Course code: 0085 + Course abbreviation: BSc/BE + Total credit points required: 240 + 5 years full-time, 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Engineering
On-campus (Clayton)
This program provides an opportunity to combine studies in many areas of science with a specialisation in one of the following branches of engineering: chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical and computer systems engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering and mechatronics engineering. In the double-degree course structure, restrictions have been imposed in terms of prescribed units to ensure that students pursue studies that suitably equip them for the subsequent years in science and engineering.
The first two semesters of the course are largely common to all branches, with all students studying mathematics, some engineering units and either chemistry or physics. Normally students must identify which branch of engineering they plan to study at the commencement of stage 1, but those who are unsure of which branch to pursue are advised to consider enrolling in CHM1101, MTH1030 (or MTH1020) and PHS1011 and an engineering unit in a possible branch of interest in their first semester and to consult the academic adviser prior to second semester for further unit selection.
Students
in all engineering branches may pursue a science major sequence in
astrophysics, mathematics, physics or computer science. There are additional
science sequences offered in some streams, including physiology (leading to
biomedical engineering in the electrical and computer systems engineering and
mechanical engineering branches, and biomaterials engineering in the materials
engineering branch), atmospheric science, biochemistry, geosciences, chemistry,
materials science, chemistry and microbiology in the chemical engineering
branch, and geosciences, atmospheric science, biology/ecology and materials
science in the civil engineering branch.
In order to pursue a particular sequence, students must take the necessary
science prerequisites in their first year of study. For details of major and
minor sequences in science disciplines refer to the Science section of this
handbook. Students should contact the appropriate science or 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. In some special cases, students may choose to overload at stages
2 or 3 if they have not completed all of the prerequisites for their chosen
science major sequences.
Students
must complete 240 points of units as listed for each branch below. The choice
of either MTH1020 and MTH1030 or MTH1030 and MTH2010 in first year is
determined by the level of preparation from VCE studies. See the Faculty of
Science section in this handbook under `Mathematics' for details of MTH1020 and
MTH1030.
Students in the double degree must complete either two major sequences in
different science disciplines or a double major and a minor sequence in a
different science discipline.
Students may graduate with a Bachelor of Science, or apply for admission to an
honours year in science, following the completion of an approved combination of
at least 144 points of units, including all of the normal science requirements
for that branch of the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering, with at
least 96 points of science units and no more than 48 points of level 1 science
units may be taken overall.
Should a student discontinue the double-degree program and seek to take out the
Bachelor of Engineering, it will be necessary to complete all of the
requirements of that single degree.
The engineering component requires not less than 132 points that must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list and the science component requires at least 108 points.
The engineering component requires not less than 132 points that must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list and the science component requires at least 108 points.
The engineering component requires not less than 132 points that must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list and the science component requires at least 108 points. The physiology/biomedical engineering stream requires 156 points of engineering and 84 points of science.
This
new course structure is for students entering stage 2 of the program from 2005
onwards. Level 2 units of the engineering component of this new program will be
offered from 2005 onwards. Level 3 units will be offered from 2006 and level 4
units from 2007. Students who entered stage 2 of the program prior to 2005
should refer to the handbook for the year in which they commenced the
course.
The engineering component requires not less than 108 points that must be
obtained in units prescribed by this course list and the science component
requires at least 132 points.
The engineering component requires not less than 132 points that must be obtained in units prescribed by this course list and the science component requires at least 108 points.
Level
2 units of the engineering component of this new program will be offered from
2005 onwards. Level 3 units will be offered from 2006 and level 4 units from
2007.
The engineering component requires not less than 132 points that must be
obtained in units prescribed by this course list and the science component
requires at least 108 points.
* The course structure for level 1 of this
program is currently under review and may be subject to change for 2005.
**
Any sequence in science may be taken, provided the appropriate sequence
requirements and prerequisites are completed. In some cases, students may elect
to seek approval for an overloaded course of up to 12 points at stage 2 or 3 to
enable these requirements to be completed in addition to the required science
units at stage 2.
*** Students considering entry to honours in computer
science need to complete at least 24 points of level 3 computer science units,
which may require an overloaded course to be approved if a double major in
computer science is not completed at stage 4.
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