Overview

The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Engineering offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after the equivalent of six years of successful full-time study leading to the award of the degrees Bachelor of Advanced Science(Honours) and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours). The Faculty of Science … For more content click the Read More button below.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure
288 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 288 UOC.

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (168 UOC)
1. 168 UOC plus at least 60 days of approved Industrial Training experience
2. At least 48 UOC Disciplinary Knowledge and Enquiry-based Courses
3. 30-42UOC Introductory Knowledge core courses
4. At least 12 UOC of elective courses
5. The balance of stream to consist of Foundation Disciplinary Knowledge Courses

Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (144 UOC)
1. An approved Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) major; and
2. SCIF1131;
3. 48 units of credit Honours Year; and
4. Science elective courses

Note: Because of an overlap of 24 units of credit of Science courses in the core for both degrees, the total units of credit required for completion is 288 UoC, rather than 312 UoC.

  • 3762 - Advanced Science (Honours) / Engineering (Honours)
  • 3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
  • 3707 - Engineering (Honours)

Majors
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must complete at least one Science major selected from the list below.

When offered in a particular major, students must take higher versions of any Level 2 or 3 courses. Any variation to this must be approved by the Associate Dean (Academic Programs) or nominee.

Bioinformatics is a 96 UOC major, students will not be able to complete this major as part of a double degree within the minimum UOC. This major will involve extra time and costs to meet the degree requirements and may have visa implications for international students. Contact the Science Student Centre for more details.

Core Courses
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses

Note: Students in the Vision Science major should take VISN1101 Seeing the World Perspectives from Vision Science instead. Students in Engineering Dual Programs should take ENGG1000 Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation.

Level 2 Maturity Requirements
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must have completed 30 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Level 3 Maturity Requirements
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must have completed 72 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Level 3 Maturity Requirements
3707 - Engineering (Honours)

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

Level 4 Maturity Requirements
3707 - Engineering (Honours)

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

Maximum Level 1 UOC
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

A maximum of 72 UOC of Level 1 courses can be taken, including any General Education or mainstream Level 1 course taken to fulfil either the General Education or the Free Elective requirement.

Course Substitution

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses ENGG1000 - Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation (6 UOC) - (replaces SCIF1131)

COMP COURSE RULE

Students may not count 'COMP' courses towards their Science requirements unless they are specified as core courses in their major (i.e. for these students 'COMP' courses will not count as 'Science' courses).

Industrial Experience Requirement
3707 - Engineering (Honours)

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

Program Fees

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