Course list for the Materials Engineering Single Major

Information valid for students commencing 2010

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



Minors
Students enrolled in a minor field of study are required to obtain the major, plus an additional #10 as set out below for the minor.

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.