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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 ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) Bachelor of Materials

The proggramme at the University of Malaya is a 4 years prpgramme. This Engineering course has
commenced in the academic
course is offered at the Kuala Lumpur campus by the department of
Mechanical engineering, Faculty of Engineering. The goal is to produce session of 1996/1997.

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