You are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements and this degree requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.
As a graduate of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program, you will be eligible to apply for graduate membership with Engineers Australia as a Graduate Professional Engineer. After gaining experience working in your field in industry, you can apply for Stage 1 Professional Engineer (MIEAust), and after this for chartered status as a Professional Engineer (CPEng); and with extensive career experience Executive Engineer (ExecEng) accreditation. You will also have the opportunity to work overseas, with your accreditation recognised in the countries that are signatories to the Washington Accord.
When you become an experienced MIEAust, you can apply for RPEQ or other Australian State legislated registration schemes, or as a chartered professional engineer be similarly accredited (RPEQ etc.) and apply for Australian National Engineering Registration.
To complete this degree students must complete 32 units.
| Courses to be studied | Units |
|---|---|
| Core courses | 10 |
| 14 x Major courses | 14 |
| 8 x electives or 1 x 8-unit major or 2 x 4-unit minors or 1 x 4-unit minor plus 4 x electives |
8 |
| Total | 32 |
Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for courses to be studied and recommended enrolment patterns.
This degree has a mandatory attendance requirement for some of the residential school courses. All students will have the opportunity to come on-campus for residential schools, where you will attend face-to-face lectures and tutorials to gain practical experience, use facilities and specialist equipment, and meet staff and other students.
As part of your degree you will need to complete a minimum of 60 days of professional experience. This may be in an engineering office, laboratory, work site, factory, or somewhere you are already employed (in an industry relevant to your studies). You may be able to write up your existing work experience to meet this requirement.
All students are responsible for securing the work placement as required and must be able to meet the physical and other professional requirements of practical experience within this program.
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If you don't meet the entry requirements, we have pathway options available to you.
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After you graduate you shall be qualified to work in a varied field of industries including mining/resource extraction, transportation, food processing, agricultural automation and health and as a Process Control Engineer or Instrumentation Control and Automation Engineer.
Other career industry-based specialisations that can follow from graduation are Rail Signal Engineer and Food Engineer.
OSHC: 623AUD per year
