Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Science
with a major in Architectural – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
Course rules
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science, students must complete 500 credit points comprising:
- 10 Engineering core units of study (125 credit points)
- 18 units of study from one Engineering major (225 credit points)
- 4 Science core units of study (50 credit points)
- 8 units of study from one Science Major (100 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 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 600 credit points comprising:
- 10 Engineering core units of study (125 credit points)
- 18 units of study from one Engineering major (225 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 550 credit points comprising:
- 10 Engineering core units of study (125 credit points)
- 18 units of study from one Engineering major (225 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 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:
Honours merit calculation
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:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) with High Distinction; for students who achieve 80 or above
- Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) with Distinction; for students who achieve 70 – 79
- Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) with Credit; for students who achieve 60 – 69
- Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) for students who achieve less than 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 BEng (Hons) 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.