MCEN90014 Materials Engineering (University of Melbourne): rated 2.6/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MCEN90014 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: 材料工程
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
This course explores the processing, structure, and properties of various materials including metals, ceramics, and polymers. It will also introduce the theories, techniques, and applications involved in processing of materials and the resulting microstructures.
MCEN90014 has 4 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "The exam is not a hurdle for Materials I think (from the handbook). Although yeah, they mark the exam harshly based on my experience last year."
On Reddit: "Same experience for MCEN90014; got a 33 even though I had complete answers for 95% of the exam. I just don’t understand the results being that bad, maybe it got curved up quite a bit?"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MCEN90014 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MCEN90014, and when is it offered?
A: MCEN90014 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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