Mechanical Engineering [MJD-EMECH] : Handbook 2024 : The University of Western Australia

Extended Major Overview

Description

Mechanical engineering is one of the oldest and broadest of engineering disciplines and it is the backbone of industry worldwide. It involves the production and use of heat and mechanical power for the design, production, and operation of machines and tools. Mechanical Engineering at UWA has been designed to produce graduates who have a solid foundation in the science and mathematics that underpin the discipline, a detailed understanding of the core subject areas within the discipline, and the skills to apply that knowledge in varied and changing environments. You will have the skills to learn and apply new specialised knowledge in emerging fields involving new technologies.

In the Mechanical Engineering major, you will learn the core theories, methods and practices used in modern mechanical engineering, as well as allowing for specialisation in areas of personal interest. You can choose options from other engineering disciplines or advanced options in mechanical engineering topics such as sound and vibration, control, fluids and materials. The course has a strong focus on research and design, and emphasises the necessary skills and ways of thinking to lead future change in this exciting field.

Outcomes

Students are able to:

demonstrate a strong foundation in mechanical engineering science by solving technical problems relevant to the field
formulate engineering design solutions that accommodate technical, social, ethical, cultural, safety and economic factors and constraints
communicate ideas in appropriate ways to a variety of audiences
function ethically, effectively, collaboratively, inclusively and professionally in teams
demonstrate mastery of the fundamentals of mechanical engineering sufficient to acquire and apply new skills and knowledge throughout their careers..

Broadening guidelines

All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and shape your degree in line with your personal aspirations. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering are encouraged to take units or a minor from outside of engineering, to satisfy broadening. However, you may also select engineering units that are not listed in the unit sequence of your engineering major. Advice can be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.

The following units are recommended broadening for the Mechanical Engineering major in the BE(Hons):

Chemical Engineering Focus: CHPR3405; CHPR5520.

Electrical and Control Engineering Focus: ELEC3020; ELEC5506; GENG5506.

Environmental Engineering Focus: ENVE3405.

Software and AI Engineering Focus: CITS2402; CITS4009.

Suggested units to broaden your study area, are:
(1) CHPR3405 Particle Technology
(2) CHPR5520 Combustion Science and Technology
(3) ELEC3020 Embedded Systems
(4) ELEC5506 Process Instrumentation and Control
(5) GENG5506 Renewable Energy
(6) ENVE3405 Ecological Engineering and Nature-based Solutions
(7) CITS2402 Introduction to Data Science
(8) CITS4009 Computational Data Analysis

Incompatibilities

MJD-ENGSC Engineering Science

Courses

Mechanical Engineering can only be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:

*Students enrolling in this as part of a combined course must use the code MJDC-EMECH when selecting this as their extended major.

Example Study Plans

See study plans for more information.

Units

Key to availability of units:

S1: Semester 1
S2: Semester 2
N/A: not available in 2024 – may be available in 2025 or 2026
NS: non-standard teaching period

The list below includes the Bachelor of Engineering foundation units as well as the Mechanical Engineering major units.

Level 1

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (36 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S2	ENSC1004	Engineering Materials	Prerequisites Chemistry ATAR or CHEM1003 Introductory Chemistry or CHEX1003 Introductory Chemistry and Mathematics Methods ATAR or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations and Physics ATAR or PHYS1030 Physics Bridging Unit or PHYX1030 Physics Bridging Unit , or equivalent or higher Incompatibility ENSC1002 Material Behaviour from Atoms to Bridges
NS	GENG1000	Engineering Practice 1	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and GENG1010 Introduction to Engineering
S1, S2	GENG1010	Introduction to Engineering	Incompatibility ENSC1003 Introduction to Professional Engineering
S2	GENG1101	Engineering Drawings	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree
S1, S2	MATH1011	Multivariable Calculus	Prerequisites Mathematics Specialist ATAR or MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist or equivalent
S1, S2	MATH1012	Mathematical Theory and Methods	Prerequisites Mathematics Specialist ATAR or MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist or equivalent
S1, S2	PHYS1001	Physics for Scientists and Engineers	Prerequisites Physics ATAR or PHYS1030 Physics Bridging Unit and Mathematics Methods ATAR or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations Co-requisites MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist or equivalent Incompatibility Unit(s) PHYS1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers

Bridging units

Students can only take up to 12 points of bridging in the BE.

Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Mathematics Specialist ATAR or equivalent are required to complete MATH1722. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Physics ATAR or equivalent are required to complete PHYS1030. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Chemistry ATAR or equivalent are required to complete CHEM1003.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S1, S2	CHEM1003	Introductory Chemistry	Incompatibility ATAR Subject(s) Chemistry or equivalent
S1, S2	MATH1722	Mathematics Foundations: Specialist	Prerequisites Mathematics Methods ATAR or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations or Mathematics Specialist ATAR [with a scaled score of less than 50] or equivalent Incompatibility Mathematics Specialist ATAR [with a scaled score of 50 or greater] or Equivalent or higher
S1, S2	PHYS1030	Physics Bridging Unit	Prerequisites Mathematics Methods ATAR or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations or Mathematics Specialist ATAR or MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist Incompatibility a scaled score greater than or equal to 50 per cent in Physics ATAR or equivalent or PHYS1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers or PHYX1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers or PHYS1002 Modern Physics or PHYS1100 Classical and Frontier Physics or PHYS1200 Modern and Frontier Physics

Level 2

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (42 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S1, S2	CITS2401	Computer Analysis and Visualisation	Prerequisites ATAR Subject(s) Mathematics Methods or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or equivalent or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations or Enrolment in MJD-AGTDM Agricultural Science and Technology or MJD-IEMDM Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences or MJD-MARDM Marine Science MJD-AGTEC Agricultural Technology MJD-MARCP Marine and Coastal Processes and SCIE1500 Analytical Methods for Scientists Incompatibility CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITX1401 Computational Thinking with Python
S1, S2	ENSC2003	Engineering Electrical Fundamentals	Prerequisites Physics ATAR or PHYS1030 Physics Bridging Unit and MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus Co-requisites MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods Or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods
S1, S2	ENSC2004	Engineering Mechanics	Prerequisites Math Specialist ATAR or MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist and Physics ATAR or PHYS1030 Physics Bridging Unit Co-requisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus Incompatibility ENSC2001 Motion and ENSC1002 Material Behaviour from Atoms to Bridges
NS	GENG2000	Engineering Practice 2	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and GENG1000 Engineering Practice 1 or ENSC1003 Introduction to Professional Engineering
S1	GENG2003	Fluid Mechanics	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and PHYS1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers or PHYX1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3003 Fluid Mechanics
S1	GENG2004	Solid Mechanics	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3004 Solid Mechanics
S1	MECH2002	Engineering Materials 2	Prerequisites ENSC1004 Engineering Materials and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree
S2	MECH2004	Engineering Dynamics	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree

Level 3

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (42 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
NS	GENG3000	Engineering Practice 3	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and GENG2000 Engineering Practice 2
S2	GENG3402	Control Engineering	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility GENG4402 Control Engineering (ID 2588)
S2	GENG3405	Numerical Methods and Modelling	Prerequisites MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility GENG4405 Numerical Methods and Modelling
S2	MATH3023	Advanced Mathematics Applications	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus Co-requisites MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods Or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or Equivalent Incompatibility MATH2501 Advanced Mathematical Methods and GENG4407 Advanced Engineering Mathematics
S2	MECH3001	Mechanisms and Machines	Prerequisites CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITX1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation (ID 343) and MECH2004 Engineering Mechanics 2 (ID 8062) and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3001 Mechanisms and Machines (ID 436)
S1	MECH3002	Manufacturing	Prerequisites GENG2000 Engineering Practice 2 and MECH2002 Engineering Materials 2 (ID 8063) and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3002 Materials and Manufacturing (ID 438)
S2	MECH3024	Engineering Thermodynamics	Prerequisites Course Enrolment in the BH011 Bachelor of Engineering [Honours] or the CB006 Bachelor of Engineering [Honours] / Bachelor of Commerce or the CB004 Bachelor of Engineering [Honours] / Bachelor of Science or the CB014 Bachelor of Engineering [Honours] / Bachelor of Philosophy [Honours] and CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation and ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics Incompatibility ENSC3024 Engineering Thermodynamics
S2	MECH3424	Measurement and Instrumentation	Prerequisites CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITX1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation (ID 343) and ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics (ID 7437) and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods (ID 6013) or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and GENG2000 Engineering Practice 2 and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility MECH4424 Measurement and Noise (ID 2625)

