Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Arts

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Engineering (name of major) Bachelor of Arts (name of major)
Abbreviation:	BE-BA
Home Faculty:	Informatics
Duration:	5 years full-time (or part-time equivalent)
Total Credit Points:	274
Delivery Mode:	On Campus (Face-to-Face)
Starting Session(s):	Autumn/Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	704_2
UAC Code:	751303
CRICOS Code:	048492A

Overview

There is a high demand in industry and commerce for quality graduates who have expertise in more than one discipline. The double degree program Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Arts combines the aims of the Bachelor of Engineering with those of the Bachelor of Arts.

It offers the opportunity for professional engineering students, who have a flair for languages, history, philosophy, etc. to combine their interest with their professional engineering studies in computer, electrical or telecommunications engineering.

Please refer to the entries for the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Arts for information additional to that presented below.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Approximate ATAR: 90

Assumed Knowledge: Any two units of English plus Mathematics and two units of Science.

Recommended Studies: English Advanced, HSC Mathematics Extension 1, Physics.

For entry requirements for students 21 and over or international students, please refer to the relevant prospectus.

Credit Exemptions

Information about Approved Credit Exemption Arrangements with domestic providers is available in the General Course Rules.

Information about Approved Credit Exemption Arrangements with international providers is available at: http://www.uow.edu.au/future/international/apply/credit/index.html

Course Requirements

The requirements for a Bachelor of Engineering degree are detailed in the Course Handbook. Students are required to satisfactorily complete the prescribed subjects including a major in one of the available areas of study:

• Electrical Engineering

• Computer Engineering

• Telecommunications Engineering.

Normally a double degree program requires students to complete 264 credit points, in some cases, however, depending upon the program of study chosen, this number may be exceeded.

Generally, there is a minimum requirement of 72 credit points in subjects from the Arts Schedule for the Bachelor of Arts. In most cases, however, students should expect to be required to take up to 90 credit points from the Arts Schedule.

The choice of Arts subjects will be constrained by the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree as set out in the Bachelor of Arts entry in the Course Handbook and is subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering and the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts.

It is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Arts that all students enrolled maintain a weighted average mark of 67.5% or better throughout the course or they will be transferred to the Bachelor of Engineering Course.

Professional Experience

All Bachelor of Engineering students will need to complete ECTE399 Professional Experience.

This is a zero credit point subject that requires students to undertake a minimum 12 weeks industry experience at an approved professional placement. This should be completed preferably in the period between Years 3 and 4 and be documented in the form of an employment report.

Honours

To be eligible for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), students must complete either ECTE457 Thesis (18 credit points) or ECTE451 Engineering Project 1 (6 credit points) AND ECTE458 Engineering Project 2 (6 credit points) in their final year of study.

The degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) will be awarded on the basis of overall performance throughout the course and the subsequent completion of the requisite subjects as listed above.

The classes of honours that may be awarded are Class I; Class II Division 1; Class II Division 2 as defined in the Course Rules.

Please refer to the Bachelor of Arts entry for detail regarding the Bachelor of Arts (Honours).

Professional Recognition

The Bachelor of Engineering Computer and Electrical Engineering Majors are accredited by Engineers Australia and the Singapore Professional Engineers Board.

The Bachelor of Engineering Telecommunications Engineering Major is accredited by Engineers Australia.

Other Information

With the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering and the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts, students who have completed the recommended first year program of the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical or Computer or Telecommunications Engineering Majors) and who have gained a weighted average mark of 67.5% or better may transfer to the Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Arts.

Further information is available from the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering on +61 2 4221 3065.

Course Program

To qualify for the award of the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts, a candidate must complete satisfactorily and independently each of (a) and (b) as follows:

a) all subjects prescribed for the Bachelor of Engineering, (except one of the General Schedule Subjects) and having a minimum value of 180 credit points; and

b) the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts.

To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Arts only, a candidate must satisfy requirements as specified in the Faculty of Arts entry for this course.

Study Program

The program of study is common for all majors until the end of Year 3. Students are required to enrol in the program of study that satisfies their chosen major area of study for years 4 and 5.

The recommended program requires students to satisfactorily complete the first year before beginning the third year and the second year before beginning the fifth year (with the approval of the Head of School, these requirements may be waived under special circumstances).

Core Subjects

The following subjects are compulsory unless otherwise advised.

Year 1

Students should complete the following subjects in their first year of enrolment:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ECTE171	Electrical Engineering Practice	Autumn	6
MATH141	Foundations of Engineering Mathematics	Autumn	6
PHYS141	Fundamentals of Physics A	Autumn	6
CSCI191	Engineering Programming 1	Autumn	6
CSCI192	Engineering Programming 2	Spring	6
ECTE170	Introduction to Circuits and Devices	Spring	6
MATH142	Essentials of Engineering Mathematics	Spring	6
PHYS142	Fundamentals of Physics B	Spring	6

Note: Upon entry into the Year 1 program, the School may make a recommendation to students, based on their HSC Mathematics result, to participate in the Mathematics enabling program. This consists of MATH010, MATH141 and MATH 142 in their first year of study.

Students with Extension 2 Mathematics may replace MATH141 and MATH142 with MATH187 and MATH188.

