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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 907361; External: 907365; Springfield campus: 927361

CRICOS code (International applicants): 079518F

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area please contact us directly .

Notes

See note on part-time study below within the Program Structure section.

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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 (Honours) may apply for chartered status as a Professional Engineer and, when granted, may use the post-nominal MIEAust CPEng.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 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 United States of America, Canada, Ireland, Hong Kong, New Zealand and South Africa.

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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 from a wide range of Engineering majors and combine it with one of the numerous Science majors.

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Program objectives

Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Science program will have met the separate objectives of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and the programs.

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Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 08. Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Program Information Set

View UniSQ’s admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Have achieved a minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 74.15, or equivalent qualification.^

• Subject Pre-requisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C) and Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent.

• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

Applicants are advised to also note the following:

• Recommended Prior ¾«¶«´«Ã½app (Engineering): Physics (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent.

• Recommended Prior ¾«¶«´«Ã½app (Science): Applicants should refer to the for the recommended prior study for their selected Bachelor of Science major.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students 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. Students 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, external or online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The program involves five years of full-time study.

Students may apply for admission to study part-time or externally, however applicants should ensure they are able to complete this program within the maximum duration of ten years. To achieve this, students will need to complete a minimum of four units of study per year. To complete the program part-time within the standard duration of eight years, students will need to complete a minimum of five units of study per year.

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 and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) sections of this Handbook.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Science is a 40-unit program consisting of Academic courses and Practice courses.

Academic courses are 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 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program consists of 32 units of study. To satisfy the requirements of the chosen Bachelor of Science major, in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Science program students will require an additional 10–12 units of study, depending on the chosen Science major. To reduce the total study load to 40 units, students must reduce the required number of Approved courses from the chosen Engineering major by 2–4, depending on the chosen Science major. The courses required for each Science major are listed below.

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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this program.

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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.

Core courses

The courses in each of the Engineering majors are listed in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) section of this Handbook. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Science program study all of the Core courses listed in an Engineering major.

Three approved courses are to be deleted from the list of courses in each 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.

Core courses

The eight courses comprising each of the Science majors are listed in the section of this Handbook.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Bachelor of Science program study all of the Core courses listed in a Science major. Students must also complete the following Core courses for each major; these should be completed early in the program, as noted in the Recommended Enrolment Pattern for the relevant Science major. Students completing ENM1600 Engineering Mathematics and ENM2600 Advanced Engineering Mathematics should additionally refer to the Recommended Enrolment Pattern for their Engineering major.

Where a course listed in a student's Science major is also listed as a core course for the Engineering program or in their Engineering major, then the student must select another course from the Science major or, with the approval of the Program Director, another course offered by the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences. Students should consult the Bachelor of Science section of this Handbook for a list of Unsuitable approved courses for their chosen Science major.

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Practical experience

To be eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), students must obtain an aggregate of at least 60 days of suitable work 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 ENG4909 Work Experience - Professional 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 work experience to satisfy this requirement. The record of work experience must be made available for perusal by the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences 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 ENG4909 Work Experience - Professional.

Credit or exemptions for ENG4909 Work Experience - Professional will not normally be considered.

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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 ¾«¶«´«Ã½app. 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 ¾«¶«´«Ã½app 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. Specialist software is required for some courses.

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Residential schools

The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To find out more about , visit the to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the .

Students are required to undertake practical and professional activities relevant to their program through enrolment in a series of Practice courses in the program. Practice courses are zero unit courses that may be undertaken in either on-campus or external mode and the final grades available are Pass (P)/Fail (F) only. They are a compulsory part of the program and do not attract a student contribution charge for Australian residents or a tuition fee for international students. The recommended enrolment schedule for Practice courses is shown in the Recommended Enrolment Pattern for the program in this Handbook.

External students must attend a number of residential schools during their program to obtain experience in practical and professional activities appropriate to the program. The residential schools are included in Practice courses which are conducted in Semester 3 or during the recess periods. The dates for each residential school Practice course are shown in the in this Handbook and external students should ensure they are able to attend the residential school prior to enrolling in a Practice course. Personal protective equipment is compulsory in many engineering, construction and spatial science laboratories, students should confirm the requirements before attending residential schools for Practice courses.

Students who enrol in on-campus mode for Practice courses normally undertake a series of weekly activities and/or attend a compulsory residential school.

ENG3902 Professional Practice 1 and ENG4110 Engineering Research Methodology are to be studied in the student's penultimate year. Upon completion of ENG3902 Professional Practice 1 and ENG4110 Engineering Research Methodology, students must study ENG4111 Research Project Part 1, ENG4112 Research Project Part 2 and ENG4903 Professional Practice 2

Recommended enrolment pattern

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