BH089 - Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business
Plan: BH089MEHDD - Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business (Management)
Campus: City Campus
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)/Bachelor of Business (Management)
Award abbreviation: BEng(MechEng)(Hons)/BBus(Mgt)
Total credit points: 528
Career: UGRD
Duration: 5 years full time
Location: City and Bundoora Campus
Owning school: Engineering (172H)
Owning school URL: www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/engineering
ASCED code: 030799
CRICOS code: 079782A
Top of pagePurpose of the Program
The Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business (Management) has been specifically designed to meet the current and future needs of the mechanical engineering industry. Many of the key roles in mechanical engineering organisations are held by engineering managers. After initially working as mechanical engineers, they move to positions where they are primarily concerned with management. They are involved with supervising and developing staff, planning, achieving organisational objectives and maintaining a positive and motivated workforce and environment. These activities are common to all engineering activities in the public or private sector.
The objectives of the program are to prepare you for a career of leadership in industry that depends on mechanically-based technology.
The program consists of core mechanical engineering and management courses, and technical option courses from the two disciplines. The technical option courses on offer enable you to develop specialist skills in areas of particular interest to you.
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)
The overall objective of the program is for its graduates to be employable and effective mechanical engineers in a national and international context. The program is designed to prepare them for a wide range of career possibilities by developing particular graduate attributes which will be of on-going benefit to them, industry and society as a whole.
As a graduate of this program you should be well-prepared to practise effectively as a professional engineering. Through your studies you will have demonstrated the ability to utilise fundamental knowledge and skills in mathematics and the sciences underpinning engineering. You will have demonstrated sound skills and appropriate understanding of disciplines relevant to mechanical engineering and its practise. You will have demonstrated suitable design skills, appropriate creativity, intellectual discipline, and professional skills relevant to working with others.
You will have demonstrated ability to communicate their ideas in a way appropriate to their profession and also in a general way appropriate to communication with the wider community. You will also have demonstrated that you can learn in a self-directed way that supports professional extension in your working life, and adaptation through technological and social change.
The Mechanical Engineering program as a whole has a real world focus with a problem / project based active learning approach. The first two years of the program are common with the Automotive Engineering program offered by the School of Engineering. In these years students of the programs are exposed to fundamentals of engineering sciences, mathematics, engineering design, and engineering professional practise. In the later years of the program, specialist mechanical elective courses are offered with a wide variety of staff interest and expertise. The academic staff members teaching the course are mechanical engineering practitioners and together with the specialist knowledge they offer, the program is designed to provide its students with a number of opportunities for industrial interaction.
You will undertake a capstone experience in the final year courses OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project Part A and OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B, in which you will conduct a research project that can be analytical, experimental, design-focused or computational in nature (or some combination of these).
Bachelor of Business (Management)
The Bachelor of Business (Management) program provides you with critical and broad ranging studies to enable you to enter graduate positions in administration and management. The program provides you with opportunities to develop the required knowledge and outcomes to operate successfully in contemporary environments. You will be able to apply the knowledge and skills gained in the core areas of management in a diverse range of political, social, environmental and economic contexts.
This program involves the exploration and application of management theory through problem-based and work-relevant activities which may include face-to-face, online, self-directed, collaborative and individual learning experience and is delivered on-campus.
In the final year of the program, the capstone experience course BUSM4546 Organisational Experience provides the culmination of the knowledge, skills and applied work practice experiences that prepare you to transit into business world.
On successful completion of the program, you will be able to work within a wide range of organisations and industries in varied roles, and career entry positions, such as business administration, management consulting and strategy analysis. The program will provide you with a basis for further development of your knowledge and skills in management, and for further study in business and management.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) / Bachelor of Business (Management) is primarily delivered face to face at the City and Bundoora campuses. While most courses in the program are delivered on campus, others are delivered online.
Top of pageArticulation and pathways
Articulation
Students with related qualifications may be considered for credit on a case-by-case basis.
Students who apply to transfer to one of the single degrees that are components of this double degree program, will be eligible for credit for any equivalent courses in the single degree structure, and may transfer credit for any other courses that can meet elective requirements of the single degree structure.
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 by Research or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Acceptance into these programs would be subject to each programs' entry requirements.
Top of pageEntrance requirements
Very Important: This plan is being phased out.
BH089MEHDD - Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) / Bachelor of Business plan has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students after Semester 2 2022.
