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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
y e a r s t o c o m p l e t e . T h e
Bachelor of Materials
Engineering course has
commenced in the academic
session of 1996/1997.
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (MATERIALS)

In order to ensure that MED
The proggramme at the University of Malaya is a 4 years prpgramme.
This course is offered at the Kuala Lumpur campus by the department of con nually strives to produce
Mechanical engineering, Faculty of Engineering. The goal is to produce successful engineers who are
graduates that are highly trained in the basics of materials engineering able to excel on the global
and prepared to meet the challenges of advanced academic life and stage, MED employs a series of
con nuous quality
industrial employment in the materials engneering sector. The objec ve
is achieved by impar ng cu ng‐edge know;edge and skills to the improvement measures. Its
students through courses and laboratory works, individual and team academic and support staff are
projects, industrial training and research project supervised by academic also supported in their careers
staff in the department. through a series of training
In the beginning, the students are required to take some faculty courses courses. There are stringent
and university courses throughout their study (e.g. Basic Materials intake requirements for the
academic staff, whose
Science, Basic Engineering Calculuc, Algebra, Ordinary Differen al
Equa on, Vector Analysis, Law and Engineer, Moral and Ethics in numbers are on the increase,
Engineering Profession, Economy, Financial, Engineer, Informa on In order to comply with the
Proficiency, English, Thinking & Communica on Skills , Islamic Civilla on EAC criteria of an ideal staff to
and Asian Civilla on, Ethnic Rela onship, Basic of Entrepreneurship and student ra o of 1:15. Besides
co‐curriculum). Assessed by a combina on of exams, tests, laboratory its emphasis on teaching,
works, projects, presenta ons and industrial training, graduates acquire academic staffs also form
expert research groups in line
the professional skills for a career in industry or research organiza on.
The specializa on courses will be introduced during the 2nd year and with our university status as
the research university.
above.