Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT)
Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering)
Online, Australia
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2027
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: BSc (Mechanical Engineering) at The Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) teaches mechanics, materials, thermodynamics and design. You’ll qualify as a mechanical engineering technologist with applied knowledge of force, energy and motion. EIT offers flexible online and on-campus study and attracts students from over 160 countries. Taught in English, the degree is accredited by TEQSA, provisionally by Engineers Australia (Sydney Accord) and recognized by the IEA. Course length: not specified.
Career Outcomes: Potential job roles include mechanical design, manufacturing, materials fabrication, power and automotive engineering, building systems, industrial operations, maintenance, project management and engineering consultancy in energy, automotive and construction.
Course at a Glance
- Code: BME
- Course Length: 3 years full-time
- Course taught in English
Programme Details
Mechanical engineering is the field of engineering that applies physics and the material sciences to develop machinery. Mechanical engineers use the principles of force, energy, and motion to improve the safety, efficiency, and technological advancement of the world around us.
With this qualification, you will have acquired the essential knowledge which underpins both this and other fields of engineering. More importantly, you will have become a mechanical engineering technologist.
Accreditation
Like all Australian higher education providers and universities, EIT programmes are accredited by the exacting standards of the Australian Government’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). This bachelor’s degree is provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia under the Sydney Accord. It is internationally recognized under the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) accords and the various signatories.
Programme Structure
The degree consists of a combination of core units, sub-discipline specific ‘stream’ units, industrial work experience, and a final year project.
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Additional Mandatory Units
Work-Integrated Learning
EIT’s Bachelor of Science programmes require students to undertake 240 hours of paid or unpaid professional work-integrated learning. This can incorporate paid or unpaid internships, site visits, contributing to industry projects, and networking activities.
In undertaking an internship, students will interact with employees and become exposed to organisational policy and culture. You will familiarize yourself with organisational communication procedures, a variety of engineering disciplines, and obtain insight and practical aptitude in projects from the planning phase to completion.
If you already have some work experience in the relevant engineering field, you may apply to have credit granted by completing the associated recognition of prior learning form.
Time Commitment & Duration
Our bachelor’s degrees take three years to complete full-time, and longer for those studying part-time (up to 6 years part-time). You will spend approximately 10 hours per week, per unit, learning the programme material, and completing assessments. This includes attending tutorials.
Upon completion of this programme, you will gain skills and knowledge in the latest mechanical engineering technologies.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Potential Job Outcomes
Potential job roles include engineering and management positions in the following areas of expertise:
- Mechanical design and manufacturing
- Material fabrication
- Mechanical power
- Thermal power and diesel
- Mechanical engineering contracts, sales, commissioning and consultation
- Building systems
- Industrial operations and maintenance
- Mechanical project management and business development
- Automotive engineering
- Acoustics
- Fluid mechanics, hydraulics, pumps and piping
- Lubrication
Our Virtual Open Week is our biggest live and online event yet. A range of sessions will be presented (and recorded) across multiple days during the week of Monday the 12th of October 2026.
Regardless of whether you are a domestic or international student, when you study on-campus with EIT, our supportive blended learning model, and small class sizes encourage you to advance your technical knowledge and remain engaged in your studies while forming global networks.
We deliver our on-campus degrees via a unique methodology that uses an international pool of expert lecturers, and dedicated learning support officers, and provides you access to cutting-edge simulation software alongside physical and virtual laboratories to test concepts and deepen your understanding of program content.
EIT has campuses across Australia in Perth (Western Australia), Melbourne (Victoria), and Brisbane (Queensland).
Our bachelor’s degrees take three years to complete full-time, and longer for those studying part-time (up to 6 years part-time). You will spend approximately 10 hours per week, per unit, learning the program material, and completing assessments. This includes attending tutorials.