Level 4

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (30 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S1, S2	GENG5010	Professional Engineering Portfolio	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 144 Points or Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering and Successful completion of 48 points of level 4/ level 5 Incompatibility GENG5000 Professional Practicum Report
S1, S2	GENG5507	Risk, Reliability and Safety	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering or 62510 Master of Information Technology or 62520 Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies or 62560 Master of Renewable and Future Energy or 73660 Master of Medical Physics or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points and ( MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods )
S1	MECH4426	Dynamics, Vibration and Sound	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering Mechanical Engineering specialisation or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics and MECH2004 Engineering Dynamics
S1	MECH4429	Applied Engineering Thermodynamics	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering Mechanical Engineering specialisation or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and MECH3024 Engineering Thermodynamics
S2	MECH4502	Analysis and Design of Machine Components	Prerequisites CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation (ID 343) and GENG2004 Solid Mechanics (ID 8044) and MECH2004 Engineering Mechanics 2 (ID 8062) and MECH3002 Manufacturing and GENG3000 Engineering Practice 3 and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility MECH5502 Analysis and Design of Machine Components (ID 2638)
S1	MECH5551	Mechanical Engineering Design Project 1	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering ( Mechanical Engineering specialisation and MECH5502 Analysis and Design of Machine Components ) or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and MECH4502 Analysis and Design of Machine Components and GENG3000 Engineering Practice 3 Co-requisites MECH4429 Applied Engineering Thermodynamics

Degree-specific major units

Group A—take 6 — 18 points from Group A.

Students who select GENG4411 must take GENG4412 in the following semester. The two units comprise a 12-pt research project.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S1, S2	GENG4411	Engineering Research Project Part 1	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 144 Points including level 3 24 points and GENG3000 Engineering Practice 3
S2	GENG4412	Engineering Research Project Part 2	Prerequisites GENG4411 Engineering Research Project Part 1 and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree
S2	MECH5552	Mechanical Engineering Design Project 2	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering ( Mechanical Engineering specialisation or Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree ) and MECH5551 Mechanical Engineering Design Project 1

Degree-specific major units

Group B—take 6 — 12 points from Group B.

18 points must be taken from Group A and Group B combined. Students who take 6 points from Group A must take 12 points from Group B. Students who take 12 points from Group A must take 6 points from Group B. Students who take all units from Group A do not take any units from Group B.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S1	AUTO3002	Mechatronics	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree or BP007 Bachelor of Automation and Robotics and ELEC3020 Embedded Systems or ENSC3020 Digital Embedded Systems and GENG2000 Engineering Practice 2 Incompatibility GENG3002 Mechatronics
S1	AUTO4507	Robot Manipulators and Automation	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 96 points and ( CITS1001 Software Engineering with Java or CITX1001 Software Engineering with Java or CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITX1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation and MECH3001 Mechanisms and Machines or ELEC3020 Embedded Systems )
S1	GENG5501	Coastal and Offshore Engineering	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering or 62570 Master of Offshore and Coastal Engineering or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and 120 Points and ( GENG2003 Fluid Mechanics or GENG2010 Principles of Hydraulics
N/A	GENG5504	Petroleum Engineering	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering ( Chemical Engineering specialisation and Mechanical Engineering specialisation or 62520 Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points and GENG2003 Fluid Mechanics
S1, S2	GENG5505	Project Management and Engineering Practice	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering or Enrolment in 62510 Master of Information Technology or Enrolment in 62530 Master of Data Science or Enrolment in 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership or Enrolment in 62560 Master of Renewable and Future Energy or Enrolment in 62570 Master of Offshore and Coastal Engineering or Enrolment in ( Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points )
S1	GENG5514	Finite Element Method	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering Civil Engineering specialisation or Mechanical Engineering specialisation or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points and ( GENG2010 Principles of Hydraulics or GENG2003 Fluid Mechanics and GENG2004 Solid Mechanics and GENG3405 Numerical Methods and Modelling )
S1	MECH4428	Degradation of Materials	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering Mechanical Engineering specialisation or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 96 points and MECH2002 Engineering Materials 2
S2	MECH5504	Design and Failure Analysis of Materials	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering Mechanical Engineering specialisation) or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points and MECH2002 Engineering Materials 2 and GENG2004 Solid Mechanics

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