Overview

Advance your skills so you can design and work with the fast-moving technologies of the automotive industry.

This degree is built on core studies in mechanical engineering, with a specialisation in automotive engineering to develop economical and sustainable automotive designs or solve modern transport problems such as electrification and automation.

You'll study vehicle power systems, vehicle noise and vibration, vehicle handling and control, sustainable vehicle design, automotive manufacturing, vehicle aerodynamics, and autonomous vehicles.

The degree incorporates complete car design with a focus on new technologies that benefit society such as driverless cars, full-electric, hybrid power trains and fuel cells. It takes a global view and is increasingly environmental in outlook.

The emphasis will be on hands-on learning, with your work largely laboratory-based, where you'll conduct experiments and design your own projects.

With the opportunity to undertake industry placements either locally or internationally, you'll be work-ready when you graduate. There are also opportunities to tackle research projects in partnership with industry, like the Engineers Without Borders Challenge.

This degree is an outcome of industry and student demand.

Why study automotive engineering at RMIT?

Studying automotive engineering at RMIT offers the following benefits:

Graduate job-ready

Undertake local or international industry placements, and tackle research projects in partnership with industry, creating professional networks.

Hands-on learning

Your work will be largely laboratory-based, where you'll conduct experiments and design your own solutions for various industry-relevant projects.

Globally accredited

Qualify for membership of Engineers Australia, with a degree recognised by all 18 countries that are signatories to the Washington Accord*.