Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op) CA88

Program at a glance

Duration: 4.5 years full-time
Mode & Location: internal - ROK (only), Yr 1 only- GLD/MKY
Courses/Units of Credit: 26 courses/216 units of credit
Faculty: the Faculty on 07 4930 9733 or email engineering-enquiries@cqu.edu.au
Entry: QTAC
Accreditation: All discipline plans of this program are accredited by Engineers Australia.
Residential School: not applicable
Practicum/Work placement: Students must gain at least 48 weeks of employment in their relevant field of engineering. Placement is coordinated by the Faculty.
Exit awards: not applicable
Interim awards: not applicable
Contact: Faculty Admin Officer on 07 4930 9733
International students: International students studying in Australia must study full-time, on-campus.
CRICOS program codes: ROK - 041498G

Program outline

Cooperative Education is a strategy of applied learning which combines the rigour of an accredited academic program with periods of paid, supervised and relevant experience in the workplace. Students undertake two six-month periods of approved industrial experience during the third and fourth years of the program and complete seven academic terms. Compared with the four year Bachelor of Engineering program the program is six months longer, but students graduate with a full year of industrial experience. The first two years of the program are identical to the four year Bachelor of Engineering program (CA87). A Cooperative Education student must pass all of the first and second year program courses before being eligible to undertake the first industry experience placement.

Career options

engineer in specialised area

Program structure

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

Course Code Course Title
Year 1 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEA11001 Engineering Skills I (12uc)
PHYS11182 Physics IA (6uc)
MATH11218 Engineering Foundation Mathematics (6uc)
Year 1 - Term 3 Winter
ENEA11002 Engineering Skills II (12uc)
PHYS11183 Physics IB (6uc)
MATH11219 Engineering Mathematics (6uc)

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

Except where specified, electives may be taken from a wide selection within and outside the faculty. This selection must be requested and approved in writing through the appropriate faculty authority.

Program plans

Civil Plan

Course Code Course Title
Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEC12001 Hydraulics (6uc)
ENEC12002 Engineering Materials (Civil) (6uc)
ENEC12003 Basic Mechanics & Structures (12uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 2 - Term 3 Winter
ENEC12004 Theory & Practice of Structural Design (6uc)
ENEC12005 Geotechnics I (Civil) (6uc)
ENEC12006 Water Resources Project (12uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEA13003 Engineering Management (X) (6uc)
ENEA13004 Work Placement I (18uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 3 - Term 3 Winter
ENEC13007 Analysis of Structures and Stresses (6uc)
ENEC14010 Road/Rail Design Project (12uc)
MATH12178 Engineering Mathematics 3^ (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEC14009 Geotechnics II (6uc)
ENEC13008 Building Design Project (12uc)
STAT13034 Engineering Statistics^ (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 4 - Term 3 Winter
ENEA14005 Work Placement II (12uc)
ENEA14006 Co-operative Dissertation Planning (6uc)
ENEC14011 Transportation Engineering (X) (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 5 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEA14007 Co-operative Dissertation (12uc)
ENEC14012 Water Engineering (6uc)
  *Elective (6uc)

*The elective is expected to contribute an enrichment in the program and thus may be nominated by the student from appropriate courses University wide. This nomination must be requested and approved in writing by the appropriate faculty authority.

(X) - External only

^Note: These courses will be replaced by new Engineering Mathematics courses from 2005.

Electrical Plan

Course Code Course Title
Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEE12001 Introduction to Analogue Electronics (6uc)
ENEE12002 Embedded Processor Systems Design (12uc)
ENEE12013 Circuit Analysis (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 2 - Term 3 Winter
ENEE12003 Electrical Power & Drives (6uc)
ENEE12004 Introduction to Power Systems (6uc)
ENEE12005 Building Services Design (12uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEA13003 Engineering Management (X) (6uc)
ENEA13004 Work Placement I (18uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 3 - Term 3 Winter
ENEE13006 Introduction to Control Systems (6uc)
ENEE13007 Control Systems Project (12uc)
MATH12178 Engineering Mathematics 3^ (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEE13012 Introduction to Communications Systems (6uc)
ENEE13008 Communication Systems Project (12uc)
STAT13034 Engineering Statistics^ (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 4 - Term 3 Winter
ENEA14005 Work Placement II (12uc)
ENEA14006 Co-operative Dissertation Planning (6uc)
*Specialisation Elective (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 5 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEA14007 Co-operative Dissertation (12uc)
  #Specialisation Elective (6uc)
  #Specialisation Elective (6uc)

