Mechanical, Testamur Major
- Western Sydney University Major Code: T036
Previous Codes: KT3142.1, KT3157.1, KT3162.1, KT7004.1, ST3095.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs? No
Select the link for your program below for the major summary and locations
Associate Degree in Engineering
The Associate Degree in Engineering is a two-year program (full-time) in Engineering designed for people who have workplace experience and wish to upgrade their qualifications in Engineering and possibly continue to the full Bachelor degree program. The Associate Degree in Engineering has a common first year program for all engineering disciplines, exposing students to a wide range of experiences in the first year. In the second year students may choose from the majors in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or Robotics & Mechatronics. If students choose to apply to study in the the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) after graduating from the Associate Degree in Engineering they may be given advanced standing in up to 12 subjects.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Penrith Campus | Online | Miriam Krakovska |
| The College - Nirimba Education Precinct | Online | Miriam Krakovska |
- Diploma in Aerotropolis Industry 4.0 (Mechatronics Skills)/Bachelor of Engineering Science
- Diploma in Engineering/Bachelor of Engineering Studies
In addition to providing training in conventional mechanical engineering subjects, the major introduces students to subjects of study that address sustainability including sustainable design and sustainable energy engineering. Graduates will be well equipped with broad-based skills that meet the demand of Australian industries and are conscious of the need to promote sustainable design and practices. Examples include mechanical and machinery design; manufacturing; energy production; and marketing and management activities. Skills gained are required in industries such as manufacturing, materials handling, automobile, aerospace, mining, building services and infrastructure development.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Internal | beng@westernsydney.edu.au |
| Penrith Campus | Internal | beng@westernsydney.edu.au |
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering Science
In addition to providing training in conventional mechanical engineering subjects, the major introduces students to subjects of study that address sustainability including sustainable design and sustainable energy engineering. Graduates will be well equipped with broad-based skills that meet the demand of Australian industries and are conscious of the need to promote sustainable design and practices. Examples include mechanical and machinery design; manufacturing; energy production; and marketing and management activities. Skills gained are required in industries such as manufacturing, materials handling, automobile, aerospace, mining, building services and infrastructure development.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Internal | beng@westernsydney.edu.au |
| Penrith Campus | Internal | beng@westernsydney.edu.au |
| Sydney City Campus | Internal | Peter Lendrum |
- Graduate Certificate in Engineering
- Graduate Diploma in Engineering (exit only)
- Master of Engineering
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Internal | Engineering@westernsydney.edu.au |
| Parramatta City Campus-Macquarie Street | Internal | Engineering@westernsydney.edu.au |
Recommended Sequence
Select the link for your program below to see details of the major
Associate Degree in Engineering
Major Structure
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete three subjects as follows | ||
| MECH 3009 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (WSTC AssocD) | 10 |
| AND select two subjects from the following: | 20 | |
| Mechanics of Materials (WSTC AssocD) | ||
| Fluid Mechanics (WSTC AssocD) | ||
| Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines (WSTC AssocD) | ||
| Mathematics for Engineers 2 (WSTC AssocD) | ||
| Please note: Offerings of alternate units are dependent on there being sufficient student enrolment numbers. If enrolments are low, the College may cancel delivery of the alternate unit. | ||
| Total Credit Points | 30 | |
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Major Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points, which include the subjects listed in the recommended sequence below.
Full-time start-year intake
* All students undertaking the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) are required to enrol in MATH 1021 Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary and undertake a readiness test at the beginning of their study.
The readiness test will be conducted at the beginning of the first semester of enrolment and the result will be used to determine whether a student will remain in MATH 1021 Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary or be transferred by the School to MATH 1016 Mathematics for Engineers 1.
