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1. Introduction to the Faculty of Engineering

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:

• Department of Chemical Engineering;

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering;

• Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering;

• Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering;

• Department of Geomatics;

• Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

There are 13 special centres and cooperative research centres (CRCs) with which these departments are affiliated. They include:

• CRC for Bioproducts;

• The G K Williams CRC for Extractive Metallurgy;

• Particulate Fluids Processing Centre;

• CRC for Catchment Hydrology, Civil and Environmental Engineering;

• Centre for Environmental Applied Hydrology;

• International Technologies Centre (IDTC);

• Key Centre for Knowledge-Based Systems, Computer Science and Software Engineering;

• CRC for Australian Photonics;

• CRC for Sensor Signal and Information Processing;

• Centre for Ultra-Broadband Information Networks;

• Centre for Geographic Information Systems Modelling, Geomatic Engineering;

• Australian Centre for Renewable Energy;

• Advanced Engineering Centre for Manufacturing.

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);

• BGeomE Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering;

• BA/BGeomE Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering;

• BGeomE/BSc Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering/Bachelor of Science;

• BGeomE/BIS Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering/Bachelor of Information Systems;

• BGeomE/BPD Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering/Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction);

• LLB/BGeomE Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering;

• 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 BGeomE require 400 points over four years, the single degree BCS requires 300 points over three years. The combined degrees of BE and BGeomE with Law require a total of 600 points over six years. All other combinations with BE, BGeomE 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 importance to students for:

• information

• engineering noticeboards

• 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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