Program Overview

Bachelor of Engineering Honours

The Bachelor of Engineering Honours is a comprehensive program that encompasses various streams, including the Aeronautical Engineering stream. Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering Honours.

Aeronautical Engineering Stream

The Aeronautical Engineering stream is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of aeronautical engineering. Students complete 120 credit points from the Aeronautical Stream table, comprising:

• 108 credit points of Aeronautical Stream Core units
• 12 credit points of Aeronautical Stream Core Extension units
• Stream Elective units, Aeronautical Engineering Project units, and AMMExxxx Specialist Elective units may be taken within the Free Elective block.

Stream Core Units

The following units are part of the Aeronautical Stream Core:

• AERO1400: Intro to Aircraft Construction and Design
  • Assumed knowledge: Some basic skills with engineering workshop hand tools are desirable
• AERO2460: Aerospace Design 1
  • Assumed knowledge: AERO1560 or ENGG1800, Familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts
  • Prerequisites: AERO1400 and (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1110 or INFO1910) and AMME1802 and (AMME1362 or CIVL1110)
  • Corequisites: AMME2301
  • Prohibition: AERO3460 or MECH2400
• AERO2710: Analysis of Aerospace Engineering Data
  • Prerequisites: (AERO1560 or ENGG1800) and (ENGG1810 or INFO1110) and (AMME1705 or ENGF1112) and AMME1802 and AERO1400
• AERO2703: Aircraft Performance and Operations
  • Assumed knowledge: AERO1560 or ENGG1800, Familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts
  • Prerequisites: {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)] and (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1110 or INFO1910) and AMME1802 and AERO1400
• AERO3260: Aerodynamics 1
  • Assumed knowledge: General conservation equations applied to fluid flow; Fundamental elements of potential flow; Vorticity and its effect on ideal flow; Basic mathematical skills required for plotting and graphing data; Linear algebra for solution of simultaneous linear equations; Fourier series; Complex numbers and complex functions
  • Prerequisites: AERO2710 and AMME2000 and (AMME2200 or AMME2261)
• AERO3261: Propulsion
  • Assumed knowledge: Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
  • Prerequisites: AMME2000 and [AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and AMME2262)]
• AERO3360: Aerospace Structures 1
  • Prerequisites: AMME2000 and AMME2301
• AERO3465: Aerospace Design 2
  • Assumed knowledge: AERO1400 and (AMME1362 or CIVL1110)
  • Prerequisites: AERO2710 and AMME2000 and AMME2301 and (AERO2460 or MECH2400)
• AERO3560: Flight Mechanics 1
  • Assumed knowledge: This Unit of Study builds on basic mechanics and aerodynamics material covered in previous Units and focuses it towards the analysis and understanding of aircraft flight mechanics.
  • Prerequisites: (AERO2703 or AERO2705) and AERO2710 and AMME2000 and AMME2500
• AERO4460: Aerospace Design 3
  • Assumed knowledge: AERO1400 and AERO2703 and AERO3465
  • Prerequisites: AERO3260 and AERO3261 and AERO3360 and (AERO2460 or AERO3460) and AERO3560
• AMME1362: Introduction to Engineering Materials
  • Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics Extension 1
  • Prohibition: CIVL2110 or CIVL1110 or AMME2302
• AMME1705: Introduction to Electromechanical Systems
  • Prohibition: AMME2700
• AMME1802: Engineering Mechanics
  • Assumed knowledge: NSW HSC Extension 1 Mathematics or equivalent
  • Prohibition: CIVL1802 or ENGG1802
• AMME2000: Engineering Analysis
  • Prerequisites: {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)] and (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1X10 or DATA1X02)
  • Prohibition: BMET2960
• AMME2200: Introductory Thermofluids
  • Assumed knowledge: [(MATH1061 or MATH1961 or MATH1971) and (MATH1062 or MATH1962 or MATH1972)] or (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933).
  • Prohibition: AMME2261 or AMME2262
• AMME2301: Mechanics of Solids
  • Prerequisites: (AMME1802 or ENGG1802) and {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)]
  • Prohibition: CIVL2201
• AMME2500: Engineering Dynamics
  • Assumed knowledge: Familiarity with the MATLAB programming environment
  • Prerequisites: {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)] and (AMME1802 or ENGG1802)
• AMME3500: System Dynamics and Control
  • Prerequisites: AMME2000 and AMME2500

Stream Core Extension Units

The following units are part of the Aeronautical Stream Core Extension:

