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Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BETC) - BEngTech

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 907902; Distance education: 907905; Springfield campus: 927902

CRICOS code (International applicants): 013504B

 On-campusDistance education
Semester intake:Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 3 (November)
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:3 years full-time, 6 years part-time or external 
Program articulation:

From: Associate Degree of Engineering

To: Bachelor of Engineering

Notes

Please note that the Civil Engineering major and the Infrastructure Management major (formerly known as Building and Construction Management) are the only two majors that are available on-campus at Springfield.

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 

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, precision agriculture, agricultural machinery, hydraulics, hydrology and post-harvest technology. USQ is the only institution in Australia that offers degrees specialising in Agricultural Engineering.

Career opportunities

Engineering technologist in agricultural machinery, irrigation, soil and water management, salinisation, drainage, water resources engineering, mine rehabilitation, engineering problem solving and management.

Civil Engineering Major

This major provides students with the skills to plan, design, construct and maintain infrastructure, such as roads, railways, airfields, irrigation works, buildings, harbour facilities and disposal works. Students have the opportunity to specialise in the areas of project design and construction, and research and development.

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

Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the design and development of computer systems, including both hardware and software. Advanced studies are undertaken in management, computer systems and communications, programming, telecommunications, operating systems, real-time systems and electronic systems.

Career opportunities

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

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major

There are four interrelated areas within this major: Energy Systems and Power Electronics, in which students acquire a knowledge of generators, transformers, switchgear motors and power electronics; Computers and Microprocessors, in which students are introduced to computer architecture, hardware, software, programming and interfacing; Communications, in which students investigate developments in the transmission of information; and Control, which investigates signal processing in control and fault diagnosis.

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

The Environmental Engineering major at USQ is unique. Environmental Engineering at USQ emphasises the sustainable management of Australia’s vital soil and water resources. It is a broad-ranging major, drawing on the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app’s expertise in environmental, agricultural engineering and land management. Environmental Engineering at USQ provides students with the knowledge and skills to be an ‘environmental problem solver’. Students will learn to find workable, down-to-earth engineering solutions to environmental issues.

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.

Infrastructure Management Major

(Formerly known as Building and Construction Management)
This program provides a sound knowledge of the principles and practice of building and construction as well as the management skills required to supervise projects of this type. Many supervisors in the building and construction industry have a trade background, and may be seeking an appropriate qualification that will enable them to work as engineering technologists as defined by Engineers Australia.

Career opportunities

Principles and practice of building and construction management, integrating project management, construction technology, problem solving, law, health and safety, finance and engineering sciences.

Mechanical Engineering Major

This major provides students with skills in energy generation, dynamic mechanisms, simulation, manufacturing and fluid flow control, to design new machines and devices and improve manufacturing systems.

Career opportunities

Manufacturing, refineries, mining, transportation, computing, energy and education industries, including consultancy, research, 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

The Power Engineering major at USQ is unique. Students develop skills specific to power systems, including aspects of electrical power generation, distribution and transmission, and study the operation of electrical equipment.

Professional accreditation

A graduate of this program is eligible to apply for graduate membership of Engineers Australia as an Engineering Technologist. After further professional development, a graduate member with a Bachelor of Engineering Technology may apply for chartered status as an Engineering Technologist and, when granted, may use the post-nominal TMIEAust CEngT.