Unit of Study Table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical) |
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| Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of elective units of study as recommended by the Faculty, as may be necessary to gain credit for a total of not less than 192 credit points. | |||
Core units of study |
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First year |
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| AERO1560 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering |
6 | N MECH1560, MTRX1701, ENGG1800 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MATH1001 Differential Calculus |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 N MATH1011, MATH1901, MATH1906, MATH1111, ENVX1001 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| MATH1002 Linear Algebra |
3 | A HSC Mathematics or MATH1111 N MATH1902, MATH1014 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| ENGG1801 Engineering Computing |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Late |
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| ENGG1803 Professional Engineering 1 |
6 | N ENGG1061 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Normally taken in Semester 1, students in combined degrees are exempt from this unit. | |||
| MATH1003 Integral Calculus and Modelling |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or MATH1001 or MATH1011 or a credit or higher in MATH1111 N MATH1013, MATH1903, MATH1907 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| MATH1005 Statistics |
3 | A HSC Mathematics N MATH1015, MATH1905, STAT1021, STAT1022, ECMT1010, ENVX1001, BUSS1020 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics |
6 | Semester 2 Summer Main Winter Main |
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| AERO1400 Intro to Aircraft Construction & Design |
6 | A Some basic skills with engineering workshop hand tools is desireable Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| Students in combined degrees are exempt from this unit. | |||
| AMME1362 Materials 1 |
6 | N CIVL2110, AMME2302, AMME1550 |
Semester 2 |
Second year |
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| MATH2067 DEs and Vector Calculus for Engineers |
6 | P (MATH1011 or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) N MATH2061, MATH2961, MATH2065, MATH2965 |
Semester 1 |
| Students in the combined BE/BSc degree program can take both MATH2061 and MATH2065 as an alternative. | |||
| AMME2700 Instrumentation |
6 | A ENGG1801 or INFO1103 Programming Skills, 1st Year maths skills, familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts. P AERO1560 OR MECH1560 OR MTRX1701 OR ENGG1800 |
Semester 1 |
| AMME2301 Mechanics of Solids |
6 | P (MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906), (MATH1002 or MATH1902), (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907), ENGG1802 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics |
6 | P (MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906), (MATH1002 or MATH1902), (AMME1550 or PHYS1001 or PHYS1901 ) |
Semester 1 |
| BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012 as acceptable alternatives or advanced equivalent. | |||
| AMME2261 Fluid Mechanics 1 |
6 | A MATH1001; MATH1002; MATH1003; or advanced versions. N AMME2200 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra. |
Semester 1 |
| AMME2262 Thermal Engineering 1 |
6 | A MATH1001; MATH1002; MATH1003 or advanced versions. N AMME2200 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra. |
Semester 2 |
| MECH2400 Mechanical Design 1 |
6 | A ENGG1801 and ENGG1802, HSC Maths and Physics |
Semester 2 |
| AERO2703 Aircraft Performance and Operation |
6 | A AERO1560 OR ENGG1800. Familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts. P (MATH1001 or MATH1901), (MATH1002 or MATH1902), (MATH1003 or MATH1903), ENGG1801 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| Combined degree students are exempt from this unit. | |||
Third year |
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| AERO3360 Aerospace Structures 1 |
6 | P AMME2301 |
Semester 1 |
| AMME3500 System Dynamics and Control |
6 | P AMME2500; (MATH2061 or MATH2961 or MATH2067) |
Semester 1 |
| AERO3460 Aerospace Design 1 |
6 | P AMME2301 and MECH2400 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO3260 Aerodynamics 1 |
6 | A General conservation equations applied to fluid flow; Fundamental elements of potential flow; Vorticity and its effect on ideal flow; Basic mathematical skills required for plotting and graphing data; Linear algebra for solution of simultaneous linear equations; Fourier series; Complex numbers and complex functions. P AMME2200 AND (MATH2061 OR MATH2067 OR MATH2961) |
Semester 2 |
| AERO3261 Propulsion |
6 | A Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics P AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and AMME2262) |
Semester 2 |
| AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1 |
6 | A This Unit of Study builds on basic mechanics and aerodynamics material covered in previous Units and focuses it towards the analysis and understanding of aircraft flight mechanics. It is expected that students have satisfactorily completed the following material: ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics: Forces, moments, equilibrium, momentum, energy, linear and angular motion. AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics 1: Mechanisms, kinematics, frames of reference, mass and inertia, dynamics. If you struggled to pass MECH2500 and/or ENGG1802, you should spend some time revising the material of those Units of Study early in the semester. P AMME2500 C AMME3500 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO3465 Aerospace Design 2 |
6 | A Introductory Aerospace concepts and materials. P AMME2301 and MECH2400 |
Semester 2 |
| Students in combined degrees are exempt from this unit. | |||
Fourth year |
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| AERO4460 Aerospace Design 3 |
6 | A AERO1400, AERO2703 and AERO3465 P AERO3260 AND AERO3261 AND AERO3360 AND AERO3460 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGG4000 Practical Experience |
P 36 Credit Points of Senior Units Students should have completed three years of their BE program before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| Students should have completed three years of their BE program before enrolling in this unit. | |||
Students must select 12cp from the following block of units. |
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| Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A&B or Engineering Project A&B. For enrolment in Honours a WAM of 65% or greater is required. | |||
