BH070 - Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)
Plan: BH070KPL - Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)
Campus: Kaplan Singapore
Overview
Program detailsPurpose of the ProgramArticulation and pathwaysEntrance requirementsExternal accreditation and industry linksStudent expenses and charges in addition to feesLibrary, IT and specialist resourcesProgram details
Award title: Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)
Award abbreviation: BEng(MechEng)(Hons)
Total credit points: 384
Career: UGRD
Duration: 8 trimesters part-time
Location: Offshore - Kaplan Singapore
Owning school: Engineering (172H)
Owning school URL: www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/engineering
ASCED code: 030701
CRICOS code:
Top of pagePurpose of the Program
The overall objective of the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) is to provide you with the skills to become an employable and effective mechanical engineer within a national and international context. It is designed to prepare you for a wide range of career possibilities by developing particular graduate attributes which will be of on-going benefit to you, your industry and society as a whole.
This particular program plan is specificially designed for students who have completed a related Polytechnic Diploma or Advanced Diploma. Thus, the program plan doesn't include the delivery of years one and two as students entering receive credit for both years
As a graduate of this program, you will have been prepared to practise as an effective, high-level engineer. You will have demonstrated the ability to utilise fundamental knowledge and skills in mathematics and the sciences which underpin engineering. You will have demonstrated sound skills and appropriate understanding of disciplines relevant to mechanical engineering and its practice. You will have demonstrated suitable design skills, appropriate creativity, intellectual discipline, and professional skills relevant to working with others.
In addition to this, you will have demonstrated the ability to communicate your ideas in a way appropriate to your profession and to the wider community in general. You will also have demonstrated your ability to learn in a self-directed way that will support professional extension in your working life and that will lead you to adapt through technological and social change. Furthermore, you will have demonstrated your ability to investigate complex problems using research-based knowledge and research methods.
The Mechanical Engineering program, as a whole, has a real-world focus with a problem-/project-based active learning approach. In your program, you will be exposed to the fundamentals of engineering sciences, engineering design, specialist mechanical engineering courses to expand your knowledge in various streams of expertise. The academic staff members who teach the course are highly-regarded mechanical engineering practitioners and, based on the specialist knowledge they offer, the program is designed to provide you with a number of opportunities for industrial interaction.
You will undertake a capstone experience in the final year courses OENG1169 Engineering Capstone Project Part A and OENG1171 Engineering Capstone Project Part B, in which you will conduct an independent research project that can be analytical, experimental, design or computational in nature (or some combination).
The program requires in-person attendance, but also takes advantage of the capabilities of the online learning management system that is available to all students and provides scope for collaboration and remote access. While most courses in the program are delivered on campus, others are delivered online.
Top of pageArticulation and pathways
Articulation:
Entry to this program fully depends on your prior completion of a Polytechnic or equivalent diploma in mechanical or closely related engineering. Once you are admitted to the program, you will be granted credit transfer of 192 credit points (equivalent to two years) from the four year, 384 credit point degree.
For equivalence to the above entrance requirement, including consideration of relevant work experience, refer to the Entrance Requirements section.
The following Diploma programs have been recognised as the main pathways - each eligible for the equivalent of two years of credit transfer:
- Nanyang Diploma in Aeronautical & Aerospace Technology
- Nanyang Diploma in Digital & Precision Engineering
- Nanyang Diploma in Mechatronics
- Temasek Diploma in Aerospace Engineering
- Temasek Diploma in Mechatronics
- Singapore Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- Singapore Diploma in Mechatronics and Robotics
- Singapore Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering
- Ngee Ann Diploma in Aerospace Technology
- Ngee Ann Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- Ngee Ann Diploma in Automation & Mechatronic Systems
- Ngee Ann Diploma in Marine & Offshore Technology
Credit will be granted for the following first and second year RMIT courses:
- OENG1178 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice
- OENG1212 Creative Engineering CAD
- MATH2264 Engineering Mathematics C
- MATH2265 Further Engineering Mathematics C
- MIET2462 Applied Thermodynamics
- MANU2519 Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics: What We Make and How We Make It
- MIET2464 Fluid Mechanics of Mechanical Systems
- MIET2465 Mechanics and Materials 1
- MATH2266 Math & Stats for Aero, Mech & Auto
- MIET2467 Engineering and Enterprise
- MIET2466 Mechanical Design 1
- MIET2468 Mechatronics Principles
- OENG1213 Digital Fundamentals
- 2 student electives
Pathways:
Pathways refer to related programs for which you may be eligible once you have graduated from your current program. As a successful graduate of this program, you may (upon application) be eligible to proceed to a coursework Masters degree or even to a research degree including Masters of Engineering by Coursework, Master of Engineering by Research or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Acceptance into these programs would be subject to each program's entry requirements.
