📖Program Curriculum

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 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)
110cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 110 credit points as detailed below.
ENG151 Statics
ENG175 Internet of Things (replaces ENG174 from 2021)
SMA101 Mathematics 1A
SMA102 Mathematics 1B
SMA104 Concepts of Mathematics (replaces SMA211 from 2021)
SPH141 Concepts of Physics (new to core from 2021)
PMO201 Project Management
SMA209 Mathematics 2 (unit title change)
ENG303 Research Project
ENG304 Design Project
ENG305 Safety, Risk and Reliability
IPM300 Industrial Experience (0 credit points)

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

Specialist Elective
(8 units)
80cp

Units totalling 80 credit points selected from one of the specialist streams.
Civil and Structural Engineering (80 credit points)
ENG212 Mechanics of Solids
ENG215 Surveying and Construction
ENG247 Fluid and Thermodynamics
ENG252 Dynamics (previously core unit)
ENG267 Hydraulics and Soil Mechanics
ENG368 Steel and Concrete Structures
ENG311 Geomechanics
ENG364 Materials Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (80 credit points)
ENG221 Analogue Electronics
ENG223 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENG224 Electrical Machines and Power Systems
HIT235 Digital Systems and Computer Architecture
ENG325 Systems Modelling and Control
ENG377 Electromagnetics and Communication Technology (replaces ENG227 from 2021)
HIT332 Embedded and Mobile Systems
HIT365 C Programming

Mechanical Engineering (80 credit points)
ENG212 Mechanics of Solids
ENG238 Advanced Manufacturing (replaces ENG235 from 2023)
ENG247 Fluid and Thermodynamics
ENG252 Dynamics (previously core unit)
ENG325 Systems Modelling and Control (title changed from Systems Modelling in 2016)
ENG338 Machine Design Principles
ENG364 Materials Engineering
HIT365 C Programming

Electives
(3 units)
30cp

Units totalling 30 credit points at 100 – 300 levelselected from undergraduate units offered by the University. Students should contact the College to confirm their elective unit selection if unsure if their unit is appropriate.

Students who have completed ENG142 Concepts of Chemical Engineering as a core unit prior to 2020 will count this as one of their 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

240

Total Credit Points

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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

100,440 AUD in total

📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

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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