Course list for the Mechatronic Engineering Field of Study
Information valid for students commencing 2020
Mechatronic Engineering
Part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Master of Engineering program
Students must complete for the BE (Hons)/ME (Mechatronic Engineering Plan code: MECTRX2350), 80 units comprising:
1. 58 units, being all courses from part A - compulsory; and
2. 16 units from a combination of parts B1, C and N - electives, with;
(i) a minimum of 10 units from part B1 including at least 6 units at level three or higher; and
(ii) a minimum of 2 units from part N - electives; and
3. 6 units from electives, being courses on the BE(Hons)/ME list or other courses approved by the Executive Dean, with
(i) a maximum of 4 units from part B0; and
(ii) a maximum of 4 units from level one courses not on the BE(Hons)/ME list.
Part A - Compulsory
Year 1
4 units from
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ENGG1100 | 2 | Engineering Design |
| ENGG1200 | 2 | Engineering Modelling & Problem Solving |
| ENGG1211 | 4 | Engineering Design, Modelling & Problem Solving [1] |
and 4 units from
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| [ MATH1051 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2] |
| [ or | ||
| [ MATH1071 | 2 | Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I |
| [ MATH1052 | 2 | Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations |
| [ or | ||
| [ MATH1072 | 2 | Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations |
and 4 units for
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ENGG1300 | 2 | Introduction to Electrical Systems |
| ENGG1400 | 2 | Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics |
Year 1 or Year 2, Semester 1
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CSSE1001 | 2 | Introduction to Software Engineering |
Year 2, Semester 1
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CSSE2010 | 2 | Introduction to Computer Systems |
| MATH2001 | 2 | Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra II |
| MECH2300 | 2 | Structures & Materials |
Year 2, Semester 2
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ELEC2004 | 2 | Circuits, Signals & Systems |
| MATH2010 | 1 | Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations |
| MECH2210 | 2 | Intermediate Mechanical & Space Dynamics |
| METR2800 | 2 | Mechatronic System Design Project I |
| STAT2202 | 1 | Probability Models for Engineering & Science |
Year 3, Semester 1
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ELEC2003 | 2 | Electromechanics & Electronics |
| ELEC3004 | 2 | Signals, Systems & Control |
| METR3100 | 2 | Control System Implementation |
| METR4201 | 2 | Control Engineering 1 |
Year 3, Semester 2
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MECH2100 | 2 | Machine Element Design |
| MECH3200 | 2 | Advanced Dynamics & Vibrations |
| METR4202 | 2 | Robotics & Automation |
Year 4, Semester 1
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| METR4810 | 2 | Mechatronic System Design Project II |
Year 4, Semester 2
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ENGG4900 | 2 | Professional Practice and the Business Environment |
Year 4 or Year 5
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| METR7203 | 2 | Control Engineering 2 |
Year 5
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ENGG7290 | 8 | Engineering Placement Semester |
| ENGG7701 | 2 | Engineering Grand Challenges |
Part B - Electives
Part B0 - Preparatory Mathematics & Science Electives
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CHEM1090 | 2 | Introductory Chemistry [3] |
| MATH1050 | 2 | Mathematical Foundations [2] [4] |
| PHYS1171 | 2 | Physical Basis of Biological Systems [5] |
Part B1 - Electives
Mechanical Design
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MECH2305 | 2 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Manufacturing |
| MECH3100 | 2 | Mechanical Systems Design |
| MECH3300 | 2 | Finite Element Method & Fracture Mechanics |
Materials
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MECH2310 | 2 | Science & Engineering of Metals |
| MECH3301 | 2 | Materials Selection |
Embedded Systems
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CSSE2310 | 2 | Computer Systems Principles and Programming |
| CSSE3010 | 2 | Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing |
Electrical and Electronic Systems
