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Associate Degree of Engineering (ADNG) - AssocDegEng

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 907052; Distance education: 907055; Springfield campus: 927052

CRICOS code (International applicants): 054271G

 On-campusDistance education
Semester intake:Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Campus:Springfield, Toowoomba -
Fees:Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:2 years full-time, 4 years part-time or external 
Program articulation:

To: Bachelor of Engineering; Bachelor of Engineering Technology

Notes

Please note that the Civil Engineering major is the only major that is available on-campus at Springfield in the Associate Degree of Engineering.

Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students  Future International students  Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315
Email: studyeng@usq.edu.au  

Phone: +61 7 4631 5543
Email: international@usq.edu.au 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
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In this section:

Agricultural Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of sustainable agricultural production, agricultural machinery hydraulics and hydrology.

USQ is the only institution in Australia that offers degrees specialising in Agricultural Engineering.

Career opportunities

Engineering or technical support officer in agricultural machinery, water resources engineering, irrigation, soil and water management, salinisation, drainage, mine rehabilitation, engineering problem solving and management.

Civil Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of design, testing, inspection, plant operation and manufacturing processes.

Career opportunities

The building and development of infrastructure, such as roads, railways, airfields, irrigation works, buildings, harbour facilities, dams, pipelines, sewers, tunnels, canals and disposal works.

Computer Systems Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of design and development of computer systems, including both hardware and software.

Career opportunities

Engineering applications of expert systems, hardware interfacing, computer sales, computer engineering technologist, computer manufacturing and computer systems officer.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of design, testing, inspection, plant operation and manufacturing processes.

Career opportunities

Analogue and digital electronics, computer engineering, microprocessors and applications, measurement, instrumentation and control, robotics, telecommunications, microwaves, fibre optics, biomedical engineering, power stations, distribution and machines, defence services, electricity networks, government departments.

Environmental Engineering major

This major provides students with skills in environmental impact assessment and management, soil and water resource management, rehabilitation of degraded lands, and water supply. Basic studies in the engineering sciences provide the foundation for the specialist environmental engineering courses which comprise the core of the program.

Career opportunities

Water and wastewater treatment, river hydrology, soil conservation, irrigation, salinisation, drainage, mine site rehabilitation, environmental studies, water resources engineering, soil science, engineering problem solving and management.

Mechanical Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of design, testing, inspection, plant operation and manufacturing processes.

Career opportunities

Manufacturing, refineries, mining, transportation, computing, energy and education industries, including project planning and management design, development, supervision and commissioning of new systems, computer-aided design and manufacture of consumer products, machines and equipment, specialist technical sales.

Power Engineering major

Students will study electrical power generation, distribution and transmission, electrical power equipment and systems. Specification, design and analysis of electrical power equipment and systems are also covered.

Career opportunities

Power stations, electricity and power companies, component manufacturers and electronics industry.

Process Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer in the gas, minerals and manufacturing industries. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, sensors, actuation, instrumentation, computer control systems, and graphical user interfaces. Specification, design, analysis and operation of processing equipment and systems are covered. Students in this major may specialise in instrumentation and control, machine systems or process plant technology.

Career opportunities

Process engineering officer in the gas, mineral, manufacturing, instrumentation and control, agricultural and food industries.

Professional accreditation

All majors (except Process Engineering) in this program have received provisional accreditation from Engineers Australia. Provisional accreditation for the Process Engineering major will be sought during 2012. Graduates of provisionally accredited majors in this program are eligible to apply for graduate membership of Engineers Australia as an Engineering Associate (Officer). After further professional development, a graduate member with an Associate Degree may apply for chartered status as an Engineering Officer and, when granted, may use the post-nominal OMIEAust CEngO.