| Campus | Type ofplace | UAC code | Course duration | 2009 ATARcut-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | CSP | 703000 | 4F/EqP | 72.55 |
Assumed knowledge: Mathematics, any two units of science and any two units of English.
Recommended studies: Physics and HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or HSC Mathematics Extension 2.
Major studies: Refer to each specialisation below.
Industrial experience: A session of industrial experience is required after the end of the third year.
Honours: Awarded on the basis of superior performance throughout the course.
Career opportunities: Refer to each specialisation below.
Additional information: Depending on your Head of Program’s advice, you may be able to complete the course at a reduced load. You can also study a sub-major from another discipline by using the electives in the course.
This course has an advanced option, including an associated leadership program (see703010 B Engineering [Advanced] for details). Any student who enters B Engineering in 2010 and achieves a grade-point average of 5.5 or above will be eligible to apply for this advanced leadership program at the end of first year.
Major studies: Civil engineering, structural engineering.
Minor studies: Construction, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, management, structural design, water engineering.
Professional recognition: Fully accredited with Engineers Australia.
Career opportunities: Examples include positions in the fields of design, construction and management. Projects may cover roads, airports, water supply and sewerage schemes, and large buildings. You may be an engineer in private industry, government departments, or in city, municipal or shire councils.
Additional information: Civil engineering covers the fields of structural design, construction management and water engineering, together with quality assurance and environmental engineering.
Major studies: Computer hardware/software engineering.
Minor studies: Artificial intelligence, communications, computer architecture and organisation, computer control, computer hardware and interfacing, computer networks, electronics, programmable logic arrays, programmable logic controllers, programming techniques. Electives may be selected in the third and fourth years.
Professional recognition: Fully accredited with Engineers Australia.
Career opportunities: Examples include roles in hardware and software development, supervisory and data acquisition systems, industrial applications of computer-controlled equipment, networking and data communications and in developing networking technologies. You will primarily be a problem-solver and organiser, with specialist knowledge of computer hardware, software, communications, computer networking, computer control and real-time computer systems.
Additional information: Computer engineering relates to computers and communication systems that process information and control physical processes. Subject areas include computer networks, digital systems and communications, software engineering, artificial intelligence, digital control systems, microprocessors and embedded microcontrollers.
Major studies: Structural engineering, project management and construction technologies.
Minor studies: Geotechnical engineering, surveying, foundation engineering, numerical methods, construction planning, quantity surveying and construction technologies. Electives may be selected in third and fourth years.
Professional recognition: Provisional accreditation will be sought from Engineers Australia when the first student cohort is enrolled in 2010.
Career opportunities: Examples include positions in the fields of construction, structural design, project management, quantity surveying and estimation. You may work in the private or public sector on projects covering roads, bridges, airports, and residential and commercial buildings.
Additional information: This course provides skills necessary for performing at a professional level in construction management and structural design. It includes core subjects in all branches of construction and structural engineering.
Major studies: Electrical/electronics engineering.
Minor studies: Communications, digital systems, electronics, fields and waves, power, real-time control, signals and systems.
Professional recognition: Fully accredited with Engineers Australia.
Career opportunities: Examples include roles in the fields of communications, electro-magnetics, power and control in public utilities, telecommunications, manufacturing, and electrical systems.
Additional information: Electrical engineers work on electronic components, computers, power generation and distribution systems as well as in communications and control. The program includes core subjects from all branches of electrical engineering.
Major studies: Civil/environmental engineering.
Minor studies: Ecology, eco-management, environmental chemistry, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, instrumentation, physics.
Professional recognition: Fully accredited with Engineers Australia.
Career opportunities: Examples include positions as environmental engineers in private, industrial, and mining companies; government departments; and city, municipal and shire councils.
Additional information: This course provides an essential grounding in ecology, civil engineering and environmental management. Environmental engineers are concerned with ensuring a sustainable and better future for the community by developing and managing systems that integrate with and protect our environment.
UWS Emerging Careers Scholarships: (valued at $5 000 per year for 4 years) are available to eligible students undertaking the B Engineering (Environmental). For more information visit www.uws.edu.au/scholarships.
Major studies: Dynamics and control, mechatronic system design, robotics.
Minor studies: Automated manufacturing, computer control, engineering dynamics, engineering materials, machine and system design, microcontroller applications, mobile robotics.
Professional recognition: Fully accredited with Engineers Australia.
Career opportunities: Examples include design and development of automated machinery and its control, design of mechanical equipment and integrated systems, and marketing and management activities. Skills that are gained in this course are required in all types of manufacturing, biomedical applications, materials handling, aerospace and robotic automation.
Additional information: An intensive hands-on laboratory program is an essential part of the course. Mechatronics provides skills necessary for the design of smart machines of all types: from cruise control in automobiles to pilot-less spacecraft, and automated factories to medical tele-robotics. It is especially concerned with the design of intelligent mechanical systems.
UWS Emerging Careers Scholarships: (valued at $5 000 per year for 4 years) are available to eligible students undertaking the B Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics). For more information visit www.uws.edu.au/scholarships.
Major studies: Data transfer, networks, satellite communication.
Minor studies: Antenna design, communication hardware, data transfer and management.
Professional recognition: This course has received provisional accreditation with Engineers Australia.
Career opportunities: Examples include communications in offices, communications between machines and intercontinental communication issues. There is a high demand for telecommunications engineers as providers struggle to meet the rapid increase in demand for both personal and business use of communications, including mobile telephones and the internet.
Additional information: The course emphasises the hardware issues related to telecommunications, including digital systems, antenna design, communication hardware, data transfer and management and signal processing.
| CSP | Commonwealth-supported place (used to be called HECS: includes upfront HECS payment and deferred payment through HECS-HELP). |
| N/A | Selection criteria other than the ATAR used; or the course is not offered to current Year 12 applicants. |
| A+C | Combination of ATAR and additional selection criteria used. |
| nc | New course offered through UAC, no cut-offs available. |
| n/o | No offers made in 2009, no cut-off available. |