Previous Code: KT3174.1, MT3055

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

Robotics and Mechatronic engineering combines electrical, computing and mechanical engineering and is at the forefront in designing smart machines and systems, such as pilotless spacecraft, car cruise control, automated factories and medical telerobotics. Students explore intelligent mechanical systems and automation through an extensive and integrated hands-on laboratory program, as well as work-integrated industry projects. Students learn in-depth knowledge about the design and construction of these systems to integrate, evaluate and address their performance. The multidisciplinary skills students develop are sought after by leading edge industries, including aerospace and biomedical engineering. This major includes a mandatory 12 weeks of industrial placement as a completion requirement.

Location

Location (Specialisation)

Campus	Mode	Advice
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road	Internal	Major Advice
Parramatta City Campus-Macquarie Street	Internal	Major Advice
Penrith Campus	Internal	Major Advice

Major Structure

Bachelor of Engineering Advanced (Honours)

This Major will be offered at Engineering Innovation Hub which is part of Parramatta City campus.

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points which include the subjects listed below.

Start-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
MATH 1034	Mathematics for Engineers 1 (Advanced)	10
ENGR 1024	Introduction to Engineering Practice	10
ENGR 1047	Advanced Engineering Physics 1	10
ENGR 1045	Engineering Programming Fundamentals	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
ELEC 1009	Electrical Circuit Fundamentals	10
MATH 1035	Mathematics for Engineers 2 (Advanced)	10
ENGR 1018	Fundamentals of Mechanics	10
MANU 2001	Design and Manufacturing	10
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Autumn session
ENGR 2027	Engineering Design	10
MECH 2003	Mechanics of Materials	10
MECH 2001	Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines	10
ELEC 1001	Digital Systems 1	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 2005	Mathematics for Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineers	10
ELEC 2009	Microprocessor Systems	10
MECH 3004	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	10
ELEC 2008	Microcontrollers and PLCs	10
Students who fail to maintain a minimum GPA of 5.0 at the end of completion of 160 Credit Points, and again at the completion of 200 Credit points will be automatically transferred to the B. Engineering (Honours) (3740) program.
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Autumn session
MECH 3001	Advanced Dynamics	10
MECH 3005	Mechanical Design	10
Select one Alternate Subject		10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 4003	Mobile Robotics	10
MECH 3006	Mechatronic Design	10
ELEC 3008	Instrumentation and Measurement	10
From Spring 2022 ELEC 3008 is replaced with ELEC 4009 Instrumentation and Measurement
Select one Alternate Subject		10
Industrial Experience
ENGR 3017	Industrial Experience (Engineering)	0
	Credit Points	40
Year 4
Autumn session
MECH 4004	Robotics	10
ENGR 4037	Advanced Engineering Thesis 1: Preliminary Investigations	10
Select one Alternate subject		10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
ENGR 4036	Advanced Engineering Thesis 2: Detailed Investigations	10
Select one Alternate Subject		10
Select two electives		20
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	320

Alternate Subjects

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
HLTH 2003	Biomechanics	10
ENGR 3003	Biomedical Electronics	10
ENGR 3004	Biomedical Signals and Data Analysis	10
MECH 4001	Computational Fluid Dynamics	10
MECH 4002	Computer Aided Engineering	10
ELEC 2007	Engineering Visualization	10
ENGR 2025	Design Graphics: Engineering Documentation	10
ENGR 2024	Design Graphics: Communication for Manufacture	10
CIVL 2003	Fluid Mechanics	10
BIOS 1022	Introduction to Human Biology	10
MECH 3007	Thermal and Fluid Engineering	10
MECH 3008	Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer	10

Minors

SM3093 Computer Aided Design (Mechatronics)

SM3074 Thermal and Fluid Systems

SM3091 Biomedical Engineering

Optional Electives

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 program, however, permission is required to enrol in the subject.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
ENGR 3022	Special Technical Project	10

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in 2021 or earlier. 

MECH 4005 Advanced Engineering Thesis 1: Preliminary Investigations, replaced by ENGR 4037 Advanced Engineering Thesis 1: Preliminary Investigations

MECH 4006 Advanced Engineering Thesis 2: Detailed Investigations, replaced by ENGR 4036 Advanced Engineering Thesis 2: Detailed Investigations

Replaced Subjects

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in 2022 or earlier. 

