MCEN30021 Mechanical Systems Design (University of Melbourne): rated 2.7/5 overall, difficulty 2.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 16 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MCEN30021 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Mechanical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 机械系统设计
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces students to the conceptual engineering design process, emphasising the real-world application and hands-on experience using machine elements. The subject will cover how machines work, including the fundamentals of relevant mechanical and electronics elements to realise autonomous mechanical and mechatronics systems.
MCEN30021 has 16 scored reviews: overall 2.7/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 2.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (4.3/5 overall); 15 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "I did these 3. MCEN30021 Mechanical Systems Design (core) SWEN20003 Object Oriented Software Development (elective) MCEN30018 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (elective) And I eventually withdrew from OOSD so take it as you will. My only computing background was Foundations of…"
On Reddit: "I did Intermediate Micro in Sem 2 , 2 years ago - highly recommend, great lecturer and really enjoyable at times. Mechanical Systems Design has a pretty tough workload and quite honestly a crap lecturer. SWEN, well I got H2B in Eng Comp and Intro to Computing but I legit couldn'…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MCEN30021 hard?
A: Students rate MCEN30021's difficulty 2.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is MCEN30021 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 16 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 2.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MCEN30021, and when is it offered?
A: MCEN30021 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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