Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science

Overview

Follow your passion for engineering and learn the skills and knowledge required to enter a range of professional scientific environments. A Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Science will give you the theoretical and practical engineering knowledge to prepare for roles in your chosen field across a range of industries.

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) will be able to: 

• apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the chosen major in engineering in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking and judgement
• apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence, as preparation for research higher degrees
• apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence
• apply abstraction, mathematics and engineering fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a model, using appropriate engineering methods and tools
• communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a team, and use the basic tools and practices of project management within project work
• exemplify professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability, and an awareness of professional engineering practice in a global, sustainable, and Indigenous context
• reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes, and manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing of personal performance as a means of managing continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
   

Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of Science will be able to:

• articulate the methods of science, explain why current scientific knowledge is both contestable and testable by further inquiry and explain the role and relevance of science in society
• Apply a depth and breadth of scientific knowledge in at least one science disciplinary area, considering both global and Indigenous perspectives
• critically analyse and solve scientific problems by evaluating information from a range of sources, designing and planning an investigation, selecting and applying practical and theoretical techniques for that investigation and collecting, recording, interpreting and drawing conclusions from scientific data
• effectively communicate science by presenting information or arguments, to a range of audiences, for a range of purposes using a variety of modes
• adopt ownership of their own learning and scientific work by being independent and self-directed learners, working effectively and safely in an individual or team context, demonstrating knowledge of the regulatory framework relevant to the disciplinary area and practising ethical conduct.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is designed to produce graduates who have the technological skills and knowledge expected of professional engineers. Graduates are eligible to apply for graduate membership of Engineers Australia.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science with a major in Physics and a maths minor are eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Institute of Physics (MAIP).  

Undergraduate students studying physics are eligible to apply for Student  Associate Membership of the AIP.

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science, students must complete 500 credit points comprising:

• 10 - 11 Engineering core units of study (125 - 137.5 credit points)**
• 17 units of study from one Engineering major (212.5 credit points)
• 4 Science core units of study (50 credit points)
• 8 units of study from one Science Major (100 credit points)
• 1 Elective unit of study (12.5 credit points)**
• EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering (Compulsory non-credit unit) #

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a WIL Professional Placement. Please note that due to government regulation international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.

** Students who have completed VCE Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics are not required to complete MTH00007 Preliminary Maths and can instead receive an additional 12.5 credit points to use towards their other studies as an elective.

# Students who undertake a 6 or 12-month Professional Placement may receive an exemption for EAT20008. Where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative unit.

Professional placements

Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process. Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 587.5 - 600 credit points comprising:

• 10 - 11 Engineering core units of study (125 - 137.5 credit points)**
• 17 units of study from one Engineering major (212.5 credit points)
• 4 Science core units of study (50 credit points)
• 8 units of study from one Science Major (100 credit points)
• 4 units from the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points)
• EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering (Compulsory non-credit unit) #

Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 537.5 - 550 credit points comprising: 

• 10 - 11 Engineering core units of study (125 - 137.5 credit points)**
• 17 units of study from one Engineering major (212.5 credit points)
• 4 Science core units of study (50 credit points)
• 8 units of study from one Science Major (100 credit points)
• 2 units from the Professional Placement Minor (50 credit points). 
• EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering (Compulsory non-credit unit) #

** Students who have completed VCE Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics are not required to complete MTH00007 Preliminary Maths and will instead receive an additional 12.5 credit points to use towards their other studies as an elective.

# Students who undertake a 6 or 12-month Professional Placement may receive an exemption for EAT20008. Where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative unit.

Students who undertake a 6 or 12-month Professional Placement may receive an exemption for EAT20008 Where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative unit. Honours merit calculation for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science double degree Honours merit calculation will be based on the averaged results of 12 units in the final two years of the course with the following descriptive outcomes:

• BEng (Hons) with High Distinction; for students who achieve ≥ 80 
• BEng (Hons) with Distinction; for students who achieve 70 – 79 
• BEng (Hons) with Credit; for students who achieve 60 – 69 
• BEng (Hons); for students who achieve < 60

Students who transfer with advanced standing are required to undertake at least 9 of these units at Swinburne, including all 6 outcome units, to qualify for an honours merit calculation. This honours merit calculation will be based only on units completed at Swinburne. If a student has not completed at least 9 of the specified units, they will graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) as an award title, but not be eligible for a merit-based honours description.

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component is 225 credit points (normally 18 units). The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Science component is 100 credit points (normally eight units). This is based on exit award requirements of 500 credit points.

B. Applicants with higher education study

Educational history 

An applicant's entire academic history, including results from previous higher education study will be considered for entry into this course. If previous higher education qualifications are incomplete, results must have been obtained in the last seven years. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Results from the STAT Multiple Choice will be considered for applicants without an ATAR and whose post-secondary studies do not meet the minimum requirements. Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.

C. Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

Educational history 

An applicant's entire academic history from the past seven years, including complete and/or incomplete post-secondary VET studies, will be considered for entry into this course. Only graded results will be considered. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Results from the STAT Multiple Choice will be considered for applicants without an ATAR and whose post-secondary studies do not meet the minimum requirements. Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.

D. Applicants with work and life experience

Entire academic record 

This course uses an applicant's entire academic record as part of its selection considerations, including an applicant's ATAR results from the last seven years can be considered for entry into this course. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Results from the STAT Multiple Choice will be considered for applicants without an ATAR and whose post-secondary studies do not meet the minimum requirements. Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.