The Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Technology (Material Processing) with Honours is a four-year undergraduate programme designed to produce competent engineering technologists equipped with the knowledge and skills required in modern materials-related industries. Our curriculum is rigorously designed to meet the standards of the Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC), ensuring your degree carries weight and respect globally.

The programme adopts a 70% practical and 30% theory learning approach, emphasizing hands-on experience through laboratory work, industrial training, projects, and application-based learning to ensure graduates are industry-ready. This programme integrates mechanical engineering principles with material processing technology, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between materials, manufacturing processes, and product performance. Students are exposed to various aspects of material science and engineering technology, including material characterization, testing, quality evaluation, processing techniques, and manufacturing technologies for metallic, polymeric, ceramic, composite, and advanced engineering materials.

Through a combination of technical knowledge and practical competencies, graduates develop the ability to select suitable materials, optimize processing parameters, evaluate material properties, and solve industrial challenges related to material production and manufacturing. The programme prepares graduates for careers in manufacturing, materials processing, quality assurance, product development, research and development, and other engineering technology sectors that support the advancement of modern industries.

Graduates of this programme possess multidisciplinary knowledge in mechanical engineering, materials technology, manufacturing processes, quality assurance, and industrial operations. The strong practical emphasis of the programme enables graduates to pursue various technical and managerial positions across manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, polymer, metal, composite, and research industries.

1. Materials Engineer / Materials Technologist
2. Process Engineer / Process Technologist
3. Manufacturing Engineer
4. Quality Assurance (QA)/ Quality Control (QC) Engineer
5. Materials Testing and Characterization Specialist
6. Composite Materials Engineer
7. Product Development Engineer
8. Research and Development (R&D) Engineer
9. Failure Analysis (FA) Engineer
10. Industrial Automation and Manufacturing Technology Specialist
11. Technical Sales and Application Engineer
12. Laboratory Engineer / Laboratory Technologist

Discipline Core & Elective Courses

Semester 1:

1. MMK10103 Material Science
2. MMK10203 Static and Dynamic
3. MMK10403 Engineering Graphics
4. MMK10502 Workshop Technology
5. MMK10303 Basic Electrical and Electronic

Semester 2:

1. MMK11203 Fluid Mechanics
2. MMK11502 Manufacturing Technology
3. MMK11103 Quality Control
4. MMK11603 Computer Aided Design
5. MMK11302 Computer Programming

Semester 3:

1. MMK20203 Strength of Materials
2. MMK24103 Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems
3. MMK20103 Thermodynamics
4. MMK28103 Materials Testing
5. MMK28203 Materials Characterization

Semester 4:

1. MMK21103 Computer Aided Engineering
2. MMK21203 Heat Transfer
3. MMK2XXX3 Advance Ceramic Materials and Processing
4. MMK28403 Metal Extraction Technology
5. MMK28503 Plastic Processing

Semester 5:

1. MMK38103 Process Control
2. MMK38303 Metal Fabrication Technology
3. MMK33203 Plastic Injection Molding Simulation
4. MMK38403 Composite Materials Processing
5. Elective I

Semester 6:

1. MMK31204 Final Year Project 1
2. MMK3XXX3 Materials Selection and Design for Innovators
3. Elective II
4. MMK3XXX2 Artificial Intelligence in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Semester 7:

1. MMK41206 Final Year Project 2
2. MMK4XXX3 Material Sustainability and Green Processing
3. Elective III

Semester 8:

1. MMK49912 Industrial Training

Common Core Courses

1. IMQ11103 Mathematics for Engineering Technology 1
2. IMQ11203 Mathematics for Engineering Technology 2
3. IMQ21303 Mathematics for Engineering Technology 3

University Requirement Courses

1. SMZXXX01 Co-curriculum I
2. SMZXXX01 Co-Curriculum II
3. SMB20102 English for General Communication
4. SMU22402 Engineering Entrepreneurship
5. SMU12102 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
6. SMB41002 University Malay Language
7. SMB31202 English for Technical Communication
8. SMU13002 Philosophy and Current Issues
9. SMU13102 Appreciation of Ethics and Civilizations

Audit Course

1. SMB10102 Preparatory English

Our PEOs describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve within a few years of graduation:

• PEO 1: Engineering technology graduates engaged in the field of mechanical engineering technology as demonstrated through career advancement.
• PEO 2: Engineering technology graduates who are members and contribute to professional society.
• PEO 3: Engineering technology graduates embracing in life-long learning or pursuing continuing education opportunities.
• PEO 4: Engineering technology graduates who are technopreneurs.

Upon completion of the program, students will have attained the 12 program outcomes, equipping them with the knowledge, technical skills, and professional competencies needed for successful careers in product design and related engineering fields.

• PO 1 (Knowledge): Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, computing and engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization to defined and applied engineering procedures, processes, systems or methodologies.
• PO 2 (Problem Analysis): Identify, formulate, research literature and analyse broadly-defined engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using analytical tools appropriate to their discipline or area of specialization with considerations for sustainable development.
• PO 3 (Design/Development of Solutions): Design solutions for broadly-defined engineering technology problems and contribute to the design of systems, components or processes to meet identified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, whole-life cost, net zero carbon as well as resource, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations as required.
• PO 4 (Investigation): Conduct investigations of broadly-defined engineering problems; locate, search and select relevant data from codes, data bases and literature, design and conduct experiments to provide valid conclusions.
• PO 5 (Tool Usage): Select and apply, and recognize limitations of appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to broadly-defined engineering problems.
• PO 6 (The Engineering Technologist and the World): Analyze and evaluate sustainable development impacts to: society, the economy, sustainability, health and safety, legal frameworks, and the environment, in solving broadly-defined engineering problems.
• PO 7 (Ethics): Understand and commit to professional ethics and norms of engineering technology practice and adhere to relevant national and international laws. Demonstrate an understanding of the need for diversity and inclusion.
• PO 8 (Individual and Collaborative Teamwork): Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse and inclusive teams and in multi-disciplinary, face-to-face, remote and distributed settings.
• PO 9 (Communications): Communicate effectively and inclusively on broadly-defined engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, by being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, taking into account cultural, language, and learning differences.
• PO 10 (Project Management and Finance): Apply knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and economic decision-making to one's own work, as a member and leader in a team and to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments.
• PO 11 (Lifelong Learning): Recognize the need for, and have the ability for i) independent and life-long learning and ii) critical thinking in the face of new specialist technologies.
• PO 12 (Personal and Entrepreneurial Skills): Demonstrate ability to engage effectively in self-improvement initiatives for career, professional or educational goals and engage in entrepreneurial activities.