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ELEC3300 | 2 | Electrical Energy Conversion & Utilisation |
| ELEC3400 | 2 | Electronic Circuits |
| ELEC4400 | 2 | Advanced Electronic & Power Electronics Design |
Intelligent Systems
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CSSE2002 | 2 | Programming in the Large |
| COMP3506 | 2 | Algorithms & Data Structures |
| COMP3702 | 2 | Artificial Intelligence |
| COMP4702 | 2 | Machine Learning |
Sensors and Sensing
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MECH3250 | 2 | Engineering Acoustics |
| ELEC3100 | 2 | Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields & Waves |
| PHYS1002 | 2 | Electromagnetism and Modern Physics |
Signal and Image processing
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MECH3750 | 2 | Engineering Analysis II |
| ELEC4620 | 2 | Digital Signal Processing |
| ELEC4630 | 2 | Image Processing and Computer Vision |
Thermofluid Systems
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MECH2410 | 2 | Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics |
| MECH3400 | 2 | Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer |
| MECH3410 | 2 | Fluid Mechanics |
| ENGG1500 | 2 | Engineering Thermodynamics |
Part C - Electives
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| AERO4300 | 2 | Aerospace Composites |
| AERO4450 | 2 | Aerospace Propulsion |
| AERO4470 | 2 | Hypersonics |
| AERO4800 | 2 | Space Engineering |
| CHEE4302 | 2 | Electrochemistry & Corrosion |
| COMS3200 | 2 | Computer Networks I |
| COMS4103 | 2 | Photonics |
| COMS4104 | 2 | Microwave Engineering |
| COMS4105 | 2 | Communication Systems |
| COMS4200 | 2 | Computer Networks II |
| COMS7305 | 2 | Advanced Microwave Engineering |
| COMS7307 | 2 | Advanced Photonics |
| COMS7309 | 2 | Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics |
| CSSE4010 | 2 | Digital System Design |
| CSSE4011 | 2 | Advanced Embedded Systems |
| ELEC4000 | 2 | Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 4A |
| ELEC4001 | 2 | Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 4B |
| ELEC4300 | 2 | Power Systems Analysis |
| ELEC4302 | 2 | Power System Protection |
| ELEC4320 | 2 | Modern Asset Management and Condition Monitoring in Power System |
| ELEC6403 | 2 | Biomedical Instrumentation |
| ELEC6601 | 2 | Medical Imaging |
| ELEC7051 | 2 | Transformer Technology Design and Operation |
| ELEC7309 | 2 | Power System Planning and Reliability |
| ELEC7310 | 2 | Electricity Market Operation and Security |
| ELEC7313 | 2 | Renewable Energy Integration: Technologies to Technical Challenges |
| ELEC7901 | 2 | Advanced Medical Device Engineering |
| ELEC7902 | 2 | Biomedical Signal Processing |
| ENGG4103 | 2 | Engineering Asset Management |
| ENGG4800 | 2 | Project Management |
| ENGY4000 | 2 | Energy Systems |
| FIRE3700 | 2 | Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering |
| MECH4304 | 2 | Net Shape Manufacturing |
| MECH4950 | 2 | Advanced Manufacturing in Practice |
| MECH4951 | 1 | Special Topics D |
| MECH6480 | 2 | Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| PHYS2082 | 2 | Space Science & Stellar Astrophysics |
| TIMS3309 | 2 | Fundamentals of Technology and Innovation Management |
Course offered on an occasional basis
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| COMS7000 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Communications I |
| CSSE7080 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Computer Systems A |
| CSSE7081 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Computer Systems B |
| ELEC7300 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Power |
Part N
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CSSE7610 | 2 | Concurrency: Theory and Practice |
| ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
| ENGG7811 | 2 | Research Methods |
| MATE7014 | 2 | Advanced Materials Characterization |
| MATE7015 | 2 | Additive Manufacturing |
| MATE7016 | 2 | Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage |
| MECH7101 | 2 | Design of Experiments |
End notes
- [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.
- [2] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
- [3] CHEM1090 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Chemistry or equivalent.
- [4] MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1071 and/or MATH1052 and/or MATH1072.
- [5] PHYS1171 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Physics or equivalent.