| AMME4111 Honours Thesis A |
6 | P 36 credits of 3rd year units of study and WAM 65 or over. C AMME4112 N AMME4121, AMME4122, AMME4010 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Normally taken in Semester 1 | |||
| AMME4112 Honours Thesis B |
6 | P 36 credits of 3rd year units of study and WAM 65 or over N AMME4121, AMME4122, AMME4010 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Normally taken in Semester 2 | |||
| AMME4121 Engineering Project A |
6 | P 30 credit points of senior units of study. N AMME4111, AMME4112, AMME4010 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Normally taken in Semester 1 | |||
| AMME4122 Engineering Project B |
6 | P AMME4121 and 30 credits of 3rd year units of study N AMME4111, AMME4112, AMME4010 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Normally taken in Semester 2 | |||
| Students in the Honours program must enrol in AMME4111 & AMME4112. Students in the Pass program must enrol in AMME4121 & AMME4122. | |||
Acceptable alternative units of study |
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| BE/BSc students can enrol in PHYS2011, PHYS2012 or advanced equivalent, as acceptable alternative to AMME2500. | |||
| Most units of study offered by the Faculty of Science shown in the tables can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit, subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their department before enrolling. | |||
| Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative to a semester's standard units. | |||
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies relating to this table: |
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BE (Aeronautical) |
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| In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in the above table, candidates are required to complete 30 credit points of recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering and 6 credits points of free elective units of study. A minimum of 192 credit points is required to be eligible for the award of the degree of BE (Aeronautical). | |||
BE (Aeronautical)/BSc or BCom or BMedSc or BPM |
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| In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in the above table, candidates are required to complete at least 12 credit points of recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering, and 96 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Science for the BE/BSc or BE/BMedSc; or the Sydney Business School for the BE/BCom or from the core units table for the BPM. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree. | |||
BE(Aeronautical)/BA |
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| In addition to gaining credit for the units of study set out in this table, candidates are required to complete at least 18 credit points of recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering, and 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the BE/BA. A minimum of 240 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degree. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the faculty in which they are undertaking the combined degree. | |||
BE(Aeronautical)/LLB |
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| In addition to gaining credit for the core units of study set out in this table, candidates are required to complete at least 12 credit points of recommended elective units of study for Aeronautical Engineering and 144 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Law for the BE/LLB. A minimum of 288 credit points is required to be eligible for the combined degrees. Candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Law. | |||
Recommended elective units of study |
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| AERO3660 Aerospace Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| AERO4206 Rotary Wing Aircraft |
6 | A Prior Learning : concepts from 3rd Year Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics will be applied to Rotary Wing Vehicles in this unit. P AERO3260 |
Semester 2 |
| AERO4260 Aerodynamics 2 |
6 | P AMME2200 |
Semester 2 |
| AERO4360 Aerospace Structures 2 |
6 | P AERO3360 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO4560 Flight Mechanics 2 |
6 | A AMME2500 develops the basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics that underpin this course. AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1 develops the specifics of aircraft flight dynamics and stability. AMME3500 Systems control covers basic system theory and control system synthesis techniques. P AERO3560 and AMME3500 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO5200 Advanced Aerodynamics |
6 | A BE in the area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field. P AERO5210 or AERO3260 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AERO5400 Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis |
6 | A BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field with familiarity in aircraft design. |
Semester 2 |
| AERO5500 Flight Mechanics Test and Evaluation Adv |
6 | A BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering Field. P AERO5510 OR AERO3560. All MPE and ME students are required to do AERO5510 unless they have already completed an equivalent to AERO5510/AERO3560. This UoS can then be taken as an advanced elective. |
Semester 2 |
| AERO5520 Aircraft Avionics and Systems |
6 | P AERO5510 OR AERO3560 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME5202 Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics |
6 | A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods;Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills. |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5510 Vibration and Acoustics |
6 | A (AMME2301 OR AMME5301) AND (AMME2200 OR AMME5200) AND (AMME2500 OR AMME5500). Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Additional Electives |
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| Students can select from other elective units offered within the University that are approved by the Head of the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. | |||
| ENGG1000 History and Philosophy of Engineering |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Int January |
Int January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Note |
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| Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend on subject availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions. | |||
For a standard enrolment plan for Aeronautical Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Aero)