MATSENG04 - Materials engineering - Monash University

Overview

This specialisation has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2020. For details of changes, please consult the 2021 Change register. Materials engineering is all about making new materials and improving existing ones - making things stronger, lighter, more functional, sustainable and cost-effective. You … For more content click the Read More button below. AvailabilityMaterials engineering is listed in E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Clayton as an undergraduate specialisation.

This specialisation has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2020. For details of changes, please consult the 2021 Change register.

Materials engineering is all about making new materials and improving existing ones - making things stronger, lighter, more functional, sustainable and cost-effective. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience relating to traditional and emerging materials across a range of classes including metals, ceramics and polymers. This will involve characterisation, analysis and creation of materials with regard to their structural, functional, chemical/biological and other important properties. The course will consider such materials and processes in the context of the sustainability of the materials life-cycle, with particular focus on materials design and professional skills.

Availability
Materials engineering is listed in E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Clayton as an undergraduate specialisation.

You must satisfy the continuous professional development required to complete the course. See ENG0001.

Requirements
144 credit points

Parts C and D. Materials engineering knowledge, application and professional practice108 credit points

You must complete the following core materials engineering units AND one MTE-coded unit at level 4 or 5 from the materials engineering technical electives list below.

Advanced engineering mathematics

Atomic-scale structure of materials

Phase equilibria and phase transformations

Mechanical properties of materials

Functional materials 1

Materials in a complex world 1: People, projects and data

Plasticity of metals and alloys

Materials life cycle

Materials in a complex world 2: Characterisation, identification and selection

Functional materials 2

Introduction to ceramics: Properties, processing and applications

Integrated design project

Advanced materials processing and manufacturing

Materials in a complex world 3: Impact in society

Final year project A

Final year project B

Part E. Elective study - Specialisation36 credit points

Studying the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) single degree36 credit points

Electives must be completed at the unit level required to satisfy the course requirements. You must complete a total of 36 credit points of engineering elective study. 12 credit points must be at levels 2 or 3 and 24 credit points must be at levels 3 and 4 or 5 from the engineering technical electives list below. If you have completed two electives in Year 1 in a non-engineering minor in a discipline from another faculty that is approved by the Faculty of Engineering, you may want to use the 12 credit points at level 2 to complete the non-engineering minor, or choose from the materials engineering technical electives list. You are encouraged to take up the opportunity to pursue a minor in an engineering discipline that complements your engineering specialisation.

Materials engineering technical electives36 credit points

You may consider other engineering technical units chosen from the engineering minors, subject to meeting the unit prerequisite or co-requisite rules. NOTE: To enrol in a level 5 unit listed below, you must obtain a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65 or above at the conclusion of level 3 and be in your final year.

Engineering education placement

Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing

Modelling of materials

Advanced ceramics and applications

Materials and sustainability

Engineering alloy design, processing and selection

Corrosion mechanisms and protection methods

Engineering with nanomaterials

Electron microscopy

Applied crystallography in advanced materials characterisation

Advanced polymeric materials

Environmental durability and protection of metals and engineering materials

Advanced photovoltaics and energy storage

Biomaterials and biomechanics

Additive manufacturing of metallic materials

Additive manufacturing of polymeric and functional materials

Studying a double degree

Other area of study costs

Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Electronics, calculators and tools: scientific calculator approximately $40
Safety glasses and 100% cotton lab coat approx $70

Contacts

Coordinator(s)

Professor Kiyonori Suzuki

Organisational contacts

Department of Materials Science and Engineering