📖Program Curriculum

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type
Credit Points

Specific requirements
Common Units
(2 units)
20cp

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.

CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology

Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.

Core Units
(12 units)
120cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 120 credit points as detailed below.

ENG151 Statics
ENG175 Internet of Things (replaces ENG174 from 2021)
SMA101 Mathematics 1A
SMA102 Mathematics 1B
ENG252 Dynamics
PMO201 Project Management
SMA209 Mathematics 2A
SMA212 Data Analytics (replaces SMA211 from 2021)
ENG305 Safety, Risk and Reliability
IPM300 Industrial Experience (0 credit points)
ENG450 Integrated Design (20 credit points)(replaces ENG405 from 2021)
ENG519 Sustainability (replaces ENG417 from 2021)

Students enrolled prior to 2021 should refer to the transition arrangements provided below.

Specialist Electives
(13 units)
130cp

Units totalling 130 credit points selected from one of the specialist streams.

Civil and Structural Engineering
ENG212 Mechanics of Solids
ENG215 Surveying and Construction
ENG247 Fluid and Thermodynamics
ENG267 Hydraulics and Soil Mechanics
ENG311 Geomechanics
ENG364 Materials Engineering
ENG368 Steel and Concrete Structures
ENG515 Water Resources Engineering (replaces ENG462 from 2021)
ENG516 Road and Traffic Engineering (replaces ENG412 from 2021)
ENG563 Advanced Structural Analysis (replaces ENG463 from 2021)orENG564 Geotechnical Engineering (replaces ENG464 from 2021)
ENG566 Design of Concrete Structures (replaces ENG466 from 2021)
ENG567 Design of Steel Structures (replaces ENG467 from 2021)
ENG569 Structural Analysis (replaces ENG469 from 2021)

Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ENG221 Analogue Electronics
ENG223 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENG224 Electrical Machines and Power Systems
HIT235 Digital Systems and Computer Architecture
ENG325 Systems Modelling and Control (new title from 2016)
ENG377 Electromagnetics and Communication Technology (replaces ENG227 from 2021)
HIT332 Embedded and Mobile Systems
HIT365 C Programming
ENG571 Analogue Devices (replaces ENG471 from 2021)
ENG572 Digital Signal Processing (replaces ENG421 from 2021)
ENG573 Communication Systems (replaces ENG473 from 2021)
ENG574 Power Systems Analysis (replaces ENG474 from 2021)
ENG576 Control Engineering (replaces ENG476 from 2021)

Mechanical Engineering
ENG212 Mechanics of Solids
ENG238 Advanced Manufacturing (replaces ENG235 from 2023)
ENG247 Fluid and Thermodynamics
ENG325 Systems Modelling and Control (new title from 2016)
ENG338 Machine Design Principles
ENG364 Materials Engineering
ENG534 Dynamics of Engineering Systems (replaces ENG432 from 2021)
ENG576 Control Engineering (replaces ENG476 from 2021)
ENG579 Biomedical Engineering (replaces ENG429 from 2021)
ENG580 Applied Fluid Mechanics (replaces ENG480 from 2021)
ENG581 Applied Heat and Mass Transfer (replaces ENG481 from 2021)
ENG582 Engines and Turbo Machinery (replaces ENG482 from 2021)
ENG586 Machine Design (replaces ENG486 from 2021)

Research
(2 units)
40cp

ENG720 Honours Thesis (20cp, repeatable) x 2

Honours calculation
Units used to define the Honours level gained are successfully completed ENG720 (40cp), ENG450 plus the last two successfully completed ENG5XX core or specialist elective units of the specialist stream chosen by the student.

Elective
(1 units) 10cp
Elective unit totalling 10 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University.

Students who have completed ENG142 Concepts of Chemical Engineering prior to 2020 may count this unit as an elective and should not complete any other elective units.

Suggested electives for students who have not completed ENG142 include:

ECO107 Economics and the Modern Business Enterprise (replaces ECO105 from S2 2020)
ENV103 Environmental Issues
HIT137 Software Now
HIT164 Computing Fundamentals
LAW105 Introduction to Business law
MAN105 Introduction to Management
SCH104 Introductory Chemistry A
SPH141 Concepts of Physics

320cp

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

$0 USD

Tuition fee:

33,480 AUD per year

133,920 AUD in total

📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

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Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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