BH074 - Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering) (Honours)

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Plan: BH074 - Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering) (Honours)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

Approach to learning and assessment

Several courses in the program are delivered online, rather than on-campus, and you are likely to find that other courses transition to online delivery as you progress through the program.

Classes are taught using a combination of lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop, practical and laboratory sessions and site visits. You are expected to be responsible for the completion of all out-of-class learning activities which may require extra reading of both library and online materials. Attendance in lectures is not compulsory but is strongly recommended. If you miss lectures you must ensure that you avail yourself of any information provided in those lectures.

Assessment is ongoing throughout the semester and may include class tests, quizzes, essays/reports, oral class presentations, group projects, research projects, laboratory projects and practical assignments (for example design and build) and end of semester examinations. Components of the assessment for each course may be found in their respective Course Guides.

If you have a long-term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services unit if you would like to find out more.

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to Apply for credit.

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Work integrated learning

RMIT is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with workplace experience.  Work Integrated Learning will be undertaken in many courses in your program. As a student enrolled in this RMIT program you will:

  • undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and  demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
  • interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities and receive feedback through assessment tasks; and
  • complete these activities in real or simulated work contexts or situations.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be in a simulated workplace learning environment.

The following two core courses include WIL activities where 50% or more of the assessment involves assessors from a WIL partner organisation:

  • OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice where you will participate in an "Engineers Without Borders (EWB)" project which is focused on sustainable development as identified by EWB and community organisations. 
  • OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B where you will work under the guidance of a professional engineer who may be from industry or be an academic or research staff member. You will apply your technical knowledge, research, design and professional engineering skills to either discipline specific, or cross disciplinary engineering problems, through robust research and established engineering design processes. 

In addition to these courses you are strongly recommended to undertake at least 10 weeks of engineering work experience supervised by a professional engineer. If your work experience meets the requirements it may be assessed concurrently with your work experience as part of courses such as 

  • OENG1165 Professional Engineering Experience

You can enrol in OENG1165 while you are undertaking engineering work experience at any time during your program as a University elective course or you can enrol in it as a technical option course in your final year.

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Program Structure

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.
 

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Year One of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice 12 OENG1166 City Campus
Engineering Mathematics 12 MATH2393 City Campus
Digital Fundamentals 12 OENG1206 City Campus
Engineering Science 12 OENG1208 City Campus
Creative Engineering CAD 12 OENG1204 City Campus
Introduction to Mechanical and Automotive Engineering 12 MIET2514 City Campus
Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics: What We Make and How We Make It 12 MANU2488 City Campus
Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 EEET2249 City Campus
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Fluid Mechanics of Mechanical Systems 12 MIET2422 City Campus
Engineering Dynamics 12 MIET2134 City Campus
Mechatronics Principles 12 MIET2370 City Campus
Advanced Mathematics for Engineers 12 MATH2414 City Campus
Mechanics and Materials 2 12 MIET2115 City Campus
Applied Thermodynamics 12 MIET2421 City Campus
Mechanical Design 1 12 MIET2136 City Campus
AND
Select and Completed One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Solid Mechanics 3 12 MIET1071 Bundoora Campus
Mechanical Vibrations 12 MIET1076 Bundoora Campus
Thermal-Fluid System Design 12 MIET2515 City Campus
MIET2518 Bundoora Campus
Heat Transfer 12 MIET1081 Bundoora Campus
Mechanics of Machines 12 MIET1077 Bundoora Campus
Finite Element Analysis 12 MIET1084 Bundoora Campus
Vehicle Noise and Vibration 12 MIET1192 Bundoora Campus
Research Methods for Engineers 12 EEET2449 City Campus
EEET2572 Bundoora Campus
EEET2606 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
 
