Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering) (Honours)

The objective of the Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering) (Honours) is to provide you with core mechanical and automotive engineering skills so that you can become an effective and highly employable autmotive engineer in Australia and internationally.

It is designed to prepare you for a wide range of career possibilities by developing particular graduate attributes which will be of on-going benefit to you, your industry and society as a whole.As a graduate of this program, you will have demonstrated the ability to utilise fundamental knowledge and skills in mathematics and the sciences that underpin mechanical and automotive engineering and will have been prepared to practise as an effective, high-level engineer.

You will have demonstrated suitable design skills, appropriate creativity, intellectual discipline, and professional skills relevant to working with others.

You will have demonstrated the ability to communicate your ideas in a way appropriate to your profession and to the wider community.You will also have demonstrated your ability to learn in a self-directed way that will support professional extension in your working life and that will lead you to adapt through technological and social change.

Furthermore, you will have demonstrated your ability to investigate complex problems using research-based knowledge and research methods.The Automotive Engineering program, as a whole, has a real-world focus with a problem-/project-based active learning approach.

The first two years of the program are common with the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering programs offered through the School of Engineering.

In these years, you will be exposed to the fundamentals of engineering sciences, mathematics, engineering design, and engineering professional practice.

In the final years of the program, specialist automotive engineering courses are offered in various streams of expertise.

The academic staff members who teach the course are highly-regarded automotive engineering practitioners and, based on the specialist knowledge they offer, the program is designed to meet the needs of students, industry and the community, and to prepare you, the student, for a career in the automotive and related industries.You will undertake a capstone experience in the final year courses OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project Part A and OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B, in which you will conduct a research project that can be analytical, experimental, design or computational in nature (or some combination).This program is primarily delivered in face-to-face mode at the City and Bundoora Campuses.

Year One of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

AND

Year Three of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

AND

Year Four of Program

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Automotive Option Courses:

Select and complete Two (2) Courses from any:

Program entry requirements

Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 senior secondary certificate of education or equivalent.

For information on international qualifications and corresponding entry requirements that are equivalent to Australian academic entry requirements, see the Country equivalents web page.

Prerequisites

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) prerequisite units 3 and 4 — A study score of at least 20 in Mathematical Methods (Any) or Maths: Specialist Mathematics; and a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in any other English.

English language requirements

A minimum IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band below 6.0; or equivalent.

For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English equivalents web page.

Program Learning Outcomes

The program learning outcomes have been aligned with recognised standards for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degrees to obtain national accreditation by Engineers Australia.

1. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL BASE

1.1. Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.

1.2. Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline.

1.3. In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.

1.4. Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline.

1.5. Knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline.

1.6. Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice in the specific discipline.

2. ENGINEERING APPLICATION ABILITY

2.1. Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.

2.2. Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.

2.3. Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes.

2.4. Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects.

3. PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

3.1. Ethical conduct and professional accountability

3.2. Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.

3.3. Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour.

3.4. Professional use and management of information.

3.5. Orderly management of self, and professional conduct.

3.6. Effective team membership and team leadership.