Found 943 study abroad units
EFB336 International Economics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Economics and Finance
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
The slicing of the global value chain and the dominance of global production networks have changed the economics and politics of trade. Trade wars are daily on the news and BREXIT changed the way we think about trade policy. The COVID19 pandemic has created a global economic crisis that dwarfs the GFC. Globalization has come under attack but is it for the right reasons? International Economics advances understanding of these issues and enables students to develop critical reasoning to international business and policy problems. The aim of this unit is to build students' ability to critically analyse tendencies in the international economy. After laying down the empirical and theoretical underpinnings of how trade markets work, students will be presented with the latest examples/controversies in the global economy and will participate in moderated debates that will help them shape their own critical thinking based on economic reasoning.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EFB337 Game Theory and Applications
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- School/discipline
- School of Economics and Finance
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is intended to deepen students' understanding of an important branch of economics by developing their understanding of the key theoretical foundations of game theory and its applications.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EFB343 Corporate Finance
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Economics and Finance
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit extends the knowledge and skills introduced in earlier finance units to the corporate finance context. It provides an in-depth analysis of the sustainable financial management of a business organisation and advances frameworks necessary for the analysis of the more advanced aspects of domestic and international business finance. The further specialisation of financial management knowledge and skills this unit provides equips students wishing to pursue a career in finance with a valuable applied skill set. Topics examined include: working capital management, capital investment decisions, issuance of corporate securities and capital structure, payout policy, mergers and acquisitions, and financial restructuring.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EFB344 Risk Management and Derivatives
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- School/discipline
- School of Economics and Finance
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit develops knowledge and skills required to identify, measure and hedge the risks associated with an exposure to financial securities. Building on earlier finance units, and with a focus on the risk associated with movements in market prices (market risk), this unit introduces students to specialised knowledge and skills for identifying, measuring, managing and hedging risk. As derivative securities are an important tool in risk management, this unit explores a wide range of derivative securities and examines their pricing and use in managing and hedging risk. Subsequent topics on derivatives include the pricing and use of forwards, futures, swaps and options contracts. Students will develop their self-reflection skills in considering their application of financial knowledge and reasoning, and in exercising responsibility and accountability for their own learning: valuable skills for finance professionals.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EFB346 Market Structure and Regulation
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Economics and Finance
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The profitability of firms, the prices faced by consumer, and the economic value of a market are determined by the market’s underlying structure. Market Structure and Regulation advances understanding of the sources of firms’ market power, its impact on consumer welfare and market efficiency, and the role of public policy in regulating markets. The unit enables you to use fundamental economics tools to analyse real world markets and regulations.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EFB349 Macroeconomic Policy
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Economics and Finance
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Macroeconomic policies are of great significance as they are associated with changes to the health of an economy – that is, changes in short run economic fluctuations, economic growth, income distribution, employment, inflation, exchange rate, etc. This unit provides an in-depth understanding of these policies in a national as well as global context through a blend of theory and application. The unit also addresses some recent issues and debates in macroeconomic policymaking, such as the limitations of conventional fiscal and monetary policies and policy dilemmas in relation to growth and development. This unit builds on and applies the theories in EFB229 Macroeconomics and investigates macroeconomic policies that impact on national and global economies, including but not limited to monetary, fiscal, trade, exchange rate, and technology-driven growth policies.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EFB350 Data Capture and Research Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Economics and Finance
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Behavioural science incorporates a range of universal and discipline specific-research methods and instruments. While most disciplines distinguish between quantitative and qualitative methods, few teach research design and data collection. Behavioural economics utilises the gamut of approaches to identify or generate/collect data for research. In this unit, students will learn and develop skills in a variety of research instruments, such as computer lab experiments and simulations, natural field experiments, online surveys, direct interviews, neurophysiological measures (e.g., heart rate variability), panel & longitudinal data, content analysis, priming, and audit studies, but to name a few. Students will also be introduced to and receive introductory training on analysing such data, using high-level research software packages.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB102 Fundamentals of Engineering Science
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering foundation unit introduces concepts of physics and the strength of materials in an engineering context. You will develop the ability to recognise and apply methods to solve fundamental problems involving forces, motion and energy and to solve more complex problems involving pressures, mechanical stresses, strain and the deformation of solids as an introduction to predicting the behaviour of engineering systems. You will undertake laboratory work in groups to plan and conduct experiments to predict and analyse the behaviour of physical systems. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB120 Foundations of Electrical Engineering
