Faculty of Engineering : Guide to courses

1. Introduction to the Faculty of Engineering

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 1. Introduction to the Faculty of Engineering

Excellence in teaching and research combine to make the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Melbourne a world leader in engineering education. This is highlighted by the number and quality of high level research centres and the success of its graduates in the international market place.

The Faculty has been at the forefront of engineering education and research in Australia since 1855. It continues to foster and develop engineering creativity through design and innovation and by strengthening its industrial linkages and community interaction.

The Faculty is made up of six departments (two of which form the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). All reflect the areas of expertise within the Faculty. They are:

• Chemical Engineering;

• Civil and Environmental Engineering;

• Computer Science and Software Engineering;

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering;

• Geomatics;

• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

There are 11 Special Centres and Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) with which these departments are affiliated. They include:

• Advanced Mineral Products Centre - Deputy Director, Professor D V Boger - Chemical Engineering;

• CRC for Industrial Plant Polymers - Program Leader, Professor D V Boger - Chemical Engineering;

• The G K Williams CRC for Extractive Metallurgy - Director, Dr D B Nairn - Chemical Engineering;

• Centre for Environmental Applied Hydrology - Director, Professor T A McMahon - Civil and Environmental Engineering;

• CRC for Catchment Hydrology - Director, Professor T A McMahon - Civil and Environmental Engineering;

• The Australian Photonics CRC - Director, Professor R S Tucker - Electrical and Electronic Engineering;

• CRC for Sensor Signal and Information Processing - Research Leader, Professor R J Evans - Electrical and Electronic Engineering;

• Key Centre for Knowledge-Based Systems - Director, Professor R Kotagiri - Computer Science and Software Engineering;

• Centre for Geographic Information Systems and Modelling - Director, Associate Professor I D Bishop - Geomatics;

• The Advanced Engineering Centre for Manufacturing - Executive Director, Mr N Ryan - Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering;

• Melbourne Information Technologies (Australia) - Director, Professor P Gerrand - School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

The Faculty offers a diverse range of single and combined degrees within all the departments listed above. They are:

• BE Bachelor of Engineering;

• BE/BSc Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science (Engineering streams available are Chemical, Civil, Environmental, Mechanical and Manufacturing);

• BSc/BE Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering streams available are Computer, Electrical, Software);

• BE/BCom Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce (Engineering streams available are Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical and Manufacturing, Software);

• BA/BE Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering streams available are Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical and Manufacturing, Software);

• LLB/BE Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering streams available are Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical and Manufacturing, Software);

• BGeom Bachelor of Geomatics;

• BA/BGeom Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Geomatics;

• BGeom/BSc Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Science;

• BGeom/BIS Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Information Systems;

• BGeom/BPD Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction);

• LLB/BGeom Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Geomatics;

• BCS Bachelor of Computer Science;

• LLB/BCS Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Computer Science;

• BE/BCS Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics)/Bachelor of Computer Science.

The single degrees BE and BGeom require 400 points over four years, the single degree BCS requires 300 points over three years. The combined degrees of BE and BGeom with Law require a total of 600 points over six years. All other combinations with BE, BGeom or BCS require a total of 500 points over five years.

The Faculty Office within the Faculty of Engineering houses the Dean, who is responsible for the academic leadership of the Faculty, and the General Manager, who is responsible for the administration of the Faculty. It also houses the Assistant Dean (Academic) who, as the Director of First-year Studies, is responsible for managing the academic programs of first-year engineering students.

The Academic Services section within the Faculty Office is of particular importance to first-year students, especially for:

• information;

• engineering notice-boards;

• advice about any aspect of the course;

• changing the subjects in which students are enrolled;

• applying for special consideration;

• informing Faculty staff about any situation that may interrupt a student's studies.

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