Subject list III: Branches of study for the double degree of BE and Bcom

Students may gain admission to the double degree from first year, in which case their course of study in level one is identical to first year engineering (see below). Alternatively, they may apply to transfer following satisfactory completion of first-year Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Commerce. Please note available at Clayton campus only.
Part I - Bachelor of Commerce
Listed below are the subjects available for credit towards the BCom together with details of degree structure. From this list sixteen subjects (each worth six credit points) totalling ninety-six credit points must be completed. Candidates should consult the Faculty of Business and Economics handbook for information about prerequisites, corequisites and other subject details.

First year

Second year

Third year

All subjects must be taken (not all in first year)
AFC1022 Accounting sequence 2
AFC1032 Accounting sequence 2
ETC1020 Business and economic statistics
ETC1031 Business and economic statistics
ECC1000 Economics
ECC1010 Economics
MGC1020 Introduction to management: management and organisations
MGC1030 Introduction to management: people and organisations

One discipline (economics, econometrics, accounting and finance, management studies) must be selected as an area of specialisation which will be carried through to third year. Three second-year subjects (eighteen credit points) must be taken in the area of specialisation. Two second-year subjects (twelve credit points) must be taken from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation. Second year subjects available are:
TBC2110 Business law
AFC2120 Financial accounting
AFC2130 Management accounting
AFC2140 Business finance

Three third-year subjects (eighteen credit points) must be taken in the area of specialisation. Third-year subjects available are:
TBC3110 Company law
AFC3120 Advanced accountng
AFC3130 Management accounting
AFC3140 Business finance
TBC3150 Income tax law
AFC3160 Auditing and systems
AFC3170 Management of financial intermediaries
AFC3240 International finance
ETC3400 Econometric theory
ETC3410 Applied econometrics


AFC2160 Computers and accounting
AFC2170 Capital markets and financial institutions
TBC2180 Finance law
ETC2400 Econometrics
ETC2410 Practical econometrics
ETC2430 Actuarial statistics
ETC2450 Applied forecasting for business and economics
ETC2480 Decision models for managers
ETC2490 Business simulation
ETC2500/MKC2500 Marketing research analysis
ECC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
ECC2010 Intermediate macroeconomics
ECC2360 Environmental economics
ECC2720 Income distribution
ECC2810 Comparative economic systems
ECC2820 Capitalism: contrasting views
ECC2830 Industrial organisation in Australia
MKC2110 Buyer behaviour in marketing
MKC2130 Marketing decision support systems
MKC2500/ETC2500 Marketing research analysis
MGC2210 Principles of strategic management
MGC2230 Organisational behaviour
MGC2240 Organisation and management
MGC2250 Quality management
MGC2310 Introduction to public management
MGC2320 Business and government
MGC2410 Industrial relations
MGC2420 Employee relations
MGC2430 Human resource management
ECC2300 Current issues in macroeconomic policy
ECC2400 Current issues in applied microeconomics

ETC3430 Applied econometric modelling
ETC3440 Practical econometrics
ETC3450 Time series analysis
ETC3460 Financial econometrics
ETC3480 Decision analysis for managers
ECC3650 Applied general equilibrium analysis
ECC3660 Monetary economics
ECC3670 Economics of developing countries
ECC3680 Economic growth
ECC3690 International economics
ECC3710 Labour economics
TBC3730 Industrial arbitration
ECC3760 Transport economics
ECC3770 Regional and urban economics
ECC3800 History of economic thought
ECC3810 Public finance
ECC3840 Mathematical economics
ECC2890 Economic development of East Asia
MGC3100 Management ethics
MGC3110 Strategic management
MGC3120 International management
MKC3120 Marketing implementation
MKC3220 International marketing
MKC3130 Strategic issues in marketing
MGC3230 Services management and marketing
MGC3250 Management in small and medium sized enterprises
MGC3260 International industrial relations
MKC3500/ETC3500 Survey data analysis
MGC3310 Public policy process
MGC3410 Employee relations practice: policy and skills
MGC3420 Human resource development
MGC3430 International human resource management
MGC3440 Equity, diversity and participation
MGC3510 The management of technology
MGC3130 The management of change


Part II - Bachelor of Engineering
Set out below are the subjects required in each engineering branch for the BE degree together with suggested ways of combining these with commerce subjects. For some candidates timetable constraints may necessitate some adjustment of the suggested combinations. In organising a program for each year candidates should aim not to exceed fifty-six credit points.
First year (For students intending to apply for transfer into the double degree course at the end of first-year engineering and for students admitted to the double degree from the beginning of first year).
All engineering branches of study available at Clayton campus.
Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: None.
Bachelor of Engineering subjects: As for level-one in BE subject list I (48 cp).

