Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechatronic)
Help engineer the future. Forget about robots coming to take your job - instead, make it your job to design the robots and automated systems of the future! Mechatronics is an exciting field that combines the best of mechanical, electrical and electronic and computer engineering to create new technologies and constantly improve the systems around us.
As an Engineering Technologist, you will attain the skills to: focus on interactions with the system, modify and adapt established engineering practices and advance engineering technology.
In this program you will:
- Study the fundamentals of engineering, including applied maths, physics, statistics and system design
- Learn about robotics and autonomous systems, communication engineering, digital logic and computer programming, machine vision and more
- Get hands-on experience through 40 days of work experience
- Learn from industry professional through guest lectures and site visits that expose you to current engineering professional practice
Location
Duration
Full-time or equivalent part-time Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.Indicative fees
Indicative 2025 fees (A$)
QTAC code
Start
- Semester 1
- Semester 2
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- Semester 1
- Semester 2
- Delivery mode
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- Blended Learning
- Total courses
- 25
- Total units
- 288
- Duration
- 3 years 3 years
- UniSC program code
- UB004
Introductory courses (8) 96 units
ENG100 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
ENG101 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
ENG104 Communicating Education Project Outcomes
ENG105 Informatics for Financial Professionals
ENG106 Business Analytics
MTH103 Introduction to Marketing
MTH104 Accounting for Business
SCI107 Introduction to Informatics
Developing courses (9) 96 units
ELC200 Creativity and Communication
ELC206 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
ENG200 Introduction to Journalism(0 units)
ENG206 Introduction to Creative Advertising
MCH201 Editing for the Communications Professional
MCH202 Media Publishing: Law & Ethics
MEC200 Communication and Thought
MTH201 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
MTH203 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
Graduate courses (8) 96 units
ELC300 Introduction to Design
ELC302 Typography
ENG305 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
ENG306 Urban Planning Principles and Practice
MCH300 Regions, Change and Sustainability
MCH302 Landscapes, Place and People
MCH303 New Venture Growth
MEC308 Managing the Social Enterprise
Additional entry information
This program has standard English language requirements.
Applicants from a non-English speaking background should refer to the English language requirements for further information.
- Prerequisites
English
- Recommended prior study
- Maths Methods and/or Specialist Maths; and Physics or Chemistry
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete the equivalent of 40 days of suitable work experience. Students must meet all costs associated with the acquisition of practical experience to satisfy this requirement
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enroll correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods
- As part of your UniSC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
WIL notes
- Refer to Engineering - Work Experience