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Guidance Officers & Career Advisers SeminarMay 3
Associate Professor Dave EdwardsGriffith School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering(GC)
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Comprehensive @ Gold Coast
Specialised @ Nathan
Griffith Engineering
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3 “traditional disciplines:
• Civil
• Electrical
• Mechanical
Gold Coast Engineering
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3 “traditional disciplines:
• Civil
• Electrical
• Mechanical
plus cross-disciplinary Mechatronics and Sports and Biomedical
Gold Coast Engineering
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Why Mechanical in 2012?
Mechanical Engineering
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Why Mechanical in 2012?
• demand from students
• jobs
• resources to support program
new labs (and equipment) for 2013
Mechanical Engineering
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Jobs in a range of industries including design, research and development and production:
medical, automotive, mining, renewable energy, sports, marine and aerospace sectors.
Mechanical Engineering jobs
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General versus specialist
Mechanical Engineering program
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General versus specialist
● aeronautical
● automotive
● marine
● building services
Mechanical Engineering program
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Foundation of theory, reinforced by experience and innovation.
Emphasis on mechanical design to provide the widest range of career opportunities.
Mechanical Engineering program
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Foundation of theory, reinforced by experience and innovation.
Emphasis on mechanical design to provide the widest range of career opportunities.
Electives allow a number of specialisations including vehicle technology.
Mechanical Engineering program
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Mechanical Engineering program
Common 1st yearYear 1
20CP core 60CP MechanicalYear 2
10CP core 60CP Mech 10CP elective Year 3
40CP core 30CP Mech 10CP elective Year 4
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4 Strands:– Materials and Manufacturing
– Thermofluids
– Structures
– Mechanical Design
Specialisation: vehicle technology
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Materials and Manufacturing Strand:– Engineering Materials
– Manufacturing Technology
– Advanced Manufacturing Technology
– Design and Manufacture of Composites
Mechanical Engineering program
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Thermofluids Strand:– Thermodynamics
– Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
– Heat and Mass Transfer
– HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning)
Mechanical Engineering program
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Structures Strand:– Engineering Mechanics
– Mechanics of Materials 1
– Mechanics of Materials 2
– Failure Mechanisms and Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering program
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Mechanical Design Strand:– Design of Machine Elements
– Mechanical Engineering Design 1
– Mechanical Engineering Design 2
– Computational Methods
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Vehicle technology : – Vehicle Design and Analysis
– Advanced Vehicle Dynamics
– Mechatronic System Design and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering program
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Civil engineering
Electrical & Electronic engineering
Mechatronic engineering
Mechanical engineering
Sports & Biomedical engineering
Gold Coast BEng Majors
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Electronic & Computer engineering
Environmental engineering
Microelectronic engineering
Software engineering
Sustainable Energy Systems engineering
Nathan BEng Majors
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Thank you
Mechanical Engineering
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