Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)/Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours)

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)(Honours)/Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours)The Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)(Honours)/Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) degree combines two distinct, yet highly complementary individual bachelor degrees.

In addition to the objectives of the individual programs (listed below), the double degree program enables you to broaden and contextualise your learning in a way that is possible only by studying the different disciplines together.Industrial design involves “linking industry and economy with people, culture, society and environment”;

Mechanical engineering involves “the conversion and control of energy and motion in machinery and systems”.

The combined Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Design (Honours) will allow integration of these highly complementary disciplines.The combined qualification in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design provides graduates with the technical and creative skills to engage at a professional level with the design and development of advanced manufactured products.

In particular, students of the double degree program are well placed to take advantage of new RMIT facilities such as the Advanced Manufacturing Precinct (AMP).The program requires in-person attendance, but also takes advantage of the capabilities of the online learning management system that is available to all students and provides scope for collaboration and remote access.

This program is primarily devliered face to face at the City, Bundoora, and Brunwick Campuses.You will undertake a capstone experience in the final year courses Industrial Design Honours Project (GRAP2290 & GRAP1040).

This will integrate studies in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design.Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)(Honours)The overall objective of this program is to provide you with the skills to become an employable and effective mechanical engineer within a national and international context.

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.The Mechanical Engineering (Honours) 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 Automotive 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 mechanical option courses are offered in various streams of expertise.

The academic staff members who teach the course are highly regarded mechanical engineering practitioners and based on the specialist knowledge they offer, the program is designed to provide you with a number of opportunities for industrial interaction.In summary, the program focuses on the development of your knowledge, skills, and attitudes in a way that is structured to address the objectives of the program.Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours)For more than 60 years Industrial Design at RMIT has offered applied technical, theoretical and industry linked immersions into the diverse and dynamic fields of industrial design practice.

The program has been designed for you to develop independence in learning;

to invent, visualise, prototype and deliver innovative design solutions to complex problems in form of new products and services.

You will work on real world problems, in industry and community contexts, with direction and feedback from experts, and within the research domains of the academic faculty.

The program culminates in a year-long honours design research project where you will independently synthesise and integrate your knowledge of theory and practice, and demonstrate your holistic achievement of the program learning outcomes through design.The program will qualify you to pursue further study and research, and to undertake professional work as an industrial designer, either independently, or as a member of a design or research and development team in small, medium or large organisational settings.

Graduates of the program work in a range of specialist sub-disciplinary domains and enterprises in local and global contexts.

As well as working for manufacturing companies, design consultancies and enterprises that design services and experiences, many graduates start their own design and product producing businesses in niche and in emerging fields of design practice.

Other graduates find employment in cross-disciplinary design, strategy, and research and development roles within the services, innovation, and cultural sectors.Within these professional and research contexts you will be able to initiate and manage design problem solving from an entrepreneurial, research-led, analytical, reflective and ethical frame-work.

You will be able to confidently deploy specialised industrial design knowledge and skills with technical effectiveness and creativity.

You will articulate your design thinking through a range of communication techniques and technologies to stakeholders within and across disciplinary boundaries.

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To graduate you must complete the following:

All courses listed may not be available each semester

Year One of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

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

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

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

AND

Year Three of Program

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

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

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

AND

Year Four of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

AND

Year Five of Program

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:

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.

Inherent Requirements

Please find information on the inherent requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) / Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) here.

The program learning outcomes have been aligned with recognised standards for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degrees to obtain national accreditation by Engineers Australia. The listing below reflects the capabilities currently accepted by Engineers Australia, the accrediting body for Engineering Bachelor Degree programs in Australia, for qualification as a professional engineer:

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.

Reference: Engineers Australia National Generic Competency Standards

Program Learning Outcomes: Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours)

The program has been designed to prepare you to work in global contexts, to pursue further study andresearch, and to make strategic and professionally informed decisions about your practice in industrial design.

On completion of this program of study you will be able to:

• Apply analytical, critical, creative and strategic thinking to industrial design problems and research within complex and unfamiliar contexts and concerns
• Collaborate with other specialists and key stakeholders on design problems on multi-disciplinary projects in diverse settings
• Articulate complex design ideas to diverse audiences through an advanced and adaptable repertoire of communication strategies and technologies
• Generate innovative approaches to design problems and solutions, with a criticality and openness to the perspectives and needs of others in a situation
• Advocate through design practice the improvement of the conditions and wellbeing of people, cultural practices and environments
• Initiate, plan, manage and execute research and design projects with independence and in an objective and ethical manner
• Reflect on own learning and the efficacy of design decisions made, adapting to needs and issues as they arise, and continuously seeking improvement
• Demonstrate through practice-based design research an advanced knowledge of the socio-technical, environmental and economic eco-systems of industrial design both locally and globally