About Bachelor Of Engineering (mechanical) (honours) in Federation University Australia
Perhaps you want to learn to build robots. In this degree, you’ll learn about electric circuits and machines, thermodynamics, industrial robots and more. When you graduate, you’ll be a professional engineer who is an expert in planning, design and management. Your career may see you managing teams who will build the designs you’ve created.
You'll be studying in FedUni’s world class $43 million Science and Engineering precinct at our Mt Helen Campus. Your subjects include ‘machine design’, ‘simulation in engineering’ and ‘energy conversion’. In your final year, you’ll take on an engineering project to research and perfect your skills in your favourite area.
We are proud to offer an Industry Placement Program, providing the opportunity for our students to gain valuable and relevant workplace experience. Students take part in a two-year professional development program and receive up to 26 weeks placement and up to $15,000 industry scholarship. Discover more at www.federation.edu.au/ipp
Career opportunities
- CAD drafter
- Engineer
- Engineering project officer
- Maintenance engineer
- Mechanical engineer
- Printing engineer
- Researcher
- Scheduling engineer
- Control systems engineer
- Engineering development officer
- Engineering technical officer
- Manufacturing engineer
- Mechanical production process engineer
- Process engineer
- Rotating equipment engineer
- Service engineer
- Design engineer
- Engineering estimator
- Hydraulic design engineer
- Mechanical design engineer
- Planning engineer
- Plant process engineer
- Project engineer
- Sales engineer
You will be involved in all aspects of design specification, development, research, evaluation, manufacture, installation, testing, operation, maintenance and management of machines and systems. This will include, but not be limited to, mechanical and mechatronic systems, automated systems and robotic devices, heat transfer processes, thermodynamic and combustion systems; and fluid and thermal energy systems.
Our engineering graduates are highly sought after by industry and this four year degree will allow you to qualify as a professional engineer without the need to undertake further graduate level study.
Previous FedUni graduates have found employment with engineering companies large and small, both locally and all over Australia.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Completion of All India Senor School Certificate (CBSE) or Indian School Certificate (CISCE) with an average of 60% in best four academic subjects* OR Higher Secondary Certificate with an average of 70% (for Punjab and Haryana) or 65% (for other State Boards)in best four academic subjects*
*excludes local languages, work experience, physical education and other non-academic subjects
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS: Overall 6.0 - 7.0 (no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL iBT : 60 - 106 with minimums: Reading 19, Listening 20, Speaking 20, Writing 24
- PTE: Overall 50 - 73 (no band less than 58)
Federation University Australia Highlights
| Type |
Public |
| Campus setting |
Urban |
| Application portal |
Online |
| Academic calendar |
Semester-based |
| Intake Session |
Summer/winter |
| Application fees |
25 AUD |
| Financial aid |
Grants, scholarships, loans |
| English language proficiency score |
TOEFL or equivalent |
Federation University Average Tution Fees and Other Expenses
It is advised that applicants who intend to enrol at the institution set aside an expected budget for foreign students who wish to study in Australia. The typical college expenses are as follows:
The table below lists the fees that international students must pay for the 2020 academic year:
| Fees |
Undergraduate (AUD) |
| Tuition |
14,400 – 34,600 |
| Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) |
752 |
| Living cost (accommodation, food, transport, clothing, and entertainment |
20,290 |
| Total |
35,442 – 55,642 |
