving the conception and design of machinery and mechanical plant, the supervision of its construction, operation and maintenance, the planning and supervision of large engineering projects, and general engineering management. Due to its wide range, a number of options are provided as Technical Elective courses in the final year. These are preferentially linked to provide a direction appropriate to the needs of Australian industry and to the specific interests of students, although some flexibility is available if required. Typical fields which may be encompassed by the program include building services, computer-aided design, power generation, energy and environmental systems, gas and liquid handling, bio-mechanics, materials handling, control systems and transport. An emphasis is placed on the application of engineering science, development and management in these fields.

This page outlines the core rules for the Mechanical Engineering stream when taken as part of a single or dual award. The requirements will total 168 units of credit, in addition to any other requirements outlined on the main program page.

Stream Structure
Recommended plans of study may be found on the School's Website

Year 1

Choose ONE of:
And ONE of:
And ONE of:
Plus these following 2 courses:
And ONE of:
Plus choose 2 electives from the Year 1 Elective List

Students without any prior Chemistry should choose CHEM1001. Other students with HSC Chemistry who wish to study Chemistry in more depth should choose CHEM1011.
  1. ENGG1811 is the preferred computing course for the MECH Stream.
  2. CVEN1300 is an acceptable alternative for MMAN1300
  3. Not all courses are offered in both semesters but students should complete 24 UOC in each semester.

The following courses must be taken to complete the stream:

Plus
  • Professional Electives (18 UOC)
  • 60 days Industrial Training
Professional Electives may be selected from the list of professional elective courses shown on the School website or from Year 3 or 4 courses from other plans run by the school. Prerequisite and co-requisite requirements must be satisfied. Approval of the Head of School is required for selection of courses from outside the school. Students must complete 36 UOC of courses from Level 4 or higher.
Thesis Arrangements
  • 138 UoC of Engineering courses related to this stream and MMAN3000 have to be completed prior to enrolling in MMAN4010 (Thesis A).
  • MMAN4010 and MMAN4020 must be undertaken in two consecutive semesters which are the final two semesters of candidature. 138 UOC of Engineering courses related to this stream and MMAN3000 have to be completed prior to enrolling in MMMAN4410.
  • A student must not be enrolled in more than 24 units of credit in any semester involving MMAN4010 and MMAN4020.
  • A single thesis project is commenced in MMAN4010 and completed in MMAN4020. MMAN4020 carries the mark for the thesis project.
  • MMAN4010 is graded satisfactory (SY)/failure (FL). If a student receives a failure (FL) in MMAN4010, a student cannot proceed with MMAN4020.
  • If the project is abandoned during MMAN4020, or if MMAN4020 is failed, a completely new topic must be chosen and the student must enrol again in both MMAN4010 and MMAN4020. (For BE/MBiomedE students, read BIOM5001 instead of MMAN4010 and BIOM5003 instead of MMAN4020).