Second year

Third year

Fourth year

Fifth year

Chemical engineering




Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects:
First-year subjects in economics (ECC) (12 cp), econometrics (ETC) (12 cp) and either accounting (AFC) (12 cp) or management studies (MGC) (12 cp) (36 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects:
CHE2113 Principles of chemical processing systems I
CHE2114 Principles of chemical processing systems II
CHE2140 Chemical engineering
CHE2150 Chemical engineering practice I
MAT2901 Multivariable calculus for engineering
(20 cp) (Total: 56 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects:
Three second-year subjects (18 cp) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year subjects in management studies (MGC) (12 cp) or accounting (AFC) (12 cp) (30 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects:
CHE2100 Momentum transfer I
CHE2120 Thermodynamics I
CHE2160 Chemical engineering practice II
CHE3103.03 Reaction engineering I
CHM2731 Chemistry C
MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations
(23 cp) (Total: 53 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects:
Two third-year subjects (12 cp) in the area of specialisation
Bachelor of Engineering subjects - for 1999 only:
CHE3101 Reaction engineering I
CHE3102 Heat and mass transfer I
CHE3103 Heat and mass transfer II
CHE3104 Momentum transfer II
CHE3107 Process control
CHE3108 Process design and operation I
CHE3109 Process design and operation II
CHE3111 Transport phenomena I
CHE3114 Thermodynamics and electrochemistry
CHE3117 Introduction to process simulation
CHE3118 Chemical engineering practice III
CHE3119 Chemical engineering practice IV
MAT3910 Integral transforms and calculus of variations
(40 cp) (Total: 52 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects - from 2000 onwards:
CHE3102 Heat and mass transfer I
CHE3103 Heat and mass transfer II
CHE3104 Momentum transfer II
CHE3107 Process control
CHE3108 Process design and operation I
CHE3109 Process design and operation II
CHE3113 Thermodynamics
CHE3118 Chemical engineering practice III
CHE3130 Computer applications
MAT3901 Statistics and integral transforms for engineering
(37 cp) (Total: 49 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects:
One third-year subject (6 cp) in the area of specialisation and two second-year subjects (12 cp) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects:
For 1999 and 2000 only:
CHE4102 Reaction engineering II
CHE4109 Process design and operation III
CHE4110 Process simulation and control
CHE4112 Environmental engineering
CHE4114 Management I
CHE4115 Management II
CHE4117 Design project
(31 cp) (Total: 49 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects - from 2001 onwards:
CHE3111 Transport phenomena I
CHE4102 Reaction engineeering II
CHE4109 Process design and operation III
CHE4110 Process simulation and control
CHE4112 Environmental engineering
CHE4117 Design project
Two 3 cp electives from the approved elective list.
(36 cp) (Total: 54 cp)

Civil engineering




Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects:
First-year subjects in economics (ECC) (12 cp), econometrics (ETC) (12 cp) and either accounting (AFC) (12 cp) or management studies (MGC) (12 cp) (36 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects:
CIV2203 Communications
CIV2204 Strength of materials
MAT2911 Mathematical methods with applications I
MAT2912 Mathematical methods with applications II
(NB Dependent on timetable restrictions)
(16 cp) (Total: 52 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects:
Two second-year subjects (12 cp) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year subjects in management studies (MGC) (12 cp) or accounting (AFC) (12 cp) (24 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects:
CIV2202 Surveying
CIV2205 Modelling and computing
CIV2222 Steel framed structures
CIV2223 Design of concrete structures
CIV2224 Timber and masonry structures
CIV2241 Introductory geoengineering
CIV2261 Water supply 1
(NB: Dependent on timetable restrictions)
(28 cp) (Total: 52 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects:
One second-year subject (6 cp) and two third-year subjects (12 cp) in the area of specialisation (18 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects - for 1999 only:
CIV3225 Steel structures
CIV3227 Elastic stress analysis
CIV3228 Concrete structural design
CIV3229 Analysis of structures
CIV3230 Inelastic structures
CIV3244 Groundwater, seepage and environmental geoengineering
CIV3245 Geoengineering geology
CIV3246 Geoengineering: Stability and settlement
CIV3261 Hydraulics_
CIV3262 Public health engineering
CIV3263 Hydrology
CIV3281 Transport and traffic engineering
*One of these subjects will have been completed during the third year of the double degree. The rest of the subjects are thus completed during fourth year.
_CIV3261 may only be taken during fourth or fifth year.
(34 cp) (Total: 52 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects - for 2000 onwards:
Remaining 4 cp of level-two subject (CIV2281 Transport and traffic)
CIV3XXX Road engineering
CIV3XXX Geoengineering - strength and deformation
CIV3XXX Geoengineering - stability
CIV3XXX Groundwater
CIV3XXX Water supply 2
CIV3XXX Urban drainage and sewerage
CIV3XXX Building structures
(NB: Dependent on timetable restrictions)
(4cp + 28 cp = 32cp)
(Total: 50 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects:
One third-year subject (6 cp) in area of specialisation and two second-year subjects (12 cp) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects - for 1999 and 2000 only:
Core:
CIV4210 Project A
CIV4212 Civil engineering practice 4
CIV4232 Timber, masonry and building technology
CIV4233 Concrete technology
CIV4282 Highway engineering
Electives: At least fifteen credit points required from civil engineering level-four elective subjects as set out in subject list I.
(37 cp) (Total: 55 cp)
Note that civil engineering students are required also to complete CIV3202 Civil engineering practice 3 unless exemption has been earned by successful completion of ETC2480 Decision models for managers.
Bachelor of Engineering subjects - for 2001 onwards:
Remaining 8 cp of level-three subjects (CIV3XXX Aging infrastructure and building technology and CIV3XXX Bridge structures)
CIV4XXX.06 Project A
Plus 18 cp's of electives from level-four Civil elective subjects.
(NB: Dependent on timetable restrictions)
(8cp + 24 cp = 32 cp)
(Total: 50 cp)

Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering




Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: First-year subjects in economics (ECC) (12 cp), econometrics (ETC) (12 cp), and either accounting (AFC) (12 cp) or management studies (MGC) (12cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects: ECE2101 Electrical circuits ECE2201 Electromagnetics ECE2501 Electrical energy I generation and distribution MAT2901 Multivariable calculus for engineering (16 cp) (Total 52 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: Three second-year subjects (18 cp) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year subjects in management studies (MGC) (12 cp) or accounting (AFC) (12 cp) (30 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects: ECE2401 Telecommunications ECE2601 Electronics and control systems I ECE2701 Digital logic ECE2702 Computer organisation and software engineering ECE2903 Physics of electronic devices MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations for engineering (24 cp) (Total 54 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: Two third-year subjects (12 cp) in the area of specialisation (12cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects for 1999 only: Core ECS3311 Circuit theory II ECS3312 Circuit theory III ECS3321 Electromagnetic theory II ECS3331 Control systems II ECS3361 Small-signal amplifiers ECS3362 Large-signal circuits ECS3371 Computer systems engineering III ECS3381 Computer systems engineering IV MAT3910 Integral transforms and calculus of variations MAT3920 Statistical methods Computer systems stream ECS3343 Computer communications plus electives to a total of six cp chosen from the level-three computer systems stream elective subjects in subject list I (43 cp) Electrical and electronic systems stream ECS3341 Information transmission ECS3351 Electrical energy II (42 cp) Telecommunications stream ECS3341 Information transmission ECS3342 Switching and signalling (42 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects from 2000 onwards: ECE3102 Signals and systems ECE3202 Electromagnetic propogation ECE3301 Control systems 2 ECE3602 Electronics 2 ECE3603 Electronics 3 ECE3703 Computer engineering ECE3704 Software engineering and real-time systems MAT3901 Statistics and integral transforms for engineering Plus two of the following: ECE3402 Information transmission ECE3502 Electrical energy mahcines and power electronics ECE3905 Design (40 cp) (Total: 52 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: One third-year subject (6 cp) in area of specialisation and two second-year subjects (12 cp) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects for 1999 and 2000 only: Core ECS4394 Thesis project A (9 cp) or ECS4395 Thesis project B (12cp) Computer systems stream ECS4367 Electronic systems and components ECS4373 Computer systems engineering V plus electives to a total of 20/17 cp chosen from the level-four computer systems stream elective subjects in subject listI (37 cp) Electrical and electronic systems stream ECS3391 Electrical design ECS4313 Signal processing ECS4332 Modern control systems ECS4353 Electrical energy systems I ECS4367 Electronic systems and components plus electives to a total of 10/7 cp chosen from the level-four electrical stream elective subjects in subject list I (38 cp) Telecommunications stream ECS4313 Signal processing ECS4322 Microwave and mobile radio systems ECS4344 Digital transmission and optical systems ECS4373 Computer systems engineering V plus electives to a total of 14/11 cp chosen from the level-four telecommunications stream elective subjects in subject listI (38 cp) Higher credit points if 9 cp project chosen, lower if 12 cp project chosen.
Bachelor of Engineering subjects from 2001 onwards: ECE4909 Project (12 cp) Plus 24 cp's of electives from level-four ECSE elective subjects (36 cp) (Total: 54 cp)