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this foundational electrical engineering unit you will learn concepts around the relationship between electrical energy, electronic instrumentation and measurements. This is key to begin your journey towards being a professional engineer. This unit introduces techniques for circuit analysis, instruments for measurement and practical applications in an engineering context. The ability to analyse and understand electrical circuits and related concepts plays a key role in all engineering disciplines, but plays a key foundation for students studying electrical related majors. EGB120 combines real world focused lectures, tutorials and practicals to give a hands on experience learning about these fundamentals. The concepts in this unit will be built upon in future electrical engineering units, and also teaches key fundamentals relevant to all engineering majors.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB121 Engineering Mechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This introductory unit provides the basic knowledge and skills in statics and mechanics of materials. It is a foundation engineering unit that will develop your skills in analysing mechanical and civil engineering systems including cranes, buildings, bridges and mechanical equipment. You will learn the importance of accurate design and analysis of mechanical components and structures. You will draw on the skills and knowledge learn in this unit in more advanced units such as Stress Analysis, Structural Analysis and Mechanical Design.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB123 Civil Engineering Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Civil engineers undertake site investigations and project assessments as part of infrastructure planning and management activities that meet stakeholders' needs. This unit introduces you to knowledge and skills bases that are used in these activities. You will learn road network planning, design and management, bridges and bridge approaches design and construction, public utility plant management, engineering governance, and transport facility design and development. You will continue to learn about ethics, cultural awareness, and sustainable development practices and how they underpin professional work. You will further develop your professional skills in communication and engineering teamwork. This unit draws upon your learning in EGB101 Engineering Design and Professional Practice and integrates your learning with EGB124 Engineering for the Environment. All units in your Civil Engineering major will build upon this unit.
EGB125 Design for Manufacture
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of underpinning natural and physical sciences" (1.1) which supports their capability in the "application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving" (2.1) (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This unit provides the opportunity for you to develop your capability in these competencies in mechanical engineering. It introduces the relationships between engineering design, manufacturing processes and mechanical properties of materials, which will provide a foundation for later units in engineering design, manufacturing, solid mechanics, and stress analysis. You will learn to communicate engineering concepts using drawings and industry standard computer aided drawing technologies, to convey dimensions and tolerances, and specify materials and manufacturing processes.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB160 Process Principles
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces students to the basic knowledge and fundamental approaches involved when taking a chemical reaction from the laboratory to full-scale industrial implementation. Basics and fundamentals in material handling, reactors and operations, mass and energy balances, process design, waste management, and materials of construction will be taught and discussed. Examples of how professionals integrate this knowledge into practice will be provided. You will gain an understanding of how to interact in a team environment to obtain satisfactory technical solutions to an industry relevant problem. This introductory unit prepares you for more advanced study in mass/energy balances and process design.
EGB210 Fundamentals of Mechanical Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Mechanical Design forms the backbone of the Mechanical Engineering Degree. This unit is an introduction into Mechanical Design. It brings together fundamental engineering units such as Applied Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids, Fluid Mechanics and Materials Study and is a common unit for students studying Mechanical Engineering, Medical Engineering and Mechatronics. It will develop systematic knowledge and practice of methods of engineering problem solving, design procedures, design analysis, and introductory mechanical components design, highlighting the need for sustainable and contextually appropriate solutions. It lays the basis for advanced study in Mechanical Design.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB211 Dynamics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Mechanical engineers are required to have a sound knowledge in motion of particles and rigid bodies, which is essential in the design and production of machines and other engineering systems. Dynamic forces in systems such as motor vehicles, aircrafts and robotic devices are determined by kinematic and kinetic analysis of these systems. These forces play an essential part in the design of these systems. In this introductory unit, you are introduced to the concepts of dynamics in the context of real engineering systems. The basic principles for dynamics of particles and rigid bodies in 2D are introduced and discussed as related problems within various engineering systems. On completion of this unit, you will be able to apply fundamental principles of kinematics and kinetics in formulating and solving dynamics problems for particles and rigid bodies and analyse kinematics and kinetics of basic mechanical components and mechanisms.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB214 Materials and Manufacturing
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the fundamentals of engineering materials and their manufacturability, defects of materials at the micro-scale and how mechanical properties of materials (e.g. steel) can be tailored by processing (deformation, diffusion) and heat treatments. This knowledge along with a range of complex manufacturing processes (casting, rolling, forging, extrusion) and sheet metal forming processes such as blanking, piercing, bending, drawing and deep drawing. This knowledge is important for graduate engineers in their engineering study. This unit develops appreciation to engineers around design and how to make a product out of materials using both primary and secondary production methods with minimum environmental impact and costs. They will improve their understanding about the interactions and interrelationship between processing, microstructure, properties and performance of various engineering materials in order to utilize new designs and fabrication.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB220 Mechatronics Design 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Mechatronics Design 1 is a project unit with a hands-on introduction to mechatronics. You will be introduced to the basic concepts in mechatronics, focusing on the mechanics, electronics, and embedded software principles. The unit focuses on the research, design, and implementation of a mechatronic product to conform to a customer's needs. This is the first in a series of design units specifically for Mechatronics, building on your Introduction to Design unit in first year.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB240 Electronic Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
