Gippsland campus + HECS fees applicable + Overseas student fees: course fee $17,300 per year (2002 fee) + 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, Mathematical Methods and either Physics or Chemistry. The applicant's
motivation, extracurricular 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 unit involved will be deferred until the residential school requirements are fulfilled.
Access to an IBM-compatible personal computer is mandatory for some units and is highly desirable for most units. Access to some prescribed software is also mandatory for some units. Access to the internet is desirable, but not essential.
Units
for each level of the Bachelor of Engineering courses are available by
off-campus distributed learning. The full course would require eight years to
complete.
For the Bachelor of Engineering (Mining), the first two-and-a-half levels of
the course can be studied by off-campus distributed learning with Monash
University. The course is then completed on-campus at the University of Ballarat.
Two BE degrees are available to students commencing at the Gippsland campus, the Bachelor of Engineering (Interdisciplinary Engineering) and the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics Engineering).
The interdisciplinary engineering degree prepares engineering graduates to work across specialist boundaries. The course structure allows students to major in one of the following specialisations.
Graduates are therefore well placed to practise that specialisation in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
Mechatronics engineering brings together the fundamental issues of design, production and service of future-oriented machines, devices and systems. It is built on the fundamentals of mechanical, electronic and electrical engineering, and binds each of these disciplines with computer science and software engineering.
Twelve units are offered in the first year, which is common to all Bachelor of Engineering degrees in the faculty. Those units offered by off-campus distributed learning are as follows:
Further units are being developed specifically for the new course and will be made available by off-campus distributed learning as soon as material is completed. Please refer to the course website for information regarding the mechatronics units offered by off-campus distributed learning.
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 48 points
Total 48 points
Transdisciplinary electives are listed below the electro-mechanical degree units.
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 48 points
Total 48 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 48 points
Total 48 points
Transdisciplinary electives are listed below the electro-mechanical degree units.
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.
* SELECT 10
4.5-POINT-VALUE UNITS OVER LEVELS THREE AND FOUR.
Total 46.5 points
* SELECT ONE ELECTRICAL OR ONE
MECHANICAL OPTION.
Total 49.5 points
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
and geotechnical engineering.
Students engage in years one and two of the BE Interdisciplinary (Civil)
program at Gippsland and then transfer to the University of Ballarat to
complete years three and four by on-campus mode. For further information,
contact Dr Michael Tuck on (03) 5327 9000.
This varies from unit to unit. Generally a unit is weighted with 40 per cent on assignments including laboratory work and 60 per cent on examinations.
Applicants holding certified evidence of units completed towards an undergraduate degree may be eligible for exemption from appropriate units in the Monash course schedule.
Admission
to one of the engineering undergraduate degrees with advanced standing on the
basis of studies completed within 10 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 24 points of credit. Those with an associate diploma may
expect up to 48 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 unit exemptions or advanced standing must complete at least 50 per cent of the units scheduled for the Monash engineering degree (ie 96 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, fax (03) 5122 6500 or (03) 9902 6500, or email ex.apps@eng.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Student Matters Officer, Gippsland School of Engineering, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, by 30 November 2001 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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