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BE (Hons) ME Elec Eng - 3736

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

Contact: School website

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 5 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 240

UAC Code: 425150

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

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Program Description
The School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications offers a five year integrated degree program (240 UOC) leading to a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 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 (Hons) / 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).

Progression

To ensure that all students who complete the program attain the honours and masters level learning outcomes of the program, the progression rules for the program are as follows:
  • No level 4 course until 102 UOC of program passed
  • No level 3 course until all Introductory core passed
  • If any of the conditions below apply, students will be transferred to the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) or the Bachelor of Engineering Science program, with such transfer subject to appeal:
  1. 2 fails in any given core course
  2. a WAM of less than 65%

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The broad objective of the Faculty of Engineering's undergraduate programs is to develop well-educated graduates, that is, graduates with the strong technical knowledge and the basic skills and attributes required to practise as professional engineers. The desired skills are those that enable graduates to be independent investigators; self-motivated; critical thinkers; problem solvers; life-long learners; good communicators; team players; effective managers; as well as economically, environmentally and socially aware.

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
  • Minor in chosen area (6UOC)
  • Free Elective OR General Education (6 UOC)
Note on free elective: For minors taken inside the Faculty of Engineering, students are required to take a general education (strictly outside the Faculty) course instead of a free elective (both within and outside the Faculty).


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

Year 4
  • Year 4 Electives (18 UOC)
  • Minor in chosen area (6 UOC)
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 specialisation areas:
(see School website and check with the school for more information on these specialisations)
  • ACCTB2 Accounting
  • FINSA2 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

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
Honours WAM

Courses will be weighted according to the following:

General Education 1
Level 1 Courses 1
Level 2 Courses 2
Level 3 Courses 3
Level 4 Courses 4
  • First attempt counts
  • Honours WAM to be calculated to one decimal place

Academic Rules
To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) / 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).

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