Year 2

Students should complete the following subjects in the second year of enrolment:

ECTE202	Circuits and Systems	Annual	6
ECTE222	Power Engineering 1	Autumn	6
ECTE233	Digital Hardware	Autumn	6
MATH283	Advanced Engineering Mathematics and Statistics	Autumn	6
ECTE203	Signals and Systems	Spring	6
ENGG291	Engineering Fundamentals	Spring	6
Arts Subjects		Autumn/Spring	18

Year 3

Students should enrol in the following subjects in the third year of enrolment:

ECTE250	Engineering Design and Management 2	Annual	6
ECTE344	Control Theory	Autumn	6
ECTE363	Communication Systems	Autumn	6
ECTE212	Electronics	Spring	6
Arts Subjects		Autumn/Spring	30

Students are required to enrol in subjects in Year 4 and Year 5 according to their chosen major. Students are to select from one of the following Bachelor of Engineering major areas of study.

Year 4

Electrical Engineering Major

Students studying the Electrical Engineering Major should enrol in the following subjects in the fourth year of enrolment:

ECTE333	Microcontroller Architecture and Applications	Annual	6
ECTE350	Engineering Design and Management 3	Annual	6
ECTE301	Digital Signal Processing	Autumn	6
ECTE323	Power Engineering 2	Spring	6
ECTE364	Data Communications	Spring	6
ECTE399	Professional Experience	Autumn/Spring	0
Arts Subjects		Autumn/Spring	32

Computer Engineering Major

Students studying the Computer Engineering Major should enrol in the following subjects in the fourth year of enrolment:

ECTE333	Microcontroller Architecture and Applications	Annual	6
ECTE350	Engineering Design and Management 3	Annual	6
ECTE301	Digital Signal Processing	Autumn	6
CSCI213	Java Programming and Applications	Spring	6
ECTE364	Data Communications	Spring	6
ECTE399	Professional Experience	Autumn/Spring	0
Arts Subjects		Autumn/Spring	32

Telecommunications Engineering Major

Students studying the Telecommunications Engineering Major should enrol in the following subjects the fourth year of enrolment:

ECTE333	Microcontroller Architecture and Applications	Annual	6
ECTE350	Engineering Design and Management 3	Annual	6
ECTE301	Digital Signal Processing	Autumn	6
ECTE364	Data Communications	Spring	6
ISIT201	Information and Communication Security	Spring	6
ECTE399	Professional Experience	Autumn/Spring	0
Arts Subjects		Autumn/Spring	32

Year 5

Electrical Engineering Major

To be eligible for Honours, students completing either the Electrical Engineering Major should enrol as follows in their fifth year:

ECTE457	Thesis	Annual	18
OR
ECTE451	Engineering Project 1	Autumn/Spring	6
ECTE458	Engineering Project 2	Spring	12
AND
3 Electrical Engineering Major Subjects		Autumn/Spring	18
1 Arts Subject		Autumn/Spring	8
2 Specialisation Subjects		Autumn/Spring	12

To be eligible for a pass degree (no honours), students completing the Electrical Engineering Major should enrol as follows in their fifth year:

ECTE451	Engineering Project 1	Autumn/Spring	6
3 Electrical Engineering Major Subjects		Autumn/Spring	18
1 Arts Subject		Autumn/Spring	8
3 Specialisation Subjects		Autumn/Spring	18
1 Elective Subject*		Autumn/Spring	6

Computer Engineering Major

To be eligible for Honours, students completing Computer Engineering Major should enrol as follows in their fifth year:

ECTE432	Computer Architecture	Spring	6
AND
ECTE457	Thesis	Annual	18
OR
ECTE451	Engineering Project 1	Autumn/Spring	6
ECTE458	Engineering Project 2	Spring	12
AND
2 Computer Engineering Major Subjects		Autumn/Spring	12
1 Arts Subject		Autumn/Spring	8
2 Specialisation Subjects		Autumn/Spring	12

To be eligible for a pass degree (no Honours), students completing the Computer Engineering Major should enrol as follows in their fifth year:

ECTE432	Computer Architecture	Spring	6
ECTE451	Engineering Project 1	Autumn/Spring	6
2 Computer Engineering Major Subjects		Autumn/Spring	12
1 Arts Subject		Autumn/Spring	8
3 Specialisation Subjects		Autumn/Spring	18
1 Elective Subject*		Autumn/Spring	6

Telecommunications Engineering Major

To be eligible for Honours, students completing Telecommunications Engineering Major should enrol as follows in their fifth year:

ECTE469	Queuing Theory and Optimisation	n/o 2012	6
AND
ECTE457	Thesis	Annual	18
OR
ECTE451	Engineering Project 1	Autumn/Spring	6
ECTE458	Engineering Project 2	Spring	12
AND
2 Telecommunications Engineering Major Subjects		Autumn/Spring	12
1 Arts Subject		Autumn/Spring	8
2 Specialisation Subjects		Autumn/Spring	12

To be eligible for a pass degree (no Honours), students completing the Telecommunications Engineering Major should enrol as follows in their fifth year:

ECTE469	Queuing Theory and Optimisation	n/o 2012	6
ECTE451	Engineering Project 1	Autumn/Spring	6
2 Telecommunications Engineering Major Subjects		Autumn/Spring	12
1 Arts Subject		Autumn/Spring	8
3 Specialisation Subjects		Autumn/Spring	18
1 Elective Subject*		Autumn/Spring	6

Major and Specialisation Subjects

Note: Details of Final Year Major Subjects and Specialisation Subjects are provided in the Bachelor of Engineering Course Handbook Entry.

Subjects appearing on the Specialisation Subjects list will only count as either a Major Subject or Specialisation Subjects.

Students will not be approved to have the same subject count toward both their Major and Specialisation requirement.

Additional Information:

*Elective Subjects are selected from the General Schedule. General Schedule subjects may be 100/200/300/400-level (excluding ECTE181, ECTE182, ECTE282 and ECTE283) and are subject to the approval of the Head of School or their nominee.

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: informatics_studenq@uow.edu.au