Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers students an industry connected education experience that is uniquely placed to provide solutions to the challenges faced by the global community. The academic staffs are dedicated to the enhancement of teaching and research and the pursuit of excellence and innovative applications of engineering technology as a contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge, understanding and community relevance. Project and research work is conducted in association with industry and ranges in scope from fundamental studies to topics directed at the development of processes or plants. The undergraduate course offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering is as below:
Recognition / Accreditation
- Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)*
- Engineers Australia (EAust)
- Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA)
*The Board of Engineers Malaysia and Engineers Australia are the authorized signatory of the Washington Accord for Malaysia and Australia, respectively.
Duration : 4 years full-time
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering
| 1st Year, 1st Semester Units | 1st Year, 2nd Semester Units | |||||
| Unit Code | Unit Name | Credits | Unit Code | Unit Name | Credits | |
| MCEN1000 | Engineering Mechanics | 25 | PRRE1003 | Resources, Processes and Materials Engineering | 25 | |
| ELEN1000 | Electrical Systems | 25 | MATH1020 | Calculus for Engineers | 25 | |
| MATH1019 | Linear Algebra and Statistics for Engineers | 25 | COMP1005 | Fundamentals of Programming | 25 | |
| INDE1001 | Engineering Foundations: Principles, Design & Communications | 25 |
1st Year Optional Units (select any 1) ELEN1002: Sustainability and Renewable Energy (recommended for ME) OR ENGR1000: Engineering: Connecting Past, Present and Future |
25 | ||
| 2nd Year, 1st Semester Units | 2nd Year, 2nd Semester Units | |||||
| ENGR2000 | Fluid Mechanics | 25 | ENEN2000 | Engineering Sustainable Development | 12.5 | |
| MATH2012 | Engineering Mathematics | 12.5 | MCEN2004 | Manufacturing Processes | 25 | |
| MCEN2000 | Fundamentals of Strength of Materials | 25 | MCEN2002 | Fundamentals of Mechanical Design | 25 | |
| MCEN2003 | Machine Dynamics | 25 | MCEN2001 | Fundamentals of Thermodynamics | 25 | |
| MCEN2005 | Engineering Graphics | 12.5 | ELEN2004 | Electrical Plant | 12.5 | |
| 3rd Year, 1st Semester Units | 3rd Year, 2nd Semester Units | |||||
| MCEN3005 | Fundamentals of Mechanical Vibration | 25 | MCEN3006 | Linear Systems and Control | 25 | |
| MCEN3003 | Competitive Manufacturing Processes | 25 | MGMT3000 | Engineering Management | 25 | |
| MCEN3004 | Advanced Strength of Materials | 25 | MCEN3002 | Applied Fluid Mechanics | 25 | |
| MCEN3000 | Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 25 | MCEN3001 | Machine Design | 25 | |
| 12 weeks Industrial Internship (EIT 301) | ||||||
| 4th Year, 1st Semester Units | 4th Year, 2nd Semester Units | |||||
| MCEN4005 | Mechanical Engineering Research Project 1 | 25 | MCEN4006 | Mechanical Engineering Research Project 2 | 25 | |
| MCEN4015 |
Integrated Mechanical Design (Capstone Unit) |
25 | BLAW2000 | Law for Engineers | 12.5 | |
| MCEN4010 | Professional Engineering Practice | 12.5 | ||||
| Final Year Optional Units (Select any 4 out of 8 options) | ||||||
| MCEN4002 | Materials Engineering | 25 | MCEN4001 | Industrial Fluid Mechanics | 25 | |
| MCEN4004 | Heat Transfer | 25 | MCEN4008 | Finite Element Analysis | 25 | |
| MCEN4011 | Engineering Design Methodology | 25 | MCEN4009 | Engineering Noise Control | 25 | |
| MCEN4003 | Vibration | 25 | MCEN4000 | Design For Manufacturing | 25 | |
Further details on individual units are available in the Curtin Handbook 2021
