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Engineering (Honours) / Arts - 3763

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

Contact: Faculty

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 5.5 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 264

UAC Code: 425850

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

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Program Description

The Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after the equivalent of five and a half years of successful full-time study leading to the award of the degrees Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (BE (Hons) BA).

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 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) please see Rules
For the Bachelor of Arts, please see program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in Program 3403

Program Structure

With this dual degree program, students must successfully complete courses that total at least 264 units of credit, 168 UOC from the Faculty of Engineering and 96 UOC from the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. However, the total of 264 units of credit may be reduced to 240 units of credit (5 years) if Mathematics is taken as the minor stream in the BA component. Please see Academic Rules listed below for full details.

The BE (Hons) BA dual degree is offered in the following Engineering disciplines:

Aerospace Engineering
Bioinformatics Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geospatial Engineering
Industrial Chemistry
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronic Engineering
Mining Engineering
Naval Architecture
Petroleum Engineering
Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
Renewable Energy Engineering
Software Engineering
Surveying
Telecommunications
Flexible (for students who have not yet decided which discipline of Engineering they wish to pursue)

General Education Requirements

Not applicable.

Honours

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Award of Class of Honours

Class 1: WAM of at least 80 and Thesis Mark of at least 65
Class 2 Division 1: WAM of at least 75 and Thesis Mark of at least 65
Class 2 Division 2: WAM of at least 65 and Thesis Mark of at least 65

(NOTE: First attempt counts. Honours WAM to be calculated to one decimal place.)

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 4504Program 4504

Academic Rules

Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in dual degree mode with the Bachelor of Arts

To obtain the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 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 (Hons) 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.

Students may not count more than 60 units of credit of level 1 courses in this 168 units of credit

Progression

To ensure that all students who complete the program attain the honours level learning outcomes of the program, the progression rules for the program are as follows:

If any of the conditions below apply, students will be transferred to the Bachelor of Engineering Science program, with such transfer subject to appeal:

No level 4 BE (Hons) course until 102 UOC of BE (Hons) stream passed
No level 3 BE (Hons) course until all Introductory core passed
If any of the conditions below apply, students will be transferred to the Bachelor of Engineering Science program, with such transfer subject to appeal:

2 fails in any given core course
After half or more of the BE (Hons) stream attempted (more than 84UOC), 50% or more of BE (Hons) stream courses have been failed
Prior to the final 48 UOC of the stream (120 UOC or more of the BE (Hons) stream completed), a WAM of less than 50%

Substitution

Students may substitute up to 12 UOC of Advanced Disciplinary courses (Level 5) in place of Disciplinary Knowledge courses from a school specified stream list of courses with the approval of the Program or Stream Authority.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in dual degree mode

The basic requirements are 96 UOC as follows:

A home major stream (54 UOC)
At least a minor stream (36 UOC)
A prescribed Faculty Elective (6UOC)

Details of majors and minors available, and the Prescribed Faculty Elective, can be found on the 3403 Bachelor of Arts Program Page

Academic Rules can be found on the Bachelor of Arts Program page 3403Program 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".