Students remaining in MATH 1021 Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary will be required to complete MATH 1016 Mathematics for Engineers 1 during second semester and will be encouraged to complete MATH 1019 Mathematics for Engineers 2 during the Summer session.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| ELEC 1006 | Engineering Computing | 10 |
| ENGR 1011 | Engineering Physics | 10 |
| ENGR 1024 | Introduction to Engineering Practice | 10 |
| Select one of the following: | 10 | |
| Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary | ||
| Mathematics for Engineers 1 | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MATH 1019 | Mathematics for Engineers 2 | 10 |
| ENGR 1018 | Fundamentals of Mechanics | 10 |
| PROC 1008 | Introduction to Materials Engineering | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| MECH 2001 | Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines | 10 |
| MECH 2003 | Mechanics of Materials | 10 |
| CIVL 2003 | Fluid Mechanics | 10 |
| ENGR 2025 | Design Graphics: Engineering Documentation | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MECH 3004 | Dynamics of Mechanical Systems | 10 |
| ENGR 2001 | Automated Manufacturing | 10 |
| MECH 3008 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 10 |
| MECH 3002 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials | 10 |
| Students may transfer to 3691 Bachelor of Engineering Science at the end of Year 2 of study. | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| MECH 3005 | Mechanical Design | 10 |
| MECH 3001 | Advanced Dynamics | 10 |
| Major Alternate Subject | 10 | |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| *Elective subjects must be level 2 or higher (an exception applies for students completing Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary subject) | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MECH 3007 | Thermal and Fluid Engineering | 10 |
| ENGR 3020 | Numerical Methods in Engineering | 10 |
| MECH 3006 | Mechatronic Design | 10 |
| Major Alternate Subject | 10 | |
| Industrial Experience | ||
| ENGR 3017 | Industrial Experience (Engineering) | 0 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| MECH 4004 | Robotics | 10 |
| ENGR 4025 | Final Year Project 1 (UG Engineering) | 10 |
| Major Alternate Subject | 10 | |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| *Elective subjects must be level 2 or higher (an exception applies for students completing Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary subject) | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MECH 4002 | Computer Aided Engineering | 10 |
| ENGR 4026 | Final Year Project 2 (UG Engineering) | 10 |
| Major Alternate Subject | 10 | |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| *Elective subjects must be level 2 or higher (an exception applies for students completing Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary subject) | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 320 | |
Alternate Subjects
Alternate subjects may be used to complete one of the minors listed below.
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| HLTH 2003 | Biomechanics | 10 |
| ENGR 4038 | Biomedical Electronics | 10 |
| ENGR 3004 | Biomedical Signals and Data Analysis | 10 |
| MECH 4001 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 10 |
| ENGR 2024 | Design Graphics: Communication for Manufacture | 10 |
| ENGR 2013 | Graphics 4: Kinetic Narratives | 10 |
| INFO 3003 | Human-Computer Interaction | 10 |
| BIOS 1022 | Introduction to Human Biology | 10 |
| ELEC 2008 | Microcontrollers and PLCs | 10 |
| MECH 4003 | Mobile Robotics | 10 |
| ENGR 3025 | Designing for Circular Economy (Advanced) | 10 |
Equivalent Subjects
The subjects listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in 2019 or earlier
ENGR 2011 - Graphics 2: Visual Simulation
ENGR 2012 - Graphics 3: 3D Engineering Specifications and Visualisation
The subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in Autumn 2022 or earlier.
ENGR 1008 - Engineering Materials, replaced by PROC 1008 - Introduction to Materials Engineering
Minors
Computer Aided Design (Mechanical), Minor
Bachelor of Engineering Science
Major Structure
Students choose their key program at the end of first year. Mechanical engineering students will then undertake the following subjects.
