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Overview

The Faculty of Science and the UNSW Business School offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after five and a half years of successful study: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Materials Science and Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce. The program is intended for potential engineers in … For more content click the Read More button below. A full range of commerce and engineering careers is still open to those who qualify with both components of the dual degree. Most engineers progress to technical management roles, and these programs strengthen the commerce background in addition to providing the engineering skills. Increasingly, engineers also find employment in the commercial sector, and the dual programs 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.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 264 UOC.

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Materials Science and Engineering - 168 UOC

  1. Specialisation (36 UOC)
  2. Core Courses (126 UOC)
  3. Elective (6 UOC)

Bachelor of Commerce - 96 UOC

  1. Integrated First Year Courses (42 UOC) - BEng/BCom students do not have to take COMM1110 as this requirement is satisfied in the Engineering program
  2. myBCom (0 UOC)
  3. Commerce major (48UOC)
  4. Prescribed Work Integrated Learning Course (Requirement can be satisfied by taking a Commerce or Engineering WIL course)
  5. Final Year Synthesis (0 - 6 UOC)
  6. Business electives to make up to 96UOC Business School disciplinary requirement

Disciplinary Component - 3131 Materials Science and Engineering (Honours)168 Units of Credit:
Disciplinary Component - 3502 Commerce96 Units of Credit:

3134 - Subsitution and Economics Course Requirements

Program Constraints

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Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

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Program Fees

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