ELEC 3008 Instrumentation and Measurement, replaced by ELEC 4009 Instrumentation and Measurement

Mid-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Spring session		Credit Points
MATH 1034	Mathematics for Engineers 1 (Advanced)	10
ENGR 1018	Fundamentals of Mechanics	10
ELEC 1009	Electrical Circuit Fundamentals	10
MANU 2001	Design and Manufacturing	10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MATH 1035	Mathematics for Engineers 2 (Advanced)	10
ELEC 1001	Digital Systems 1	10
ENGR 1047	Advanced Engineering Physics 1	10
ENGR 1045	Engineering Programming Fundamentals	10
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Spring session
MECH 2005	Mathematics for Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineers	10
ELEC 2009	Microprocessor Systems	10
ELEC 2008	Microcontrollers and PLCs	10
One alternate subject		10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
ENGR 2027	Engineering Design	10
MECH 2003	Mechanics of Materials	10
ENGR 1024	Introduction to Engineering Practice	10
MECH 2001	Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines	10
Students who fail to maintain a minimum GPA of 5.0 at the end of completion of 160 Credit Points, and again at the completion of 200 Credit points will be automatically transferred to the B. Engineering (Honours) (3740) program.
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Spring session
MECH 4003	Mobile Robotics	10
MECH 3006	Mechatronic Design	10
ELEC 3008	Instrumentation and Measurement	10
From Spring 2022 ELEC 3008 is replaced with ELEC 4009 Instrumentation and Measurement
One alternate subject		10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MECH 3001	Advanced Dynamics	10
MECH 3005	Mechanical Design	10
Select one elective		10
One alternate subject		10
Industrial Experience
ENGR 3017	Industrial Experience (Engineering)	0
	Credit Points	40
Year 4
Spring session
ENGR 4037	Advanced Engineering Thesis 1: Preliminary Investigations	10
MECH 3004	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	10
Select two electives		20
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
ENGR 4036	Advanced Engineering Thesis 2: Detailed Investigations	10
MECH 4004	Robotics	10
Select one elective		10
One alternate subject		10
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	320

Alternate Subjects

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
HLTH 2003	Biomechanics	10
ENGR 3003	Biomedical Electronics	10
ENGR 3004	Biomedical Signals and Data Analysis	10
MECH 4001	Computational Fluid Dynamics	10
MECH 4002	Computer Aided Engineering	10
ELEC 2007	Engineering Visualization	10
ENGR 2025	Design Graphics: Engineering Documentation	10
ENGR 2024	Design Graphics: Communication for Manufacture	10
CIVL 2003	Fluid Mechanics	10
BIOS 1022	Introduction to Human Biology	10
MECH 3007	Thermal and Fluid Engineering	10
MECH 3008	Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer	10

Minors

SM3093 Computer Aided Design (Mechatronics)

SM3074 Thermal and Fluid Systems

SM3091 Biomedical Engineering

Optional Electives

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 program, however, permission is required to enrol in the subject.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
ENGR 3022	Special Technical Project	10

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in 2021 or earlier. 

MECH 4005 Advanced Engineering Thesis 1: Preliminary Investigations, replaced by ENGR 4037 Advanced Engineering Thesis 1: Preliminary Investigations

MECH 4006 Advanced Engineering Thesis 2: Detailed Investigations, replaced by ENGR 4036 Advanced Engineering Thesis 2: Detailed Investigations

Replaced Subjects

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in 2022 or earlier. 

ELEC 3008 Instrumentation and Measurement, replaced by ELEC 4009 Instrumentation and Measurement

Bachelor of Engineering Science

This Major will be offered at Parramatta City and Penrith campuses.

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points which include the subjects listed in the recommended sequences below.

Start-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

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
MATH 1021	Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1
Note: All students are required to enrol in MATH 1021 Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary first and undertake a readiness test at the beginning of their study.
This test will be conducted at the beginning of the first semester of enrolment and the result will 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.
The students who finish MATH 1021 Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary will then use this unit as an elective.
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
ENGR 1018	Fundamentals of Mechanics	10
PROC 1008	Introduction to Materials Engineering	10
Select one of the following:		10
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1
MATH 1019	Mathematics for Engineers 2
Select one elective		10
Note: Students who remained in MATH 1021 Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary during the first semester will be required to complete MATH 1016 Mathematics for Engineers 1 during second semester.
These students must then complete MATH 1019 Mathematics for Engineers 2 during the Summer session.
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Autumn session
MECH 2001	Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines	10
MECH 2003	Mechanics of Materials	10
ELEC 2001	Circuit Theory	10
ENGR 3029	Specialisation Workshop 1	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 3004	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	10
ENGR 2001	Automated Manufacturing	10
ELEC 2008	Microcontrollers and PLCs	10
ENGR 3030	Specialisation Workshop 2	10
Industrial Experience
ENGR 2033	Industrial Experience (Engineering Technologist)	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
ELEC 1001	Digital Systems 1	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 4003	Mobile Robotics	10
ENGR 3014	Engineering Science Project 2	10
ELEC 2010	Power and Machines	10
Select one elective		10
Note: Elective units must be level 2 or higher
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	240

