Course list for the Mechanical Engineering Single Major

Information valid for students commencing 2010

Mechanical Engineering

Students must complete for the BE (Mechanical Engineering Plan code: MECHAX2001), #64 comprising -

  1. One of the following -
    • a major comprising -
      1. For non-selection of PEPS: a minimum of #50, comprising all compulsory courses listed in Part A of the Mechanical Engineering list; or
      2. For selection of PEPS: #52 comprising all compulsory courses listed in Part A of the Mechanical Engineering list; or
    • an extended major - #60, comprising a major, plus an additional #10 as set out in Part B Electives under Extended Major; or
    • a major and a minor - minimum #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; and
    • students are encouraged to seek academic advice for courses chosen that are not 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 [1]

Year 1, Semester 1 or 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1010 2 Applied Mechanics
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
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 [3] [4]

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH3100 2 Mechanical Systems Design
MECH3200 2 Advanced Dynamics & Vibrations
MECH3410 2 Fluid Mechanics

Year 3 or 4

#2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH3250 2 Engineering Acoustics
MECH3750 2 Engineering Analysis II
MECH4460 2 Energy & Environment
METR3100 2 Sensors & Actuators

Year 4

(i) Students not attending the Professional Engineering Placement Semester (PEPS) -

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
ENGG4101 2 Systems Engineering & Design Management
ENGG4102 2 Advanced Product Design Methods
MECH4500 4 Engineering Thesis [5]
MECH4501 4 Engineering Thesis [5]
MECH4552 4 Major Design Project [5]

(ii) Students attending the Professional Engineering Placement Semester (PEPS) -

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG4010 2 Professional Development
ENGG4011 6 Professional Engineering Project

Part B Electives

B1 - Introductory Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1020 2 Chemistry - Energetics & Reactivity
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering I
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism, Optics, Relativity & Quantum Physics I

B2 - Advanced Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
AERO3100 2 Aerospace Materials
CHEE4302 2 Electrochemistry & Corrosion
ELEC2003 2 Electromechanics & Electronics
ENGG4101 2 Systems Engineering & Design Management
ENGG4102 2 Advanced Product Design Methods
ENGG4103 2 Engineering Asset Management
MECH3250 2 Engineering Acoustics
MECH3305 2 Science & Engineering of Metals
MECH3750 2 Engineering Analysis II
MECH4301 2 Materials Selection
MECH4304 2 Net Shape Manufacturing
MECH4450 2 Aerospace Propulsion
MECH4460 2 Energy & Environment
MECH4470 2 Hypersonics & Rarefied Gas Dynamics
MECH4480 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MECH4552 4 Major Design Project [5]
MECH4800 2 Space Engineering
MECH4950 2 Special Topics C
MECH4951 1 Special Topics D
METR3100 2 Sensors & Actuators
METR4202 2 Advanced Control & Robotics
TIMS3309 2 Fundamentals of Technology and Innovation Management

B3 - Other Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [6]
SCIE1010 2 Introduction to Research Practices - The Big Issues

Extended Major
Students enrolled in the extended major are required to obtain the major plus an additional #10 from introductory or advanced electives from Part B1 or B2, including a minimum of #8 from Part B2. Students participating in PEPS or CEED programs and undertaking #6 ENGG4011 are only required to obtain an additional #8 towards the extended major, including a minimum of #6 from Part B2.

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.

Materials Engineering

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

Course Code Units Course Title
AERO3100 2 Aerospace Materials
CHEE3301 2 Polymer Engineering
CHEE3305 2 Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine
CHEE4005 2 Polymer Rheology & Processing
CHEE4301 2 Nanomaterials & Their Characterisation
CHEE4302 2 Electrochemistry & Corrosion
MECH3305 2 Science & Engineering of Metals
MECH4301 2 Materials Selection
MECH4304 2 Net Shape Manufacturing

Minerals Process Engineering

Students enrolled in the Minerals Process Engineering minor are required to obtain at least #10 from the courses listed below -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2001 2 Process Principles
CHEE3205 2 Metallurgical Process Modelling
ERTH3502 1 Ore Deposit Geology & Mineralogy
MINE2201 2 Physical & Chemical Processing of Minerals
MINE3208 2 Mineral Processing II
MINE3209 1 Mineral Processing I
MINE4203 2 Flotation
MINE4209 2 Advanced Mineral Processing

Mining Engineering

Students enrolled in the Mining Engineering minor are required to obtain at least #10 from the courses listed below, including #4 from group A. Students should consult an academic advisor prior to enrolment.

Group A

Course Code Units Course Title
MINE2105 2 Introduction to Mining
MINE3120 2 Resource Estimation

Group B

Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH1501 2 Earth Processes & Geological Materials for Engineers
MINE3121 2 Mining Geomechanics
MINE3122 2 Mining Systems
MINE3124 2 Mine Ventilation I
MINE3125 2 Rock Breakage
MINE4120 2 Mine Geotechnical Engineering
MINE4121 2 Mine Management

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] BE/BSc students required to complete STAT2201 and/or STAT2202 under the engineering course list must not complete STAT1201 under the Science course list. These students are exempt from STAT1201.
  • [4] BE/BBusMan, BE/BCom and BE/BEcon students required to complete STAT2201 towards the engineering major must not enrol in ,and cannot gain credit for, ECON1310. A student undertaking STAT2201 is exempted from ECON1310 and must complete #2 for an ECON course approved by the BEL Executive Dean.
  • [5] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.
  • [6] MATH1050 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Maths C.