AND

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Year Four of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Engineering Capstone Project Part A 12 OENG1167 City Campus
OENG1180 Bundoora Campus
OENG1224 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Engineering and Enterprise 12 MIET2116 Bundoora Campus
MIET2534 City Campus
Engineering Capstone Project Part B 12 OENG1168 City Campus
OENG1179 Bundoora Campus
OENG1231 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam
Vehicle Handling and Control 12 AUTO1014 Bundoora Campus
Management of Vehicle Design 12 AUTO1019 Bundoora Campus
Vehicle Power Systems 12 AUTO1006 Bundoora Campus
AND
Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from the following Automotive Options list:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Professional Engineering Experience 12 OENG1165 City Campus
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus
Humanitarian Experiential Learning Project 12 OENG1164 City Campus
Engineering Learning Factory Project 12 OENG1143 City Campus
OENG1223 Bundoora Campus
Industrial and Vehicle Aerodynamics 12 AUTO1018 Bundoora Campus
Automatic Control 12 MIET2006 Bundoora Campus
Computational Engineering 1 12 MIET2011 Bundoora Campus
Sustainable Automotive Manufacturing 12 AUTO1016 Bundoora Campus
Advanced Materials 12 MIET1200 Bundoora Campus
Simulation and Optimisation in Engineering 12 AERO2463 City Campus
AERO2604 Bundoora Campus
Computational Fluid Dynamics 12 MIET2394 Bundoora Campus
Mechatronic Design 12 MIET2362 Bundoora Campus
Advanced Robotics 12 MANU1417 Bundoora Campus
Computer Integrated Manufacturing 12 MANU1418 Bundoora Campus
MANU2551 City Campus
Autonomous Systems 12 MANU2206 Bundoora Campus
Aeronautics Innovation Laboratory 12 AERO2464 Bundoora Campus
Formula SAE Project 2 12 AUTO1931 City Campus
AUTO1940 Bundoora Campus
Intelligent Transport Systems 12 AUTO1929 City Campus
 

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Program transition plan

Very Important: This plan is being phased out.
 

BH074 - Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering) plan has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students after Semester 2 2022. The plan will be taught out to current students until semester 2, 2027. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2027, you may consider applying to other programs within RMIT subject to entrance requirements. You may also consider applying to the new plan:

BH070P23 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)
 
For more information and advice on your enrolment, please contact your program manager, Henin Zhang or Abhijit Date (henin.zhang@rmit.edu.au or abhijit.date@rmit.edu.au).

 

Transition Plan 2021

The following table shows courses that will be replaced from Semester 1 2021 for program transition purposes only and not necessarily course equivalencies. If you have successfully completed any of the previous courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2021 they will continue to count as a course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.

Year one

Prior to 2021 Credit Points Replacement Course Credit Points
MATH2117 Engineering Mathematics C 12 MATH2393 Engineering Mathematics 12
MIET2419 Mechanics and Materials 1 12 OENG1208 Engineering Science 12
MIET2421 Applied Thermodynamics (moved to year two) 12 OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals (moved from year two)

12

MATH2118 Further Engineering Mathematics C 12 MIET2514 Introduction to Mechanical and Automotive Engineering 12
MIET2422 Fluid Mechanics of Mechanical Systems (moved to year two) 12 EEET2249 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12

Year two

Prior to 2021 Credit Points Replacement Course Credit Points
MIET2420 Mechanical Design 1 24

MIET2136 Mechanical Design 1

MIET2421 Applied Thermodynamics (moved from year one)

12

12

MATH2124 Math & Stats for Aero, Mech & Auto 12 MATH2414 Advanced Mathematics for Engineers 12
MIET2515 Thermal-Fluid System Design (moved to year three) 12 MIET2422 Fluid Mechanics and of Mechanical Systems (moved from year one) 12
OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals (moved to year one) 12 University Elective (moved from year four) 12

Year three

Prior to 2021 Credit Points Replacement Course Credit Points
AUTO1019 Management of Vehicle Design (moved to year four) 12 MIET2515 Thermal-Fluid System Design (moved from year two) 12
AUTO1006 Vehicle Power Systems (moved to year four) 12 MIET1192 Vehicle Noise & Vibration (moved from year four) 12

Year four

Prior to 2021 Credit Points Replacement Course Credit Points
MIET1192 Vehicle Noise & Vibration (moved to year three) 12 AUTO1019 Management of Vehicle Design (moved from year three) 12
University Elective  12 AUTO1006 Vehicle Power Systems (moved from year three) 12
University Elective  12 Automotive Option Course 12

 Students who require enrolment advice as a result of these amendments should contact their program manager. 

Transition Plan 2020

The following table shows courses that will be replaced/ amended from Semester 1 2020 as part of a program transition. If you have successfully completed any of the old courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2020 it will continue to count as a core course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.

