With this combined degree program, students can add their choice of Arts program to each of the following programs offered by the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering:

The full range of Arts courses is available. 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.

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 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.

The broad objective of the program is to produce well educated graduates with the basic skills, attributes and knowledge required to practice as professional engineers. The program aims to produce graduates that are self-motivated; lifelong learners; critical thinkers; problem solvers; independent investigators; team players; good communicators; effective managers; and are environmentally, socially and ethically responsible. More specifically, the School hopes to train and educate engineers to cater for the needs of the rapidly growing and evolving photovoltaics and renewable industry.

Students in each course are assessed by way of assignments, tutorials, laboratory/project work and formal examinations. In a small number of courses/projects students are also assessed on their communication, leadership skills and project management through seminar presentations, reports and their demonstrated ability to manage a group/project.

Offering the Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering and Rewnewable Energy programs in combination with a Bachelor of Arts, enables students with broader interests to simultaneously pursue a second degree that will extend their skill set and knowledge beyond the professionally oriented engineering program.

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.

Please contact the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for more infomration.

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, the award of the BA degree at Honours level requires two additional sessions of study.

Students wishing to gain a degree at Honours level in Arts as part of their combined degree program must meet all the relevant requirements of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 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 School in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

1. In addition to the BE program, 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 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 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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Please see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/