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Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science (BEBS) - BEng BSc
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 907362
CRICOS code (International applicants): 034159G
| On-campus | Distance education |
Semester intake: | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) |
Campus: | 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
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Standard duration: | 5 years full-time, 8 years part-time or external |
Program articulation: | From: Associate Degree of Engineering ; Bachelor of Engineering Technology
; Bachelor of Engineering
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Notes
See note on part-time study below within Admission requirements.
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 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Program focus
This program is designed to attract well-qualified students
who see their career spanning two disciplines. The program offers
students a high level of flexibility, as they are able to choose the
combination that best suits their career aspirations. Students will
be able to select one of nine Engineering majors and combine it with
one of the following Science majors: Biology, Computing, Environment
and Sustainability, Human Physiology, Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
The award may be conferred with Honours to high-achieving students.
Career opportunities
Professional engineer with expertise in a science discipline.
Professional accreditation
A graduate of this program is eligible to apply for membership
of Engineers Australia as a graduate Engineer. After further professional
development, a graduate member with a Bachelor of Engineering may
apply for chartered status as a Professional Engineer and, when granted,
may use the post-nominal MIEAust CPEng.
The Bachelor of Engineering program is accredited by Engineers
Australia and, through an agreement reached between the professional
engineering bodies of other countries (the Washington Accord), is
also recognised in the United Kingdom, the Unites States of America,
Canada, Ireland, Hong Kong, New Zealand and South Africa.
The Computer major of Bachelor of Science is accredited at professional
level by the Australian Computer Society and through the Seoul Accord
is recognised in other countries.
Program aims
This program provides students with the opportunity to become
qualified Engineers with a strong background in one branch of Science.
The program offers students a high level of flexibility as they are
able to select one of the nine Engineering majors and combine it with
one of six Science majors.
Admission requirements
Applicants shall normally:
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have studied four semester units and achieved an exit assessment
of “Sound Achievement” or better in each of the following
Queensland Senior Secondary School subjects: English and Mathematics
B. It is recommended that applicants should also have satisfactorily
completed the subject: Physics, or
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be able to demonstrate that they have achieved an equivalent
standard in these subjects at another institution, and
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Australian applicants: have achieved a Queensland Overall
Position (OP) band, or an equivalent Rank based on qualifications
and previous work experience, at or above the specified cut-off level.
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International applicants: must have met the ýapp's requirements or have completed the ýapp's programs.
To be admitted to the program, students who intend studying
part-time (i.e. less than six units per year) must be eligible to
receive at least 16 units of exemptions. This is necessary to ensure
that these students are able to complete the program within the maximum
duration of eight years.
How to apply
Domestic students
may be made through
the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). The same procedure
applies whether you plan to study on-campus or by distance education.
If you completed Year 12 at a Queensland secondary school you
will be assessed for entry on the basis of your Overall Position (OP)
or equivalent score. Year 12 students from other states or territories
are considered for entry on the basis of their UAI, ENTER or TER and
the subject prerequisites indicated. Other applicants will be based
on their overall Rank.
International students
This program is offered to international students. An international
student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen
and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and
how to apply.
Program fees
Commonwealth supported place
A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government
makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and
you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the
courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular
course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may
be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through
the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the
courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular
course via the .
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders,
Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside
outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying
students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government
loan called .
International full fee paying place
International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending
on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus,
via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees
for a particular course via the .
Program structure
The program involves five years of full-time study and to be
eligible for the combined award, full-time students must complete
the requirements of the program within seven years of their initial
enrolment in the program.
The program is not available by part-time study or by distance
education except for students who are eligible to enter the program
with advanced standing of 16 or more units. Students who are eligible
to study part-time or by distance must complete the program within
eight years of their initial enrolment.
Where students intend to complete the program using a combination
of full-time and part-time study the maximum time for completion will
be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
For more details of the two programs that comprise this award,
applicants are asked to refer to the Faculty of Sciences (Bachelor of Science) and Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
(Bachelor of Engineering) parts of this Handbook.
The Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science is a 40-unit
program consisting of Academic courses and Practice courses.
Academic courses are normally one-unit courses and involve
approximately 155 hours of student work per unit.
Practice courses are zero unit courses and each involves
approximately 50 hours of student work. The only grades available
for a Practice Course are Pass (P) and Fail (F). A Practice Course
is designed to enable students to acquire specific competencies associated
with their Engineering major study. These competencies range from
specific practical and communication skills through to generic competencies
relating to ethical and social responsibility, awareness of the environment,
teamwork, etc. For an external student a Practice Course generally
involves attendance on-campus for a one-week .
The components of the program are shown in the following table:
Program Component |
Academic Courses |
Practice Courses |
Number of Courses |
Units |
Number of Courses |
Units |
Core Studies |
14 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
Engineering Major ýapp |
18 |
18 |
3-5 depending on the major |
0 |
Science Major ýapp |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
40 |
40 |
6-8 |
0 |
Required time limits
Full-time students have a maximum of seven years to complete
this program. Part-time students have a maximum of eight years to
complete this program.
A pro-rata adjustment of the maximum time
period will apply for those students who transfer from one mode of
study to another. A pro-rata reduction in the maximum time period
will apply to students who are admitted to a program with advanced
standing.
