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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
The aim of this course is to give high quality academic training
in mechanical engineering and to produce graduates with the
core skills, knowledge and attributes required to practise
as professional engineers. These required graduate skills/attributes
are transferable to a wide range of careers and include:
- ability to formulate and solve problems
- a creative approach to design and synthesis
- excellent oral and written communication skills
- ability to work effectively in teams
- appreciation of the environmental, social and business
contexts of Mechanical Engineering
- independent and self motivated approach
- understanding and commitment to lifelong learning
- in-depth technical competence in the Mechanical Engineering
discipline.
The normal period of study for the BE degree is 4 years (8
semesters) full-time. The course also can be taken on a part-time
basis subject to timetabling restrictions over a period of
six or more years. Students are trained through a range of
learning experiences that include laboratory experiments,
problem-based learning, computer simulations, teamwork assignments,
project work, industrial case studies and site visits to industry.
Mechanical Engineering has the broadest scope of all the branches
of engineering and graduates in this field have the core skills
to adapt to other fields of engineering. It includes many
exciting fields such as advanced manufacturing, metal forming
technology, robotics, control of systems, computer aided design
and manufacturing, air conditioning, bio-mechanics, powder
technology and bearing dynamics. The degree covers a wide
range of technical subjects including engineering computing
and instrumentation and workshop practice, mechanical engineering
design, control of machines and processes, process design
and analysis, manufacturing process analysis, manufacturing
systems, sustainable energy, transport and engine technologies,
dynamics of engineering systems, bulk solids handling technology,
fluid power, heat transfer and gas dynamics. Design innovation
and project management are important aspects of mechanical
engineering. The highlight of the course is the final year
thesis, which requires each student to complete a major engineering
project in a field of their choice or in research projects
funded by government and/or industry.
Students can select electives from a number of specialist
areas in their final year including, Sustainable Energy and
Engineering Systems, Manufacturing Engineering, Applied Mechanics
and Bulk Materials Handling. The list of electives on offer
in any one year varies somewhat, depending on staff availability
and other factors.
The course is fully recognised by the Institution of Engineers,
Australia, which is the professional accrediting body. The
course is recognised as meeting the examination requirements
for admission to graduate and corporate membership of the
Institution.
The Professional Option subjects allow part-time students
to count their industrial experience towards their degree.
Each of these subjects is taken over a year of appropriate
and approved full-time industrial employment. Professional
Option subjects may be counted in lieu of electives up to
a maximum of 3 and completion of one or more gives a student
an exemption in ENGG454 Professional Experience, which involves
at least 12 weeks of work in industry and must be completed
by full time students.
Students entering the University with a Mechanical Engineering
Certificate or Associate Diploma from the New South Wales
Department of Technical and Further Education (or an approved
equivalent) are entitled to exemptions as approved by the
Director of Studies of Mechanical Engineering.
All study programs are subject to approval by the Director
of Studies. In general, students must satisfy pre- and co-requisites
and are not permitted to enrol in subjects spanning more than
two years of the full-time course. In particular, a candidate
who has not satisfactorily completed all subjects in the first
year of the prescribed four year course will not be permitted
to proceed to study third year subjects; under exceptional
circumstances approval to proceed may be given by the Director
of Studies.
All students must take particular note of the regulations
regarding Minimum Rate of Progress - refer to the University
of Wollongong Course Rules. Honours are awarded at the end
of the course on the basis of overall performance throughout
the course.
Students should attend all classes including lectures, tutorials
and laboratory classes. The Director of Studies may refuse
to certify that students have satisfactorily completed a subject
unless they have attended at least 80 per cent of the classes
scheduled.
THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS MUST BE COMPLETED TO QUALIFY FOR THE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE.
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