Top of pageEntrance requirements
Very Important: BH070KPL Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) will be discontinued and will no longer accept new students from Trimester 1, 2024.
The selection of prospective students for the program is competitive. For each intake, you should apply for the program through Kaplan, Singapore.
The academic entrance requirement for the program is successful completing a recognised three-year Polytechnic Diploma or an Advanced Diploma in mechanical or closely related engineering discipline*.
Bridging modules are available to enable to strengthen your ability in any or all of the following areas: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids, Engineering Mathematics.
Applicants who meet the above requirements but are unable to provide evidence of competence in Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids, Engineering Mathematics may be offered a conditional place subject to passing the relevant bridging module(s).
Other qualifications and relevant work experience will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by RMIT. This will include English language requirements where the approved qualification was offered in a language other than English. For more information on RMIT’s English entry requirements, see the English equivalents page. Relevant work experience includes engineering practice or technical roles that support engineering practice.
Applicants may be required to attend an interview in case any aspect relevant to selection is unclear.
* Successful applicants are granted 192 credit points in credit transfer, equivalent to two years of the four-year program. As such, all qualifications are assessed in terms of their equivalence to the first two years of the four-year program.
Top of pageExternal accreditation and industry links
External Accreditation
The Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)(Honours) Singapore offering is provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia. Engineers Australia is the professional body in Australia responsible for the accreditation of higher education programs that prepare students to practise as professional engineers.
Industry Links
The School of Engineering has an Industry Advisory Committee for its Singapore programs, which is an important link to industry. Membership includes senior engineers from a number of major international companies and government and non-government organisations. The Committee provides comments and advice on the contents of the School's programs.
Top of pageStudent expenses and charges in addition to fees
Once you are enrolled as a student in this program you will need to allow for expenses other than university tuition fees. Additional expenses may relate to the purchase of lecture notes, textbooks, stationery, consumables such as printer paper, fees levied by commercial internet service providers for internet access outside of the university campus, and other relevant costs.
Top of pageLibrary, IT and specialist resources
Library resources and services
As a student enrolled in an RMIT University program you can access many of the extensive collections of electronic resources and services provided from RMIT University Library. Resources include e-books, e-journals and newspapers and product data. Your RMIT student number will allow you to access all online resources through RMIT University Library.
Library subject guides and web based tutorials will support your learning. Electronic resources and the online Ask a Librarian reference service are accessible on and off campus 24 hours per day.
You can find more information on RMIT University Library resources and services at https://www.rmit.edu.au/library.
The library subject guide for Mechanical engineering is at http://rmit.libguides.com/mechanical-automotive-engineering.
Online learning tools and content
As a student studying outside Australia with RMIT University partner institutions, you may access online learning materials at myRMIT: www.rmit.edu.au/myrmitstudies.
Services available to you as a student at RMIT University
RMIT University offshore partners provide resources and opportunities to assist your learning and wellbeing so you can achieve your study and career goals. The range of services available will vary at each RMIT University offshore partner. Enquire locally.
Services are available online to assist you with:
- transition to tertiary student learning,
- study skills, academic skills including academic literacy, writing for academic purposes, research, exam preparation and much more, and career development and employment.
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