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Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
About this program
Mechanical engineering at Newcastle shares the same industrial-region orientation as civil: a lot of the applied research and industry placement pipeline runs through mining equipment, heavy manufacturing, and increasingly renewable energy and hydrogen projects tied to the Hunter's economic transition away from coal. The program is Engineers Australia accredited and runs four years with honours embedded, following the Washington Accord structure that's recognised for professional registration overseas as well as in Australia.
Students get hands-on lab time that's unusually generous for a mid-sized engineering school. Newcastle's engineering labs include a combustion research facility and manufacturing workshops that undergraduates actually use rather than just observe, and final-year thesis topics often come directly out of the mechanical engineering research groups working on things like solar thermal energy and advanced manufacturing.
The mandatory 12-week Professional Engineering Practice placement functions as a genuine foot in the door for a lot of students. Hunter Valley mining services companies and manufacturers recruit directly out of the placement cohort, and it's common for students to receive a graduate offer from their placement employer before finishing their thesis year.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1: Engineering Mechanics
- Mathematics for Engineers A and B
- Engineering Materials
- Thermodynamics
- Introduction to Engineering Design
- Year 2: Fluid Mechanics
- Dynamics of Machines
- Manufacturing Processes
- Electrical Engineering for Mechanical Engineers
- Mathematics for Engineers C
- Year 3: Heat Transfer
- Machine Design
- Control Systems
- Mechanics of Solids
- Professional Engineering Practice (12-week industry placement)
- Year 4 (Honours): Advanced Design Project
- Mechanical Vibrations
- Engineering Thesis
- technical electives (options include energy systems, mechatronics)
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Mechanical EngineerANZSCO 233512
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (or equivalent); Selection Rank of 77.00 for domestic entry at the Newcastle campus.
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