Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
2016 Deakin University Handbook
Year | 2016 course information |
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Award granted | Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) |
Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) (first year of course only)*, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
Cloud Campus | Yes |
Duration | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
CRICOS course code | 079996J Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
Deakin course code | S462 |
^ Trimester 2 intake only available at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and Cloud (Online). * Only the first year of this Engineering program is available at the Melbourne Burwood Campus. Students enrolled at the Melbourne Burwood Campus will be required to transfer to the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus or Cloud (online) mode for the second year of their program. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - Due to visa regulations, this course can only be undertaken at the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus or Cloud (Online). |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Deakin’s Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) prepares you to be an industry-ready professional engineer capable of applying the principles of technology and science to the design, production and operation of systems, devices and machinery. Today, mechanical engineers lend their skills to the development of almost every design imaginable – especially complex products like cars, robots and aeroplanes.
Product development and advanced manufacturing are key drivers for the future of Australian industry. To meet this need, Deakin's mechanical engineering degree brings together leading computer-aided engineering technologies with advanced materials and manufacturing knowledge to provide one of the most relevant mechanical engineering degrees in Australia. Through project-oriented design-based learning (PODBL), students learn fundamental theory and apply it to industry-relevant projects to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems.
As a student you will benefit from Deakin's world-class research teams in automotive engineering and advanced materials, our strong links with industry and our state-of-the-art facilities.
During the course you’ll cover core mechanical disciplines including machine design, thermo-fluids, structural design and industrial control while developing skills in project management, communication, and financial management. You will also gain a solid understanding of product and process modelling, and how to design for sustainability.
You’ll also have opportunities to test your mechanical design and engineering skills in challenges such as the Shell Eco Marathon and Warman international and national competitions. Graduates have a high degree of employability in the automotive, manufacturing and mining sectors, as well as a range of other industries that utilise student’s strong engineering design and product development skills.
Deakin’s Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) is accredited by Engineers Australia giving the degree international recognition and allowing graduates to practise as professional engineers in many countries around the world.
With an international skills shortage in the engineering industry, Deakin graduates are in demand. Graduates are highly employable, industry-ready and highly sought-after for their skills in engineering, innovation, leadership, project management and communication, as well as their capacity to astutely anticipate and adapt to the ever-changing nature of the mechanical engineering industry. Career opportunities exist in the automotive, aircraft, ship-building, aerospace, and railroad industries among others.
Units in the course may include assessment hurdle requirements.
Professional recognition
Deakin’s Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) is accredited by Engineers Australia, which gives the degree international recognition, allowing graduates to practise as professional engineers in many countries around the world.
Career opportunities
Graduates can expect to gain employment in the supplier companies, other leading manufacturing and design companies, aircraft, ship-building, aerospace and railroad.
Work experience
Before students will be deemed eligible to graduate they must obtain an aggregate of at least 12 weeks of suitable practical experience during their program. Work experience would normally be gained during the vacation periods. Further details are contained in the unit description for SEP490 Engineering Work Experience.
Equipment requirements
Students must have access to a suitable computer and a network connection. Information about the hardware and software requirements may be obtained from the School of Engineering, telephone 03 9244 6699.
Attendance requirements
In order to satisfy course accreditation requirements, as specified and administered by Engineers Australia, all Cloud (online) enrolled students are required to participate in Campus learning activities equivalent to a minimum duration of one full academic week for every trimester of effective full time study in order to ensure that graduates possess and have demonstrated the minimum necessary knowledge and skill base, engineering application abilities, and professional skills, values and attitudes at successful completion of the course to be sufficiently prepared to enter professional engineering practice.
Cloud (online) enrolled students are required to attend campus mode conducted activities during the corresponding Intensive Week in a trimester. Attendance at campus mode activities is linked to assessment requirements within the Engineering programmes, failure to attend will result in not meeting the hurdle requirement of the respective assessment. Thus, a fail grade shall be awarded for the respective affected unit(s) for that particular trimester.
Note: Students’ enrolled in the off campus or Cloud (online) mode will be required to attend campus based activities at scheduled sessions during the trimester intensive week. Cloud (online) international students will be required to obtain a visitor visa to undertake these campus based activities. International students are unable to apply for a student visa for this course.
Articulation and credit transfer
Flexible entry into the course allows students to upgrade their qualifications and to obtain credit for previous studies/experience. Applicants with appropriate TAFE qualifications or other approved post-secondary studies may apply for credit for prior learning. Credit may be considered for skills obtained in the workforce or by informal means.
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours), students must attain 32 credit points. Most units (think of units as ‘subjects’) are equal to 1 credit point. So that means in order to gain 32 credit points, you’ll need to study 32 units (AKA ‘subjects’) over your entire degree. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake two trimesters each year.
The course comprises a total of 32 credit points, which must include the following:
- 30 core units and 2 Engineering elective units
- completion of SEE010 Safety Induction Program (0 credit-point compulsory unit)
- a maximum of 10 credit points at Level 1
- completion of SEP490 – 12 Week Engineering Work Experience (0 credit points)
- Cloud (online) enrolled students are required to attend campus mode conducted activities for all units in the course (with the exception of units SEE010 and SEP490) during the trimester intensive week. Attendance at campus mode activities is compulsory and failure to attend will result in a fail grade being awarded for the respective affected unit(s) for that particular trimester.
Course structure
Core
Level 1 - Trimester 1
SEJ101 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
SEB101 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SIT199 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SEE010 | Unit description is currently unavailable (0 credit points) |
Level 1 - Trimester 2
SEJ103 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
SIT172 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SIT194 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Level 2 - Trimester 1
SEM200 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
SEM218 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SEP291 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Level 2 - Trimester 2
SEM201 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
SEM216 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SEM202 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Level 3 - Trimester 1
SEM300 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points)^ |
SED304 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
SEM313 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Level 3 - Trimester 2
SEM301 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points)^ |
SEM302 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
SEM327 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SEP490 | Unit description is currently unavailable (0 credit points) |
* SEP490 is available in trimester 1, 2 and 3
Level 4 - Trimester 1
SEJ441 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points)*~ |
SEM400 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
Engineering elective
Level 4 - Trimester 2
SEJ446 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points)*~ |
SEM406 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Engineering elective
^ offered from 2017
~Note: Students are expected to undertake SEJ441 and SEJ446 in consecutive trimesters. Students will be required to seek approval from the unit chair if they are unable to complete SEJ441 and SEJ446 consecutively.
* from 2017 SEJ441 will be retitled Capstone Project 1 and will be a 2 credit point unit. SEJ446 will be retitled Capstone Project 2.
Course structure
Electives
Engineering elective units:
SEM401 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
SEM402 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
^ offered from 2017