Course code: 0548 (first year), 1204 (chemical), 1205 (civil), 1376 (electrical and computer systems), 1206 (materials), or 1207 (mechanical) + Course abbreviation: BCom/BE + On-campus + Day classes only + Between five and 5.5 years full-time (depending on branch of engineering selected), 10 years part-time + Course director: Associate Professor Marg Lindorff + Total credit points required: 246-258 (depending on branch of engineering selected)
Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in both English (any) and in either Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics, and a study score of at least 20 in one of Chemistry or Physics.
The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Engineering double-degree course is intended for potential engineers who wish to become more aware of economic, social, organisational and managerial aspects of the engineering profession.
Students must complete a major specialisation in one of the
following disciplines taught by the faculty: accounting, finance, economics,
business law and taxation, econometrics and business statistics, management or
marketing. All units taken as part of the major specialisation are limited to
units taught by departments of the faculty on the Clayton campus (ie the third
character of the unit code is C).
Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Clayton
campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics.
Students must also complete the prescribed sequence in one field of Engineering
selected from chemical, civil, electrical and computer systems, materials or
mechanical.
All units studied must be from the Faculty of Business and Economics and the
Faculty of Engineering.
The degree requirements are:
(a) Students must complete 17 units (102 credit points) from the Faculty of
Business and Economics as follows:
(i) Ten compulsory units (60 credit points):
Students
wishing to take first-year units other than those on the above list are able to
undertake the second-year versions of the appropriate number of compulsory
units. First-year students normally may not take a second-year unit until at
least four first-year units have been completed successfully.
(ii) A major specialisation of at least eight units (48 credit points) in a
discipline or field of study of the faculty with at least 12 credit points at
each of second and third-year level (disciplines are defined by department
prefixes and fields of study are those sets of related units that may be
defined in the catalogue of courses and units). All units taken as part of the
major specialisation must be taught by departments of the faculty on the
Clayton campus (ie the third character of the unit code is C).
(iii) A maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 credit points).
(iv) A minimum of four third-year-level units (24 credit points) must be from
those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
(b) The engineering component may be taken in one of the following: chemical,
civil, electrical and computer systems, materials or mechanical engineering.
(i) Chemical engineering: Not less than 151 credit points (or 155 credit points
depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in prescribed units.
(ii) Civil engineering: Not less than 144 credit points (or 148 credit points
depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in prescribed units.
(iii) Electrical and computer systems engineering: Not less than 156 credit
points (or 160 credit points depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in
prescribed units.
(iv) Materials engineering: Not less than 150 credit points (or 154 credit
points depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in prescribed units.
(v) Mechanical engineering: Not less than 155 credit points
(or 159 credit points depending on prerequisites) must be obtained in
prescribed units.
Students are referred to the `Engineering' section of this handbook for
detailed tables of engineering units.
The course may be completed in five to five-and-a-half years of full-time study
at a normal course load (depending on branch of engineering selected). The
maximum time for completion is 10 years.
Students should have the commerce program of study approved by the commerce and
economics course director (or the course director's nominee) and the
engineering program of study approved by the engineering course coordinator (or
the course coordinator's nominee) prior to commencement of the relevant year.
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