Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree will provide you with the theory, skills and models relevant to your particular field of engineering study, alongside the pertinent tools, devices and technologies used and practiced in the profession, in order to become a qualified engineer able to contribute effectively in the workplace. It will enhance your analytical, decision-making, and critical thinking skills in the context of organisational challenges and help you design engineering solutions based on integrating, synthesising, and evaluating the various technological alternatives available in today’s knowledge economy.

For all three engineering majors (Electrical, Computer, Telecommunications), the program of study is common until the end of the Autumn Session in third year. In the middle of your third year, you will have the opportunity to select a major, which you will pursue until the end of your studies in the fourth year. 

Course Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) will be able to: 

1. Demonstrate professional knowledge, with a strong grounding in engineering & awareness of current local and international trends and challenges.
2. Navigate disciplinary literature with particular skills in gathering & synthesising information independently to support an argument or strategy.
3. Implement common research methods in the field of engineering, analyse data & evaluate the validity of findings. Graduates will also exercise critical judgement in determining new directions and strategies for carrying out further investigation.
4. Draw from established engineering concepts, methods and industry standards to develop innovative solutions to complex engineering problems relating to the resptive engineering major.
5. Communicate clearly and coherently in writing to a range of audiences, with an ability to integrate knowledge, research, data, analysis and critical evaluation.
6. Communicate verbally to a range of audiences using appropriate language in presentations, consultation and negotiation.
7. Work productively as part of a team with the capacity for leadership, recognising the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of team members.
8. Show respect for the views, values and culture of others in settings involving colleagues, clients, communities and end users, and consider alternate perspectives in design and project management.
9. Make complex considerations in regards to professional ethics and accountability, account for and mitigate risk, and operate with a commitment to professionalism in all work.
10. Appreciate the importance of sustainable engineering design, and seek to maximise positive social and environmental outcomes in engineering design, practice and development.

Course Structure

To complete the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program you should accrue an aggregate of at least 220 credit points by satisfactory completing:

1. General Education (GED) Requirements
2. Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Core Subjects
3. Subjects constituting a major in either Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Telecommunications Engineering.

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering program should sit the Challenge Tests for Mathematics and Physics and, if necessary, may be requested to complete foundation subjects in Mathematics and Physics.

* Instead of completing ECTE457 Thesis (18 CP), students may complete ECTE451 Engineering Project I (6 CP) and ECTE458 Engineering Project II (12 CP).

Major Study: Electrical Engineering

To satisfy the requirements for a major in Electrical Engineering, you will need to satisfactorily complete the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) core subjects, as listed above, plus the following additional subjects:

• ECTE323 Power Engineering 2
• Four major subjects from Electrical Engineering list

Major Study: Telecommunications Engineering

To satisfy the requirements for a major in Telecommunications Engineering, you will need to satisfactorily complete the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) core subjects, as listed above, plus the following additional subjects:

• ECTE469 Queuing Theory and Optimisation
• Four major subjects from Telecommunication Engineering list

Major Study: Computer Engineering

To satisfy the requirements for a major study in Computer Engineering, you will need to satisfactorily complete the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) core subjects, as listed above, plus the following additional subjects:

• CSCI213 Java Programming and Applications
• Four major subjects from Computer Engineering list

Variation in Course Structure