Mechanical Engineering Major
Overview
Mechanical engineering represents a broad branch of professional engineering, with its practitioners applying basic sciences to the development of technologies that enhance our quality of life.
This major provides students with the option to focus across a broad range of Mechanical Engineering technologies and activities - from the application of nanotechnology to the design of systems crucial to sustainable power generation, air conditioning, transport, steel production and mining.
This major best aligns with the Biomedical stream. You can not enrol in the Mechanical Engineering Major within any one of the Aeronautical, Mechanical and Mechatronic streams.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Mechanical Engineering Major |
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| Achievement of a major in Mechanical Engineering requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 18 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (ii) either AMME2200 OR (AMME2261 AND AMME2262) | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level project units | |||
| (iv) a minimum of 12 credit points and a maximum of 18 credit points of 3000-level or higher selective units | |||
Units of Study |
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2000-level units of study |
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Core units |
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| AMME2301 Mechanics of Solids |
6 | P (AMME1802 OR ENGG1802) AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1021 OR MATH1901 OR MATH1921 OR MATH1906 OR MATH1931) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023 OR MATH1903 OR MATH1923 OR MATH1907 OR MATH1933) N CIVL2201 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics |
6 | A Familiarity with the MATLAB programming environment P (MATH1001 OR MATH1021 OR MATH1901 OR MATH1921 OR MATH1906 OR MATH1931) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023 OR MATH1903 OR MATH1923 OR MATH1907 OR MATH1933) AND (AMME1802 OR ENGG1802) |
Semester 1 |
| MECH2400 Mechanical Design 1 |
6 | A ENGG1801 and (AMME1802 OR ENGG1802); HSC Maths and Physics N BMET2400 |
Semester 2 |
Selective units |
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| AMME2200 Introductory Thermofluids |
6 | A (MATH1001 OR MATH1021 OR MATH1901 OR MATH1921 OR MATH1906 OR MATH1931) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023 OR MATH1903 OR MATH1923 OR MATH1907 OR MATH1933). Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra. N AMME2261 OR AMME2262 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2261 Fluid Mechanics 1 |
6 | A Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra. P (MATH1001 OR MATH1021 OR MATH1901 OR MATH1921 OR MATH1906 OR MATH1931) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023 OR MATH1903 OR MATH1923 OR MATH1907 OR MATH1933) N AMME2200 |
Semester 1 |
| AMME2262 Thermal Engineering 1 |
6 | A Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra. P (MATH1001 OR MATH1021 OR MATH1901 OR MATH1921 OR MATH1906 OR MATH1931) AND (MATH1002 OR MATH1902) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023 OR MATH1903 OR MATH1923 OR MATH1907 OR MATH1933) N AMME2200 |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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Project units |
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| BMET3921 Biomedical Design and Technology |
6 | A A basic understanding of human physiology and anatomy and an understanding of the engineering design process. P (AMME2302 OR AMME1362) AND (MECH2901 OR BMET2901) AND (MECH2400 OR BMET2400 OR ENGG1960 OR AMME1960 OR BMET1960 OR ENGG1800) N AMME5921 OR BMET5921 OR MECH3921 OR BMET9921 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Selective units |
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| AMME3500 System Dynamics and Control |
6 | P AMME2500 |
Semester 1 |
| MECH3260 Thermal Engineering 2 |
6 | A Fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics are needed to begin this more advanced course P AMME2200 OR AMME2262. |
Semester 2 |
| MECH3261 Fluid Mechanics 2 |
6 | P AMME2200 OR (AMME2261 AND AMME2262) |
Semester 1 |
| MECH3361 Mechanics of Solids 2 |
6 | P AMME2301 AND (AMME1362 OR AMME2302 OR CIVL2110) |
Semester 2 |
| MECH3362 Materials 2 |
6 | A (1) A good understanding of basic knowledge and principles of material science and engineering from Materials I and mechanics of solids for simple structural elements (in tension, bending, torsion); (2) Reasonable mathematical skills in calculation of stresses and strains in simple structural elements. P AMME2301 AND (AMME2302 OR AMME1362 OR CIVL2110) |
Semester 1 |
5000-level units of study |
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Selective units |
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| MECH5311 Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials |
6 | A AMME1362 or AMME9302 or CIVL2110. |
Semester 1 |