The School of Computer Science and Engineering and the Australian School of Business offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after five and a half years of successful study: the Bachelor of Software Engineering (potentially with Honours) and the Bachelor of Commerce (for which an Honours program requires an additional 48UOC).

Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Commerce degrees:

To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Commerce a student must complete successfully courses that total at least 264 units of credit and include:
(a) in the Faculty of Engineering:
courses making up at least 168 units of credit described in the Software Engineering degree; and
b) in the Australian School of Business:
at least 96 units of credit comprising of prescribed level 1 introductory courses; a major of at least 48 units of credit in an approved disciplinary stream of which no more than 12 UOC may be level 1 courses; and suitable free options to make up the full 96 UOC. Students should refer to the single degree BCom 3502 program for information on core and elective requirements in the BCom
and
(c) at least 60 days of approved Industrial Training (required for the award of the BE degree).
(d) Students enrolled in the dual BE/BCom program are not required to undertake either Quantitative Analysis for Business and Economics (ECON1202) or Business and Economic Statistics (ECON1203) as part of their Commerce component. Completion of the maths courses in the Engineering component of the dual degree are equivalent to these two courses.

Administration of the Programs

(i) A student's general program will be administered by the School of Computer Science and Engineering
(ii) Students' programs will be administered by the Australian School of Business for the BCom component of the program and by the Faculty of Engineering for the BE part of the program.
(iii) The Australian School of Business and the Faculty of Engineering shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerning the dual degree programs not otherwise covered by these rules.

Enrolment

(i) An application to enrol as a candidate for the dual degree program shall be made through UAC to the following programs:
BE in Software Engineering BCom
or on the prescribed form for international students which shall be lodged with the Registrar at least two calendar months before the commencement of the session in which enrolment is to begin.
(ii) The candidate shall be enrolled as either a full-time or part-time student.

The program is intended for potential software engineers who wish to become more aware of economic and social aspects of the engineering profession, and skilled in technical management. It is expected that those taking this program would progress to entrepreneurial and managerial roles. A full range of careers in commerce and software engineering will still be open to those who qualify with both components of the dual degree program.

Most engineers progress to technical management roles, and these programs will strengthen the commerce background in addition to providing the engineering skills. Increasingly, engineers also find employment in the commercial sector, and the dual programs will provide a good background for those entering banking, consultancy etc. Students wishing to enter the purely commercial sector will benefit from technical and numerate strengths obtained as part of the engineering program.

For further information on the BE please visit the school website at http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au

For further information on the BCom please visit the faculty website at
www.asb.unsw.edu.au

On successful completion of the BCom component, students will have the ability to:

demonstrate business knowledge and apply that knowledge in business problems
demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills
present complex issues in coherent written statements and oral presentations
demonstrate understanding of disciplinary issues in a local or global context
demonstrate understanding of the principles of working collaboratively in teams
understand the social and ethical dimensions in their chosen disciplinary areas

AND ONE of:

PLUS

Plus: BCom Requirements (6UOC)

Plus: BCom Requirements (6UOC)

Plus: BCom Requirements (24UOC)

Year 4

Plus: BCom Requirements 24UOC)
Plus SE Electives (24 UOC)

Year 5

Plus: BCom Requirements (12UOC)
Plus: SE Electives (12 UOC)

BCom Requirements (24UOC)

Honours in the BE will be awarded to students who have achieved superior grades in relevant courses over the whole program including the successful completion of a thesis at sufficient standard. Weighted average marks required for Honours grades are given below: The School of Computer Science and Engineering uses an internal method for calculating this average, the information provided by myUNSW is not used for this purpose.

Honours Class 1: WAM greater than or equal to 75

Honours Class 2: Division 1: WAM equal to 70 up to and including 74

Honours Class 2 Division 2: WAM equal to 65 up to and including 69

The Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering Bachelor of Commerce dual degree program requires the following:

Students who are enrolled in a dual degree program are expected to maintain a Credit (65% or higher) average across courses taken from each of the composite programs. Students who fail to meet this condition will be counselled about their suitability to remain in the dual degree program.
The stages of a generic dual degree program are shown above. In general, it will be necessary to adapt the program by undertaking courses to meet the requirements of particular Commerce majors. This generic program accommodates 96 UOC of courses from Australian School of Business.
The BCom program should be approved by the Australian School of Business.

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

Information regarding recommended computing equipment and software for the program is available from the School of Computer Science and Engineering Help Desk.

Engineers Australia

The professional body for engineering in Australia is Engineers Australia, which has as its first objective the promotion of the science and practice of engineering in all its branches.

Engineers Australia has its national headquarters in Canberra and functions through a series of divisions, the local one being the Sydney Division. Within each division are branches representing the main interests within the profession, e.g. civil, mechanical, electrical, engineering management and environmental engineering.

Students of an approved school of engineering may join the Institution as a student member (StudIEAust). Student members receive the monthly publication Engineers Australia and for a small fee they also receive The Transactions which contains articles on a particular branch of engineering.

Student members are invited to participate in the Excellence Award for Work Experience, the National Young Engineer of the Year Award and to avail themselves of other Engineers Australia services including the Mentor Scheme and industrial experience guidance.

For more information and membership application forms, contact Engineers Australia, Sydney Division, Level 3, 8 Thomas Street, CHATSWOOD NSW 2067 - telephone 02 9410 5600 www.engineersaustralia.org.au

The Australian Computing Society

The peak professional body for computing in Australia is the Australian Computing Society (ACS) - www.acs.org.au

The objectives of the ACS can be found here and include: "advanc[ing] professional excellence in information and communications technology, and further[ing] the study, science and application of information and communications technology."

Again, students who want to join ACS should go to Member Application