Bachelor of Engineering Technology/Bachelor of Learning Management (Secondary) CK20

Program at a glance

Duration: 4 years full-time (Accelerated Progression)
Mode & Location: internal - ROK (1st year only), multi-modal
Courses/Units of Credit: 37 courses/222 units of credit. NOTE: This double degree program is under review and therefore subject to change.
Faculty: James Goldston Faculty of Engineering & Physical Systems; Faculty of Education & Creative Arts
Entry: QTAC (entry from TAFE sector with credit transfer)
Accreditation: All BET component discipline plans of the program are accredited by Engineers Australia. Graduates are eligible for provisional registration with the Queensland Board of Teacher Registration (full registration is gained following 12 months' successful full-time teaching).
Residential School: if studied externally, Engineering Practice Skills Course - 1 x 40 hour week
Practicum/Work placement: 6 weeks of work experience in an engineering environment in student vacation periods, 80 days of assessed teaching fieldwork under the supervision of BTR registered teachers plus an additional 25 days internship.
Exit awards: Students will be able to graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering Technology, and a Bachelor of Learning Management (Secondary). Students are eligible to exit with an Advanced Diploma of Engineering after 96 units of credit of study including 72 units of credit of Engineering Technology component study.
Interim awards: not applicable
Contact: the Engineering Faculty on 07 4930 9733 or email engineering-enquiries@cqu.edu.au or Education & Creative Arts on 07 4930 9351 or email c.tomlin@cqu.edu.au
International students: This program is only available to international students studying by distance education, in their home country.
CRICOS program codes: not applicable

Program outline

This double degree program targets the development of technology education trainers and educators at the Engineering Technologist/Registered Teacher level (See Terminology for definition of a double degree). The program aims to produce dual qualified graduates who can apply knowledge and skills in analysis, apply technological and educational practice and principles, exhibit practice and management skills and social responsibility to existing and new technology education areas.

More specifically, the program aims to produce people who can:

Career options

Teacher - secondary with specialised engineering technology options, technical educator (industry)

Program structure

All students (except advanced standing entry students) entering the program will undertake a common first year. Students will then be counselled to enrol in a program of study in one of the nominal engineering discipline streams in the second year. Alternative programs may be available for students with full-time or part-time employment. Students who wish to vary their program must apply in writing, stating their career goals and the alternative courses in which they wish to enrol. There are, however, limitations imposed by the registration and accreditation requirements of the appropriate external accreditation and registration authorities.

In each academic year, full-time students are expected to complete a minimum of 8 courses (each is nominally allocated 6 units of credit) (part-time students may select between 2 and 5 courses). Alternatively, exemptions from engineering courses may be sought, based on achieved competency in TAFE National Curriculum 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 p rogram has a credit point value of between 48 and 60 units of credit.

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

NOTE that Engineering Technology courses in second and third year are offered in external mode only.

Recommended study schedule

Detailed Nominal programs (by engineering discipline streams

Civil Engineering Discipline Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams) 6 engineering common, and 2 education, core 6 units of credit courses:

N.B these lists do not necessarily represent the sequential order of enrolment details of which may be obtained from the Faculty website.

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) Strand

Course Code Course Title
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics
COIS11014 Engineering Computing
ENTA11005 Engineering Science
ENTA11007 Engineering Materials
ENTA11009 Engineering Principles
ENTA11010 Engineering Graphics

Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11353 Learning Management (T2)
EDED11355 Futures (T3)

Year 2 (Civil Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

5 engineering discipline stream, and 3 educations, core 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTM12001 Mechanics
ENTC12003 Hydraulics
ENTC12001 Civil Construction
ENTC12002 Geology and Geomechanics
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11354 Networks and Partnerships (T2)
EDED11398 Effective Teaching and Learning (T3)
EDED12346 Positive Classroom Behaviour (T4)

Year 3 (Civil Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

5 engineering discipline stream, and 6 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting and Design
ENTA13015 BET Project 1 (sp/su)

plus three of:

Course Code Course Title
ENTC13007 Concrete and Masonry Structures
ENTC13008 Water Resources Engineering
ENTC13011 Environmental Engineering
ENTC13012 Traffic & Transportation Engineering
ENTC13015 Surveying

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE12036 Portal Task II (Sec) (T2)
EDSE12018 Senior Secondary Schooling (T4)

plus two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE11021 Middle School Mathematics (T2)
EDSE11004 Middle School English (T2)
EDSE12016 Middle School Curriculum Studies (T2)
EDSE11006 Middle School Humanities (T2)
EDCU11020 Science Curriculum & Pedagogy (T2)
EDCU11013 Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Pedagogy

and two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE12019 Senior School Mathematics (T3)
EDSE12011 Senior School English (T3)
EDSE12017 Senior Curriculum Studies (T3)
EDSE12013 Senior Humanities Studies (T3)
EDCU19025 Senior Secondary Science (T3)
EDCU11005 Senior School Health & Physcial Education

Year 4 (Civil Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

3 engineering discipline stream, and 5 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTC13004 Theory and Design of Structures
ENTA13016 BET Project 2

plus one of:

Course Code Course Title
ENTC13005 Technology Mathematics
ENTC13009 Water & Wastewater Engineering

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE13017 Portal Task III (T1)
EDED11356 Essential Professional Knowledge (T2)
EDED11400 Managing Diversity (T2)
EDED11403 The Entrepreneurial Professional (T3)
EDED11402 E.Learning Manager (T3)
EDFE14018 Portal Task IV (T3)

Electrical, Power and Control Engineering Discipline Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams BET/BLM) 6 engineering common, and 2 education, core 6 units of credit courses:

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) Strand

Course Code Course Title
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics
COIS11014 Engineering Computing
ENTA11005 Engineering Science
ENTA11007 Engineering Materials
ENTA11009 Engineering Principles
ENTA11010 Engineering Graphics

Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11353 Learning Management (T2)
EDED11355 Futures (T3)

Year 2 (Electrical, Power and Control Engineering Stream BET/BLM

5 engineering discipline stream, and 3 educations, core 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTE12001 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENTE12002 Electronics
ENTE12005 Electrical Power Systems
ENTE12006 Electrical Energy Conversion
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11354 Networks and Partnerships (T2)
EDFE11015 Portal Task I (T3)
EDED11398 Effective Teaching and Learning (T3)
EDED12346 Positive Classroom Behaviour (T4)

Year 3 (Electrical, Power and Control Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

5 engineering discipline stream, and 6 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting and Design
ENTE13011 Power Systems Analysis
ENTA13015 BET Project 1

plus two of:

Course Code Course Title
ENTE13009 Power Electronics
ENTI12002 Introduction to Control Systems
ENTE13018 Signals, Systems, Fields & Waves
ENTE13011 Digital Signal Processing
ENTE13016 Power System Protection and Stability
ENTE13012 Applied Microcontrollers
ENTM13006 Maintenance Engineering

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE12036 Portal Task II (Sec) (T2)
EDSE12018 Senior Secondary Schooling (T4)

plus two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE11021 Middle School Mathematics (T2)
EDSE11004 Middle School English (T2)
EDSE12016 Middle School Curriculum Studies (T2)
EDSE11006 Middle School Humanities (T2)
EDCU11013 Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Pedagogy
EDCU11020 Science Curriculum & Pedagogy (T2)

and two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE12019 Senior School Mathematics (T3)
EDSE12011 Senior School English (T3)
EDSE12017 Senior Curriculum Studies (T3)
EDSE12013 Senior Humanities Studies (T3)
EDCU19025 Senior Secondary Science (T3)
EDCU11005 Senior School Health & Physical Education

Year 4 (Electrical, Power and Control Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

3 engineering discipline stream, and 5 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTE13015 Electrical Services Design
ENTE13014 Industrial Control Systems
ENTA13016 BET Project 2

