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HonoursCF47 - Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op) and Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering)
CF47 - Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op) and Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering)
At a GlanceInformation on where the program is available, duration, units of credit as well as contacts for further information.
Aims - StructureAn outline of the programs aims, objectives and outcomes, as well as information on the structure of the program.
Course PlansA detailed list of courses and electives required to complete the program.
Career Opportunities
As a professional engineer you can be a driver of change in society and be not only responsible for the technological change, but also the impact it has on communities, society and the environment in general. Professional engineers work with people, they listen, then set about solving problems for people and communities.
Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice graduates enjoy an accelerated start into a wide variety of challenging career options across a range of industries and governments sectors, through their academic, co-operation education and professional practice learning experiences.
Having specialised in one of the following: civil engineering, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering, graduates find employment in a vast array of industry areas. These encompass national and international public and private industry sectors, including the energy, transportation, manufacturing, process, construction, mining and education industries.
Civil engineering typically involves infrastructure systems planning, design and supervision including the construction of buildings and bridges, transport and water resource systems.
Electrical engineering typically specialises in systems design, development and maintenance of systems associated with electrical power and energy, telecommunications, instrumentation and control, microprocessors, and electronics.
Mechanical engineering typically involves planning, design and supervision in climate control, manufacturing and process and machine systems.
Such is the level of industry demand, CQUniversity engineering graduates are highly sought after from all industry sectors with job offers often made even before students complete their studies.
About Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering)
This program allows students to learn, and gain hands-on experience in a professional industry environment, being paid while they learn in industry. The Co-operative Education element of industry based learning contributes to graduates receiving the Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering). Students choose civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering as their specialisation after a common first year of engineering studies.
As a Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering) student you will learn and develop expertise leading to qualification as a professional engineer. You will graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), at least twelve months of industrial experience and a Diploma of Professional Practice attesting to your advanced knowledge, skills and experience in professional engineering practice. You will acquire, develop and demonstrate technical engineering knowledge and skills integrating problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills together with development of significant professional practice knowledge and skills.
This CQUniversity engineering work integrated learning program incorporates Project Based Learning, Co-operative Education with Professional Practice, providing learning in context, both in formal and informal learning environments (e.g. in workshops and classes and project studios) and in employment in industry, integrated in your study program. Teamwork and problem solving skills are learned alongside the technical content in an exciting real-world engineering environment.
The program consists of a common first year after which students select their study discipline in civil, electrical or mechanical engineering. The first and second years of the program are offered at CQUniversity's Gladstone, Mackay and Rockhampton campuses. The advanced years of the program are currently only available at Rockhampton.
The first two years of this program are common to the standard engineering degree.
Part of the study of this program entails two nominal six month periods of formal industry placements contributing to 48 weeks of work and professional practice development.