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7. Planning your combined course


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7. Planning your combined course
    7.1. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Engineering (BA/BE)
        7.1.1. BA/BE course structure
        7.1.2. BA/BE course objectives
    7.2. Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce (BE/BCom)
        7.2.1. BE/BCom course structure
        7.2.2. BE/BCom course objectives
    7.3. Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Engineering (LLB/BE)
        7.3.1. LLB/BE course structure
        7.3.2. LLB/BE course objectives
    7.4. Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science (BE/BSc)
        7.4.1. BE/BSc course structure
        7.4.2. BE/BSc course objectives
    7.5. Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical, Computer and Software) (BSc/BE)
        7.5.1. BSc/BE course structure
        7.5.2. BSc/BE course objectives
    7.6. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics)/Bachelor of Computer Science (BE/BCS)
        7.6.1. BE/BCS course structure
        7.6.2. BE/BCS course objectives
    7.7. Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Computer Science (LLB/BCS)
        7.7.1. LLB/BCS course structure
        7.7.2. LLB/BCS course objectives
    7.8. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Geomatics (BA/BGeom)
        7.8.1. BA/BGeom course structure
        7.8.2. BA/BGeom course objectives
    7.9. Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Science (BGeom/BSc)
        7.9.1. BGeom/BSc course structure
        7.9.2. BGeom/BSc course objectives
    7.10. Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Information Systems (BGeom/BIS)
        7.10.1. BGeom/BIS course structure
        7.10.2. BGeom/BIS course objectives
    7.11. Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) (BGeom/BPD)
        7.11.1. BGeom/BPD course structure
        7.11.2. BGeom/BPD course objectives
    7.12. Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Geomatics (LLB/BGeom)

 7. Planning your combined course

There are a number of combined courses within the Faculty. They are the five-year engineering programs BE/BSc Engineering/Science, BSc/BE Science/Engineering, BE/BCom Engineering/Commerce, BE/BCS Mechatronics (Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science), BA/BE Arts/Engineering, LLB/BCS Law/Computer Science and the six-year LLB/BE Law/Engineering degree. There are also five Geomatics combined programs within the Faculty. The five-year programs are the BGeom/BSc Geomatics/Science, BA/BGeom Arts/Geomatics, BGeom/BIS Geomatics/Information Systems, BGeom/BPD Geomatics/Planning and Design (Property and Construction) and the six-year LLB/BGeom Law/Geomatics degree.

 7.1. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Engineering (BA/BE)

The standard BA/BE combined degree requires a total of 500 points of which 300 are designated Engineering points and 200 are designated Arts points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas may do so by taking extra Engineering and/or Arts electives. This will require the approval of both faculties as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.1.1. BA/BE course structure

To satisfy course requirements students must:

In planning the Arts component students should refer to the Faculty of Arts entry in the Handbook and particularly those under the headings 'Arts-approved subject requirement' and 'Combined degree requirements and course planning'.

 7.1.2. BA/BE course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will:

 7.2. Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce (BE/BCom)

The standard BE/BCom combined degree requires a total of 500 points of which 300 are designated Engineering points and 200 are designated Commerce points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas may do so by taking extra Engineering and/or Commerce electives. This will require the approval of both Faculties as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.Additional BCom subjects (above the required 200 points) will incurr Community Access Program (CAP)fees.

 7.2.1. BE/BCom course structure

The BE/BCom course aims to develop skills in critical analysis and professional competence in the areas of accounting, actuarial studies, economics, business law, industrial relations, management, money and banking and finance; and provide a professional education in one of environmental, chemical civil, electrical & electronic, computer, software, mechanical and manufacturing engineering. The first two years of this combined course would normally included compulsory engineering and commerce subjects. In years three, four and five the remaining compulsory engineering subjects (and possibly electives) are taken along with sufficient commerce subjects to obtain the required total of 200 commerce points.

In order to establish a balanced study program, it is recommended that by the end of the equivalent of three full-time years, students in most streams of this course are to have:

To satisfy course requirements students must:

BE/BCom students would normally undertake 316-102 Introductory Microeconomics, 316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics and 316-130 Quantitative Methods in their first year of study and 316-205 Introductory Econometrics in their second year of study.

 7.2.2. BE/BCom course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will:

 7.3. Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Engineering (LLB/BE)

The standard LLB/BE combined degree requires a total of 600 points of which 300 are designated Engineering points and 300 are designated Law points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas of Engineering may do so by taking extra Engineering electives. This will require the approval of the Faculty of Engineering as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.3.1. LLB/BE course structure

To satisfy course requirements students must:

 7.3.2. LLB/BE course objectives

This combined course has as its objectives that graduates will:

 7.4. Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science (BE/BSc)

The standard BE/BSc combined degree requires a total of 500 points within which students must take a minimum of 300 Engineering points and 237.5 Science points. The total points of a standard course can be kept to 500 as at least 50 points of core material within the various streams of Engineering also earn Science points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas may do so by taking extra Engineering and/or Science electives. This will require the approval of both faculties as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.4.1. BE/BSc course structure

To satisfy course requirements students must:

With regard to the Science requirements note that:

 7.4.2. BE/BSc course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will have acquired:

 7.5. Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical, Computer and Software) (BSc/BE)

