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Mechanical Engineering stream

Materials Science and Engineering specialisation

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 24 July 2024.
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Materials Science and Engineering specialisation

Students in the Mechanical or Mechanical (Space) stream must complete 18 credit points to achieve this specialisation.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Students complete 18 credit points from the following:
AMME5271
Computational Nanotechnology
6 A Understanding of basic principles of Newtonian mechanics, physics and chemistry, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics
MECH5304
Materials Failure
6 P (MECH3361 or MECH8361 or MECH9361) and (MECH3362 or MECH8362 or MECH9362) or equivalent study at another institution
A Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics
MECH5305
Smart Materials
6 A Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics
MECH5310
Advanced Engineering Materials
6
P
MECH3362 or MECH8362 or MECH9362 or equivalent study at another institution
N MECH4310
MECH5311
Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials
6 P AMME1362 or AMME2302 or AMME9302 or CIVL1110 or CIVL2110 or equivalent study at another institution
Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Mechanical stream.

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
24/07/2024 Prerequisites (P) for MECH5304 missing. Prerequisites (P) for MECH5304 added:
P (MECH3361 or MECH8361 or MECH9361) and (MECH3362 or MECH8362 or MECH9362) or equivalent study at another institution.