Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechanical Engineering Major)

As a mechanical engineering student, you'll develop the skills to maintain, develop and design different aspects of modern mechanical technology. To prepare you for your engineering career, there's a strong focus on sustainability and the skills to work in multi-disciplinary teams. Most of your first-year courses are shared with the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), making it easy for you to switch between our engineering degrees.

You also need to complete a minimum of 600 hours of planned supervised work placement to graduate. This experience exposes you to common engineering industry practices and helps you gain knowledge of engineering procedures, engineering responsibilities, and health and safety practices.

• ENGE401 Introductory Engineering Mathematics
• COMP500 Programming Concepts and Techniques
• DIGD507 Mahitahi: Collaborative Practices
• ENGE504 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
• ENGE500 Introduction to Sustainable Engineering Design
• ENGE501 Engineering Mathematics I
• ENME502 Engineering Materials I
• ENME500 Intro to Thermofluids & Energy

• ENME505 Statics and Equilibrium
• ENME506 Mechanics - Dynamics
• ENGE600 Engineering Management
• ENME602 Engineering Design Methodology
• ENME604 Applied Fluid Mechanics
• ENME607 Manufacturing Technology
• ENME610 Strength of Materials
• ENME611 Mechanics of Machines

• ENME615 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer
• ENME702 Mechanical Design
• ENME712 Product Design
• ENGE771 Specialisation Project (Part A)
• ENGE772 Specialisation Project (Part B)

• ENGE601 Engineering Mathematics II
• ENGE603 Renewable Energy Generation, Storage & Utilisation
• ENGE707 Data Engineering & AI
• ENME706 Control Engineering
• ENME708 Advanced Manufacturing Technology

At least one of these courses should be at level 7.

All students need to complete an industry-based project in their third year, which is completed over two semesters. This supervised project helps you develop new skills which include theoretical/practical design and production techniques. Students work as individuals or as part of a team on projects related to their major. During the project, you critically reflect on the relationship between your academic studies and engineering workplace practice, test theories and identify gaps in your knowledge to enhance your understanding of practical engineering matters.

Read more about workplace experience in AUT programmes, how it works and why it's so beneficial when you start your career.

Workplace experience in AUT programmes