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE13017 Portal Task III (T1)
EDED11356 Essential Professional Knowledge (T2)
EDED11400 Managing Diversity (T2)
EDED11403 The Entrepreneurial Professional (T3)
EDED11402 E.Learning Manager (T3)
EDFE14018 Portal Task IV (T3)

Electronic and Communications Engineering Discipline Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams BET/BLM) 6 engineering common, and 2 education, core 6 units of credit courses:

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) Strand

Course Code Course Title
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics
COIS11014 Engineering Computing
ENTA11005 Engineering Science
ENTA11007 Engineering Materials
ENTA11009 Engineering Principles
ENTA11010 Engineering Graphics

Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11353 Learning Management (T2)
EDED11355 Futures (T3)

Year 2 (Electronics and Communications Engineering Stream BET/BLM

5 engineering discipline stream, and 3 educations, core 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTE12001 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENTE12002 Electronics
ENTE12003 Advanced Electronics
ENTE12004 Telecommunication Systems
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11354 Networks and Partnerships (T2)
EDFE11015 Portal Task I (T3)
EDED11398 Effective Teaching and Learning (T3)
EDED12346 Positive Classroom Behaviour (T4)

Year 3 (Electronics and Communications Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

5 engineering discipline stream, and 6 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting and Design
ENTE13008 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
ENTA13015 BET Project 1

plus two of:

Course Code Course Title
ENTE12006 Electrical Energy Coversion
ENTE13009 Power Electronics
ENTE13011 Digital Signal Processing
ENTE13012 Applied Microcontrollers

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE12036 Portal Task II (Sec) (T2)
EDSE12018 Senior Secondary Schooling (T4)

plus two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE11021 Middle School Mathematics (T2)
EDSE11004 Middle School English (T2)
EDSE12016 Middle School Curriculum Studies (T2)
EDSE11006 Middle School Humanities (T2)
EDCU11013 Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Pedagogy
EDCU11020 Science Curriculum & Pedagogy (T2)

and two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE12019 Senior School Mathematics (T3)
EDSE12011 Senior School English (T3)
EDSE12017 Senior Curriculum Studies (T3)
EDSE12013 Senior Humanities Studies (T3)
EDCU19025 Senior Secondary Science (T3)
EDCU11005 Senior School Health & Physical Education

Year 4 (Civil Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

3 engineering discipline stream, and 5 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTE13007 Electronic System Design
ENTA13016 BET Project 2

plus one of:

Course Code Course Title
ENTE13013 Telecommunications Systems
ENTE13014 Industrial Control Systems

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE13017 Portal Task III (T1)
EDED11356 Essential Professional Knowledge (T2)
EDED11400 Managing Diversity (T2)
EDED11403 The Entrepreneurial Professional (T3)
EDED11402 E.Learning Manager (T3)
EDFE14018 Portal Task IV (T3)

Industrial Instrumentation Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams BET/BLM) 6 engineering common, and 2 education, core 6 units of credit courses:

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) Strand

Course Code Course Title
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics
COIS11014 Engineering Computing
ENTA11005 Engineering Science
ENTA11007 Engineering Materials
ENTA11009 Engineering Principles
ENTA11010 Engineering Graphics

Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11353 Learning Management (T2)
EDED11355 Futures (T3)

Year 2 (Industrial Instrumentation Stream BET/BLM

5 engineering discipline stream, and 3 educations, core 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTI12001 Instrumentation and Transducers
ENTE12001 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENTE12003 Advanced Electronics
ENTI12002 Introduction to Control Systems
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11354 Networks and Partnerships (T2)
EDFE11015 Portal Task I (T3)
EDED11398 Effective Teaching and Learning (T4)
EDED12346 Positive Classroom Behaviour (T4)

Year 3 (Industrial Instrumentation Stream BET/BLM)

