Mechanical Engineering stream
Materials Science and Engineering specialisation
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 18 February 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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Materials Science and Engineering specialisation |
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| Students in the Mechanical or Mechanical with Space stream must complete 18 credit points to achieve this specialisation. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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| Students complete 18 credit points from the following: | ||
| AMME5271 Computational Nanotechnology |
6 | A Understanding of basic principles of Newtonian mechanics, physics and chemistry, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics |
| MECH5304 Materials Failure |
6 | A Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics P (MECH3361 or MECH8361 or MECH9361) and (MECH3362 or MECH8362 or MECH9362) N MECH6304 |
| MECH5305 Smart Materials |
6 | A Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics P (AMME2301 or AMME9301) and (AMME1362 or AMME2302 or AMME9302) N MECH6305 |
| MECH5310 Advanced Engineering Materials |
6 | P MECH3362 or MECH8362 or MECH9362 N MECH4310 or MECH6310 |
| MECH5311 Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials |
6 | P AMME1362 or AMME2302 or AMME9302 or CIVL1110 or CIVL2110 N MECH6311 |
| Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Mechanical or Mechanical with Space stream. | ||
Post-publication amendments
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 18/2/2026 | Assumed knowledge (A) for MECH5310 published as: A MECH3362 or MECH8362 or MECH9362 or equivalent study at another institution |
Assumed knowledge (A) for MECH5310 removed. |
| 18/2/2026 | Assumed knowledge (A) for MECH5311 published as: A AMME1362 or AMME2302 or AMME9302 or CIVL1110 or CIVL2110 or equivalent study at another institution |
Assumed knowledge (A) for MECH5311 removed. |
