Handbook - Mechanical Engineering

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Overview

The Mechanical Engineering stream provides a versatile, comprehensive coverage of areas involving the conception and design of machinery and mechanical plant, the supervision of its construction, operation and maintenance, the planning and supervision of large engineering projects, and general engineering management. Due to its wide range, a number of options … For more content click the Read More button below.

The Mechanical Engineering stream provides a versatile, comprehensive coverage of areas involving the conception and design of machinery and mechanical plant, the supervision of its construction, operation and maintenance, the planning and supervision of large engineering projects, and general engineering management. Due to its wide range, a number of options are provided as Technical Elective courses in the final year. These are preferentially linked to provide a direction appropriate to the needs of Australian industry and to the specific interests of students, although some flexibility is available if required. Typical fields which may be encompassed by the program include building services, computer-aided design, power generation, energy and environmental systems, gas and liquid handling, bio-mechanics, materials handling, control systems and transport. An emphasis is placed on the application of engineering science, development and management in these fields.

Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BE (Hons)3707 - Engineering (Honours)

Specialisation Structure

Students must complete 168 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses48 Units of Credit:

Students must take 48 UOC of the following courses.
Note: ENGG1811 is the preferred computing course for the MECH Stream.

Level 1 Core Courses

One of the following:

One of the following:

One of the following:

One of the following:

Level 2 Core Courses42 Units of Credit:

Students must take 42 UOC of the following courses.

Level 2 Core Courses

One of the following:

Level 3 Core Courses30 Units of Credit:

Level 4 Core Courses6 Units of Credit:

Thesis Courses12 Units of Credit:

Recommended Discipline Electives18 Units of Credit:

NOTE:
All disciplinary electives should be chosen from the "recommended elective list" and/or "disciplinary elective list".
At least 18 UOC of disciplinary electives must be chosen from the "recommended elective list".

Fundamental and Advanced Vibration Analysis

Engineering Mechanics 3

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 1

Mechanics of Fracture and Fatigue

Fundamentals of Acoustics & Noise

Composite Materials and Mechanics

Applied Bio and Microfluidics

Biofluid Dynamics and Systems

Solar Thermal Energy Design

Automobile Engine Technology

Additive Manufacturing

Engineering Management

Finite Element Methods

Discipline Electives

Remaining disciplinary electives can be chosen from the following list.
NOTE:
- At most 2 disciplinary electives (12 UOC) without a AERO, MECH, MANF or MMAN prefix can be taken.
- At most 1 disciplinary elective (6 UOC) may be substituted with another course in the School if the substituting course is NOT a core course for the stream and is at Level 3 or higher.
- Postgraduate courses or/and courses offered outside of the School may require manual enrolment.
- 2 UOC and 3 UOC courses are run over consecutive terms for a final total of 6 UOC.

Space Systems Architectures and Orbits

The Space Segment

Advanced Aerospace Propulsion

Software System Design and Implementation

Computer Networks and Applications

Real-Time Engineering

Engineering Vertically Integrated Project

Fundamentals of Humanitarian Engineering

Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology

Engineering Vertically Integrated Project

Engineering Vertically Integrated Project

Systems Engineering Fundamentals

Design and Analysis of Product-Process Systems

Reliability and Maintenance Engineering

Process Modelling and Simulation

Strategic Manufacturing Management

Industrial Management

Operations and Supply Chain Management in Engineering

Production Planning and Control

Mechanical Design 2

Robotics Project

Control of Robotic Systems

Bioenergy and Renewable Fuels

Wind Energy Converters

Sustainable Energy for Developing Countries

Energy Efficiency

Level 1 Prescribed Electives

Students can take up to a maximum of 12 UOC of the following courses.

The recommended first year elective is MATS1110.

NOTE: Students take ENGG1300 and ELEC1111 as Level 1 Core and are not required to take further Level 1 electives and may choose to substitute L1 elective for higher level electives later in the program.

Inclusive Development: Gender and Intersectionality

Molecules, Cells and Genes

Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Ecology, Sustainability and Environmental Science

Sustainable Product Engineering and Design

Chemistry 1A: Atoms, Molecules and Energy

Chemistry 1B: Elements, Compounds and Life

Engineering Chemistry 1A

Engineering Chemistry 1B

Collaboration and Innovation in Business

Computer Systems Fundamentals

Software Engineering Fundamentals

Environmental Principles and Systems

Electrical Circuit Fundamentals

Grand Challenges for Engineering

Undergraduate Special Projects

Engineering Mechanics

Engineering Infrastructure Systems

Investigating Earth and Its Evolution

Surveying and Geospatial Engineering

Discrete Mathematics

Engineering Materials and Chemistry

Introduction to Materials for Engineering Applications

Mineral Resources Engineering

Higher Physics 1B

Psychology of Human Centred Design

Sustainable Energy

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Thesis Arrangements

Students complete a sequence of thesis courses (MMAN4010 and MMAN4020) or (MMAN4951, MMAN4952 and MMAN4953 - subject to approval) in consecutive terms in the final year of their candidature.
These enrolments represent a single thesis project that is developed and completed over the duration of the full set of thesis courses. On conclusion of the last thesis course a final overall mark is added to all thesis courses.
Under exceptional circumstances and with School permission, students may apply to enrol in MMAN4952 and MMAN4953 concurrently.
Students in the BE(Hons)/BiomedE program must complete the following Biomedical Engineering Thesis courses in place of the thesis courses offered their BE (Hons) specialisations: BIOM4951, BIOM4952 and BIOM4953.
Students who fail thesis may have to repeat, restart or change thesis projects depending on the circumstances. Please see UG Engineering Thesis webpage for more information

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