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BRIEF PROFILE
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

D E P A R T M E N T O F
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The department was established
in 1958 and is one of the oldest
departments in the University of
Malaya. Many graduates from this
Department have moved on to
become successful individuals
who have contributed to the
growth of the na on.

MED currently offers two
undergraduate courses, Bachelor
of Materials Engineering, both of
which require a minimum of four
years to complete. The Bachelor
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (CAD/CAM) of Materials Engineering course

has commenced in the academic
The proggramme at the University of Malaya is a 4 years prpgramme. This course is
session of 1996/1997.
offered at the Kuala Lumpur campus by the department of Mechanical engineering,
Faculty of Engineering. The goal is to produce graduates that are highly trained in the
In order to ensure that MED
basics of mechanical engineering and prepared to meet the challenges of advanced con nually strives to produce
academic life and industrial employment in the mechanical engneering sector. The successful engineers who are able
objec ve is achieved by impar ng cu ng‐edge know;edge and skills to the students
to excel on the global stage, MED
through courses and laboratory worls, individual and team projects, industrial
employs a series of con nuous
training and research project supervised by academic staff in the department. It is a quality improvement measures.
Mechanical Engineering degree with the opportunity to select various elec ve Its academic and support staff are
subjects in the final year of the programme, such as Computa onal Fluid Dynamics,
also supported in their careers
Energy and Environment, Air Condi oning, Acous cs, Advanced Heat and Mass
through a series of training
Transfer, Turbo Machinery and Prime Movers, Tribology, Precision Engineering, etc. courses. There are stringent
intake requirements for the
In addi on, the students are required to take some faculty courses and university
academic staff, whose numbers
courses throughout their study (e.g. Basic Materials Science, Basic Engineering
are on the increase, In order to
Calculuc, Algebra, Ordinary Differen al Equa on, Vector Analysis, Law and Engineer,
comply with the EAC criteria of an
Moral and Ethics in Engineering Profession, Economy, Financial, Engineer,
ideal staff to student ra o of 1:15.
Informa on Proficiency, English, Thinking & Communica on Skills , Islamic Civilla on
Besides its emphasis on teaching,
and Asian Civilla on, Ethnic Rela onship, Basic of Entrepreneurship and co‐
academic staffs also form expert
curriculum). Assessed by a combina on of exams, tests, laboratory works, projects,
research groups in line with our
presenta ons and industrial training, graduates acquire the professional skills for a
university status as the research
career in industry or research organiza on.
university.