Program entry requirements
Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 senior secondary certificate of education or equivalent.
For information on international qualifications and corresponding entry requirements that are equivalent to Australian academic entry requirements, see the Country equivalents web page.
Prerequisites
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) prerequisite units 3 and 4 —
A study score of at least 20 in Mathematical Methods (Any) or Maths: Specialist Mathematics, and a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in any other English.
English language requirements
A minimum IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band below 6.0; or equivalent.
For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English equivalents web page.
Top of pageExternal accreditation and industry links
External Accreditation
The Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business (Management) is fully accredited by Engineers Australia. Engineers Australia is the professional body responsible for the accreditation of higher education programs that prepare students to practise as professional engineers. Engineers Australia is a signatory to the Washington Accord. This means that the program is internationally recognised and graduates are able to practise as professional engineers in many countries around the world. Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business (Management) are eligible for graduate and/or professional membership of Engineers Australia.
The Bachelor of Business (Management) is not accredited by professional bodies. However, some professional bodies may offer qualification recognition post-graduation on a case by case basis. Students and/or graduates should contact the professional body of interest directly to seek advice on recognition of their qualification.
The table below lists the professional bodies which may offer membership to students and/or graduates as a career enabler which could include opportunities for networking and access to discipline specific resources. Application for membership is the student/graduate's responsibility.
| Professional Body Membership and Opportunities | |
|---|---|
| Institute of Managers and Leaders [IML] |
Graduates eligible for membership category: Affiliate |
Industry Links
The School of Engineering and the School of Management have extensive links with industry through their Industry Advisory Committees, and through research projects and consulting services. Membership of these Committees includes practising engineers or senior executives from a number of major national companies, consultants and past graduates from the schools. Their involvement ensures that the program remains relevant to your needs as a graduate, and to the needs of employers, by providing feedback on the currency of the programs and the changing needs of industry. They also contribute significantly through input into the design of new 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
Resources available from the Library:
RMIT Library provides extensive resources, services and study space. All RMIT students have access to scholarly resources including course related material, books, e-books, journals and databases. Computers and group study rooms are available at each Library. One-on-one study support is available for assistance with assignment preparation, academic writing, referencing, maths and study skills. To contact Library staff for help, phone, email or chat via the Ask the Library service.
For recommended texts and databases relevant to your discipline, refer to https://rmit.libguides.com/all_engineering/mechanicalautomotive.
Find more information on Library resources and services at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library.
Online learning tools and content:
As a student in this program you may access online learning tools and content for your program and associated courses from the student portal, myRMIT
Learning services available to you as a student at RMIT
RMIT provides a wide range of resources and opportunities to assist your learning and wellbeing so you can achieve your study and career goals.
Services are available face to face and online assisting with:
- transition to tertiary study and learning
- study skills, academic skills including literacy, mathematics and basic sciences if relevant
- enabling assistance if you have a disability, long term medical condition or other form of disadvantage which may impact on your learning
- career development and employment
- living and wellbeing (including advice on health, housing and financial matters)
- opportunities for scholarships, leadership and study abroad
- opportunities for participating in arts, sport, recreation, fitness activities as well as student activism and university governance
We also offer a friendly and supportive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
You can find more information at https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support
Bachelorof Engineering (Mechanical Engineerimg) (Honours)
As well as standard word processing and data analysis software, the School of Engineering also provides engineering specific computer software related to such areas as fluid dynamics, engineering drawing, design, stress analysis, project management, materials selection and automated systems. You are given your own RMIT email account upon completion of your enrolment to facilitate formal communications relating to your courses and administrative matters.
Selected course material is available in electronic form from myRMIT. Otherwise, prescribed and recommended texts are available in the library for both short and long term loan. The library contains some past examination papers which you can use for revision, literature search facilities for use in design projects and theses, and electronic access to Australian standards which are frequently used in design projects.
Bachelor of Business (Management)
As part of your Business program you will develop your capacity to identify, access, evaluate, organise and communicate information. This includes using a wide variety of information resources, such as books, articles from journals and magazines, company reports and financial data, industry research and analysis, legal sources and websites. Many of the Library’s information sources are now online, including databases, e books and e journals. You can access these anytime, from anywhere, via the Library website at http://www.rmit.edu.au/library using your RMIT student (NDS) login.
The Library provides subject guides to help you get started on researching areas such as Accounting, Law, Companies and Industries. You can access these here. They include links to the most relevant information sources for each area.
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