Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering)

About the course

This mechanical engineering honours degree prepares you to design and improve machines, components and engineered systems using strong maths and physical science foundations. You’ll focus on modelling and simulation and tackle real industry, workplace and community projects to build practical capability. Study areas span computer-aided engineering design, transport systems, machine health monitoring, medical devices, mining, defence and manufacturing in a Bachelor-level mechanical engineering qualification.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue roles applying mechanical engineering principles across design, analysis and optimisation of products and systems. Typical pathways include computer-aided engineering design, modelling and simulation, transport and mobility systems, machine condition/health monitoring, and development of medical devices and prostheses. Opportunities also exist in mining, defence and manufacturing organisations, supported by the practical project experience gained in this Bachelor (Honours) in mechanical engineering.

Living Costs in Melbourne**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 15 - 20	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,583 - 2,094	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,207 - 1,596
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 9	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 240 - 318

Average Salary***

*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)

**Source: numbeo.com

***Source: PayScale.com (2026)