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Overview

This program is not available to international or Defence sponsored students. The School of Engineering and Information Technology (SEIT) and the School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS) offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after the equivalent of five years of successful full-time study … For more content click the Read More button below.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure
240 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 240 UOC.

  • 4480 - Aeronautical Engineering (Honours) / Science
  • 4415 - Science
  • 4472 - Aeronautical Engineering (Honours)

Specialisation Options
4415 - Science

Note: The Computer Science major ZITEK1 is available only to students enrolled in the dual award 4482 Electrical Engineering (Hons)/Science.

Prescribed Science Electives
4415 - Science

Students must take 42 UOC of the following Science courses.

Note: Students who take the Physics major must take ZPEM1303, ZPEM1304, ZPEM2309 and ZPEM2310. Students who take the Mathematics major must take ZPEM1501, ZPEM1502. Students enrolled in 4482 Electrical Engineering (Hons)/Science in the Computer Science major must take ZPEM2309 and ZPEM2310.

Level 4 Maturity Requirements
4472 - Aeronautical Engineering (Honours)

Students may not attempt the following courses until they have successfully completed 102 UOC of their engineering program (excluding general electives).

General Education Maturity Requirement
4415 - Science

Students must have completed 48 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Level 2 Maturity Requirement
4415 - Science

Students must have completed 36 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Level 3 Maturity Requirement
4415 - Science

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

Practical Experience
4472 - Aeronautical Engineering (Honours)

Before graduation a student shall complete 60 days of approved practical engineering experience which must be done in blocks of at least 20 working days each, each block being in the service of a single employer.

Technical Electives - Areas of Interest
4472 - Aeronautical Engineering (Honours)

Students may choose to take elective courses in the following areas of interest:Structural Integrity:ZEIT4001 Engineering Structures 2 (6 UOC)ZEIT4006 Structural Integrated Assessment (6 UOC)ZEIT4008 Integrated Mechanical Design (6 UOC)Rotorcraft:ZEIT4006 Structural Integrated Assessment (6 UOC)ZEIT4007 Rotorcraft Engineering (6 UOC)High Performance Aerospace Vehicle:ZEIT4003 Computational Fluid Dynamics (6 UOC)ZEIT4013 Hypersonics (6 UOC)Space Engineering. … For more content click the Read More button below.

Year 3 & 4 Courses
4472 - Aeronautical Engineering (Honours)

In the third and fourth years of the program, students take the following courses (subject to any prerequisite requirements):- ZINT2100 Intro to Cyber-Security (6 UOC)- 12 UOC of General Education courses- 18 UOC of Technical Elective courses selected from the courses listed.

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