This program commenced in 2003 and is a four year full-time program. Discussions on course content have been held with Australian manufacturers, major end-users, the NSW Sustainable Energy Development Authority, the Australian CRC for Renewable Energy and the industry representative association, Solar Energy Industries Association of Australia. All these organisations have representatives on the Advisory Committee established for the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering.

Consultation has also taken place as necessary with other schools within UNSW. In particular, the plans for this program have been developed in collaboration with the School of Mechanical Engineering, the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications and the Faculty of the Built Environment. All of these schools will be offering courses within the new program.

Approximately half the material for this new program is in common with the program in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy. However, this new program in Renewable Energy Engineering encompasses all the renewable energy technologies and their use. These include electricity generation from solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, wind generators, biomass, tidal energy, fuel cells, geothermal systems, and also includes the important areas of solar architecture and the design of energy efficient housing.

Please contact the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering and the Faculty of Science for information on the Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes.

NB: MATH1141 and MATH1241 may be taken at the ordinary level (MATH1131 and MATH1231).

Year 2

and

General Education Electives 6 UOC

SOLA1172 and SOLA5050 are offered every second year and will not be offered in 2005.

Year 3

and

Professional Electives 12 UOC

General Education Electives 6 UOC

SOLA2053 and SOLA3010 are offered every second year and will not be offered in 2005.

Year 4

and

Professional Electives 18 UOC

SOLA5052 is offered every second year and will not be offered in 2005.

Professional Electives

M523 (Murdoch) Renewable Energy Systems Design (6 UOC)

BENV1072 requires an exemption from ARCH1271 - Architectural Technology 3

ELEC2015, PHYS2939 and MATH2011 cannot be taken without course authority permission.

The following courses are offered every second year and will not be offered in 2005:

SOLA2020, SOLA5056 and SOLA9020.

With the program authority's permission, courses can also be chosen from amongst the electives offered by other Schools, provided that appropriate pre-requisites have been satisfied and they conform to the units of credit requirements.

Students in this program must also satisfy the General Education requirements.
This is usually 12 UOC taken in second and third year studies.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents (see left-hand side of page).

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.

In the Bachelor of Engineering degree programs the same formal program is offered to both Pass students and to those aiming at Honours. Honours will be awarded for meritorious performance over the program: special attention is paid to a candidate's performance in the final year courses and thesis project.

In the cases of combined degrees, such as the BE BA or the BE BSc, the award of the BA or BSc degree at Honours level requires two additional sessions of study.

Students wishing to gain a degree at Honours level in Arts or in Science as part of their combined degree program must meet all the relevant requirements of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Science and of the appropriate school concerned. Students may enrol for the Honours year only on the recommendation of the Head of their School in the Faculty of Engineering and with the approval of the Head of the appropriate Arts or Science School. For Honours in Science, approval must also be sought from the Science Cross Faculty Standing Committee or its delegated authorities. AUSTUDY support is available for the combined degree program including the Honours level.

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 credits

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

All students must complete at least 60 working days of approved industrial experience (or professional practice in the case of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems students) prior to enrolment in the final year of their program. The award of the degree is dependent on the completion of the requisite periods of industrial employment at a standard approved by the University.