Second year

Third year

Fourth year

Fifth year

Chemical engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Six first-year compulsory units (36 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
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 cps)
Total: 56 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Three second-year units (18 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), business law and taxation (BTC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC) and marketing (MKC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12 cps) or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (30 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CHE2100 Momentum transfer I
CHE2120 Thermodynamics I
CHE2160 Chemical engineering practice II
CHM2731 Chemistry C
MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations
(20 cps)
Total: 50 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two third-year units (12 cps) in the area of specialisation:
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CHE3101 Reaction engineering 1
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
CHE3115 Thermodynamics
CHE3118 Chemical engineering practice III
(36 cps)
Total: 48 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One third-year unit (6 cps) in the area of specialisation and one second-year unit (6 cps) from one of the six disciplines other than the area of specialisation (12 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CHE3110 Transport phenomena I
CHE3130 Chemical engineering computer calculations
CHE4112 Environmental engineering
CHE4113 Management
CHE4117 Design project
CHE4118 Research project
Plus one 4 cp unit chosen from the following:
CHE4102 Reaction engineering II
CHE4110 Process simulation and control
CHE4109 Process design and operation III
(39 cps)
Total: 51 cp

Civil engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Five first-year compulsory units (30cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CIV2204 Strength of materials CIV2223 Design of concrete structures CIV2261 Water supply I MAT2911 Mathematical methods with applications I MAT2912 Mathematical methods with applications II (20 cps)
Total: 50 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Remaining three compulsory first-year units (18 cps) and one second-year unit (6 cps) from area of specialisation (24cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CIV2202 Surveying CIV2203 Communications CIV2205 Modelling and computing CIV2222 Steel framed structures CIV2224 Timber and masonry structures CIV2241 Introductory geoengineering CIV2281 Transport and traffic (28 cps)
Total: 52 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two second-year units from the area of specialisation (12 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CIV3221 Building structures and technology CIV3222 Bridge design and assessment CIV3247 Geoengineering CIV3248 Groundwater and environmental geoengineering CIV3264 Urban water and wastewater systems CIV3282 Rural road and water engineering (36 cps)
Total: 48 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Three third-year units from area of specialisation (18 cps) and one second-year unit from area other than specialisation (6 cps) (24 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CIV4210 Project A CIV4212 Civil engineering practice 4 Plus 12 cps of electives from the following: CIV4211 Project B (enrolment in this unit is by departmental approval only) CIV4234 Advanced structural analysis CIV4235 Advanced structural design CIV4248 Ground hazards and environmental geotechnics CIV4249 Foundation engineering CIV4268 Water resources management CIV4269 Flood management CIV4283 Transport planning CIV4284 Transport systems (24 cps)
Total: 48 cps

Electrical and computer systems engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Six first-year compulsory units (36 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE2101 Signal and systems 1 ECE2201 Electromagnetics ECE2501 Electrical energy conversion MAT2901 Multivariable calculus for engineering (16 cps)
Total: 52 cps
Note: ENG1803 Physics C should be taken in level 2 if not taken as an elective in level 1. If this is in addition to 48 cps at level 1, it replaces a level 4 ECSE elective.

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Three second-year units (18 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), business law and taxation (BTC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC) and marketing (MKC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12 cps) or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (30 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE2401 Telecommunications ECE2601 Electronics and control systems1 ECE2701 Digital logic ECE2702 Computer organisation ECE2903 Physics of electronic devices MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations for engineering (24 cps)
Total: 54 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two third-year units (12 cps) in the area of specialisation (12 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE3102 Signals and systems 2 ECE3202 Electromagnetic propagation 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 Power electronics, machines and systems ECE3905 Design (40 cps)
Total: 52 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One third-year unit (6 cps) in area of specialisation and one second-year unit (6 cps) from one of the six disciplines other than the area of specialisation (12 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE4705 Computer architecture ECE4909 Thesis (12 cps) Plus 24 cps of elective units from level 4 ECSE elective units (40 cps)
Total: 52 cps

NB: Considering the high-computing content in the engineering programs, the commerce unit AFC2160 (Computers and accounting) may not be taken by BCom/BE students.

