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BE ME Electrical Engineering - 3731

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

Contact: http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 5 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 27

Min UOC For Award: 240

UAC Code: 425013

ATAR: 96.95  

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Program Description
The School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications offers a five year integrated degree program (240 UOC) leading to a Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering (BE ME) in Electrical Engineering. The program includes a compulsory 24 UOC minor in a discipline outside the area of electrical engineering and telecommunications. Flexibility and choice are maintained throughout the entire structure by providing many elective courses.

Program Outcomes
The program outcomes are achieved through the learning outcomes of all courses including project work, electives and compulsory and relevant industrial training within the BE ME integrated degree program. The 5-year BE ME structure is designed such that at graduation, students would be expected to have desired skills competency, such as creative problem solving, innovative design, capacity for analytical and critical thinking, independent in reflective learning, in-depth discipline specific knowledge, good communication skills, professional attitude and ethical practice, and teamwork.

Requirements for the BE ME degree
To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering/ Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering integrated degree, students must successfully complete 240 UoC, which is made up of the following:
  • 156 UOC (3.25 Years) of Core comprising discipline-specific courses, discipline-specific thesis project work, design courses, and management courses.
  • 48 UOC (1 Year) of professional electives comprising L3, L4 and L5 (postgraduate) electives.
  • 36 UOC (0.75 Years) of breadth electives comprising a minor* and general education.
  • Industrial Training (60 days, core for 0 UOC)
* Minor courses are taken from one and only one discipline outside the area of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, including Music, Language, Commerce, Psychology, Mechatronics, Photovoltaics, Computing, Mathematics, and Physics, etc. (see list at bottom of page).

Notes:
This program has received provisional accreditation by Engineers Australia.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Please see
Rules

Program Structure
Each student must complete a nominated minor. The balance of the program is discipline specific core and elective study.

The program structure below gives one sequence of courses that fulfils the requirements of the degree. The timing of the general education courses and elective courses may be modified to optimize the student's choice of courses.

While some courses are given twice a year, many courses are given only once a year. In addition, courses may have prerequisites and exclusions.

Depending on the minor chosen the ordering of courses may differ (see minor list below). Students are strongly encouraged to consult the School about the sequence of courses in the program.
    Year 1

    Students enrolling into Year 1 should refer to the School for the recommended first year program

    Choose ONE of:
    And ONE of:
    Plus all of the following courses:

    Year 2
    • ELEC2117 Electrical System Design Project (6UOC)
    • Minor in chosen area (6UOC)
    • Free Elective (6UOC)

    Year 3
    • Minor in chosen area (6UOC)
    • Year 3 Elective (6UOC)
    • General Education (6UOC)

    Year 3 Electives

    Year 4
    • Year 4 Electives (18UOC)
    • Minor in chosen area (6UOC)

    Year 4 Electives - Microelectronics

    Year 4 Electives - Energy Systems

    Year 4 Electives - Signal Processing

    Year 4 Electives - Control Systems

    Year 4 Electives - Telecommunications

    Year 4 Elective

    Year 5
    • Year 5 Electives (24UOC)
    • Engineering and Technical Management Elective (6UOC)
    • Minor in chosen area (6UOC)

    Year 5 Elective List

    Engineering and Technical Management Electives
    MINOR SPECIALISATIONS

    4-6 courses will be offered from of the following disciplines:

    Minor in Music

    Year 2
    Year 3/4/5
    • Select two courses in Musicianship

    AND
    • One course from the following: Electronic Music; Film Music; Popular Music; Music history; Psychology of Music; Music analysis; Ethnomusicology; Musicianship C
    Minor in Language
    Year 2/3/4/5
    • Select 6 language courses available in different languages.
    Minor in Commerce
    Year 2/3/4/5

    Select a minor in the following areas::
    • ACCTB2 Accounting
    • FINSBS Finance
    • ECONC2 Buisness Economics
    • ECONB2 Business Strategy
    • IBUSB2 International Business
    • MGMTA2 Management
    • MGMTB2 Human Resource Management
    • MARKB2 Marketing

    Minor in Psychology
    Year 2/3/4/5

    Minor in Mechatronics
    Years 3/4/5

    Minor in Photovoltaics
    Year 2
    Years 3/4/5

    Select three courses from either:

    OR
    Minor in Computing
    year 2

    Select two from the following:
    Years 3/4/5

    Select two courses from the many breadth and depth courses available.

    Minor in Mathematics
    Year 2

    Year 3
    Years 4/5

    Select two level 3 courses (12 UOC)

    Minor in Physics
    year 2

    Years 3/4/5
    Plus select one other course (6UOC)
    The minors in the following areas are to be confirmed:
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Materials Science
    • Surveying and Spatial Information Systems
    • Industrial Design

    General Education Requirements
    Please see
    Rules

    Honours
    In the Bachelor of Engineering degree programs, honours are awarded for meritorious performance over the degree program with special attention paid to a candidate's performance in the final year courses and thesis project, please see link to Honours Policy

    Academic Rules
    To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering / Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering integrated degree, students must successfully complete 240 UoC.
    The student’s chosen program of study must comply with the following requirements:

    Core
    • 96 UOC of discipline-specific core courses
    • 12 UOC of management courses
    • 12 UOC* of discipline specific ME project
    • 12 UOC* of discipline specific BE project
    • 24 UOC Design Courses

    Professional Electives
    • 24 UOC of discipline specific postgraduate electives
    • 24 UOC of professional electives

    Breadth Electives
    • 36 UOC breadth electives consisting of at least 24 UOC** of minor courses and at least 12 UOC*** general education

    Industrial Training
    • Industrial Training (60 Days, core for 0 UoC)
    NOTES:
    It is anticipated that this program will lead to accreditation by Engineers Australia.
    * The 12 UOC BE and ME projects can be combined to form a 24 UOC project carried out over the 4th and 5th year of the program.
    ** Minor courses are taken from one discipline outside the area of electrical engineering and telecommunications, including Music, Industrial Design, Maths, Physics, Art, Computing, Commerce, etc.
    *** Minors in excess of 24 UOC taken outside the Faculty of Engineering can also contribute to general education.

    In considering advanced standing & credit transfer for any individual student, the rules of UNSW policy apply.
    Only in exceptional circumstances will students be permitted to enrol in more than 24 units of credit in a session. The part-time mode will usually require students to enrol in a minimum of 18 UOC within any three consecutive sessions.

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

    Industrial Experience Requirements
    All students are required to undertake mandatory industrial training. Each student is personally responsible for arranging and completing the full 60 days compulsory industrial training prescribed as part of the requirements for the award of the degree. Industrial training should be concurrent with enrolment and is best accumulated in the summer recesses at the end of the second and third years of the program, but it must be completed before graduating. Industrial training should be in the area of engineering design and/or project work, but limited credit may be given for work of a non-engineering nature. It is preferable that all 60 days be completed with one or two organisations. Students should, in general, work with professional engineers and take an active part in their work in the design of equipment, solving of engineering problems, or any other work that is relevant to the profession of Engineering.

    Students are required to submit a written report on their industry placements, typically 2000-3000 words, describing the organisation of the Company, summarising the work done and the training received. The report must be accompanied by certification of their industrial placement by a senior company representative.

    Industrial Training will be assessed as a compulsory part of the course ELEC4122 Strategic Leadership and Ethics. Students must complete the industrial training requirement in order to receive a completed assessment for this course, but the industrial training assessment does not affect the mark received for ELEC4122.

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