Course list for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dual Major

Information valid for students commencing 2011

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Available in the dual major only.
Students must complete for the BE (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Plan code: MEAERW2001), #64 comprising -

  1. a dual major - #60 -
    • comprising #50 being all compulsory courses listed in Part A of the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering list, plus #10 as set out under Dual Major in Part B Electives; and

  2. balance from electives. 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
ENGG1000 2 Introduction to Professional Engineering
MATE1000 2 Physics & Engineering of Materials

Year 1, Semester 1 or 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1010 2 Applied Mechanics
ENGG1050 2 Engineering Thermodynamics
MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [1]

Year 1, Semester 2

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

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC1000 2 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
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
MECH2210 2 Dynamics & Orbital Mechanics
MECH2410 2 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
MECH2700 2 Engineering Analysis I

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH2010 1 Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations
MECH3300 2 Finite Element Method & Fracture Mechanics
MECH3400 2 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer
MECH3600 2 Engineering Management & Communication
STAT2201 1 Analysis of Engineering & Scientific Data

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH3200 2 Advanced Dynamics & Vibrations
MECH3410 2 Fluid Mechanics
MECH3750 2 Engineering Analysis II
AERO4100 2 Aero Design and Manufacturing

Year 4

Course Code Units Course Title
METR3200 2 Introduction to Control Systems

and at least #4 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG4011 6 Professional Engineering Project
MECH4500 4 Engineering Thesis [2]
MECH4501 4 Engineering Thesis [2]
MECH4552 4 Major Design Project [2]

Part B Electives

B1 - Introductory Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1020 2 Chemistry - Energetics & Reactivity
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering I
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [3]
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics

B2 - Advanced Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC2003 2 Electromechanics & Electronics
MECH3250 2 Engineering Acoustics
MECH4301 2 Materials Selection
MECH4460 2 Energy & Environment
METR3100 2 Sensors & Actuators
METR4202 2 Advanced Control & Robotics

Dual Major

Students are required to obtain at least #10 from the courses listed below. Students participating in the CEED program and undertaking #6 ENGG4011 are only required to obtain an additional #8. All students are required to take all courses in Group A. Students in the Space stream are required to take the remainder from Group B and students in the Aeronautical stream are required to take the remainder from Group C. Students in the Space Stream may only count MECH4552 towards Group B electives if they also take either MECH4500 or ENGG4011.

Group A

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH4450 2 Aerospace Propulsion

Group B

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH4470 2 Hypersonics & Rarefied Gas Dynamics
MECH4480 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MECH4552 4 Major Design Project [2]
MECH4800 2 Space Engineering
PHYS2082 2 Space Science & Stellar Astrophysics

Group C

Course Code Units Course Title
AERO3000 2 Flight Mechanics & Avionics
AERO3100 2 Aerospace Materials
ENGG4000 2 Introduction to Systems Engineering
MECH3100 2 Mechanical Systems Design

End notes

  • [1] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [2] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.
  • [3] MATH1050 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Maths C. MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1052.