Bachelor of Materials Engineering (Honours)
Monash University Malaysia
Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
Quick Facts
Duration
2+2 years
Mode
Full-time, On-campus
Intake
Feb, Jul, Oct
Tuition Fees
RM371,190
Course Highlights
- Accredited by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and Engineers Australia
- Experience the best of two cultures and academic worlds while earning your engineering degree across two countries
- With Monash being one of Malaysia’s few universities offering a Materials Engineering degree you can learn from world-renowned materials scientists and engineers to gain a competitive edge in this dynamic field and advance your future
- Ranked #36 in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026
Course Structure
- Engineering methods
- Engineering design
- Engineering smart systems
- Engineering numerical analysis
- Engineering mathematics
- Atomic-scale structure of materials
- Phase equilibria and phase transformations
- Mechanical properties of materials
- Functional materials 1
- Polymers
- Advanced engineering mathematics
- Two elective units
- Materials life cycle
- Plasticity of metals and alloys
- Materials in a complex world 1: People, projects and data
- Functional materials 2
- Introductions to ceramics: Properties, processing and applications
- Materials in a complex world 2: Characterisation, identification and selection
- Two elective units
- Final year project A
- Final year project B
- Professional practice
- Advanced materials processing and manufacturing
- Three elective units
Elective units for Year 1 - Select three units from:
- Foundation mathematics
- Chemistry 1 advanced
- Spatial communication in engineering
- Engineering Industry 4.0 design
- Discrete mathematics for computer science
- Physics for engineering
- Digital systems
- Mechanics of fluids
- Introduction to systems engineering
- Manufacturing processes
- Introduction to computer science for engineers
- Introduction to software engineering
- Leadership in sustainable development.
Elective Units:
- Biomaterials 1
- Special studies in engineering 1
- Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing
- Implantable devices
- Nuclear energy: Science, technology and society
- Modelling of materials
- Advanced ceramics and applications
- Materials and sustainability
- Engineering alloy design, processing and selection
- Corrosion mechanisms and protection methods
- Biomaterials 2
- Engineering with nanomaterials
- Electron microscopy
- Applied crystallography in advanced materials characterisation
- Advanced polymeric materials
- Environmental durability and protection of metals and engineering materials
- Advanced photovoltaics and energy storage
- Biomaterials and biomechanics
- Additive manufacturing of metallic materials
- Additive manufacturing of polymeric and functional materials.
Entry Requirements
- Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY)*: 76.25%
- GCE A Level**: 10
- ATAR: 85
- Gaokao, China: 75%
- Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: 19
- Indian School Certificate: 75%
- All India Senior School Certificate: 80%
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB Diploma Program): 30
- STPM, Malaysia: 9.4
- UEC, Malaysia: ≤3.4
- Program Matrikulasi (Matriculation Program), Malaysia: 3
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma: 84.8%
- Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level): 12
- High School Certificate, Vietnam: 8.42
- UNSW Foundation Studies: 8
- Foundation in Science and Technology, Sunway College: 75%
- Monash College Diploma Part 2***: 60%
*The undergraduate entry requirements published are for students who commence the MUFY program in 2024.
**The Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) accepts a minimum D Grade in A Level to be equivalent to the STPM Pass grade.
***The Monash College Diploma Part 2 entry requirements published are for students commencing their undergraduate destination degree in 2025.
Notes:
- This is a 4-year degree where you will study your first two years in Malaysia and your final years at our Clayton campus in Melbourne, Australia.
- Following completion of the first two years of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Materials Engineering, students must transfer to the Clayton campus via campus transfer for the remaining two years.
- WAM 50% is a transfer condition.
Prerequisites:
- Mathematics (Australian Higher Year 12 equivalent) and at least one of Chemistry or Physics (Australian Year 12 equivalent) are formal prerequisites for the Bachelor of Engineering
Meeting maths and science prerequisite subject requirements from other qualifications:
- If the course you are applying for requires maths and/or science as subject prerequisites and you have completed a Monash-approved international senior secondary qualification (excluding Australian Year 12 qualifications and IB Diploma Programme), or higher qualification, with maths and/or science at the required level, it will be assumed that you have reached the level of knowledge equivalent to the Australian Year 12 (i.e. VCE equivalent) prerequisite required for the Monash course as specified above (excluding Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine).
- IELTS: Overall score : 6.5 (Listening score: 6.0; Reading score: 6.0; Writing score: 6.0; Speaking score: 6.0)
- TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Paper Edition*: Total Score: 79 (Listening score: 12; Reading score: 13; Writing score: 21; Speaking score: 18)
- PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English)**: Overall score: 58 (Listening score: 50; Reading score: 50; Writing score: 50; Speaking score: 50)
- C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) / C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)): Overall score: 176 (Listening score:169; Reading score: 169; Writing score: 169; Speaking score: 169)
Notes:
- *Monash University does not accept TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition as satisfying the English entry requirement for any Monash course.
- **Monash University does not accept Pearson Test of English (Academic) Online as satisfying the English entry requirement for any Monash course
Estimated Fees
Application fees (non-refundable)
RM100
RM0
Tuition fees
RM412,433
RM371,190
Other miscellaneous fees
RM600
Discounts & scholarships
-RM300
Total payable amount
RM371,490
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