Materials engineering




Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: First-year subjects in economics (ECC) (12 cp), econometrics (ETC) (12 cp) and either accounting (AFC) (12 cp) or management studies (MGC) (12 cp) (36 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects: MTE2501 Structure of engineering materials I MTE2502 Structure of engineering materials II MTE2504 Thermomechanical analysis MAT2911 Mathematical methods with applications I (18 cp) (Total 54 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: Two second-year subjects (12 cp) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year subjects in management studies (MGC) (12 cp) or accounting (AFC) (12 cp) (24 cp) Bachelor of Engineering subjects: MTE2503 Phase equilibria and microstructure MTE2505 Polymer morphology and structure MTE2521 Techniques in materials engineering 1 MTE2522 Techniques in materials engineering 2 MTE3511 Mechanical behaviour of metals and alloys MAT2912 Mathematical methods with applications II (26 cp) (Total: 50 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: One second-year subject (6 cp) and two third-year subjects (12 cp) in the area of specialisation (18 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects (NB: these subjects may change in 2000 onwards): MTE3502 Physical metallurgy MTE3504 Mechanical properties of polymers MTE3505 Fracture and fracture mechanics MTE3506 Plasticity and metal shaping MTE3507 Ceramics MTE3509 Polymer rheology and processing MTE3510 Surfaces MTE4521 Engineering practice II (34 cp) (Total: 52 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: One third-year subject (6 cp) in area of specialisation and two second-year subjects (12 cp) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects (NB: these subjects may change in 2001 onwards): MTE4522 Engineering design MTE4526 Project II MTE4560 Polymer engineering MTE4561 Metallurgical engineering MTE4562 Ceramics engineering Plus any two electives or MTE4525 Project I and one elective to a total of not less than six credit points chosen from the level-four elective subjects in subject listI (course in materials engineering). In most cases these will be taken in the first semester. If MTE4525 is taken, it must precede MTE4526. (33 or 34 cp). (Total: 51 or 52 cp)

Mechanical engineering




Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: First-year subjects in economics (ECC) (12 cp), econometrics (ETC) (12 cp) and either accounting (AFC) (12 cp) or management studies (MGC) (12 cp) (36 cp) Bachelor of Engineering subjects: MEC2440 Applied mechanics MEC2490 Computer programming MAT2901 Multivariable calculus for engineering MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations for engineering (16 cp) (Total: 52 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: Two second-year subjects (12 cp) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year subjects in management studies (MGC) (12 cp), or accounting (AFC) (12 cp) (24 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects: ECS2300 Electrical engineering MEC2410 Engineering practices: drafting MEC2420 Engineering practices: design process MEC2430 Fluid mechanics MEC2450 Engineering practices: design of machine elements MEC2460 Mechanical design: materials selection MEC2470 Mechanics of solids MEC2480 Thermodynamics (31 cp) (Total: 55 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: One second-year subject (6 cp) and two third-year subjects (12 cp) in the area of specialisation (18 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects: MEC3403 Engineering practices: machine design MEC3404 Engineering practices: design management MEC3406 Mechanical vibrations MEC3462 Systems and control MEC3469 Computer-assisted engineering MEC3494 Statistical analysis of mechanical systems (30 cp) (Total: 48 cp)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce subjects: One third-year subject (6 cp) in area of specialisation and two second-year subjects (12 cp) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18 cp)
Bachelor of Engineering subjects: MEC3401 Fundamentals of heat transfer MEC3408 Deformation of solids MEC3421 Engineering thermodynamics MEC3465 Fluid mechanics MEC4401 Engineering practices: project thesis A MEC4406 Engineering practices: project thesis C One final year elective from the published list. The subject ENG4611 Schools technology project may not be taken. (34 cp) (Total: 52 cp)

Degree requirements
Please note that the first figure relates to students who commenced their degrees in 1997 or earlier, and the figure in the brackets relates to students who commenced their course in 1998 or later.
Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in chemical engineering
The student requires 188 (192) credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering degree, of which not less than 154 (164) credit points must be obtained in subjects prescribed by this subject list which are also listed in the course in chemical engineering in subject list I.
Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering
The student requires 188 (192) credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering degree, of which not less than 154 (156) credit points must be obtained in subjects prescribed by this subject list which are also listed in the course in civil engineering in subject listI.
Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in electrical and computer systems engineering
The student requires 188 (192) credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering, of which not less than 161 (164) credit points must be obtained in subjects prescribed by this subject list which are also listed in the course in electrical and computer systems engineering in subject listI.
Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in materials engineering
The student requires 188 (192) credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering degree, of which not less than 157 (158) credit points must be obtained in subjects prescribed by this subject list which are also listed in the course in materials engineering in subject listI.
Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering
The student requires 188 (192) credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering degree, of which not less than 157 (159) credit points must be obtained in subjects prescribed by this subject list which are also listed in the course in mechanical engineering in subject listI.