Core courses
The courses that comprise the core studies program are the same
as those for the Bachelor of Engineering except for
the addition of the course . The core courses are shown in the following
table:
Course |
Units |
Academic Courses |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
Total |
14 |
Practice Courses |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Science program must complete
four core courses, the course , and one course from each of three other
categories: Communication Studies; Computing Studies; and Enabling
Studies. The courses students study in each of these categories depend
on the Science major they undertake (refer to the Bachelor of Science
Handbook entry).
Major studies
Engineering majors
An Engineering major study provides students with knowledge
and skills in a particular engineering discipline. Students must select
one of the following nine majors as their Engineering major. Students
enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science program
study only 18 of the 19 courses listed in an Engineering major. An
Elective course is to be deleted from the list of courses in each
major.
Engineering major studies: |
Agricultural Engineering* |
Civil Engineering* |
Computer Systems Engineering |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering* |
Environmental Engineering |
Instrumentation and Control Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering* |
Mechatronic Engineering* |
Power Engineering |
The courses in each of the Engineering majors are listed in
the Bachelor of Engineering entry in the Faculty
of Engineering and Surveying section of this Handbook. Students enrolled
in the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science program study
only 18 of the 19 courses listed in an Engineering major. An Elective
course is to be deleted from the list of courses in each major.
To satisfy the requirements for the award students completing
one of the majors marked with an asterisk (*) must complete a course
offered by the Faculty of Sciences as one of their Electives. The
course should not be studied as it will not satisfy this requirement.
Elective courses may be selected from the courses offered by
the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying. Students should refer to
the list of recommended Elective courses for their Engineering major.
Science majors
The Science major will enable students to increase their knowledge
and skills in a particular field of science. Students must select
one of the following eight-unit majors as their Science major.
Science major studies: |
Biology |
Computing |
Environment and Sustainability |
Human Physiology |
Mathematics |
Physical Sciences |
The courses comprising each of the Science majors are listed
in the Bachelor of Science entry in the Faculty of Sciences section
of this Handbook.
Students who select the Mathematics major need to replace in that major with
another mathematics third level course as is equivalent to .
Where a course listed in a student's Science major is also listed
in the core studies component of the program or in their Engineering
major, then the student must select another course from the Science
major or, with the approval of the program coordinator, another course
offered by the Faculty of Sciences.
IT requirements
Access to an up-to-date computer is necessary. On-campus students
can access appropriately equipped laboratories, but should consider
acquisition of their own computer. External students should be able
to access a computer with the following as advised by the ýapp. All students
should have access to email and the Internet via a computer running
the latest versions of Internet web browsers such as Internet Explorer
or Firefox. The ýapp has a wireless network for on-campus students'
computers. In order to take advantage of this facility and further
enhance their on-campus learning environment, students should consider
purchasing a notebook/laptop computer with wireless connectivity.
A notebook/laptop may be required for some courses.
Course transfers
Students may enter the program with advanced standing. Students
who are enrolled in either the Bachelor of Engineering program or the Bachelor of Science program
may transfer to the program. If they have completed up to one year
of one of those programs they would normally be able to complete the
program in the minimum time, after four more years of full-time study.
Other students may require longer than the minimum time.
Honours
The Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science may be awarded
with Honours in the engineering component of the award. The class
of honours to be awarded to a student is dependant upon:
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the Grade Point Average calculated from the grades achieved
in the courses studied in, or transferred to, the program;
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the grade achieved by the student in the courses Research Project Part
1 and Research
project Part 2 (unless the student is exempted from these courses).
The minimum levels of achievement normally required for each
class of honours are shown in the following table. To be assured of
achieving a particular class of honours students must have achieved
the specified grade in the research project courses and the minimum
GPA requirements for all of the courses studied, for the last 16 courses
studied, or for the last eight courses studied.
Class of Honours |
GPA Calculated from the Grades Achieved
in: |
Minimum Grade Achieved in Research
Project Courses |
All Courses Studied in the Program |
The Last 16 Courses Studied*# |
The Last Eight Courses Studied*# |
First Class Honours |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
A |
Second Class Honours - Division A |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
B |
Second Class Honours - Division B |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
C |
Minimum number of courses required |
20 |
16 |
8 |
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Other information
To be eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Engineering,
students must obtain an aggregate of at least 60 days of suitable
practical experience during their program. This experience may be
in an engineering office or laboratory where the student would be
working principally with professional engineers and engineering associates.
It may, however, be preferable for students to spend some time in
field or factory activities to gain insight into industrial practice
and to see what is involved in converting designs into finished products.
Students are required to enrol in in the latter part of their program
and keep a record of appropriate experience as specified in the Course
Specification. The work experience is to be endorsed by an appropriate
person in the organisation providing the experience and submitted
to the examiner. The student must meet all costs associated with the
acquisition of practical experience to satisfy this requirement. The
record of work experience must be made available for perusal by the
Head of Discipline upon request. The acceptability or otherwise of
employment experience, and the period of that type of experience that
may be credited towards the 60 days, will be determined by the Examiner
of .
Recommended enrolment pattern
Due to the large number of combinations of Engineering and Sciences
majors available separate recommended enrolment pattern tables are
not printed in this Handbook.
Commencing on-campus students should enrol in the standard first
year courses in the engineering major that they have selected. Towards
the end of their first year they should consult their Program Coordinator
for advice on the enrolment pattern to be followed in later years
of their program.