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Gippsland
campus
HECS fees applicable
Overseas student fees: course fee $54,000
Attendance is compulsory
The Bachelor of Engineering is a four year full time or equivalent part time fully professional course. The bachelor degrees have a common first year, thus students do not have to select their speciality until after some study experience. In each specialisation there are opportunities at fourth year level to take electives suited to student interests.
All the Bachelor of Engineering degree courses are submitted to the professional recognition process required by the Institution of Engineers, Australia to entitle graduates to membership of that institution.
The
normal entry requirement is the Victorian Certificate of Education including
English and either Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics. The
applicant's motivation, extracurricula interests and recommendations from
referees may also be considered.
The university seeks to encourage applicants of mature age whose academic
qualifications may appear formally incomplete. Preparatory or bridging tuition
is available to facilitate the entry of such students.
Candidates must expect to attend one compulsory residential school at the Gippsland campus during each teaching semester of their off-campus study. If a student cannot attend residential school the result for the subject involved will be deferred until the residential school requirements are fulfilled.
Access to an IBM-compatible personal computer is mandatory for some subjects and is highly desirable for most subjects.
Subjects
for each level of the Bachelor of Engineering courses are available by distance
education. The full course would require eight (8) years to complete.
For the Bachelor of Engineering (Mining), the first two and a half levels of
the course can be studied by distance education with Monash University. The
course is then completed on-campus at the University of Ballarat.
Changes are being made to the degree structure in the faculty of Engineering. Two new degrees are available to students commencing at the Gippsland campus:
The interdisciplinary engineering degree prepares students to work across specialist boundaries and to take up career opportunities not based solely on traditional employment patterns. The course structure incorporates the concept of the student taking major studies either in one, or an approved combination of no more than two, of the following specialisations.
Irrespective of the major study chosen, each candidate will be trained in an interdisciplinary framework.
Mechatronic Engineering brings together the fundamental procedures and techniques for the design production and service of future oriented machines and devices. It is built on a basis of mechanical, electronic and electrical engineering, and binds each of these disciplines not only with each other but with computer science and software engineering.
Twelve subjects are offered in the new first year which is common to all Bachelor of Engineering degrees in the faculty. Those subjects offered by distance education are as follows (please refer 'Table of subjects', in this handbook to determine teaching period when offered ):
Four further subjects are being developed specifically for the new course and will be made available by distance education as soon as material is completed.
Please refer 'Table of subjects', in this handbook to determine teaching period when subjects are offered offered:
In the civil engineering degree course students are academically equipped to work as professional civil engineers. Particular areas of specialisation include structures, water engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering and transport planning.
Total forty-eight points
Total forty-eight points
Four options to be chosen from:
Total forty-eight points
Transdisciplinary electives are listed below the electro- mechanical degree subjects.
In the electronic and computer engineering degree course students are academically equipped to work as professional electrical, electronic or computer engineers. Particular areas of specialisation include electrical power, analog electronics, digital electronics, computer hardware including computer communications and networking, and computer software including operating systems and software engineering.
Total forty-eight points
Total forty-eight points
Total forty-eight points
In the mechanical engineering degree course students are academically equipped to work as professional mechanical engineers. Particular areas of specialisation include fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, mechanics of materials and machines, and engineering design.
Total forty-eight points
Total forty-eight points
Three options to be chosen from
Total forty-eight points
Transdisciplinary electives are listed below the electro-mechanical degree subjects.
In the electro-mechanical engineering degree course students are academically equipped to work as professional engineers in either electrical or mechanical engineering plant. A wide variety of third and final year options allows the student to tailor the course to their interests. Course coordinator for this degree is Mr Kevin Cale of the Gippsland School of Engineering.
Either:
Total forty-eight points
*Select ten 4.5 point value subjects over levels three and four
_Select one electrical or one mechanical option
In the mining engineering degree course students are academically equipped to work as professional mining engineers. Particular areas of specialisation include mine planning and operations, mine environments, mine equipment design, geotechnical engineering.
Two years part-time distance education with Monash
Total 49.5 points
One year of part-time distance education with Monash
Total 25.5 points
One year of part-time block release study with Ballarat
One year full-time study at Ballarat
This varies from subject to subject. Generally a subject is weighted with 40 per cent on assignments including laboratory work and 60 per cent on examinations.
Applicants holding certified evidence of subjects completed towards an undergraduate degree may be eligible for exemption from appropriate subjects in the Monash course schedule.
Admission
to one of the engineering undergraduate degrees with advanced standing on the
basis of studies completed within ten years prior to making application. An
individual course of study will be prescribed for each such applicant.
Applicants who have completed an appropriate advanced certificate can
anticipate up to twenty-four points of credit. Those with an associate diploma
may expect up to forty-eight points of credit. Requests for admission with
advanced standing must include details of prior courses completed and
employment history to enable determination of an appropriate study program.
Candidates granted subject exemptions or advanced standing must normally complete at least 50 per cent of the subjects scheduled for the Monash engineering degree (ie ninety-six credit points).
For more detailed information regarding the Bachelor of Engineering degrees, contact the Gippsland School of Engineering, telephone (03) 5122 6456 or (03) 9902 6456, or fax (03) 5122 6500 or (03) 9902 6500, or email ex.apps@eng.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the administrative officer, Gippsland School of Engineering, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 18 September 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer.
Content descriptions for first-level subjects follow. For other subject descriptions please refer to the handbook for the Faculty of Engineering.
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