Materials Engineering

No new enrolments from 2010.

Not available in the extended major.

Students must complete for the BE (Materials Engineering Plan code: MATERX2001), #64 comprising -

  1. One of the following -
    • a major - #50, comprising all compulsory courses listed in Part A of the Materials Engineering list; or
    • a major and a minor - #60, comprising a major, plus an additional #10 as set out in Part B Electives under the approved minor fields; and

  2. balance from electives -
    • with a maximum of #6 of level one courses;
    • students are encouraged to seek academic advice for courses chosen that are not listed in Part B Electives. Selection of courses which are not in the BE List require the approval of the Executive Dean.

Part A - Compulsory

Year 1, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1020 2 Chemistry - Energetics & Reactivity
ENGG1000 2 Introduction to Professional Engineering [1]

Year 1, Semester 1 or 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1050 2 Engineering Thermodynamics
MATE1000 2 Physics & Engineering of Materials
MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]

Year 1, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1010 2 Applied Mechanics
MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2001 2 Process Principles
MATH2000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
MECH2300 2 Structures & Materials
MECH2305 2 Introduction to Engineering Design

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH2100 2 Machine Element Design
MECH2410 2 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
MECH3305 2 Science & Engineering of Metals

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3010 2 Engineering Investigation & Statistical Analysis
MECH3300 2 Finite Element Method & Fracture Mechanics

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3301 2 Polymer Engineering

Year 3 or 4

#6 from courses below:
Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3305 2 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine
CHEE4301 2 Nanomaterials & Their Characterisation

Semester 2:

Course Code Units Course Title
AERO3100 2 Aerospace Materials
CHEE4302 2 Electrochemistry & Corrosion

Year 4, Whole Year

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH4500 4 Engineering Thesis [3]
MECH4501 4 Engineering Thesis [3]

Year 4, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH3600 2 Engineering Management & Communication
MECH4304 2 Net Shape Manufacturing

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH4301 2 Materials Selection

Part B Electives

B1 - Introductory Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE1000 2 Introduction to Computer Systems
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering I
ELEC1000 2 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [4]

B2 - Advanced Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer
CHEE3003 2 Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEE3004 2 Unit Operations
CHEE3005 2 Reaction Engineering
CHEE4002 2 Environmental Risk Assessment
CHEE4003 2 Special Topics A
CHEE4005 2 Polymer Rheology & Processing
CHEE4021 2 Particle Design & Processing
CHEE4022 2 Principles of Adsorption
ENGG4101 2 Systems Engineering & Design Management
ENGG4102 2 Advanced Product Design Methods
MECH2210 2 Dynamics & Orbital Mechanics
MECH3100 2 Mechanical Systems Design
MECH3200 2 Advanced Dynamics & Vibrations
MECH3400 2 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer
MECH4480 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MECH4950 2 Special Topics C
MINE4202 2 Pyrometallurgy
MINE4204 2 Aqueous Solution Processing & Electrometallurgy

Chemical Engineering

No new enrolments from 2010
Students enrolled in the Chemical Engineering minor are required to obtain #10 from the courses listed below, comprising #4 from Group A and #6 from Group B -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2002 2 Process Systems Analysis
CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer

Group B

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2005 2 Chemical Product Design
CHEE3003 2 Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEE3004 2 Unit Operations
CHEE4002 2 Environmental Risk Assessment
CHEE4003 2 Special Topics A
CHEE4005 2 Polymer Rheology & Processing
CHEE4021 2 Particle Design & Processing
CHEE4022 2 Principles of Adsorption
CHEM1030 2 Chemistry - Structure & Reactions
CHEM2056 2 Physical & Surface Chemistry

Extractive Metallurgy

No new enrolments from 2010
Students enrolled in the Extractive Metallurgy minor are required to obtain #10 from the courses listed below -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer
CHEE3003 2 Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEE3005 2 Reaction Engineering
MINE2201 2 Physical & Chemical Processing of Minerals
MINE4202 2 Pyrometallurgy [5]
MINE4204 2 Aqueous Solution Processing & Electrometallurgy [5]

Mechanical Engineering

No new enrolments from 2010
Students enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering minor are required to obtain #10 from the courses listed below -

Course Code Units Course Title
AERO3100 2 Aerospace Materials
ENGG4101 2 Systems Engineering & Design Management
ENGG4102 2 Advanced Product Design Methods
MECH3100 2 Mechanical Systems Design
MECH3200 2 Advanced Dynamics & Vibrations
MECH3250 2 Engineering Acoustics
MECH3400 2 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer
MECH4480 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MECH4950 2 Special Topics C
METR3100 2 Sensors & Actuators

End notes

  • [1] BE/BSc students must complete ENGG1000 and are exempt from SCIE1000.
  • [2] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are strongly recommended to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [3] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.
  • [4] MATH1050 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Maths C.
  • [5] Students will be advised of the semester of offering at the commencement of the year.