Bachelor of Engineering CA87

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering consists of a common first year followed by three years of specialist training in the fields of civil, electrical or mechanical engineering. The first year of the Bachelor of Engineering program is offered at CQU’s Gladstone, Mackay, Bundaberg and Rockhampton campuses. The advanced years of the program are normally taken at Rockhampton but some specialisations, such as process engineering, may require a student to enrol at Gladstone.

The first two years of this program are common to the co-operative education engineering degree. It is possible, in some years, for high achieving students to transfer to that program.

The Faculty offers the only project-based learning Engineering degrees in Australia. This style of teaching offers the opportunity to learn in context - where you are learning for a reason, not just to pass exams. Team work and problem solving skills are learned alongside the technical content in an exciting real world engineering environment.

Program Structure

All students enrol in a common first year and then select a specialist stream. In this year students must complete:

Code	Course
Level 1
ENGR11055	Engineering Skills I
ENGR11056	Engineering Skills II
PHYS11182	Physics IA
PHYS11183	Physics IB
MATH11218	Engineering Mathematics IA
MATH11219	Engineering Mathematics IB

Students will then enrol in the prescribed courses for a specialist stream. Three streams are offered: civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.

Civil Stream

Code	Course
Level 2
ENCV12074	Hydraulics
ENMT12003	Engineering Materials (Civil)
ENCV12075	Basic Mechanics & Structures
ENCV12070	Theory & Practice of Structural Design
ENCV12068	Geotechnics I
ENCV12076	Water Resources Project
Level 3
ENCV13133	Analysis of Structures & Stresses
ENDS13003	Building Design Project
STAT13034	Engineering Statistics
MATH12178	Engineering Mathematics 3
Level 4
ENPR14011	Dissertation A
ENPR14012	Dissertation B
ENCV14079	Road/Rail Project
ENCV14069	Geotechnics II
ENCV14080	Transportation Engineering
ENCV14081	Water Engineering
	Electives - 6 units of credit
ENPR13006	Engineering Management

Electrical Stream

Code	Course
Level 2
ENEL12073	Introduction to Analogue Electronics
ENCO12001	Embedded Processor Systems Design
ENEL12074	Electrical Power & Drives
ENEL12075	Introduction to Power Systems
BLAR12019	Building Services Design
ENEL11183	Electric Circuit Analysis
Level 3
MATH12178	Engineering Mathematics 3
ENEL13130	Introduction to Control Systems
ENEL13131	Control Systems Project
COMT13005	Introduction to Communications Systems
COMT13006	Communication Systems Project
STAT13034	Engineering Statistics
Level 4
ENPR13006	Engineering Management
ENPR14011	Dissertation A
ENPR14012	Dissertation B
	Specialisation Electives - 18 units of credit (a)
Notes: (a) Plus two technical electives totalling 12 units of credit to be selected from:
ENEL13135	Power Electronics
ENEL13093	Power Systems Analysis
ENEL13094	Digital Signal Processing
CGRP20005	Digital Image Processing
ENCO20007	Advanced Digital & Microprocessor Systems
	Plus general electives - 6 units of credit.

Mechanical Stream

Code	Course
Level 2
ENCV12075	Basic Mechanics & Structures
ENMC12013	Fluid Mechanics
ENMT12004	Engineering Materials (Mechanical)
ENMC12014	Thermodynamics
ENMC12015	Dynamics
ENMC12016	Machine Element Design
Level 3
ENEL12074	Electrical Power & Drives
ENMC13018	Mechanical Systems
ENMC13019	Energy Conversion
ENMC13020	Thermofluid Engineering
84xxx	Engineering Statistics
MATH12178	Engineering Mathematics 3
Level 4
ENPR13006	Engineering Management
ENPR14011	Dissertation A
ENPR14012	Dissertation B
ENMM14002	Maintenance Management
ENMC14021	Bulk Materials Handling
	Electives - 6 units of credit

Vacation Employment and Report

As part of the requirements for the 4 year Bachelor of Engineering course, each student must gain at least 12 weeks of vacation employment in some area of engineering. The student must also submit a report indicating the kind of work done, the degree of responsibility involved, the person(s) to whom the student was directly responsible, and the general activities of the employer.

This report must be certified by the employer and submitted by the end of the second week of the term following the vacation period.

Degrees in Engineering with Honours

Engineering students will be eligible for honours on the following basis:

• honours degree students must take specified electives;
• the project thesis for honours students will contain a substantial amount of research; and
• there will be 3 levels of honours achievement:

  First Class
  Second Class Honours, Division A
  Second Class Honours, Division B
  

• the class of honours will be decided by the following overall marks:
  Marks in the range of 85 - 100% - First Class
  Marks in the range of 75 - 84% - Second Class, Divison A
  Marks in the range of 65 - 74% - Second Class, Division B
• potential honours students will be advised of their candidacy at the end of Year 3 on the basis of a marks in the region of 65 - 74% or above.

Rules for progression into the Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)

Students enrolled in the traditional Bachelor of Engineering program who meet all the rules for progression in the Bachelor of Engineering Co-op programs may be invited by the Faculty Education Committee to transfer into the Cooperative Education program.

Invitations to transfer shall be limited in numbers to the remaining unfilled industry placements.

Where the number of students eligible for transfer is greater than the number of remaining unfilled industry placements, invitations to transfer shall be decided by the student’s GPA.

Transitional Arrangements from CA12/CA06/CA07/CA08/CA68

Since these Bachelor of Engineering programs are being phased out courses in Years 1 and 2 and 3 are no longer offered. Students must ensure that they complete courses at appropriate levels, and should liaise closely with their program advisors to ensure correct enrolment. Students normally undertake 6 courses per term, which total 24 units of credit. Students are advised to complete courses in level order, and must ensure that prerequisite details are met. All students must confirm their enrolment with the Program Adviser.