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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic Engineering)
UAC Code: 755616
Mechatronic engineering is the combination of mechanical, electrical and computer technologies. These engineering disciplines complement each other to design and realise products, systems and processes which are more efficient, intelligent and cost effective than their predecessors.
The course is designed to give students high quality training in many rapidly developing fields based on integrating mechanical with electrical and electronics components through software. Just to name a few, these fields include digital electronics, manufacturing, information technology and robotics.
Career Opportunities
Opportunities exist in the rapidly developing fields of micro/nano electromechanical systems, digital electronics, information technology, robotic systems, manufacturing industry, aerospace industry, mining industry, health industry, asset and maintenance management etc. where mechanical and electrical engineers are traditionally employed.
Study Options
Double degrees are also available.
Course structure
Subject | Session | Credit Points | |
Year 1 | |||
Programming for Engineers | Autumn | 6 | |
Foundations of Engineering | Autumn | 6 | |
Engineering Materials | Autumn | 6 | |
Foundations of Engineering Mathematics | Autumn | 6 | |
Introduction to Circuits and Devices | Spring | 6 | |
Engineering Mechanics | Spring | 6 | |
Engineering Design and Innovation | Spring | 6 | |
Essentials of Engineering Mathematics | Spring | 6 | |
Year 2 | |||
Mechanical Workshop Practice | Autumn/Spring | 0 | |
Circuits and Systems | Annual | 6 | |
Digital Hardware | Autumn | 6 | |
Mechanics of Solids | Autumn | 6 | |
Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1 | Autumn | 6 | |
Signals and Systems | Spring | 6 | |
Fundamentals of Machine Component Design | Spring | 6 | |
Machine Dynamics | Spring | 6 | |
Physics for Engineers | Spring | 6 | |
Year 3 | |||
Control Theory | Autumn | 6 | |
Engineering Fluid Mechanics | Autumn | 6 | |
Thermodynamics, Experimental Methods and Analysis | Autumn | 6 | |
Electronics** | Spring | 6 | |
Foundations in Electrical Energy Utilisation | Spring | 6 | |
Microcontroller Architecture and Applications | Annual | 6 | |
Engineering Design and Management | Annual | 6 | |
Mechanical Engineering Design | Spring | 6 | |
Year 4 | |||
Digital Signal Processing | Autumn | 6 | |
Managing Engineering Projects | Autumn | 6 | |
Robotics and Flexible Automation | Spring | 6 | |
Manufacturing Engineering Principles | Autumn | 6 | |
Engineering Project A♣ | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
or | |||
Engineering Project 1 | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
or | |||
Thesis A | Annual | 12 | |
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Thesis B**** | Annual | 18 | |
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Thesis | Annual | 12 | |
Professional Experience | 0 | ||
Plus | For students in ENGG456: 3 electives For students in ENGG452: 2 electives For students in ENGG453: 1 elective |
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Refer to Discipline Adviser for a list of electives | |||
Mechatronics electives list:
For students in ENGG456: Any 3 electives from List A or 2 electives from List A plus 1 elective from List B
For students in ENGG452: Any 2 electives from List A or 1 elective from List A plus 1 elective from List B
For students in ENGG453 or ECTE457: Any 1 elective from List A or B
List A
Pneumatic conveying and dust control | Not offered 2014 | 6 | |
Finite elements methods in engineering | Autumn | 6 | |
Micro/Nano robotic systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Infrastructure Systems | Not offered 2014 | 6 | |
Introduction to materials welding and joining | Spring | 6 | |
Sustainable energy technologies | Spring | 6 | |
| Engineering Logistics and Operations Management | Spring | 6 | |
Design for manufacturing | Spring | 6 | |
Applied topics in mechatronics | Spring | 6 | |
Multimedia signal processing | Autumn | 6 | |
Real-time computing | Not offered 2014 | 6 | |
Embedded systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Computer architecture | Spring | 6 | |
Wireless communication systems | Spring | 6 |
List B
Human physiology 1: principles and systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Macroeconomic essentials for business | Autumn | 6 | |
Introductory microeconomics | Autumn | 6 | |
Introduction to employment relations and labour studies | Not offered 2014 | 6 | |
French 1A language | Autumn | 6 | |
Introductory Indonesian 1A | Autumn | 6 | |
Global labour studies | Not offered 2014 | 6 | |
Italian 1A language | Autumn | 6 | |
Beginner's Japanese 1 | Autumn | 6 | |
Law, business and society | Autumn | 6 | |
Chinese (Mandarin) for beginners 1A | Autumn | 6 | |
Practical ethics | Spring | 8 | |
Ethics and the environment | Autumn | 6 or 8 | |
Astronomy - Concepts of the Universe | Autumn | 6 | |
Spanish for beginners 1 | Autumn | 6 | |
Environment in crisis | Spring | 8 | |
The environment context | Autumn | 8 |
** Not for students who completed ECTE313 prior to 2006.
*** Electives are chosen from the list of electives on offer in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences and School of Electircal, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering.
The final year study program is to be determined in consultation with the Discipline Advisor.
**** The 18 credit point thesis is equivalent to the 12 credit point thesis and one 6 credit point elective.
♣ High achieving students in ENGG456 Project A may articulate to ENGG457 Project B in order to continue with the project started in ENGG456.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: eis@uow.edu.au