AUT - Mechanical Engineering Major : Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
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Mechanical Engineering Major : Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Engineering and general management
- Manufacturing
- Mechanical engineering
- Product design
- Project management
- Further postgraduate study
PAPERS
Most papers last one semester and are worth 15 points. You must complete 120 points each year (480 points for the entire degree). In each year you will study core (compulsory) papers, and select other papers from a range of options.
In addition to successfully completing all the papers, you are also required to complete a minimum of 800 hours of planned supervised work placement prior to graduation. The aim of the work experience is to expose you to the engineering practices and management systems in the work environment.
Year One - 120 points in total
The Mechanical Engineering major shares the first year with the other majors in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
CORE PAPERS
Level 5:
705000 Engineering Design Communication (15)
705002 Electronics (15)
705003 Engineering Computing (15)
705005 Engineering Graphics (15)
705008 Engineering Principles A (15)
705009 Engineering Principles B (15)
715001 Engineering Computation 1 (15)
765450 Materials Science I (15)
Year Two - 120 points in total
CORE PAPERS
Level 6:
706001 Project (15)
706010 Engineering Planning (15)
706011 Engineering Technology Studies (15)
716001 Engineering Computation 2 (15)
766021 Manufacturing Technology (15)
766023 Solid Mechanics (15)
766030 Dynamics (15)
Level 7:
707016 Engineering Computation 3 (15)
CORE PAPERS
Level 6:
766020 Computer Aided Design and Analysis (15)
766022 Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery (15)
Level 7:
707006 Design Project (15)
767005 Quantitative Techniques (15)
767006 Engineering Materials (15)
767007 Mechatronics and Automation (15)
767026 Thermofluids A (15)
767027 Thermofluids B (15)
Year four - 120 points in total
CORE PAPERS
Level 7:
707005 Engineering Studies (15)
Level 8:
768006 Advanced Industrial Computing (15)
768002 Advanced Manufacturing Technology (15)
768100 Industrial Project (Mechanical) (45)
768101 Mechanical Design and Analysis (15)
SELECT ONE OF:
768003 Advanced Operations Management (15)
768004 Automation Systems (15)
768005 Internal Combustion Engines (15)
Enrolment in papers is subject to meeting requisite requirements and availability of papers.