Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Commerce

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Commerce
Abbreviation:	BE-BCom
Home Faculty:	Faculty of Engineering
Duration:	Five years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	264
Delivery Mode:	On campus (Face-to-face)
Starting Session(s):	Autumn/Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	727
UAC Code:	751601
CRICOS Code:	001707A

Overview / Course Aims

The Faculties of Commerce and Engineering offer double degree courses over five years of full-time or eight years of part-time study leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering. These courses provide education in the discipline of Engineering together with a major study in Commerce to broaden the knowledge base of the graduate, thereby enhancing career prospects. The Engineering courses are accredited by Engineers Australia.

Requirement for admission to the double degree is an ATAR or equivalent which is equal to or greater than the rank required for admission to the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Engineering, whichever is the higher. English and Mathematics pre-requisites for both degrees must be satisfied.

Entry Requirements/Assumed Knowledge

The approximate ATAR required for entry to the Bachelor of Engineering - Bachelor of Commerce is 83. International students are required to have a minimum overall IELTS score of 6 (Reading: 6 Writing: 6 Speaking: 6 Listening: 6). Assumed knowledge: any two units of English plus Mathematics. Recommended studies: Physics, Chemistry and HSC Mathematics Ext. 1.

Course Requirements - Bachelor of Commerce

Candidates are required to complete core subjects and subjects which satisfy the requirements of one of the Commerce majors. Candidates can choose between a number of major and minor combinations. All students must seek advice and approval from the Sub Dean and relevant Head of School before enrolment. Students should be aware that it may not be possible to complete all Commerce programs with the usual 264 credit points required for a double degree.

For the Bachelor of Commerce component of the double degree, students must complete 54 credit points of core subjects (including the capstone subject), plus a 48 credit point major

The following subjects should be substituted with another Commerce major subject on completion of the alternative Engineering subject:

1. COMM113 Introduction to Business Information Systems

Alternative subjects:

CIVL296	Engineering Computing	6
MECH252	Thermodynamics, Experimental Methods and Analysis	6
MATE381	Materials Experimental Methods and Computing	6

or

CSCI191

Programming for Engineers

6

2. COMM121 Quantitative Methods 1

Alternative subject:

MATH283

Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1

6

Course Requirements - Bachelor of Engineering

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering must complete a total of 192 credit points. Of the 192 credit points, 174 credit points must be Engineering subjects taken from the following:

Bachelor of Engineering - Core Subjects

plus the subjects leading to one of these Engineering degrees:

Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - Environmental Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - Materials Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronic Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - Mining Engineering

ENGG361 and ENGG461 should be replaced by Engineering electives, i.e. those with an Engineering degree prefix. Students are not permitted to use Commerce subjects to substitute for Engineering electives.

A candidate must complete at least 12 weeks of approved professional engineering experience during the course. A part-time candidate in approved full-time engineering employment may be exempted from up to three specified subjects in accordance with the provisions of the Professional Options subjects, thereby enabling the joint course to be completed in a shorter time.

All students must discuss their Engineering program with the Sub Dean.

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Faculty of Engineering - engineering@uow.edu.au; Commerce - commerce-enquiries@uow.edu.au