Materials engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Six first-year compulsory units (36 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MTE2501 Structure of engineering materials I MTE2502 Structure of engineering materials II MTE2504 Thermomechanical analysis MAT2911 Mathematical methods with applications I (16 cps)
Total: 52 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Three second-year units (18 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), business law and taxation (BTC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC) and marketing (MKC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12 cps) or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (30 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MTE2503 Phase equilibria and microstructure MTE2505 Polymer morphology and structure MTE2521 Techniques in materials engineering 1 MTE2522 Techniques in materials engineering 2 MAT2912 Mathematical methods with applications II (20 cps)
Total: 50 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two third-year units in the area of specialisation (12 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
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 MTE3511 Mechanical analysis of metals and alloys Plus any one unit of: MTE2506 Materials selection and manufacture MTE2507 Functional materials MTE2508 Mechanics of materials (38 cps)
Total: 50 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One third-year unit (6 cps) in area of specialisation and one second-year unit (6 cps) from one of the six disciplines other than the area of specialisation (12cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MTE4521 Engineering practice 2 MTE4522 Engineering design MTE4526 Project 1 MTE4560 Polymer engineering MTE4561 Metallurgical engineering MTE4562 Ceramics engineering Plus elective units to a total of 12 cps (40 cps)
Total: 52 cps

Mechanical engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Six first-year compulsory units (36 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MEC2440 Applied mechanics* MEC2490 Computer programming MAT2901 Multivariable calculus for engineering MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations for engineering (16 cps)
Total: 52 cps
* Refer to course list I BE mechanical engineering for alternative units.

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Three second-year units (18 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), business law and taxation (BTC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC) and marketing (MKC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12 cps) or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (30 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE2002 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 cps)
Total: 55 cps
* Refer to course list I BE Mechanical Engineering for alternative units. ** Refer to course list VIII double degree BE/BDes (IndDes) for alternative units.

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One second-year unit (6 cps) and two third-year units (12 cps) in the area of specialisation (18 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
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 (38 cps)
Total: 56 cps

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One third-year unit (6 cps) in area of specialisation and one second-year unit (6 cps) from one of the six disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MEC3401 Fundamentals of heat transfer MEC3408 Deformation of solids MEC3421 Engineering thermodynamics MEC4401 Engineering practices: project thesis A MEC4402 Engineering practices: project thesis B Plus two final-year electives from the published list. The units ENG4614/ENG4616 Schools technology project may not be taken. (36 cps)
Total: 54 cps

Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in chemical engineering
The student requires 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering degree, of which not less than 151 credit points (or 155 depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in chemical engineering in course list I. The Bachelor of Commerce degree requires 102 credit points.

Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering
The student requires 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering degree, of which not less than 144 credit points (or 148 depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in civil engineering in course list I. The Bachelor of Commerce degree requires 102 credit points.

Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in electrical and computer systems engineering
The student requires 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering, of which not less than 156 credit points (or 160 depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in electrical and computer systems engineering in course list I. The Bachelor of Commerce degree requires 102 credit points.

Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in materials engineering
The student requires 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering degree, of which not less than 150 credit points (or 154 depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in materials engineering in course list I. The Bachelor of Commerce degree requires 102 credit points.

Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering
The student requires 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Engineering degree, of which not less than 157 credit points (or 161 depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in mechanical engineering in course list I. The Bachelor of Commerce degree requires 102 credit points.

Second year

Third year

Fourth year

Fifth year

Chemical engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
First-year units in economics (ECC) (12 cps), econometrics (ETC) (12 cps) and either accounting (AFC) (12 cps) or management studies (MGC) (12 cps) (36 cps)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Three second-year units (18 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12 cps) or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (30 cps)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Three third-year units (18 cps) in the area of specialisation:
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CHE3102 Heat and mass transfer I
CHE3103 Heat and mass transfer II
CHE3104 Momentum transfer II
CHE3107 Process control

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two second-year units (12 cps) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (12 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CHE3110 Transport phenomena I
CHE3130 Chemical engineering computer calculations

Bachelor of Engineering units:
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 cps)
(Total: 56 cps)

Bachelor of Engineering units:
CHE2100 Momentum transfer I
CHE2120 Thermodynamics I
CHE2160 Chemical engineering practice II
CHM2731 Chemistry C
MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations
CHE3101 Reaction engineering I
(24 cps)
(Total: 54 cps)

CHE3108 Process design and operation I
CHE3109 Process design and operation II
CHE3115 Thermodynamics
CHE3118 Chemical engineering practice III
(32 cps)
(Total: 50 cps)

CHE4102 Reaction engineering II
CHE4109 Process design and operation III
CHE4117 Design project
CHE4118 Research project
(35 cps)
(Total: 47 cps)

