Course abbreviation: BSc/BE
From 1999, the faculties of Engineering and Science have offered a new
five-year double-degree course replacing the existing consecutive degree
course. The new course qualifies students for the degree of Bachelor of Science
after four years of successful study of an approved combination of science and
engineering subjects, and for the Bachelor of Engineering degree after a
further year of study of engineering subjects only. Admission to this course is
subject to the approval of both faculties. In the double-degree course
structure, restrictions have been imposed in terms of prescribed subjects to
ensure that students pursue studies which suitably equip them for the
subsequent years in science and engineering. Current programs permit a student
to graduate with a BSc degree combined with a BE degree in chemical
engineering, civil engineering, electrical and computer systems engineering,
materials engineering or mechanical engineering.
Students in all engineering branches may pursue a major sequence in
astrophysics, mathematics, physics or computer science. There are additional
sequences of science subjects offered in some streams, including physiology
(leading to biomedical engineering in the electrical and computer systems
engineering department, rehabilitation engineering in the mechanical
engineering department, and biomaterials engineering in the materials
engineering department), atmospheric science, biochemistry, earth sciences,
chemistry, materials science, and chemistry and microbiology in chemical
engineering. In order to pursue a particular sequence, students must take the
necessary prerequisites in their first year of study. Details of major and
minor sequences in Science disciplines are described in the ´Science'
section of this handbook.
The first two semesters of the course are largely common to all streams, with
all students studying mathematics, some engineering subjects and either
chemistry or physics. Students must contact their engineering course adviser
before enrolling in any stage of the double-degree program, to ensure that the
program they wish to follow will satisfy prerequisites necessary for higher
years.
The new course will be fully phased in over the existing consecutive Bachelor
of Science/Bachelor of Engineering degree course by the year 2003. Until then,
students enrolled prior to 1999 in the existing consecutive degree course will
follow the old course structure.
The requirements for the first and second stages of the new double-degree
course may be found in the subject list after this section of the handbook. The
course requirements for students commencing the third stage of the course in
2001 will be set out in a faculty enrolment guide which will be provided to all
students prior to re-enrolment in late 2000.
For students who first enrolled prior to 1999 and are in the fourth or fifth
year of the course, the requirements for the last two years in engineering may
be obtained from their departments. Students who have not completed their third
year of the course should consult with the Science and Engineering course
advisers. Details of the permitted subject combinations for each branch of
study in engineering will be set out in a faculty enrolment guide which will be
provided to all students prior to re-enrolment in late 2000.
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