Handbook - Engineering (Honours)

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Overview

The UNSW Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is designed to equip you for a career as a professional engineer. We provide you with a solid background in mathematics, natural sciences and computing that will prepare you for learning knowledge and skills in an engineering discipline specialisation. You will get the chance … For more content click the Read More button below. The four year program is offered in 19 engineering disciplines (listed below). A flexible first year engineering stream is offered for students who wish to study engineering but choose to delay their choice of which branch of engineering to study until the end of Year 1.

The UNSW Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is designed to equip you for a career as a professional engineer. We provide you with a solid background in mathematics, natural sciences and computing that will prepare you for learning knowledge and skills in an engineering discipline specialisation. You will get the chance to apply yourself to engineering design and enquiry projects, professional engineering practice, engineering and technical management and conduct research towards your thesis project.

The four year program is offered in 19 engineering disciplines (listed below). A flexible first year engineering stream is offered for students who wish to study engineering but choose to delay their choice of which branch of engineering to study until the end of Year 1.

Program Structure
192 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 192 UOC as a standalone program.

168 UOC stream
12 UOC General Education
12 UOC Electives (Foundational Disciplinary or Disciplinary Knowledge Courses)

All students are also required to complete 60 days of Industrial Training.

Majors

Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.

Discipline Elective List

Students must take 12 UOC from the Discipline Elective List for the engineering specialisation. Students should check the details in the specialisation page.

General Education

Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

Level 3 Maturity Requirements

Students must have completed 42 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Level 4 Maturity Requirements

Students must have completed 102 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Industrial Experience Requirement

Students must each complete at least 60 days approved industrial training concurrent with enrolment in the program.

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Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Students must show cause not to be excluded from the program if they have any of the following:

2 fails in any given core course

after half or more of the BE stream attempted (more than 84UOC), 50% or more of BE stream courses have been failed

prior to the final 48 UOC of the stream (120 UOC or more of the BE stream completed), a WAM of less than 50%.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Pathways

Post Graduate

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1010 - Chemical Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1016 - Industrial Chemistry

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1017 - Petroleum Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1031 - Food Science and Technology

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1050 - Mining Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1630 - Civil & Environmental Eng

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1640 - Electrical Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1650 - Computer Science and Eng

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1655 - Photovoltaic Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1662 - Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng

Graduate Diploma in Food Science - GradDipFoodSci5037 - Food Science

Graduate Diploma in Mining Engineering - GradDipMinEng5335 - Mining Engineering

Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science - GradDipEngSc5341 - Engineering Science

Graduate Diploma - GradDip5449 - Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)

Graduate Diploma - GradDip5543 - Information Technology

Graduate Certificate - GradCert7335 - Mining Engineering

Graduate Certificate - GradCert7543 - Computing

Master of Science - MSc8037 - Food Science

Master of Mining Engineering - MMinEng8335 - Mining Engineering

Master of Engineering Science - MEngSc8338 - Engineering Science

Master of Information Technology - MIT8543 - Information Technology

Master of Biomedical Engineering - MBiomedE8660 - Biomedical Engineering

Professional Outcomes

Accreditations

Career Opportunities

Recognition of Achievement

University Medal

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

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Faculty
Faculty: The primary academic unit in which related disciplines of teaching and research are conducted.

Campus

Kensington

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Undergraduate

Typical duration:

4 years

Delivery Mode
Delivery Mode: The delivery option(s) by which a course or program is offered.

Face-to-face

Intake Period

Term 1, Term 3

Academic Calendar

3+ Calendar

Minimum Units of Credit

192

Award Type

Bachelors Honours

Award(s)
Award(s): Qualification upon completion (all awards offered by UNSW are accredited by UNSW and align with the Australian Qualifications Framework).

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BE (Hons)

UAC Code

425000

CRICOS Code

056835E