Equivalent Subjects

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

 Mid-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Spring session		Credit Points
Select one of the following:		10
MATH 1021	Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1
ENGR 1018	Fundamentals of Mechanics	10
ELEC 1003	Electrical Fundamentals	10
ENGR 1024	Introduction to Engineering Practice	10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
Select one of the following:		10
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1
MATH 1019	Mathematics for Engineers 2
ELEC 1006	Engineering Computing	10
ENGR 1011	Engineering Physics	10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 1 or higher
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Spring session
ENGR 2001	Automated Manufacturing	10
ELEC 2008	Microcontrollers and PLCs	10
ENGR 3029	Specialisation Workshop 1	10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 2 or higher
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MECH 2001	Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines	10
MECH 2003	Mechanics of Materials	10
ELEC 2001	Circuit Theory	10
ENGR 3030	Specialisation Workshop 2	10
Industrial Experience
ENGR 2033	Industrial Experience (Engineering Technologist)	0
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Spring session
MECH 4003	Mobile Robotics	10
ENGR 3014	Engineering Science Project 2	10
ELEC 2010	Power and Machines	10
MECH 3004	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MECH 3005	Mechanical Design	10
MECH 3001	Advanced Dynamics	10
ENGR 3013	Engineering Science Project 1	10
ELEC 1001	Digital Systems 1	10
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	240

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Business

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 400 credit points which include the subjects listed in the recommended sequences below.

Start-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1	10
ENGR 1011	Engineering Physics	10
BBus core unit 1		10
BBus core unit 2		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MATH 1019	Mathematics for Engineers 2	10
PROC 1008	Introduction to Materials Engineering	10
BBus core unit 3		10
BBus core unit 4		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Autumn session
ELEC 1006	Engineering Computing	10
BBus Professional Subject 1		10
BBus Professional Subject 2		10
BBus Major Subject 1		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
ELEC 1003	Electrical Fundamentals	10
ENGR 1018	Fundamentals of Mechanics	10
BBus Major Subject 2		10
BBus Major Subject 3		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Autumn session
MECH 2001	Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines	10
MECH 2003	Mechanics of Materials	10
ELEC 2001	Circuit Theory	10
ELEC 1001	Digital Systems 1	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 3004	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	10
ENGR 2001	Automated Manufacturing	10
ELEC 2010	Power and Machines	10
ELEC 2008	Microcontrollers and PLCs	10
	Credit Points	40
Year 4
Autumn session
MECH 3005	Mechanical Design	10
MECH 3001	Advanced Dynamics	10
ELEC 2004	Electronics	10
BBus Major Subject 4		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 4003	Mobile Robotics	10
BBus Major Subject 5		10
BBus Major Subject 6		10
BBus Major Subject 7		10
Industrial Experience
ENGR 3017	Industrial Experience (Engineering)	0
	Credit Points	40
Year 5
Autumn session
MECH 4004	Robotics	10
ENGR 4025	Final Year Project 1 (UG Engineering)	10
Business Professional Subject 3		10
Business Major Subject 8		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
ENGR 4026	Final Year Project 2 (UG Engineering)	10
ELEC 3008	Instrumentation and Measurement	10
From Spring 2022 ELEC 3008 is replaced with ELEC 4009 Instrumentation and Measurement
MECH 3006	Mechatronic Design	10
Business Professional Subject 4		10
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	400

Equivalent Subjects

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

Replaced Subjects

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in 2022 or earlier. 

ELEC 3008 Instrumentation and Measurement, replaced by ELEC 4009 Instrumentation and Measurement

