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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 marketplace.

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 and Biomolecular 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 29 special centres and cooperative research centres (CRCs) with which these departments are affiliated. They include:

• ARC Special Research Centre: Particulate Fluids Processing Centre (PFPC)

• CRC for Bioproducts

• CRC for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases

• CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)

• CRC for Polymers

• Centre for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (CNST)

• Geopolymer & Minderal Processing Group

• The Solid Liquid Separations Group

• Centre for Environmental Applied Hydrology (CEAH)

• CRC for Irrigation Futures

• eWater CRC

• International Technologies Centre (IDTC)

• Australian Centre for Environmetrics (ACE)

• The Research Network for a Secure Australia (RNSA)

• Melbourne Water Research Centre (MWRC)

• ARC Special Research Centre: Ultra-Broadband Information Networks (CUBIN)

• ARC Special Research Centre: Perceptive & Intelligent Machines in Complex Environments

• CRC for Smart Internet Technology

• Grid Computing & Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Laboratory

• National ICT Australia Limited (NICTA)

• Photonics Research Laboratory

• Centre for Geographic Information Systems & Modelling (CGISM)

• Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures & Land Administration

• CRC for Spatial Information (CRC-SI)

• Spatial Information Science Research Group

• Research Centre for Advanced By-Wire Technologies (RABiT)

• Advanced Centre for Automotive Research & Testing (ACART)

• NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence - Gait Analysis & Gait Rehabilitation

• ARC Centre of Excellence - Design in Light Metals

The Faculty offers a diverse range of single and combined degrees within all the departments listed above. The BE (Engineering Management (Eng Mgt)) and BE (Biomedical) also represent distinct streams of Engineering. The degree name on the testamur remains BE.

They are:

• BE Bachelor of Engineering (engineering streams available are chemical, chemical and biomolecular, civil, environmental, mechanical, computer, electrical and software)

• BE(Eng Mgt) Bachelor of Engineering (engineering streams available are chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, computer, electrical and software)

• BE(Biomedical) Bachelor of Engineering (biomedical engineering streams available are biocellular, bioinformatics, biomechanics, biosignals)

• BE/BSc Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science (engineering streams available are chemical, biochemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, computer, electrical and software)

• BE/BCom Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce (engineering streams available are chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, computer, electrical and software)

• BA/BE Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Engineering (engineering streams available are chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, computer, electrical and software)

• LLB/BE Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Engineering (engineering streams available are chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, computer, electrical and 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

• 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

• DipGIS Diploma of Geographic Information Systems

The single degrees BE, BE(Eng Mgt), BE(Biomedical), 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 DipGIS is a one year undergraduate concurrent diploma.

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 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 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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