The standard BSc/BE combined degree requires a total of 500 points within which students must take a minimum of 300 Engineering points and 237.5 Science points. The total points of a standard course can be kept to 500 as at least 50 points of core material within the various streams of Engineering also earns Science points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas may do so by taking extra Engineering and/or Science electives. This will require the approval of both faculties as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.5.1. BSc/BE course structure

To satisfy course requirements students must:

 7.5.2. BSc/BE course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will have acquired:

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

The standard BE(Mechatronics)/BCS combined degree requires a total of 500 points of which 200 are designated Computer Science points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas of Mechatronics or Computer Science may do so by taking extra Engineering or Computer Science electives. This will require the approval of the Faculty of Engineering as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.6.1. BE/BCS course structure

The BE(Mechatronics)/BCS degree course provides professional education in mechanical, manufacturing, electronics and computer engineering necessary for the design and development of 'intelligent' products and systems. This is facilitated through linkages with the Advanced Engineering Centre for Manufacturing, but is founded on the programs in the relevant departments.

The first year is a combination of the foundation subjects in mechanical, manufacturing and electrical engineering and computer science. These are developed further in later years and integrated by way of mechatronics design and laboratory subjects. The breadth of the foundation of the course results in electives being confined to later years. A total of 200 points are from the BCS course in the total course points of 500. Students must also satisfy course requirements for the BE as required.

 7.6.2. BE/BCS course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will have:

 7.7. Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Computer Science (LLB/BCS)

The standard LLB/BCS combined degree requires a total of 500 points of which 300 are designated Law points and 200 are designated Computer Science points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas of Computer Science may do so by taking extra Computer Science electives. This will require the approval of the Faculty of Engineering as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.7.1. LLB/BCS course structure

The LLB/BCS degree provides professional training and study in both the legal, ethical and moral issues that form the basis of a Law degree as well as the technical and theoretical topics that comprise a Computer Science degree.

To satisfy course requirements students must:

 7.7.2. LLB/BCS course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will:

 7.8. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Geomatics (BA/BGeom)

The standard BA/BGeom combined degree requires a total of 500 points of which 300 are designated Engineering points and 200 are designated Arts points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas may do so by taking extra Engineering and/or Arts electives. This will require the approval of both Faculties as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.8.1. BA/BGeom course structure

To satisfy course requirements students must:

In planning the Arts component students should refer to the Faculty of Arts entry in the Handbook and particularly those under the headings 'Arts-approved subject requirement' and 'Combined degree requirements and course planning'.

 7.8.2. BA/BGeom course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will:

 7.9. Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Science (BGeom/BSc)

The standard BGeom/BSc combined degree requires a total of 500 points within which students must take a minimum of 300 Engineering points and 237.5 Science points. The total points of a standard course can be kept to 500 as at least 50 points of core material within the Geomatics course also earn Science points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas may do so by taking extra Engineering and/or Science electives. This will require the approval of both faculties as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.9.1. BGeom/BSc course structure

Students enrolled in the BGeom/BSc combined course will undertake Geomatics subjects in the areas of measurements science, the mapping sciences, spatial and geographic information systems, and land management, as well as the fundamental areas of mathematics, computer science, and professional studies. All requirements of the BGeom must be satisfied. Details of the requirements are contained in the Geomatics departmental entry that follows.

The requirements of the BSc component are identical to those specified for the BSc component of the BE/BSc course, see Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science (BE/BSc) for details.

 7.9.2. BGeom/BSc course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will have acquired:

 7.10. Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Information Systems (BGeom/BIS)

The standard BGeom/BIS combined degree requires a total of 500 points of which 287.5 are designated Engineering points and 212.5 are designated Information Systems points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas may do so by taking extra Engineering and/or Information Systems points. This will require the approval of both faculties as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.10.1. BGeom/BIS course structure

The combined BGeom/BIS degree course will provide a course of study for students who want to both understand information systems and develop their knowledge of spatial information science and technology.

To satisfy course requirements students must:

 7.10.2. BGeom/BIS course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will have acquired:

 7.11. Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) (BGeom/BPD)

The standard BGeom/BPD combined degree requires a total of 500 points of which 300 are designated Engineering points and 200 are Planning and Design points. Students who wish to extend their study into specialist areas may do so by taking extra Engineering and/or Architecture electives. This will require the approval of both faculties as it will necessitate an overload. It will also incur additional HECS payments or fees.

 7.11.1. BGeom/BPD course structure

The BGeom/BPD combined course is structured to provide professional engineers and land surveyors with a comprehensive program to serve the needs of the land development industry. Students enrolled in the BGeom/BPD combined course will undertake Geomatics subjects in the areas of measurement science, the mapping sciences, geographic information systems and land management, as well as the fundamental areas of mathematics, computer science and professional studies. Students will also undertake property and construction subjects in the areas of property, construction technology, management of construction, construction law, accounting concepts and construction cost management. While there is some flexibility in choosing subjects from the Property and Construction stream, the subjects in the Geomatics stream must be completed to meet professional study requirements.

To satisfy course requirements students must:

 7.11.2. BGeom/BPD course objectives

The course objectives are that graduates will have acquired:

 7.12. Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Geomatics (LLB/BGeom)

This course is available to students who have met the entry requirements for both faculties. For Geomatics related enquiries please contact the Faculty of Engineering on 9344 6703. For Law related enquiries please contact the Faculty of Law on 9344 4475.



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