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Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Arts

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 BE with those of the BA.

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 further details.

Entry Requirements/Assumed Knowledge
Approximate UAI: 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 & over or international students, please refer to the relevant prospectus.

Advanced Standing
Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements with domestic providers is available at: www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028672.html
Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements with international providers is available at: www.uow.edu.au/prospective/international/credit

Course Requirements

Students are required to satisfactorily complete one of the programs in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering listed below.
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 BA. 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 BA degree as set out in the Course Rules 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.

All BE,BA students must sit for and perform satisfactorily in an English Literacy Test organised by the School in association with the Student Learning Development Centre. The test will be held during the first session of a student's enrolment at the University. It is a requirement of the BE degree that the student perform satisfactorily in at least one such test prior to enrolment in ECTE457 Thesis. Students who are deemed to require tuition in literacy in order to complete this requirement will be advised accordingly and will be required to repeat the literacy test the following year. Enrolment in and attendance at literacy courses will be the individual responsibility of the students concerned.

As indicated in the individual subject pre-requisites, students are required to complete satisfactorily the recommended first year before beginning the recommended third year and to complete satisfactorily the recommended second year before beginning the recommended fifth year. With the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, these requirements may be waived.

It is a requirement of the BE,BA that all students enrolled maintain weighted average mark of 67.5% or better throughout the course or they will be transferred to the BE Course.

Professional Experience
All BE,BA students must accumulate at least 12 weeks of approved professional engineering experience, documented in the form of employment reports and preferably in the period between Years 4 and 5.

Honours

The degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is awarded for meritorious performance over the course and particularly in the final year thesis subject. The classes of honours awarded are 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 Engineering) and the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) degrees are accredited by Engineers Australia and the Singapore Professional Engineers Board.
  • The Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications Engineering) degree 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 (Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering) course and who have gained a weighted average mark of 67.5% or better may transfer to the BE,BA.

Further information is available from www.informatics.uow.edu.au or contact the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering on +61 2 4221 3065.

 
 
 

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