Year

Old course

Credit Points

Year

Replacement / amended course/s

Credit Points

1

MIET2093 Computer Aided Design

12

1

OENG1204 Creative Engineering CAD

12

1

MANU2095 Manufacturing Systems

12

1

MANU2488 Advanced Manufacturing & Mechatronics Engineering: What we make and how we make it

12

2

One University elective^

12

2

OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals

12

2

One Program elective^

12

2

MIET2515 Thermal-Fluid System Design

12

4

MIET2006 Automatic Control*

12

4

MIET1192 Vehicle Noise and Vibration

12

^ Students who have successfully completed 192CP or more before start of semester 2 2020 are not required to complete MIET2515 Thermal-Fluid System Design and OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals. All other students must complete both these new courses to meet the program requirements

* Students who have completed MIET2006 Automatic Control by Semester 1 2020 are not required to complete MIET1192 Vehicle Noise and Vibration

Course title change will apply from semester two 2020 for the following course:

  • 'MIET1081 Advanced Thermo-Fluid Mechanics' has been changed to 'Heat Transfer'

Transition Plan 2018

The following table shows courses that will be replaced/ amended from Semester 1 2018 as part of a program transition. If you have successfully completed any of the old courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2018 it will continue to count as a core course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.

Year

Old course

Credit Points

Year

Replacement / amended course/s

Credit Points

1

AERO2248 Engineering, Society & Sustainability

12

1

OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice

12

3

AUTO1019 Management of Vehicle Design and Research

12

3

AUTO1019 Management of Vehicle Design

12

3

MIET1081 Advanced Thermo-Fluid Mechanics^

12

4

MIET1081 Heat transfer

12

4

OENG1074 Professional Research Project 1*

24

4

OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project Part A and core course MIET2116 Engineering and Enterprise

2x12

4

OENG1075 Professional Research Project 2

24

4

OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B and one 12 credit point fourth year option course from your Program structure

2x12


 

^Students who have successfully completed the first three years (288 CP) of their Program including MIET1081 Advanced Thermo-Fluid Mechanics before Semester 1 2018 will be able to take EEET2449 Research Methods for Engineers or any fourth year Automotive Option course as a fourth year replacement.

*Students who have successfully completed OENG1074 Professional Research Project 1 before semester 1 2018 will be able to complete OENG1075 Professional Research Project 2 in Semester 1 2018.

-Before 2018, OENG1075 Professional Research Project 2 (24cp) incorporated 12 credit points of compulsory WIL work experience.

From 2018, OENG1075 Professional Research Project 2 (24cp) will be replaced by OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B (12cp).

2016 Amendment

In 2016 this program underwent minor changes in structure. Specifically:

- the course MIET1077 Mechanics of Machines replaced the third year course MIET2032 Renewable Energy Systems

- the course AUTO1018 Industrial and Vehicle Aerodynamics was added to the elective list

- the following course title changes were implemented

  • MIET2134 "Mechanics of Machines 1" became "Engineering Dynamics"
  • MIET1076 "Dynamics and Control" became "Mechanical Vibrations"
  • MIET1081 "Further Thermo-Fluid Mechanics" became "Advanced Thermo-Fluid Mechanics"

The amended structure will be implemented from Semester 1 2016 for all students. For students who enrolled in this program before 2016, all credits you gained will count towards the amended program. If you need any transitional or enrolment advice, please contact your Program Manager.

The following Table advises students who have failed an old course(s) before 2016 what substitute course(s) they should complete.

Year or Semester Old course/s no longer offered Credit Points Substitute Courses Credit Points
Year 3 MIET2032 Renewable Energy Systems 12 MIET1077 Mechanics of Machines 12

2014 Amendment

This program underwent an amendment in 2014. The following Table advises students who have failed an old course(s) before 2014 what substitute course(s) they should complete.

Year or Semester Old course/s no longer offered Credit Points Substitute Courses Credit Points
Year 1 MIET2097 Engineering Mechanics
AERO2247 Solid Mechanics and Materials 1
12 MIET2419 Mechanics and Materials 1 12
Year 1 MIET2095 Thermo-Fluid Mechanics
(which was previously followed by MIET2135 Thermo-Fluid Mechanics 2)
12 (12) MIET2421 Applied Thermodynamics,
(which is done concurrently with MIET2422 Fluid Mechanics of Mechanical Systems)
12 (12)

Students that have failed either MIET2097 Engineering Mechanics or AERO2247 Solid Mechanics and Materials 1 should take the replacement course MIET2419 Mechanics and Materials 1. Students that have failed both MIET2097 and AERO2247 should consult the Program Manager to find a suitable course to cover the learning outcomes and make up the necessary credit points.

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