Course Overview
Mechanical engineering professionals design, manufacture, and manage the operation of systems and machinery from micro-scale components to complex spacecraft. Their expertise is applied across industries including automotive, transport, manufacturing, power generation, medical technology, and consumer goods.
This practical qualification prepares you to graduate job-ready as a mechanical engineering technologist. You will develop essential knowledge in physics, materials science, force, energy, and motion, while gaining hands-on skills in modern mechanical engineering technologies. Upon completion, you will be equipped to improve safety, efficiency, and innovation across a wide range of engineering applications.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Apply principles of physics, materials science, and mechanics to analyze and solve mechanical engineering problems using established technologies and standards.
- Integrate mathematical reasoning, computational tools, and programming to model, simulate, and evaluate mechanical engineering systems and processes in global engineering contexts.
- Exercise sound engineering judgement in mechanical design by incorporating safety, sustainability, manufacturability, cost, societal needs, and relevant regulatory frameworks.
This course is internationally recognized under the Sydney Accord.
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Program Details
Mechanical engineering is the field of engineering that applies physics and the material sciences to develop machinery. Mechanical engineers use the principles of force, energy, and motion to improve the safety, efficiency, and technological advancement of the world around us.
With this qualification, you will have acquired the essential knowledge which underpins both this and other fields of engineering. More importantly, you will have become a mechanical engineering technologist.
The degree consists of a combination of common units, sub-discipline specific ‘stream’ units, industrial work experience, and a final year project. The program duration is three years full-time. We deliver units over two semesters per year, and you will take 5+4 units per semester. There will be a short mid-semester break and extended breaks between semesters. Please refer to the current teach-out program structure here.
Note: units may be completed in a different order depending on individual circumstances, pre-requisites and unit availability.
Year One
| Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| BSC101 | Engineering Mathematics 1 (Common) | 3 |
| BSC102 | Electrical Circuit Theory and Analysis (Common) | 3 |
| BSC103 | Engineering Physics and Materials (Common) | 3 |
| BSC104 | Engineering Drawing and CAD (Common) | 3 |
| BSC105 | Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice (Common) | 3 |
| BSC106 | Engineering Mathematics 2 (Common) | 3 |
| BSC107 | Engineering Programming (Common) | 3 |
| BSC108 | Engineering Statics (Common with BCS) | 3 |
| BSC109 | Fluid Mechanics (Common with BCS) | 3 |
Year Two
| Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| BSC201 | Engineering Management (Common) | 3 |
| BME202 | Fluid Machines | 3 |
| BME203 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| BME204 | Machine Dynamics | 3 |
| BME205 | Manufacturing Processes and Technology | 3 |
| BME206 | Hydraulics and Pneumatics | 3 |
| BME207 | Heat and Mass Transfer | 3 |
| BME208 | Mechanical Design | 3 |
| BME209 | Machine Condition Monitoring | 3 |
Year Three
| Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| BME301 | Process Plant layout, piping and pipeline systems | 3 |
| BME302 | Automation, Measurement and Control | 3 |
| BME303 | Computer Aided Technologies | 3 |
| TBA | Elective-1* | 3 |
| TBA | Elective-2* | 3 |
| BSC305 | Technology, Sustainability and Society (Common) | 3 |
| BSC307 | Engineering Capstone Project (Mechanical Engineering) | 9 |
Additional Mandatory Units
| Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| Hands-on Workshop 1 | 0 | |
| BXX001-004 | Hands-on Workshop 2 | 0 |
| Hands-on Workshop 3 | 0 | |
| Hands-on Workshop 4 | 0 | |
| BSC210 | Industrial Experience | 0 |
List of Electives* (2 Electives to be selected)
| Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| BSC202 | Engineering Mathematics 3 | 3 |
| BME304 | Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning Systems | 3 |
| BME306 | Renewable Energy Technologies | 3 |
| BIA206 | Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
Work-Integrated Learning
EIT’s Bachelor of Science programs require students to undertake 240 hours of paid or unpaid professional work-integrated learning. This can incorporate paid or unpaid internships, site visits, contributing to industry projects, and networking activities. In undertaking an internship, students will interact with employees and become exposed to organizational policy and culture. You will familiarize yourself with organizational communication procedures, a variety of engineering disciplines, and obtain insight and practical aptitude in projects from the planning phase to completion. If you already have some work experience in the relevant engineering field, you may apply to have credit granted by completing the associated recognition of prior learning form.
Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) – Mapping of Program Learning Outcomes with Graduate Attributes and Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies for Engineering Technologists.
Entry is available to applicants who hold one of the following:
1. Year 12: Australian Senior Certificate of Education (or equivalent), completed within the past 3 years, with a minimum score of 60% in Maths;
- Applicants who have completed Yr 12 (or equivalent) more than 3 years ago will also need to demonstrate relevant work experience in the field of study applied for.
2. A relevant (to the sub-discipline) Engineering AQF Diploma or higher or a relevant (to the sub-discipline) overseas qualification equivalent to an Engineering AQF Diploma or higher which was completed within the last 10 years with successful completion of all Maths units/modules + recent industry work experience in a relevant field.
English Language Proficiency Requirements:
Entry to this course requires demonstration of English language proficiency at the level of an IELTS overall score of at least 6.0 (with no individual band score less than 5.5)
The methods of satisfying this English language proficiency requirements are generally through (but not limited to):
- An Australian Senior Certificate of Education or equivalent.
- A specified level of achievement in a recognised English language test, such as IELTS (or equivalent).
- Satisfactory completion of another tertiary course offered in English.
- Work history in an organization where English is the language of communication.
NOTE: All CRICOS applicants from non-English speaking countries (as determined by the Australian Department of Home Affairs) are required to provide results from a recognised language test such as IELTS or equivalent.
NOTE: All applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Please check the Documentation Guidelines for your application.
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Payment Methods
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Like all Australian higher education providers and universities, EIT programs are accredited by the exacting standards of the Australian Government’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).
This course is classified as Level 7 under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
The Bachelor’s degree is fully accredited by Engineers Australia under the Sydney Accord for delivery at the Perth campus. It is internationally recognized through the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) and its signatory countries, supporting global recognition of the qualification and alignment with international engineering education standards.
While the course is also offered at the Melbourne campus, it is currently not accredited by Engineers Australia for delivery at this location.
You can find the accreditation here.
Find out more about country-specific accreditation and professional recognition.
Students should satisfy themselves through their own research with their local accreditation authority prior to commencing the program.
This course may use the following software:
- Desmos online calculator
- National Instruments ELVISmx Instrument Launcher
- National Instruments Multisim
- Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD
- MATLAB
- Python 3.10
- CodeBlocks C/C++ IDE
- Repl.it (Cloud IDE)
- ANSYS Fluent
- REFPROP
- MechAnalyser
- Automation Studio
- Interactive Heat Transfer (IHT) software
- Autodesk Inventor;
- SolidWorks
- PASS Start-Prof
- Autodesk Inventor
- ANSYS Workbench
- Python Jupyter Notebook
- Google Colab
- RETscreen (Recommended for financial analysis of energy systems)
- Pytorch
- KNIME
- Apache Mahout
Due to ongoing unit and course reviews, software may change from the list provided. Learn more about the Practical Learning at EIT here
Potential job roles include engineering and management positions in the following areas of expertise:
- Mechanical design and manufacturing
- Material fabrication
- Mechanical power
- Thermal power and diesel engines
- Mechanical engineering contracts, sales, commissioning and consultation
- Building systems
- Industrial operations and maintenance
- Mechanical project management and business development
- Automotive engineering
- Acoustics
- Fluid mechanics, hydraulics, pumps and piping
- Lubrication
Our bachelor’s degrees take three years to complete full-time, and longer for those studying part-time. You will spend approximately 10 hours per week, per unit, learning the program material, completing assessments and attending tutorials. After enrolment the maximum time allowed to complete all units is 8 years.
Application Deadline:
Applications are open for our upcoming intake. You must submit your application at least four weeks before the start date to be considered for your desired intake.
Census Dates:
A census date is the date at which an enrolment is considered to be final. Any withdrawal you make after the study period census date will incur an academic penalty (for example, a fail grade) and a financial penalty (for example, no refund of your student contribution or tuition fees). See our current census dates.
Any student has a right to appeal a decision of the Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) or any member of the institute’s staff. EIT has a comprehensive Policy on Appeals and Grievances to assist students.
Our courses are delivered by experienced engineers and technical experts from around the world. Many have tackled real-world engineering challenges and bring practical, applied knowledge directly into the classroom.
We draw from a global pool of instructors and lecturers across our organization. Explore our full team of expert educators on the Instructors & Lecturers page.
Please note: Not all lecturers and instructors listed on this page will teach every course. The team teaching your course will be confirmed as part of your course enrolment.