Mid-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Spring session		Credit Points
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1	10
PROC 1008	Introduction to Materials Engineering	10
BBus Core Subject 1		10
BBus Core Subject 2		10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MATH 1019	Mathematics for Engineers 2	10
ENGR 1011	Engineering Physics	10
BBus Core Subject 3		10
BBus Core Subject 4		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Spring session
ELEC 1003	Electrical Fundamentals	10
ENGR 1018	Fundamentals of Mechanics	10
BBus Major Subject 1		10
BBus Major Subject 2		10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
ELEC 1006	Engineering Computing	10
BBus Professional Subject 1		10
BBus Professional Subject 2		10
BBus Major Subject 3		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Spring session
MECH 3004	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	10
ENGR 2001	Automated Manufacturing	10
ELEC 2010	Power and Machines	10
ELEC 2008	Microcontrollers and PLCs	10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MECH 2001	Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines	10
MECH 2003	Mechanics of Materials	10
ELEC 2001	Circuit Theory	10
ELEC 1001	Digital Systems 1	10
	Credit Points	40
Year 4
Spring session
MECH 4003	Mobile Robotics	10
BBus Major Subject 4		10
BBus Major Subject 5		10
BBus Major Subject 6		10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MECH 3005	Mechanical Design	10
MECH 3001	Advanced Dynamics	10
ELEC 2004	Electronics	10
BBus Major Subject 7		10
Industrial Experience
ENGR 3017	Industrial Experience (Engineering)	0
	Credit Points	40
Year 5
Spring session
ENGR 4025	Final Year Project 1 (UG Engineering)	10
ELEC 3008	Instrumentation and Measurement	10
From Spring 2022 ELEC 3008 is replaced with ELEC 4009 Instrumentation and Measurement
MECH 3006	Mechatronic Design	10
Business Professional Subject 3		10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
ENGR 4026	Final Year Project 2 (UG Engineering)	10
MECH 4004	Robotics	10
Business Professional Subject 4		10
Business Major Subject 8		10
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	400

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points which include the subjects listed in the recommended sequences below.

Start-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
Select one of the following:		10
MATH 1021	Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1
ELEC 1006	Engineering Computing	10
ENGR 1011	Engineering Physics	10
ENGR 1024	Introduction to Engineering Practice	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
Select one of the following:		10
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1
MATH 1019	Mathematics for Engineers 2
ENGR 1018	Fundamentals of Mechanics	10
ELEC 1003	Electrical Fundamentals	10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 1 or higher
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Autumn session
MECH 2001	Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines	10
MECH 2003	Mechanics of Materials	10
ELEC 2001	Circuit Theory	10
ELEC 1001	Digital Systems 1	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 3004	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	10
ENGR 2001	Automated Manufacturing	10
ELEC 2010	Power and Machines	10
ELEC 2008	Microcontrollers and PLCs	10
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Autumn session
MECH 3005	Mechanical Design	10
MECH 3001	Advanced Dynamics	10
ELEC 2004	Electronics	10
MECH 4003	Mobile Robotics	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 3006	Mechatronic Design	10
One alternate subject		10
Select one elective		10
One alternate subject		10
Elective unit must be Level 2 or higher
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
One alternate subject		10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 2 or higher
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
MECH 4002	Computer Aided Engineering	10
ENGR 4026	Final Year Project 2 (UG Engineering)	10
One alternate subject		10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 2 or higher
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	320

Mid-year intake

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Spring session		Credit Points
Select one of the following:		10
MATH 1021	Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1
ENGR 1018	Fundamentals of Mechanics	10
PROC 1008	Introduction to Materials Engineering	10
ENGR 1024	Introduction to Engineering Practice	10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
Select one of the following:		10
MATH 1016	Mathematics for Engineers 1
MATH 1019	Mathematics for Engineers 2
ELEC 1006	Engineering Computing	10
ENGR 1011	Engineering Physics	10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 1 or higher
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Spring session
ENGR 2001	Automated Manufacturing	10
ELEC 2008	Microcontrollers and PLCs	10
One alternate subject		10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 2 or higher
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MECH 2001	Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines	10
MECH 2003	Mechanics of Materials	10
ELEC 2001	Circuit Theory	10
ELEC 1001	Digital Systems 1	10
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Spring session
MECH 3006	Mechatronic Design	10
MECH 3004	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	10
ELEC 2010	Power and Machines	10
One alternate subject		10
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MECH 3005	Mechanical Design	10
MECH 3001	Advanced Dynamics	10
ELEC 2004	Electronics	10
MECH 4003	Mobile Robotics	10
Industrial Experience
ENGR 3017	Industrial Experience (Engineering)	0
	Credit Points	40
Year 4
Spring session
MECH 4002	Computer Aided Engineering	10
ENGR 4026	Final Year Project 2 (UG Engineering)	10
One alternate subject		10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 2 or higher
	Credit Points	40
Autumn session
MECH 4004	Robotics	10
ENGR 4025	Final Year Project 1 (UG Engineering)	10
One alternate subject		10
Select one elective		10
Elective unit must be Level 2 or higher
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	320

Equivalent Subjects

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

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