Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Business double degree on campus and by distance education - BE/BBus

• General
• Course objectives
• Admission requirements
• Course structure
• Further inquiries

General

Course code: 1820
Course coordinator: Mr Dilip Nag
The course involves five years of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time or distance education.

Course objectives

On completion of this course students will:

• be qualified to work at a professional/managerial level in an engineering oriented environment in which modern business techniques are required, or in a business environment in which an engineering background is an advantage;
• have acquired the depth and breadth of skills to enable them to contribute significantly to Australia's technological advancement reflected in a more internationally competitive manufacturing and business sector.

Admission requirements

The general entrance requirements for admission to degree courses will apply to this course.
Entry is normally via VTAC and students may complete the first year of either a Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Business degree before starting the double degree. An average result of C (credit) is required in the first year of study.
Students for this course will be selected taking into account their academic results at VCE or equivalent, including a grade average of C in English, and passes in either Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics. A high level of motivation to undertake this combined course will also be a requirement. Mature-aged students who have demonstrated high academic ability and a strong desire to undertake this course may also be selected.
Students who have completed first year of the Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Business or a similar course at another institution, and have demonstrated high academic ability and high motivation, may also be admitted to second-year programs of this combined course, generally with full credit for appropriate first-year studies.

Course structure

Students must complete subjects that achieve a minimum of 252 credit points. The subjects are chosen from a selected engineering discipline and business major and submajor studies with specified core subjects and approved electives.
The Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Business is normally taken over five years full-time study or the equivalent in part-time or distance education study. Both courses have a core of subjects which all students must study.
For the Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Business degree students are required to complete a minimum of 252 credit points from a selected engineering discipline and selected business major and submajor studies.
In order to complete the Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Business a student must:
(a) complete the appropriate subjects within the course to gain at least 252 credit points;
(b) complete the common first year engineering followed by the selection of one of the following engineering disciplines: civil, electro-mechanical, mechanical
(c) complete the forty-two credit points (seven subjects) compulsory core business subjects followed by the selection of either (i) one major study of thirty-six credit points (six subjects) and two submajor studies of twenty-four credit points (four subjects) each from the business disciplines available; or (ii) two major studies of thirty-six credit points each from the business disciplines available. Business major and submajor studies are available in the following areas:

• Business majors: accounting, economics, management, marketing, tourism management.
• Business submajors: All of the above business majors and law.

(d) undertake any additional studies required to complete the minimum of 252 credit points needed for the double degree.

Further inquiries

Information on this course may be obtained by contacting the School of Business and Electronic Commerce telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 51 226 380. For more specific details on the course, contact the student advisers, telephone (03) 9902 6642 or (03) 51 226 642.

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