With this combined degree programs, students can add their choice of an Arts program to the standard, professionally accredited Civil Engineering (3621)program offered by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. It provides flexibility in the choice of courses within the full Arts program and enables students to gain a broad education in Arts and Social Sciences, as well as specialised studies in Civil Engineering (3621) or Environmental Engineering (3626).

Because Engineering and Arts programs can have a common content, such as mathematics and physics, two additional sessions of study is required to gain the additional qualification of Bachelor of Arts. In general, this additional study is taken concurrently with the BE program and both can be completed in ten sessions.

Eligibility

The program is open to all students who satisfy both the Civil Engineering (3621) and Arts entry conditions. Students may enter directly in Year 1 or may apply to transfer from the normal engineering program after completion of at least one year if they have a credit or higher average or the permission of the Head of School. Transfer after the second year may result in students taking more than minimum time to complete the combined program.

Organisation

The BE BA program is administered by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The School will consult with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in approving the BA component of the program. The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering must approve the final program and timetable.

Students should start discussing their program with representatives of the School and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as early as possible. Students should themselves determine the Arts program that they wish to undertake. The Arts and Social Sciences section in this Handbook describes the options. There are no special rules on what courses should be included in each year. Students should schedule the Arts and Engineering components to suit their preferences, while meeting the constraints of timetables and prerequisites.

The broad objective of the School's undergraduate programs is to develop well-educated graduates with the basic skills, attributes and knowledge required to practise as professional engineers. The desired skills are those that enable graduates to be problem solvers; critical thinkers; life long learners; good communicators; team players; independent investigators; effective managers; self-motivated; and economically, environmentally and socially aware.

It is intended that these attributes are developed in students at the same time that they gain knowledge in a broad range of disciplines. In addition, an objective of the programs is to provide the skills and knowledge in a social context. Integrating courses in each year of each program (the Engineering Practice courses) have been introduced to achieve this objective.

Please refer to the Academic Rules below and contact the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering for information on the Program Structure of this degree.

Note:Computing Requirements
Information regarding recommended computing equipment for the programs offered by the School is available from the School Office.

Students in this program may also need to satisfy the General Education requirements.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents (see left-hand side of page) or contact your school office.


Each Faculty has responsibility for deciding what courses are able to be counted towards the General Education requirement for their students.
The Faculty of Engineering is committed to providing the widest range of choice of general education electives for its students. It strongly encourages students to make the best use of this flexibility. Please contact your School Office for further information on General Education electives available to you.

Honours is awarded to students who have achieved above average results and who undertake an Honours Thesis in their Final Year. A weighted average is calculated for each student. A different weighting factor for each year of the program is applied to the marks in each course by units of credit as follows:

Industrial training is assigned a nominal value of 4 units of credit in Year 4 in the Honours calculation. For combined degree programs only the marks obtained in the standard Civil or Environmental Engineering courses are used in the calculation. A weighted average mark in the range of 65-69 will result in a recommendation for Honours 2/2. A weighted average mark in the range of 70-74 will result in a recommendation for Honours 2/1. A weighted average mark of 75 and above will result in a recommendation for Honours 1.

1. Students must complete 60 units of credit in the BA program, with no more than 24 units of credit obtained at Level 1 (ie in 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 School or Department.

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 in one of the other areas listed above.

3. Except for courses completed as part of the Environmental Studies or major sequence, 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 program 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 Program 3620 BE in Civil Engineering except that they are exempt from the General Education requirements 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 program have been successfully completed.

6. Students who complete the requirements for the BA program and the first two years of the BE 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 honours year. It should be noted that entry into a particular BA Honours program might require completion of courses additional to those specified under Rules 1-4.

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

Bachelor of Engineering Program Rules

1.The Bachelor of Engineering is awarded following the completion of a minimum of 192 units of credit.

2. The specific requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering in the various disciplines are set out in the relevant sections in this Handbook.

3. The degree may be awarded with Honours, based upon the overall performance in the program and in accordance with Faculty and School policies. Honours are awarded in the following classes - Class 1, Class 2 Division 1, Class 2 Division 2.

4. The standard duration of the program is four years, or eight sessions, of full-time study each comprising 24 units of credit. Students may undertake the program over a longer period on the basis of part-time study.

5. Each student is required to complete a minimum of 60 days of approved experience in industry prior to graduation.

6. General Education electives may only be attempted after the student has attempted at least 24 units of credit.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Industrial experience is an integral part of the programs. This can be taken within Australia or overseas. Students must complete at least sixty days of approved industrial experience. Students are strongly recommended to gain as much industrial experience as possible during the session breaks throughout their period of study. Students who have had suitable experience in industry prior to commencement may qualify for exemption from the Year 4 Industrial Training course.

Both the BE in Civil Engineering and the BE in Environmental Engineering are fully accredited by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, meeting the examination requirements for admission to graduate and corporate membership of the Institution. Substantial or complete recognition is accorded to the BE programs by overseas engineering institutions.