• AERO5260: Aerodynamics 2
  • Prerequisites: AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260
  • Prohibition: AERO4260 or AERO9262
• AERO5360: Aerospace Structures 2
  • Assumed knowledge: Linear algebra, calculus and partial differential equations, basic knowledge in solid mechanics, basic knowledge in elasticity
  • Prerequisites: AERO3360 or AERO8360 or AERO9360 or MECH8361 or MECH9361
  • Prohibition: AERO4360 or AERO9301 or MECH5360
• AERO5560: Flight Mechanics 2
  • Assumed knowledge: Basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics that underpin this unit; the specifics of aircraft flight dynamics and stability; and basic system theory and control system synthesis techniques.
  • Prerequisites: (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560) and (AMME3500 or AMME8501 or AMME9501)
  • Prohibition: AERO4560

Stream Elective Units

The following units are part of the Aeronautical Stream Elective:

• AERO5200: Advanced Aerodynamics
  • Assumed knowledge: BE in the area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field. AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or equivalent study at another institution
  • Prerequisites: AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or equivalent study at another institution
• AERO5206: Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Assumed knowledge: Prior Learning: concepts from 3000 level Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics will be applied to Rotary Wing Vehicles in this unit
  • Prerequisites: (AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560)
• AERO5400: Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis
  • Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate level 1, 2 and 3 or Foundation Masters units in Aerospace Design are expected to have been completed before undertaking this unit
  • Prerequisites: (AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO2460 or AERO3460 or AERO8460 or AERO9460) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560)
• AERO5500: Flight Test and Evaluation
  • Assumed knowledge: BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering Field
  • Prerequisites: AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560
• AERO5750: Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems
  • Assumed knowledge: AERO1560, AERO1400, (AMME1705 or AMME2700), (AERO2460 or AERO3460), AERO3560, AERO3260, AERO3261 and AERO4460
  • Prerequisites: (AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO3360 or AERO8360 or AERO9360) and (AERO2460 or AERO3460 or AERO8460 or AERO9460) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560)
• AMME4010: Major Industrial Project
  • Prerequisites: A minimum overall WAM of 70% and completed at least 36 credit points of any 3000-level or higher Engineering units of study
  • Prohibition: AMME4111 or AMME4112 or ENGG4000 or MECH4601

Aeronautical Engineering Project Units

The following units are part of the Aeronautical Engineering Project:

• AERO2711: Aerospace Engineering Project 1
  • Assumed knowledge: Must be enrolled in the Aeronautical stream or the Space major, have completed at least one year of study in the BE Hons, and have a WAM of 75 or higher
• AERO3711: Aerospace Engineering Project 2
  • Assumed knowledge: Must be enrolled in the Aeronautical stream or the Space major, have completed at least 2 years of study in the BE Hons, and have a WAM of 75 or higher
• AERO4711: Aerospace Engineering Project 3
  • Assumed knowledge: Must be enrolled in the Aeronautical stream or the Space major, have completed at least 3 years of study in the BE Hons, and have a WAM of 75 or higher

AMMExxxx Specialist Elective Units

The following units are part of the AMMExxxx Specialist Elective:

• AMME3060: Engineering Methods
  • Prerequisites: AMME2000 or MATH2067 or (MATH2061 and MATH2065) or MATH2021
• AMME4060: Advanced Computational Engineering
  • Assumed knowledge: Linear algebra, calculus and partial differential equations, Taylor series, the finite difference and finite element methods, numerical stability, accuracy, direct and iterative linear solvers and be able to write Matlab Scripts to solve problems using these methods
  • Prerequisites: AMME3060
  • Prohibition: AMME5060
• AMME5202: Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Assumed knowledge: Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods; Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills;
  • Prerequisites: (AMME2000 and MECH3261) or (AMME2000 and AERO3260) or ENGG5202 or MECH8261
  • Prohibition: AMME8202
• AMME5292: Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence
  • Assumed knowledge: MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260
  • Prerequisites: MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612
  • Prohibition: AMME6292
• AMME5510: Vibration and Acoustics
  • Prerequisites: (AMME2301 or AMME9301) and (AMME2200 or AMME2261 or AMME9261) and (AMME2500 or AMME9500)
  • Prohibition: AMME8510
• AMME5520: Advanced Control and Optimisation
  • Assumed knowledge: Strong understanding of feedback control systems, specifically in the area of system modelling and control design in the frequency domain;
  • Prerequisites: AMME3500 or AMME9501 or AMME8501
  • Prohibition: AMME8520