Program

Engineering (Honours) / Arts - 3961

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

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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 Please see Rules

For the Bachelor of Arts, please see program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in program 3409

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. 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 Engineering
  • Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Naval Architecture
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
  • Renewable Energy Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Surveying
  • Telecommunications
PLUS

A flexible first year engineering stream is offered for students who wish to study engineering but choose to delay their choice of which branch of engineering to study until the end of Year 1.

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 (Honours)

Once you have completed your Bachelor of Arts in Dual mode and 144 UOC overall you can apply for admission to do an Honours year in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the major stream in which you want to study at Honours level.

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 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 stream requirements for the BE (Hons) specialisation for which the student is enrolled. 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:
  • 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:
  1. 2 fails in any given core course
  2. After half or more of the BE (Hons) stream attempted (more than 84UOC), 50% or more of BE (Hons) stream courses have been failed
  3. 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 mode

The basic requirements are 96 UOC as follows:
  • A home major stream (60 UOC)
  • A minor stream (24 UOC)
  • Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)
Details of majors and minors available, and Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives, can be found on the 3409 Bachelor of Arts Program.

Language Studies for Commencing Mid-Year Students

If your language skills are assessed as Level A in Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced or Professional you cannot commence study until Semester 1.

Award with Distinction

You are eligible for the award of your Pass Degree "with Distinction" if you achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 75 in all courses and complete at least 50% of the requirements of your award at UNSW.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DUAL MODE

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, you must:
  1. enrol in the Bachelor of Arts and complete 96 UOC
  2. complete the requirements for one 60 UOC home major stream
  3. complete the requirements for one 24 UOC minor stream
  4. complete 12 UOC Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives
  5. complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
  6. specify your major and minor at the time of enrolment into Level 2
  7. complete at least 48 UOC, including 6 UOC at Level 1 and 6 UOC at Level 2 in your major/minor, before enrolling in Level 3 courses.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

Area(s) of Specialisation