Engineering/Commerce - 3715

From Session 1 2005, the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Commerce and Economics offer a combined degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after five and a half years of successful study: the Bachelor of Engineering (potentially with Honours) and the Bachelor of Commerce (for which an Honours program requires an additional 48 UOC).

This combined degree is offered in the following Engineering disciplines:

Bioinformatics Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Industrial Chemistry
Manufacturing Engineering and Management
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronic Engineering
Mining Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Photonics Engineering
Photovoltaics & Solar Energy
Renewable Energy Engineering
Software Engineering (program code 3653)
Surveying and Spatial Information Systems
Telecommunications

To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Commerce a student must complete successfully courses that total at least 264 units of credit and include:
(a) in the Faculty of Engineering:
courses making up at least 168 units of credit described in the degree requirements for the BE specialisation for which the student is enrolled; and
(b) in the Faculty of Commerce:
at least 96 units of credit comprising a major of at least 48 units of credit in an approved disciplinary stream and a minor of 24 units of credit of approved session courses of which no more than 12 units may be level 1 courses; prescribed level 1 introductory courses; or suitable electives to make up the full 96 UOC; and
(c) at least 60 days of approved Industrial Training (required for the award of the BE degree).

Administration of the Programs
(i) A student's general program will be administered by the Faculty of Engineering and delegated to administration by the School governing the engineering specialisation.
(ii) Students' programs will be administered by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics for the BCom component of the program and by the Faculty of Engineering for the BE part of the program.
(iii) The Faculty of Commerce and Economics and the Faculty of Engineering shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerning the combined programs not otherwise covered by these rules.

Enrolment
(i) An application to enrol as a candidate for the combined program shall be made through UAC to the following programs:
BE in Software Engineering BCom 425028(HECS), 445028 (FEE)
BE in all other programs BCom 425029(HECS), 445029(FEE),
or on the prescribed form for international students which shall be lodged with the Registrar at least two calendar months before the commencement of the session in which enrolment is to begin.
(ii) The candidate shall be enrolled as either a full-time or part-time student.

The program is intended for potential engineers who wish to become more aware of economic and social aspects of the engineering profession, and skilled in technical management. It is expected that those taking this program would progress to entrepreneurial and managerial roles.A full range of commerce and engineering careers will still be open to those who qualify with both components of the combined degree program.

Most engineers progress to technical management roles, and these programs will strengthen the commerce background in addition to providing the engineering skills. Increasingly, engineers also find employment in the commercial sector, and the combined programs will provide a good background for those entering banking, consultancy etc. Students wishing to enter the purely commercial sector will benefit from technical and numerate strengths obtained as part of the engineering program.

Stage 1
S1
Science & Engineering courses 24 units of credit
S2
Science & Engineering courses 24 units of credit

Stage 2
S1
Science & Engineering courses 24 units of credit
S2
Commerce courses 24 units of credit

Stage 3
S1
Commerce courses 24 units of credit
S2
Science & Engineering courses 24 units of credit

Stage 4
S1
Science & Engineering courses 12 units of credit
Commerce courses 12 units of credit
S2
Science & Engineering courses 12 units of credit
Commerce courses 12 units of credit

Stage 5
S1
Science & Engineering courses 24 units of credit
S2
Science & Engineering courses 24 units of credit

Stage 6
Commerce courses 24 units of credit

(a) BE with Honours
On completion of the requirements for the combined degrees a student may qualify for the award of the BE degree with Honours in accordance with the rules for the BE program of specialisation and the Faculty of Engineering rules for calculation of the grade of Honours (1st Class Honours: a weighted average of 75% or greater; 2nd Class Honours Division i: a weighted average of 70% or greater; 2nd Class Honours Division ii: a weighted average of 65% or greater, a student being awarded the highest grade of Honours for which they qualify).
(b) BCom with Honours
On completion of the requirements for the combined degrees a student may be qualified to enrol in an Honours program in the Bachelor of Commerce and to qualify for the award of the BCom with Honours after successfully completing an additional year of study (48 UOC) as specified in the rules of the Faculty of Commerce.

The programs of study which may be taken for the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce are governed by the normal rules for award of the BE and BCom in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Commerce respectively, which specify:
(i) units of credit;
(ii) corequisites, prerequisites, assumed knowledge;
(iii) the structure of the degree program; and
(iv) any special conditions.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

(i) A student who completes the requirements for both the BE and BCom degrees shall receive at graduation a separate testamur for each of the degrees.
(ii) A student may apply to discontinue the combined BE BCom programs and elect to complete either the BE or BCom degree in accordance with the rules governing award of that degree. Following discontinuation of one of the programs (BE or BCom), courses which count toward that program will not in general count toward the remaining single degree unless they meet the single degree requirements in their own right.