With this combined degree program, students can add their choice of Arts program to the standard Photovoltaics and Solar Energy program offered by the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering. The full range of Arts courses is available.

Because the Engineering and Arts programs have many common objectives and content, such as mathematics and physics, only one more year of study is normally required to gain the additional qualification of Bachelor of Arts.

Students should start discussing their program with representatives of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as soon as possible, preferably well before enrolment in Year 2.

Students should work out for themselves the Arts program they would like to add to their chosen Engineering program. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences section in this Handbook describes the options.

The Arts component must be approved by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The final program and schedule must be approved by the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering.

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This program comprises five years of full-time study where, in addition to the BE program, students must complete 60 units of credit comprising a major sequence offered by the Faculty of Arts.

Students who commence this program but subsequently do not wish to proceed with both areas of study, should apply to the relevant Program Authority for permission to revert to the single degree program.

For students currently enrolled in a BE program at UNSW, transfer into the combined BE BA programs in the Faculty of Engineering is generally permitted but must be applied for, provided a student is of Good Standing and places are available.

There are no special rules on what to include in each year. Students should schedule the Arts and Engineering components to suit their preferences while meeting the constraints of timetables and prerequisites.

1. Students must complete 60 units of credit in the BA program with no more than 24 units of credit obtained at Level 1 (i.e. courses designed for students in their first year of study). Of these 24 Level 1 units of credit, no more than 12 units of credit may be from any one sequence of study.

2. Students must complete a major sequence (42 units of credit) in one of the following areas:

*Students completing an Environmental Studies major sequence must complete, in addition to the 30 Upper Level units of credit specified, 6 level 1 units of credit in an approved course. Students must also complete a minor sequence of 24 units of credit on one of the other areas listed above.

3. Except for courses completed as part of the Environmental Studies major sequences, no more than 12 units of credit may be obtained from courses in the BA program which are offered by schools outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

4. No course included for credit in the BE programs can be included in the 60 units of credit required at Rule 1 for the BA program.

5. Students must complete the full requirements of the program 3642 BE in Photovoltaic and Solar Energy except that they are exempt from the General Education requirement of the BE program. However, students will not be eligible for graduation for the BE until a minimum of 12 units of credit of the BA have been successfully completed.

6. Students who complete the requirements for the BA program and the first two years of the BE BA program may proceed to graduation with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

7. Students may be awarded Honours in the BA by successful completion of an Honours year. It should be noted that entry into a particular BA Honours program will require completion of courses additional to those specified under rules 1-4.

8. The total units of credit in the combined program is 5 x 48 = 240.

For academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Engineering component of this combined degree, please refer to http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

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