Why Mechanical Engineering?
Why would you want to be a mechanical engineer, and why would you study for your degree at a university in Adelaide, South Australia? There are many answers to the first question, but perhaps the most common is that mechanical engineering is the most general form of engineering that you can do, so that on graduating, your choice of career is virtually unlimited. In general terms, the discipline is concerned with the management of people and resources, the development and use of new technologies, and the design of new processes and products. Examples of industries where you may work include manufacturing, mining, water supply, electricity supply, engineering and management consulting, automotive, aerospace and aeronautical, process industries, electricity generation, and computer manufacture and application. In fact, Australia’s first astronaut was a graduate in mechanical engineering from one of the universities in Adelaide. A degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ade
