Engineering / Arts - 3704
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Contact: http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical Duration: 5.5 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
Min UOC For Award: 264
UAC Code: 425850
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering
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Program Description
The Faculty of Engineering administers the program, and delegates administration to the School which offers the Engineering discipline selected. Students should seek advice from the relevant School Office in the first instance, or from the Faculty of Engineering. All programs must be approved by both the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
For the Bachelor of Arts, please see program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in program3403
Program Structure
The BE BA dual degree is offered in the following Engineering disciplines:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Bioinformatics
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Chemistry
- Mechanical and Manufacturing
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Naval Architecture
- Photonic Engineering
- Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
- Petroleum Engineering
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Telecommunications
- Surveying
- Geoinformation Systems
General Education Requirements
Honours
Honours in the BE component will be 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 Rules
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
High achieving Bachelor of Arts students (in Single or Dual mode) who have successfully completed all program requirements may apply for admission to honours in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504. A minimum WAM of 70 is required for entry into Honours.
Please see link to Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) Program 4504
Academic Rules
To obtain the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Arts a student must successfully complete courses that total at least 264 units of credit and include courses making up at least 168 units of credit described in the degree requirements for the BE specialisation for which the student is enrolled except for the 12 units of credit General Education requirement and 12 units of credit of elective. Students must also complete 60 days of Industrial Training.
Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Engineering in dual degree mode are as follows:
- Students may not count more than 60 units of credit of level 1 courses in this 168 units of credit;
- Students may only commence Level 2 courses once 30 units of credit of Level 1 courses have been successfully completed;
- Students may only commence level 3 courses once 72 units of credit have been successfully completed.
The basic requirements are 96 UOC as follows:
- A home major major stream (54 UOC)
- At least a minor stream (36 UOC)
- A prescribed Faculty Elective (6UOC)
Academic Rules can be found on the Bachelor of Arts Program page 3403
Award with Distinction
High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their program and who have completed at at least 48uoc of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation
- Aerospace Engineering
- Americas Studies
- Art History and Theory
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Asian Studies
- Australian Studies
- Bioinformatics
- Chemical Engineering
- Chinese Studies
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Criminology
- Dance Studies
- Development Studies
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Environmental Humanities
- European Studies
- Film Studies
- French Studies
- Geography
- German Studies
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Human Resource Management
- Indigenous Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- Industrial Chemistry
- International Business
- International Relations
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Linguistics
- Manufacturing Engineering and Management
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Media, Culture and Technology
- Mining Engineering
- Music
- Naval Architecture
- Petroleum Engineering
- Philosophy
- Photonics
- Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Remote Sensing
- Renewable Energy
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Software Engineering
- Surveying and Spatial Information Systems
- Telecommunications Engineering
- Theatre and Performance Studies
- Women's and Gender Studies