Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Applied Innovation
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
As a potential engineering student, you know the value of taking your skills and changing the world. Now you can go even further.
Unique to Swinburne, the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Applied Innovation enables you to expand how you can use your engineering degree to bring meaningful change to the world. It also broadens your employment prospects by opening pathways to roles beyond traditional engineering.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) challenges you to make connections between engineering and information technology, social mobility, changing work patterns, sustainable design practices and a shifting global environment.
Combined with the Bachelor of Applied Innovation, you’ll be immersed in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment supported by specialist academic teams. Working on activities inspired by your passions and interests, you’ll learn to develop transformative solutions to the complex challenges of today and the emerging opportunities of the future. You’ll gain the practical and technical skills to think clearly and strategically about how to employ innovative ideas to build a better future.
To maximise experiential learning, you’ll also get real-world work experience in the form of placements, internships and industry-based projects. At the end of it all, you’ll emerge job-ready with a comprehensive portfolio.
Apart from the many career pathways an Honours degree in engineering offers, you’ll be qualified to pursue employment in or outside your industry as an innovation specialist or consultant, transformation lead, innovation analyst, strategic designer, and more.
Start dates
Hawthorn campus
- Semester 1 - 26 February 2024
- Semester 2 - 29 July 2024
VTAC codes
- 3400212581 (CSP)
- 3400212583 (IFP)
Course details
- Course structure and career opportunities.
Course structure
Successful completion of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Applied Innovation requires students to complete units of study to the value of 500 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.
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| Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Programming | COS10009 | 12.5 |
| Technology in an Indigenous Context Project | COS10025 | 12.5 |
| Humanitarian Engineering Design Project | ENG10001 | 12.5 |
| Engineering Materials | ENG10002 | 12.5 |
| Engineering Mechanics | ENG10003 | 12.5 |
| Exploring Creativity and Innovation | INV10001 | 12.5 |
| Fundamentals of Innovation Practice | INV10002 | 12.5 |
| Innovation Sandpit | INV10003 | 12.5 |
| Responsible Innovation Futures | INV10004 | 12.5 |
| Calculus and Applications | MTH10012 | 12.5 |
| Linear Algebra and Applications | MTH10013 | 12.5 |
| Energy and Motion | PHY10001 | 12.5 |
| Professional Experience in Engineering - Complete compulsory unit - Nil cp. Students who undertake a 6 or 12 month Professional Placement may receive an exemption for EAT20008 | EAT20008 | 0 |
| Engineering Technology Project A (ENG/CS) *† - Students in Software complete EAT40005 and EAT40006 Engineering Technology Project A and B EngCS | EAT40005 | 12.5 |
| Engineering Technology Project B (ENG/CS) *† - Students in Software complete EAT40005 and EAT40006 Engineering Technology Project A and B EngCS | EAT40006 | 12.5 |
| Final Year Capstone Project 1 *† - Students in Architectural, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Product Design complete ENG40005 and ENG40006 Final Year Capstone Project 1 and 2 | ENG40005 | 12.5 |
| Final Year Capstone Project 2 *† - Students in Architectural, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Product Design complete ENG40005 and ENG40006 Final Year Capstone Project 1 and 2 | ENG40006 | 12.5 |
| Engineering Technology Project A *† - Students in Biomedical, Electrical, Robotics complete ENG40007 and ENG40008 Engineering Technology Project A and B | ENG40007 | 12.5 |
| Engineering Technology Project B *† - Students in Biomedical, Electrical, Robotics complete ENG40007 and ENG40008 Engineering Technology Project A and B | ENG40008 | 12.5 |
*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes
†Honours merit unit – results are used in the honours merit calculation
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| Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Innovation for Challenges of Today | INV20001 | 12.5 |
| Innovation for the Future * | INV20002 | 12.5 |
| Applied Innovation Internship | INV20003 | 12.5 |
| Applied Innovation Studio A * | INV30001 | 25 |
| Applied Innovation Studio B * | INV30002 | 25 |
| Leadership and Facilitation of Innovation | INV30003 | 12.5 |
*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes
- Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year
- Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year
- One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)
- See the course planner for an example degree structure
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this Course students will be able to :
- Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the chosen major in engineering in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking and judgment
- 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 diverse team, and use the basic tools and practices of project management within project work
- Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and an awareness of professional engineering practice in a global and sustainable 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
- Apply a series of thinking systems, creativity toolkits and innovation frameworks to design contextually-relevant solutions addressing local and global challenges in and outside their discipline
- Identify and articulate opportunities to innovate and create impact informed by user-centred research and/or data
- Adapt their discipline skillsets in new situations in response to complex and changing contexts, including interdisciplinary environments
- Facilitate and contribute to innovation teams that seek solutions to complex challenges, using inclusive collaboration practices to leverage different skills and perspectives
- Navigate commercial, human and technical requirements aided by prototyping and testing to deliver solutions that create value
- Communicate the value of experimentation, ideas and innovation with confidence in developing solutions to investors, potential partners, employers or other stakeholders
- Develop futures-focused innovations that integrate responsible social, technological and environmental factors
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) course incorporates developments in information technology, society’s changing work patterns, sustainable design practices and the need to meet engineering “world best practice” in engineering. Applied Innovation career outcomes will vary depending on discipline focus and individual majors, and complement discipline employability skills through innovation capabilities. Professional innovation roles graduates will have skills and attribute for include; Innovation Consultant, Innovation Lead, Innovation Analyst, Strategic Designer, Creative Producer, Start-up Founder, Human-Centred Researcher, Self-employed Entrepreneur, Product Manager, Transformation Lead, Innovation Strategist and Innovation Manager.
Fees
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Scholarships
At Swinburne scholarships are about providing opportunity, promoting equity and recognising excellence and achievement. Scholarships are available for both commencing and current students.
How to enter this course
- Entry requirements, credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.
How to apply
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View the Course Admission Information, which includes the ATAR and Student profiles for this course. Swinburne’s general admissions information is also available here.