Are you curious about our world and what makes it work? Do you want to help find solutions to complex problems? This degree will prepare you to solve humanity's biggest challenges as a civil or mechanical engineer.

The Bachelor of Engineering Systems (Honours) is designed to meet the requirements for accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer by Engineers Australia. The course is structured around 16 key competencies identified by Engineers Australia as being essential to the graduating engineer, which are broadly grouped into knowledge and skills, application, personal and professional skills.

Foundational core units build knowledge of the basic sciences, practical skills and the processes and philosophy that underpin the engineering profession. You’ll then choose a specialisation to build discipline knowledge and technical skills with a strong emphasis on project-based learning. This will determine your career outcomes as you develop expertise in an area of engineering practice - either civil or mechanical engineering.

The final year of the course contains a mixture of advanced core units and advanced discipline-specific units that are designed to build skills in independent investigation, critical thinking, creative problem solving, and ethical and professional behaviour. You'll also complete a total of 60 days of professional placement in industry during your studies, ensuring you are ready to hit the ground running as a graduate.

Course requirements

To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Engineering Systems (Honours), students must complete 32 units (384 credit points), comprising:

• 1 specialisation in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (384 credit points).

Honours

All students successfully completing this course will be awarded Honours. Additionally, a student who has reached the required standard of academic performance may be awarded Honours with one of the following merit descriptors based on the criteria specified in Rule 10:

• First Class Honours
• Second Class Honours Division I
• Second Class Honours Division II

Exit Awards

Students may be eligible to exit with an Associate Degree of Engineering after completing 16 core units (192 credit points).

Students may be eligible to exit with a Diploma of Civil Construction (Engineering and Management) after completing 8 core units (96 credit points) from the Civil Construction specialisation.