Civil engineering

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

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two second-year units (12 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12cps) or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (24cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
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 supply1
(NB: Dependent on timetable restrictions) (28 cps)
(Total: 52 cps)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One second-year unit (6 cps) and two third-year units (12 cps) in the area of specialisation (18 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CIV2281 Transport and traffic CIV3221 Building structures and technology CIV3247 Geoengineering CIV3248 Groundwater and environmental geoengineering CIV3264 Urban water and wastewater systems CIV3282 Rural road and water engineering
(NB: Dependent on timetable restrictions)
(Total: 52 cps)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One third-year unit (6 cps) in area of specialisation and two second-year units (12 cps) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
CIV3222 Bridge design and assessment CIV4210 Project A CIV4212 Civil engineering practice 4 plus 12 cps of electives from level 4 civil elective units.
(NB: Dependent on timetable restrictions)
(Total: 48 cps)

Electrical and computer systems engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
First-year units in economics (ECC) (12 cps), econometrics (ETC) (12 cps), and either accounting (AFC) (12 cps) or management studies (MGC) (12 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE2101 Signal and systems 1 ECE2201 Electromagnetics ECE2501 Electrical energy conversion MAT2901 Multivariable calculus for engineering (16 cps)
(Total: 52 cps)
Note: ENG1803 Physics C should be taken in level 2 if not taken as an elective in level 1. If this is in addition to 48 cps at level 1, it replaces a level 4 ECSE elective.

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Three second-year units (18 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12cps) or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (30 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE2401 Telecommunications ECE2601 Electronics and control systems1 ECE2701 Digital logic ECE2702 Computer organisation ECE2903 Physics of electronic devices MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations for engineering (24 cps)
(Total: 54 cps)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two third-year units (12 cps) in the area of specialisation (12 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE3102 Signals and systems 2 ECE3202 Electromagnetic propagation 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 Power electronics, machines and systems ECE3905 Design (40 cps)
(Total: 52 cps)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One third-year unit (6 cps) in area of specialisation and two second-year units (12 cps) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE4909 Thesis (12 cps) plus 24 cps of elective units from level 4 ECSE elective units (36 cps)
(Total: 54 cps)

Materials engineering

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

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two second-year units (12 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12cps) or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (24cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
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 cps)
(Total: 50 cps)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One second-year unit (6 cps) and two third-year units (12 cps) in the area of specialisation (18 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
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 cps)
(Total: 52 cps)

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One third-year unit (6 cps) in area of specialisation and two second-year units (12 cps) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MTE4522 Engineering design MTE4525 Project I MTE4560 Polymer engineering MTE4561 Metallurgical engineering MTE4562 Ceramics engineering plus any electives to a total of not less than 9 credit points chosen from the level 4 elective units in course listI (course in materials engineering). (33 or 34 cps)
(Total: 51 or 52 cps)

Mechanical engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
First-year units in economics (ECC) (12cps), econometrics (ETC) (12 cps) and either accounting (AFC) (12 cps) or management studies (MGC) (12 cps) (36 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MEC2440 Applied mechanics* MEC2490 Computer programming MAT2901 Multivariable calculus for engineering

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
Two second-year units (12 cps) from any one of accounting (AFC), econometrics (ETC), economics (ECC), management studies (MGC); first-year units in management studies (MGC) (12cps), or accounting (AFC) (12 cps) (24cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
ECE2002 Electrical engineering* MEC2410 Engineering practices: drafting**

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One second-year unit (6 cps) and two third-year units (12 cps) in the area of specialisation (18 cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MEC3403 Engineering practices: machine design MEC3404 Engineering practices: design management MEC3406 Mechanical vibrations MEC3462 Systems and control

Suggested Bachelor of Commerce units:
One third-year unit (6 cps) in area of specialisation and two second-year units (12 cps) from one of the four disciplines other than the area of specialisation (18cps)
Bachelor of Engineering units:
MEC3401 Fundamentals of heat transfer MEC3408 Deformation of solids MEC3421 Engineering thermodynamics MEC3465 Fluid mechanics

MAT2902 Linear algebra and differential equations for engineering (16 cps)
(Total: 52 cps)
* Refer to course list I BE mechanical engineering for alternative units.

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 cps)
(Total: 55 cps)
* Refer to course list I BE Mechanical Engineering for alternative units. ** Refer to course list VIII double degree BE/BDes (Industrial Design) for alternative units.

MEC3469 Computer-assisted engineering MEC3494 Statistical analysis of mechanical systems (30 cps)
(Total: 48 cps)

MEC4401 Engineering practices: project thesis A MEC4406 Engineering practices: project thesis C One final-year elective from the published list. The unit ENG4611 Schools technology project may not be taken.
(34 cps)
(Total: 52 cps)

Degree requirements
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 (159) credit points must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in chemical engineering in course 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 units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in civil engineering in course 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 units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in electrical and computer systems engineering in course 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 units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in materials engineering in course 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 units prescribed by this course list which are also listed in the course in mechanical engineering in course listI.