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Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Business (BEBB) - BEng BBus
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 907342
CRICOS code (International applicants): 030308J
This program is only offered to continuing students.
No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in
this study area should consider which will be offered from S1 2014.
| | 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
|
| 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 |
Notes
See note on part-time study within .
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 degree program will provide students with the knowledge
and skills to become a professional engineer with a strong background
in business principles and practice. Students can combine studies
in one of the Bachelor of Engineering majors with one eight-unit Bachelor
of Business major. The award may be conferred with Honours to high
achieving students.
Career opportunities
Professional engineer and manager, management positions within
the public or private sectors specialising in an engineering 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.
Program aims
This combination of an Engineering program with a program in
Business provides students with the opportunity to become qualified
Engineers with a strong background in business principles and practice.
There is an increasing need for engineering graduates to have business
qualifications early in their career as they are often required to
manage complex projects with both tight schedules and budgets. In
some sectors of the industry a business qualification can be one of
the criteria for promotion. Many engineers have completed a Master of Business Administration to satisfy this requirement. This program
enables students to obtain qualifications in both disciplines at the
same time.
The program offers students a high level of flexibility as they
are able to choose wide ranging combinations of an engineering major
and a business major that best suits their career aspirations.
For more details of the two programs that comprise this award,
applicants are asked to refer to the Faculty of Business and Law (Bachelor of Business) and Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
(Bachelor of Engineering) parts of this Handbook.
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 精东传媒app's requirements or have completed the 精东传媒app's programs.
Students may apply for admission to study part-time or by distance
education once they have completed 16 units of the Bachelor of Engineering
program or if they are eligible for advanced standing of 16 or more
units. This ensures that they are able to complete the program in
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 .
Domestic full fee paying students
may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship
requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa
holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens
who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program
pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .
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.
Students may apply for admission to study part-time or by distance
education once they have completed 16 units of the Bachelor of Engineering
program or if they are eligible for advanced standing of 16 or more
units. This ensures that they are able to complete the program in
the maximum duration of eight years.
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.
The combined Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Business
degree is a 40 unit program consisting of Academic courses and Practice
courses.
Academic courses are normally one-unit courses that involve
approximately 155 hours of student work per unit.
Practice courses are zero unit courses offered by the
Faculty of Engineering and Surveying 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 |
Number of Academic Courses |
Number of Practice Courses |
| Core Studies |
16 |
4 |
| Engineering Major 精东传媒app |
16 |
3-8 depending upon the major |
| Business Major 精东传媒app |
8 |
0 |
| Total Courses |
40 |
6 - 8 |
| Total Units |
40 |
0 |
Required time limits
Full-time students have a maximum of seven years to complete
this program. Part-time or distance education 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 shown
in the following table:
| Course |
Units |
| Academic Courses - Business |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| AND |
|
|
|
1 |
| OR |
|
|
|
|
|
| OR |
|
|
|
|
|
| Academic Courses - Engineering |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Practice Courses - Engineering |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
When compared to the Core Studies program in the Bachelor of Engineering program the following changes have been
made:
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the following courses have been deleted from the program: , , and
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five courses from the Bachelor of Business have been added to the program.
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 eight majors as their Engineering 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 Business program only
study 16 of the 19 courses listed in an Engineering major.
The three courses that are not studied in each major are listed
in the following table:
| Engineering Major |
Courses to be Deleted from the Major |
| Agricultural Engineering |
2 Electives and either OR |
| Civil Engineering |
3 Electives |
| Computer Systems Engineering |
1 Elective and
and
|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
2 Electives and
|
| Environmental Engineering |
3 Electives |
| Instrumentation and Control Engineering |
1 Elective and the courses and |
| Mechanical Engineering |
1 Elective and
and
|
| Mechatronic Engineering |
1 Elective and
and
|
| Power Engineering |
3 Electives |
Students should select any remaining Electives from the appropriate
list for their engineering major.
Business majors
Students must select a business major from one of the following
eight-unit majors:
| Business major studies: |
| Human Resource鈥擬anagement |
| Information Technology Management |
| International Business |
| Management and Leadership |
| Marketing |
| Supply Chain Management |
| Sustainable Business |
| Sustainable Economics and Policy |
| Tourism Management |
Note: With the permission of the Dean of the Faculty
of Engineering and Surveying students may select an alternative major
from the Bachelor of Business or the Bachelor of Commerce. The eight courses that comprise each
of the business majors are listed in the relevant sections of this
Handbook.
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 精东传媒app. 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 精东传媒app 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 who are enrolled in either the Bachelor of Engineering
program or the Bachelor of Business program may transfer to the program with advanced standing. 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 Business 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 and (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 |
|
Other information
To be eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Engineering
and Bachelor of Business, 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 patterns
Due to the large number of combinations of engineering and business
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 the program.