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ENGG1800: Introduction to Engineering A
2026 unit information
Introduction to Engineering ENGG1800 is a unit for first year students undertaking “Flexible First Year”. It is designed to be taken with ENGF1112. In ENGG1800, the students will learn fundamental engineering concepts including materials, fluid, energy, forces, and sustainability. Applications of these topics on daily life and industrial settings will be used to highlight the relevance of the topics to the engineering disciplines of Aeronautical, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical and Mechatronics.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Engineering |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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CIVL1900 or CHNG1108 or MECH1560 or AERO1560 or AMME1960 or BMET1960 or MTRX1701 or ELEC1004 or ELEC1005 or ENVE1001 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Have a familiarity with the different engineering disciplines, their applications and interdependencies
- LO2. Be able to undertake basic engineering calculations for a range of common problems across a range of engineering disciplines
- LO3. Understand fundamental concepts of mass balance, energy balance, material properties and forces.
- LO4. Be able to present basic engineering calculations in engineering reports
- LO5. Conduct engineering calculations in a structured and purposeful manner
- LO6. Work productively in a team environment
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