Mechanical Engineering Major - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Most courses last one semester and are worth 15 points. If you're a full-time student, you normally complete 120 points each year (480 points for the entire degree).

In addition to successfully completing all courses, you also need to complete a minimum of 800 hours of planned supervised work placement before graduation. The aim of the work experience is to expose you to engineering practices and management systems in the work environment.

Year 1

Students in all majors do the same courses in the first year. These courses cover mathematics and computational techniques, as well as the communication and teamwork skills that are essential for the team environment engineers work in.

Complete the following courses

• ENEL515 Electrical Principles A (15 points)
• ENEL516 Electrical Principles B (15 points)
• ENGE500 Introduction to Engineering Design (15 points)
• ENGE501 Engineering Mathematics I (15 points)
• ENME502 Engineering Materials I (15 points)
• ENME510 Mechanical Principles A (15 points)
• ENME511 Mechanical Principles B (15 points)
• ENSE504 Introduction to Computing (15 points)

Year 2

Complete the following courses

• ENGE600 Engineering Management I (15 points)
• ENGE601 Engineering Mathematics II (15 points)
• ENME602 Engineering Design Methodology (15 points)
• ENME607 Manufacturing Technology (15 points)
• ENME608 Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery (15 points)
• ENME609 Solid Mechanics 1 (15 points)
• ENGE702 Engineering Mathematics III (15 points)
• ENME711 Fluids and Thermodynamics (15 points)

Year 3

Complete the following courses

• ENGE701 Engineering Management II (15 points)
• ENME700 Engineering Materials II (15 points)
• ENME701 Systems Dynamics and Vibrations (15 points)
• ENME702 Mechanical Design (15 points)
• ENME703 Mechatronics and Control (15 points)
• ENME704 Solid Mechanics II (15 points)
• ENME713 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (15 points)
• ENGE800 Engineering Numerical Techniques and Statistical Analysis (15 points)

Year 4

Complete the following courses

• ENME802 Computer Aided Engineering and Analysis (15 points)
• ENME804 Advanced Mechanical Design (15 points)
• ENME895 Industrial Project (Mechanical) (30 points)

Choose three from

• ENGE803 Innovation Management (15 points)
• ENGE810 Specialist Readings B (15 points)
• ENGE812 Specialist Readings D (15 points)
• ENME800 Industrial Robotics: Mechanics and Planning (15 points)
• ENME803 Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis (15 points)
• ENME806 Biomedical Thermofluids Modelling (15 points)
• ENME807 Advanced Manufacturing Technology (15 points)
• ENME808 Advanced Operations Management (15 points)
• ENME809 Internal Combustion Engines (15 points)

And complete 15 points from any course listed in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or from any other bachelor’s degree with the approval of the programme leader.

Workplace experience

Your individual industry project in Year 4 is your opportunity to gain real-life industrial experience in an engineering environment, under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.

You work on a project for organisations like:

• Genesis Energy
• Contact Energy
• Fisher & Paykel Appliances
• Mighty River Power
• Spark
• Auckland Airport

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