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Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Mechanical)
Mechanical engineers design and improve machines, whether engines, appliances, robots or vehicles.
- How long it takes
- 4 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 59.05
- Lowest offered at Charles Darwin University, 2026
- How you can study
- Online or on campus
- Leads on to
- Mechanical Engineer
- $135,900 median pay, In demand
- Taught by
- 3 providers
- SA, NT
Is this course right for you?
What the Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Mechanical) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- a curiosity about how machines and mechanisms work
- confidence with maths and physics
- an interest in solving practical problems
- patience for testing and refining designs
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical engineers design and test the machines, engines and mechanical systems that other industries rely on, from first concept through to something a factory can build.
What else you need
Complete an appropriately accredited professional-engineering programme in the named discipline. Engineering technologist and associate awards are different routes. Check jurisdiction registration and practice requirements before undertaking regulated work. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.
Median pay$135,900
In demand
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.
Where you can study this course
There are 3 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
Charles Darwin University
Casuarina, NT
4.2from 619 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 59.05 lowest
- (70.7 median, 2026)
- How you study
- Online or on campus
- (full or part time)
- Next intake
- Mar 2027
University of South Australia
Mawson Lakes, SA
4.3from 216 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 62.85 lowest
- (73.45 median, 2024)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Course page for The University of Adelaide (opens in a new tab)
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA
4.4from 869 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 72.6 lowest
- (80 median, 2024)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Mechanical).
- Motion, energy and force
- Mechanical design
- Manufacturing and maintenance
- Materials and mechanics
- Design and build projects
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?