EGB240 introduces you to the practical aspects of electronic circuit design that underpins the practice of electrical engineering. You will develop experience and confidence to draw upon theory, literature and CAD tools to synthesise electronic circuit designs to solve real world problems. You will complete two practical projects to design, build, evaluate and document simple electronic circuits. The unit provides an opportunity to apply and extend circuit and electronic theories developed in first year, and the theoretical knowledge gained in EGB120 and EGB242 to real-world engineering problems. As the second of three design units, you will further develop your engineering design and professional communication skills through application to a practical project.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB241 Electromagnetics and Machines
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Power engineering is a sub-field of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power. Electromagnetics involves the study electric fields, magnetic fields, their sources, waves and the behavior these waves. Applications include electrical generators and motors, antennas, printed circuit board layout, data storage, fiber optics and wireless systems. This unit will introduce you to the foundations of power engineering, including magnetic circuits, electric machines, transformers and 3-phase power. You will also learn about static electric fields, electromagnetic wave propagation and transmission line theory. You will work individually and with peers to solve practical problems and to carry out simple designs. This unit will draw on your knowledge of Mathematics and EGB120 Foundations in Electrical Engineering, and prepares you for more advanced studies in Microwave and Power Engineering.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB242 Signal Analysis
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Signal processing engineers have knowledge of engineering methodologies, and possess problem solving, communication, leadership and project management skills. They design, model, and analyze systems, and use a wide range of technologies and applications, including household appliances, communications systems, modern control, circuit design, biomedical engineering, and speech processing. They help transform society and enhance the quality of life. This unit will introduce you to the foundations of signal and system analysis in the time and frequency domains. You will learn and work individually and with peers to apply engineering and mathematical concepts and use programming techniques, to solve contextualized practical problems employing Fourier and Laplace analysis, LTI systems, filtering, and System modelling. This unit will draw on your knowledge and skills from EGB120 and MZB127, and prepare you for units in telecommunications, signal processing and control.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB243 Aircraft Systems and Flight
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a foundational aerospace engineering unit addressing the aerodynamic principles of flight, aircraft systems and the airspace environment in which aircraft operate. The unit covers basic aerostatics, aerodynamics and equations of motion to gain a technical appreciation for how aircraft fly. Core aircraft systems including navigation, surveillance, guidance and control system are covered, linking their functionality and importance to air traffic management and air safety aspects of the airspace. These topics are delivered in conjunction with multiple problem solving tasks, providing you with both the technical knowledge and high level picture of how aircraft are able to operate in the world today.This is second year engineering unit and the knowledge and problem solving skills developed in this unit are relevant to aerospace and electrical, electrical and mechatronics majors.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB261 Unit Operations
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering unit introduces concepts of unit operations in the engineering context of water treatment and industrial chemicals production. You will develop the ability to select and apply unit operations to solve practical problems involving treating water to make it comply with beneficial reuse, and use appropriate unit operations to develop sustainable solutions in the chemical sector. You will partake in computer simulations to predict water treatment designs which are technically, economically, environmentally and socially appropriate. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB263 Process Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit lays foundational technical skills skills for chemical and process engineers in mass andenergy balance modelling as a process design tool. This unit introduces mass and energy balanceconcepts and you will learn how to solve mass and energy balance problems individually throughproblem solving tasks. The unit builds on EGB160 and lays foundational skills for real-world mass and energy balancemodelling in EGB364 where process designed skills are aided with computer simulation software.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB264 Engineering Chemistry
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
As a Chemical Process Engineer, you will encounter analytical concepts in both inorganic and organicbranches of chemical processing. Collaboration and consultation with technical partners will require aworking knowledge of these concepts as a professional chemical process engineer. This unit introducestheoretical and practical concepts of analytical and organic chemistry that are relevant within chemicalprocessing. You will learn about common analytical concepts and instrumentation, as well as learn aboutfundamental organic chemistry functional groups, interactions and reactions. You will draw on knowledgegained from EGB161 and will build from this unit in EGB361.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB270 Civil Engineering Materials
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Civil engineers in the fields of structural, geotechnical and construction engineering use knowledge and skills bases in civil engineering materials that you will learn in this unit to meet stakeholders' needs for safe, economical and sustainable infrastructure. You will learn core concepts of civil engineering materials science, along with acquisition, manufacturing and testing of materials such as concrete, steel, timber and soils, and factors that influence their properties, quality, and application in real-world infrastructure projects. You will be introduced to common and advanced civil engineering materials used in the Australian and global contexts. You will further develop your professional skills, in particular communication and reflection towards developing your professional engineering competency. This unit draws upon your learning in EGB121 Engineering Mechanics. Structural, geotechnical, and construction engineering units will build upon this unit.
