Bachelor of Engineering Honours
Bachelor of Engineering Honours
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Course resolutions
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours provides students with advanced knowledge and special proficiency in the professional work of engineering.
1 Course codes
| Code | Course title |
|---|---|
| BHENGINE | Bachelor of Engineering Honours |
2 Attendance Pattern
0.
The attendance pattern for this course is full-time or part-time. Part-time students must still satisfy appropriate enrolment progression and are subject to the same degree time limits as full-time students. International students are required to follow the enrolment pattern as specified by their visa. The Faculty strongly recommends full-time enrolment as the preferred option for all undergraduate students unless exceptional circumstances exist.
3 Streams
(2)
Completion of a stream is a requirement of the course. Candidates who qualify for the Dalyell stream must complete another stream in conjunction with the Dalyell stream. Candidates who qualify for the Space major must complete another stream in conjunction with the Space major, chosen from Aeronautical, Mechanical, or Mechatronic. The requirements for the completion of each stream are as specified in the relevant degree tables and, in the case of the Dalyell stream, in Table D of the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees.
(3)
Students may apply to change streams by direct application to the Student Centre. Approval is required from the relevant Associate Dean for any case. Students will be assessed based on the Flexible First Year average mark criteria but will also be required to show that they have met progression requirements in their current degree or stream as specified by the school and that they will able to complete the new stream in the normal time period.
(a)
Undergraduate students entering first year of the Engineering courses in Semester 1 may apply to undertake the Flexible First Year pathway, instead of choosing a particular stream.
(b)
The Flexible First Year pathway is listed in the Flexible First Year Table. At the end of Semester 1 Students may transfer into approved streams as defined in the following clause, or may choose to continue in the Flexible First Year pathway for Semester 2, though Semester 2 units may or may not count towards their course, depending on the final choice of stream.
(c)
Those students who have met the requirements for first year entry (ATAR cut-off or equivalent) into a particular Engineering stream will be guaranteed approval to transfer into that stream even though they chose the Flexible First Year pathway. Students who did not meet the first year entry requirements for specific streams, but subsequently attained average marks in the Flexible First Year pathway that met or surpassed the specified requirements for those streams will also be eligible to apply for transfer into those streams. The transfer requirements will be approved by the Dean or nominee. These conditions will also apply for combined degree candidates.
4 Admission to Candidature
(1)
Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), tertiary study or an approved preparation program. English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for mature aged applicants who do not possess a school leaving qualification, for educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission requirements are found in the Coursework Rule and Coursework Policy.
(2)
Admission to the Dalyell stream requires achievement of a minimum tertiary admission rank (ATAR) set by the Board of Interdisciplinary Studies, or equivalent standard.
5 Requirements for Award
(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the Bachelor of Engineering Honours Flexible First Year Table of units of study, the Bachelor of Engineering Honours Core Table, the Bachelor of Engineering Honours Stream Core Tables, and the Bachelor of Engineering Honours Stream Specialist Tables of units of study for the specialised stream in the degree.
(ii)
A minimum of 108 credit points from the Engineering Stream Table pertaining to the specialist stream being undertaken, including all required units;
(iii)
A minimum of 48 credit points of additional units from the Engineering Stream Specialist Table pertaining to the specialist stream being undertaken, including satisfying any additional requirements specified for the Specialist Table.
6 Progression rules
(a)
With the permission of the Dalyell coordinator, candidates in the Dalyell stream may attempt units at higher levels than the usual sequence.
(b)
Candidates must achieve a Cross-Semester Average Mark (CSAM) at a level determined by the Board of Interdisciplinary Studies in each year of study or over each 48 credit point block to continue in the Dalyell stream. Candidates who do not maintain a CSAM at the level determined by the Board of Interdisciplinary Studies may continue in any other major, minor, program or stream into which they were admitted, but will not remain in the Dalyell stream.
(c)
Candidates enrolled in the Dalyell stream who do not satisfy requirements for the Dalyell stream but who otherwise meet requirements for the award course in which they are enrolled will graduate from the award course without the Dalyell stream. Students may not study units additional to the maximum credit points for their award course except with approval of the Associate Dean.
7 Level of Honours Awarded
(1)
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class. The various classes of Honours are awarded on the basis of a candidate's EIHWAM.
| Description | HWAM Range |
|---|---|
| Honours Class I | 75 ≥ EIHWAM |
| Honours Class II (Division 1) | 70 ≥ EIHWAM <75 |
| Honours Class II (Division 2) | 65 ≥ EIHWAM <70 |
| Honours Class III | EIHWAM < 65 |
8 Majors
(a)
Except where otherwise specified in the details of a specific major, a major will be available to all students who satisfy the requirements of that major. The availability of the major does not however mean that the units of study listed in the table for the major (or required prerequisite units of study) will be available to all students, or that students in all streams will have sufficient free electives to complete the required units.
(b)
Students can be awarded multiple majors where those majors are available without the limits specified in clause (2) and where they satisfy the requirements for those majors. When completing multiple majors, no 3000-level or higher unit may be counted towards satisfying the requirements of more than one major.
(c)
Students cannot be awarded a major that has a title directly associated with the name of their stream.
(d)
Students are eligible to attempt the Space Engineering major based on either a separate and specific admission pathway or on application at the end of any calendar year having achieved an AAM approved by the Dean or nominee.
(a)
the completion of 48 credit points, chosen from units of study listed in the table for that major; and
(b)
satisfying any additional requirements specified for the major, and listed with the table of units for the major.