Program Overview

Curtin's Bachelor of Engineering offers you an industry-connected university experience in which you will learn how to create solutions to societal challenges, to improve the quality of life for communities around the world.

Your studies will begin with the Engineering Foundation Year (EFY). Designed in extensive consultation with industry, the EFY will teach you the fundamental concepts and skills required by all areas of engineering. Importantly, the EFY allows you to explore Curtin's range of engineering majors before choosing your preferred major.

Major: Mechatronic Engineering
As the world becomes increasingly automated, and the range of industries innovating through digital technologies expands, so do the opportunities for mechatronic engineers. Mechatronic engineers now work in diverse industries including aerospace, agriculture, biotechnology mining and energy resources.

Rapid advances in automation applications – such as self-driving vehicles and industrial automation – are driving an increased need for mechatronic engineers with expertise in mechanical, electronic and computer systems engineering.

Numerous industries, including mining, transportation, agriculture and biomedical engineering, also require mechatronic engineers to work towards solutions for some of society’s most pressing problems.

In this course, you will develop sound theoretical knowledge in the key disciplines of mechanics, electronics, computer systems and control.

You’ll then apply your knowledge and develop practical skills through projects on topics including mobile robot communications and automation, pneumatic automation systems and machine control.

In your final year you’ll undertake a major research or design project.

What you'll learn

• Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of fundamental science, mathematics, data analytics, information science, and computing underpinning the broad field of engineering, GC1
• Solve complex mechatronic engineering problems of industrial and societal significance through the application of discipline-specific and integrated bodies of knowledge, design and sustainability principles, GC1
• Make decisions related to the design and implementation of solutions to engineering problems in a safe, ethical, and climate-responsible manner adhering to legal and professional standards and through respectful partnerships with local First Peoples and other diverse cultures as globally responsible citizens, GC4, GC5
• Apply systems thinking for innovative solutions to global mechatronic engineering challenges, discern knowledge and undertake applied research in a discipline of mechatronic engineering, GC2
• Select and use current and emerging technologies to develop and communicate effective and innovative engineering solutions to complex problems, GC3
• Demonstrate lifelong learning habits, teamwork and leadership abilities, project management skills, and the ability to identify opportunities for career-wide professional growth, necessary for advancing a career in engineering and beyond, GC6