This program is aimed at the education of the technology workforce at the Engineering Technologist and the Engineering Associate levels.
CQU currently offers six generic engineering technology programs or streams of courses:

• Civil
• Electrical Power and Control
• Electronics and Communications
• Mechanical
• Industrial Instrumentation
• Computer Systems

Career options
Engineering Technologist in specialised area as identified above in government and private industry.

All students (except advanced standing entry students who enter nominally at later levels) entering the program will undertake a common first year (except for the Computer Systems plan which has a special first year second term plan structure). Students will then be counselled to enrol in a program of study in one of the nominal programs commencing after the common study courses. Alternative programs may be available for students with full-time or part-time employment in the engineering field. Students who wish to vary their program must apply in writing to the Faculty, stating their career goals and the alternative courses in which they wish to enrol.

In each academic year, full-time students are required to complete eight courses from a list of courses available at CQU (each of which will nominally be allocated six units of credit). Part-time students may select between two and five courses. Alternatively, exemptions from courses may be sought, based on achieved competency in TAFE engineering program modules or other educational institution studies, or via RPL/RCC (See section on Credit Transfer). Thus, each year of equivalent full-time study in the proposed program has a credit point value of 48 units of credit.

Subject to written application and approval, students may supplement their CQU study program with relevant and equivalent level courses from other programs within, or outside of, the University.

NOTE: Courses in second and third year are offered in external mode only.

Year 1 courses are common to all plans except for Computer Systems