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.
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 study score of at least 25 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-age 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.
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.
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 streams within the interdisciplinary
degree: civil, electronic, mechanical and information
(c) complete the 42 credit points (seven subjects) compulsory core
business subjects followed by the selection of either (i) one major study
of 36 credit points (six subjects) and two submajor studies of 24 credit points
(four subjects) each from the business disciplines available; or (ii) two
major studies of 36 credit points each from the business disciplines available.
Business major and submajor studies are available in the following areas:
(d) undertake any additional studies required to complete the minimum of 252 credit points needed for the double degree.
Information on this course may be obtained by contacting the School of Business and Electronic Commerce, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 5122 6380. For more specific details on the course, contact the student advisers, telephone (03) 9902 6642 or (03) 5122 6642.