Full-time start-year intake
| Year 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| MECH 2001 | Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines | 10 |
| MECH 2003 | Mechanics of Materials | 10 |
| CIVL 2003 | Fluid Mechanics | 10 |
| ENGR 2024 | Design Graphics: Communication for Manufacture | 10 |
| From 2020 ENGR 2012 Graphics 3: 3D Engineering Specifications and Visualisation was replaced by ENGR 2024 Design Graphics: Communication for Manufacture. | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MECH 3004 | Dynamics of Mechanical Systems | 10 |
| ENGR 2001 | Automated Manufacturing | 10 |
| MECH 3008 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 10 |
| MECH 3002 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials | 10 |
| Industrial Experience | ||
| ENGR 3017 | Industrial Experience (Engineering) | 0 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| MECH 3005 | Mechanical Design | 10 |
| MECH 3001 | Advanced Dynamics | 10 |
| ENGR 3013 | Engineering Science Project 1 | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| *Elective subjects must be level 2 or higher | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MECH 3007 | Thermal and Fluid Engineering | 10 |
| ENGR 3020 | Numerical Methods in Engineering | 10 |
| ENGR 3014 | Engineering Science Project 2 | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| *Elective subjects must be level 2 or higher | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 160 | |
Optional Elective
The following subject is an optional elective subject offered to students who are engaged in a School approved project. This subject can be taken during the third year of this course, however, permission is required to enrol in the subject.
ENGR 3022 Special Technical Project
- Diploma in Aerotropolis Industry 4.0 (Mechatronics Skills)/Bachelor of Engineering Science
- Diploma in Engineering/Bachelor of Engineering Studies
Full-time start-year intake
| Year 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| MECH 2001 | Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines | 10 |
| MECH 2003 | Mechanics of Materials | 10 |
| CIVL 2003 | Fluid Mechanics | 10 |
| MATH 1019 | Mathematics for Engineers 2 | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MECH 3004 | Dynamics of Mechanical Systems | 10 |
| ENGR 2001 | Automated Manufacturing | 10 |
| MECH 3008 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 10 |
| MECH 3002 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials | 10 |
| Industrial Experience | ||
| ENGR 3017 | Industrial Experience (Engineering) | 0 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| MECH 3005 | Mechanical Design | 10 |
| MECH 3001 | Advanced Dynamics | 10 |
| ENGR 3013 | Engineering Science Project 1 | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| *Elective subjects must be level 2 or higher | ||
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MECH 3007 | Thermal and Fluid Engineering | 10 |
| ENGR 3020 | Numerical Methods in Engineering | 10 |
| ENGR 3014 | Engineering Science Project 2 | 10 |
| ENGR 2024 | Design Graphics: Communication for Manufacture | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 160 | |
Equivalent Subjects
The subjects listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in 2019 or earlier.
ENGR 2012 - Graphics 3: 3D Engineering Specifications and Visualisation
Optional Elective
The following subject is an optional elective subject offered to students who are engaged in a School approved project. This subject can be taken during the third year of this course, however, permission is required to enrol in the subject.
ENGR 3022 Special Technical Project
- Graduate Certificate in Engineering
- Graduate Diploma in Engineering (exit only)
- Master of Engineering
Postgraduate Major Structure
To complete some of the components within the subjects in this major, students may be required to travel to other Western Sydney University campuses.
Mechanical Major Alternate Subjects
Specialist alternate subject offerings are subject to sufficient student demand and may not be offered annually.
Students enrolled in 3693 Master of Engineering choose seven major subjects from the list below
Students exiting with 3694 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (exit only) choose six major alternate subjects
Students enrolled in 3695 Graduate Certificate in Engineering choose four major alternate subject
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| MECH 7002 | Advanced Computer Aided Engineering | 10 |
| MECH 7001 | Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics | 10 |
| MECH 7003 | Advanced Dynamic Systems | 10 |
| CIVL 7005 | Advanced Numerical Methods in Engineering | 10 |
| MECH 7005 | Advanced Robotics | 10 |
| MECH 7006 | Advanced Thermal and Fluid Engineering | 10 |
| MECH 7007 | Mechanical System Design | 10 |
| MECH 7008 | Mechatronic System Design | 10 |