Aims and Characteristics

Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes

We aim to train professional mechanical engineers capable of using up-to-date technology to solve and manage multidisciplinary engineering problems for various engineering/business sectors. Graduates of the programme are expected to:

• learn to apply scientific principles and carry out engineering analyses and designs to solve complex problems typical of mechanical engineering;
• be able to use computers as tools to solve engineering problems;
• be able to formulate technical problems mathematically and analyse engineering systems;
• be able to correctly select the most suitable materials and methods – i.e., those that are safe, environmentally and aesthetically acceptable, and economically competitive – for systems/products and for their design and manufacture;
• have the skills needed to think innovatively and creatively and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; and
• appreciate the ethical and societal responsibilities of engineers, the importance of lifelong learning, the concepts relating to continuous quality improvement, and the continuing effect of globalisation of the design, manufacture, and marketing of technical goods and services.

Programme Characteristics

After receiving a broad and solid foundation in areas such as physics, mathematics, computing, engineering sciences, design and manufacturing, our students are able to apply their knowledge and skills to the following clusters:

1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Environmental and Energy Engineering
3. Manufacturing, Materials and Mechanics