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3 ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

3.1 INTRODUCTION

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering offers academic programmes at both undergraduate
and postgraduate levels. This handbook focuses on information pertaining to the
undergraduate programmes. The programmes offered at undergraduate level are the
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BMCG) and the Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
(DMC). The normal study periods for BMCG and DMC programmes are four and three years
respectively. The curriculum structures of BMCG and DMC programmes are explained in
sections 3.6 and 3.8, respectively.

Starting from Semester 1 Session 2014/2015, the faculty offers only one bachelor degree
programme (BMCG). The purpose of offering a single programme is to produce graduates
with broad engineering skills and therefore, highly adaptable to the job market. The
specialization of students into various engineering fields will be accomplished through the
offering of elective courses in Year 4.

The faculty's commitment in providing quality education programme continues by adhering
to the guidelines set by the Engineering Accreditation Council of Malaysia (EAC). In addition,
the faculty also continues the implementation of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) which has
also been used by a large number of leading universities around the world. Using OBE
system, the teaching and learning process is tailored to develop balanced graduates based
on the objectives set in Programme Educational Objectives (PEO). Every taught course carries
a set of learning outcomes (LOs), which students need to achieve upon completion of the
course. These LOs are mapped to Programme Outcomes (POs) for assessment purposes.

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