Note: At least two of the specialisation elective units are to be selected subject to course advisor approval from:

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 Autumn
ENEE13009 Power Electronic Conversion (6uc)
ENEE13010 Power Systems Modelling and Analysis (6uc)
Term 3 Winter
ENEE13011 Digital Signal Analysis and Processing

#Students would normally be expected to choose the Faculty offerings as specified except where other courses appropriate to career aspirations are formally nominated and approved as above.

*The elective is expected to contribute an enrichment in the program and thus may be nominated by the student from appropriate courses University wide. This nomination must be requested and approved in writing by the appropriate faculty authority.

(X) - External only

^Note: These courses will be replaced by new Engineering Mathematics courses from 2005.

Mechanical Plan

Course Code Course Title
Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEM12001 Fluid Mechanics (6uc)
ENEM12002 Engineering Materials (Mechanical) (6uc)
ENEC12003 Basic Mechanics & Structures (12uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 2 - Term 3 Winter
ENEM12003 Thermodynamics (6uc)
ENEM12004 Dynamics (6uc)
ENEM12005 Machine Element Design (12uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEA13003 Enngineering Management (X) (6uc)
ENEA13004 Work Placement I (18uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 3 - Term 3 Winter
ENEE12003 Electrical Power & Drives (6uc)
ENEM13006 Mechanical Systems (12uc)
MATH12178 Engineering Mathematics 3^ (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEM13007 Energy Conversion (6uc)
ENEM13008 Thermofluid Engineering (12uc)
STAT13034 Engineering Statistics^ (6uc)
Course Code Course Title
Year 4 - Term 3 Winter
ENEA14005 Work Placement II (12uc)
ENEA14006 Co-operative Dissertation Planning (6uc)
ENEM14009 Maintenance Management (X) (6uc)

*The elective is expected to contribute an enrichment in the program and thus may be nominated by the student from appropriate courses University wide. This nomination must be requested and approved of in writing by the appropriate faculty authority.

(X) - External only

^Note: These courses will be replaced by new Engineering Mathematics courses from 2005.

Course Code Course Title
Year 5 - Term 2 Autumn
ENEA14007 Co-operative Dissertation (12uc)
ENEM14010 Bulk Materials Handling (6uc)
  *Elective (6uc)

*The elective is expected to contribute an enrichment in the program and thus may be nominated by the student from appropriate courses University wide. This nomination must be requested and approved of in writing by the appropriate faculty authority.

(X) External only

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Recommended study schedule

A recommended study schedule for this program can be obtained from the faculty. Students may determine their own schedule based upon credit transfers and personal study requirements.

It is important to note that full-time students usually enrol in 24 units of credit per term and these units will be derived from the Program Structure above.

Degrees in Engineering with Honours

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

Appropriate industry experience employment and report

As part of the requirements for the 4 year Bachelor of Engineering program, each student must gain at least 12 weeks of industry experience in an appropriate 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.

Note that graduation status will not be certified until the Industry Experience report is accepted as satisfactory.

Rules for progression

  1. A Cooperative Education student must pass all program courses in the first three terms of the program to be eligible for progression in the Bachelor of Engineering Co-op program and acceptance into the first industry experience placement.
  2. A Cooperative Education student must pass all program courses in the first six academic terms of the program to be eligible for progression in the Bachelor of Engineering Co-op program and acceptance into the second industry experience placement.
  3. The results from the first attempt at a course are to be used to establish eligibility for progression in the program. Successful completion of a course on subsequent attempts does not alter the eligibility of a student.
  4. The Faculty Education Committee may allow a Cooperative Education student who does not meet the eligibility rules to remain in the cooperative program.
  5. Students who do not meet the rules for progression in the Bachelor of Engineering Co-op program shall be eligible for exclusion from the Cooperative Education program and invited to transfer into the standard Bachelor of Engineering programs.

Computing requirements

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that all students have access to the CQU World Wide Web site via the Internet. Students may be required to undertake various components of study in the program using email and the Internet.