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Overview

The Faculty of Engineering 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: the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and the Bachelor of Commerce. Honours may be completed in the area of your Commerce major … For more content click the Read More button below.

Stand Alone Programs

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Program
3707
Engineering (Honours)
Program
3502
Commerce

Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 264 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 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). Note - Students taking a combination of majors and/or minors that require both COMM1822 or INFS1603 and COMP3311 as core courses, should take only COMP3311, and replace COMM1822/INFS1603 with an additional major or minor elective.
  4. Prescribed Work Integrated Learning Course - this can be satisfied by completing an Engineering WIL course (e.g. compulsory Industrial Training) OR a Commerce WIL course.
  5. Final Year Synthesis (0 - 6UOC). Requirement can be satisfied by taking DESN3000, however students will still need to complete 96 UOC of Business courses.
  6. Business electives to make up to 96UOC Business School disciplinary requirement.

 

Disciplinary Component - 3707 Engineering (Honours)168 Units of Credit:
Disciplinary Component - 3502 Commerce96 Units of Credit:

3764 - 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.

Additional Information

Accreditation:

This Engineering component of this dual degree has the same accreditation status as the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons). For details please see Program 3707

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Progression Requirements:

Students must make satisfactory progress while studying in the BE (Hons) program. Students must show cause not to be excluded from the program if any of the following occur:

  • Fail a core course 2 or more times
  • Fail more than half of the courses attempted, after completing 84 UOC or more of the BE(Hons) major
  • Have an overall WAM less than 50.000 with 48 UOC or more of your BE(Hons) remaining.

Students must also satisfy UNSW progression requirements. For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression.

Program Fees

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Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
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