EGB273 Principles of Construction
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Construction engineering is a prominent field of civil engineering that focuses on turning civil engineering infrastructure designs into reality. Construction engineers use knowledge and skills bases that you will learn in this unit to select and implement methods of civil construction. You will learn about site investigation, environmental management, construction planning and project management techniques, earthworks, equipment selection for various civil infrastructure types. You will further develop your professional skills in communication and engineering teamwork. This units draws upon your learning in EGB123 Civil Engineering Systems. EGH479 Advances in Civil Engineering Practice will build upon this unit.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB274 Environmentally Sustainable Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
The knowledge and skills associated with site investigation, analysis and planning for sustainable development are essential for civil and environmental engineers, as is the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams to achieve balanced solutions on social, economic, cultural and environmental outcomes. This sustainable development design project requires you to undertake typical site investigations, site analyses and conceptual designs for a selected site covering sustainability issues in the following areas: Sustainable Transport, Land Planning including assessment of the surrounding areas, Water & Wastewater Management and Environmental Impact Assessment. This unit extends and applies the knowledge developed in design based engineering units to important issues such as site analysis, site investigation, site planning, development assessment, environmental management, water quality, pollution prevention and control, and resource and waste management.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB275 Structural Mechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Structural engineering is a prominent field of civil engineering that focuses on creation of safe, economical and sustainable structures. Structural engineers use knowledge and skills bases that you will learn in this unit to meet stakeholders' needs. You will learn moment distribution, introduction to structural analysis software, principle of virtual work to determine deflections, transformation of stresses and Mohr's Circle, torsion, shear flow, shear centre, unsymmetrical bending, the principle of compatibility, and combined axial loading and bending of structural elements and systems. In this unit you will further develop your mathematical skills (20% of this unit is maths) in structural engineering applications, and professional skills in engineering communication. This unit draws upon your learning in EGB121 Engineering Mechanics and MZB127 Engineering Mathematics and Statistics. All structural engineering units in the Civil Engineering major will build upon this unit.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB314 Solid Mechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
As a mechanical/medical engineer, you must have the expertise to analyse components and systems of components to produce safe and efficient designs. Strength of Materials is an intermediate level unit which investigates how external loading produces internal stresses and strains in a solid body, and the implications of these stresses and strains for components’ strength, stiffness and robustness. Understanding this subject is an essential part of the design process that ensures the structural integrity of various structures, electromechanical devices and mechanisms. When used effectively and this process can result in lightweight, reliable and robust structures. This unit builds on the concepts from the introductory EGB121 - Engineering Mechanics unit. Future units, such as EGB210 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Design, EGB316 - Design of Machine elements and EGH414 - Stress Analysis use the knowledge and techniques developed in this subject extensively.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB316 Design of Machine Elements
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Mechanical design within professional engineering practice requires that graduates bring together the various analytical techniques they know in a systematic way to develop confidence in a design or analysis. In this unit students will learn advanced theories of mechanical design analysis, and will apply this in the design and analysis of a variety of machine elements. Methodical design process is emphasized, as is the application of relevant design standards, and advanced simulation using the Finite Element Analysis package ANSYS. A key focus of the unit is the repeated application of a practice based design analysis workflow to real machine components. Weekly application of the design skills being developed, make you comfortable with both mechanical systems as a whole, and the determination, estimation, or selection of open ended quantities within the design process.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.