6 engineering discipline stream, and 6 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTE12002 Electronics
ENTA13015 BET Project 1
ENTI13006 Advanced Physical Science
ENTI13003 Instrumentation System Design

plus two of:

Course Code Course Title
ENTC13008 Water Resources Engineering
ENTC13011 Environmental Engineering
ENTC13012 Traffic & Transportation Engineering

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE12036 Portal Task II (Sec) (T2)
EDSE12018 Senior Secondary Schooling (T4)

plus two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE11021 Middle School Mathematics (T2)
EDSE11004 Middle School English (T2)
EDCU11013 Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Pedagogy
EDSE12016 Middle School Curriculum Studies (T2)
EDSE11006 Middle School Humanities (T2)
EDCU11020 Science Curriculum & Pedagogy (T2)

and two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE12019 Senior School Mathematics (T3)
EDSE12011 Senior School English (T3)
EDSE12017 Senior Curriculum Studies (T3)
EDSE12013 Senior Humanities Studies (T3)
EDCU19025 Senior Secondary Science (T3)
EDCU11005 Senior School Health & Physical Education

Year 4 (Industrial Instrumentaion Stream BET/BLM)

2 engineering discipline stream, and 5 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13016 BET Project 2
ENTE13014 Industrial Control Systems

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE13017 Portal Task III (T1)
EDED11356 Essential Professional Knowledge (T2)
EDED11400 Managing Diversity (T2)
EDED11403 The Entrepreneurial Professional (T3)
EDED11402 E.Learning Manager (T3)
EDFE14018 Portal Task IV (T3)

Mechanical Engineering Stream

Year 1 (Common - all Engineering Technology Streams) 6 engineering common, and 2 education, core 6 units of credit courses:

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) Strand

Course Code Course Title
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics
COIS11014 Engineering Computing
ENTA11005 Engineering Science
ENTA11007 Engineering Materials
ENTA11009 Engineering Principles
ENTA11010 Engineering Graphics

Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11353 Learning Management (T2)
EDED11355 Futures (T3)

Year 2 (Mechanical Engineering Stream BET/BLM

5 engineering discipline stream, and 3 education, core 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTM12001 Mechanics
ENTM12002 Fluid Mechanics
ENTM12003 Dynamics
ENTM12004 Thermodynamics

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDED11354 Networks and Partnerships (T2)
EDFE11015 Portal Task I (T3)
EDED11398 Effective Teaching and Learning (T3)
EDED12346 Positive Classroom Behaviour (T4)

Year 3 (Mechanical Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

5 engineering discipline stream, and 6 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting and Design
ENTA13015 BET Project 1

plus three of:

Course Code Course Title
ENTM13006 Maintenance Engineering
ENTM13008 Mechanical/Electrical Drives
ENTM13009 Industrial Fluid Power
ENTM13010 Dynamics of Industrial Machines
ENTM13011 Materials Handling

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE12036 Portal Task II (Sec) (T2)
EDSE12018 Senior Secondary Schooling (T4)

plus two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE11021 Middle School Mathematics (T2)
EDSE11004 Middle School English (A) (T2)
EDSE12016 Middle School Curriculum Studies (A) (T2)
EDCU11013 Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Pedagogy
EDSE11006 Middle School Humanities (A) (T2)
EDCU11020 Science Curriculum & Pedagogy (A) (T2)

and two of:

Course Code Course Title
EDSE12019 Senior School Mathematics (W) (T3)
EDSE12011 Senior School English (W) (T3)
EDSE12017 Senior Curriculum Studies (W) (T3)
EDSE12013 Senior Humanities Studies (W) (T3)
EDCU19025 Senior Secondary Science (W) (T3)
EDCU11005 Senior School Health & Physical Education

Year 4 (Mechanical Engineering Stream BET/BLM)

3 engineering discipline stream, and 5 education, core and elective, 6 units of credit courses:

BET Strand

Course Code Course Title
ENTM13005 Mechanical System Design
ENTA13016 BET Project 2

plus one of:

Course Code Course Title
ENTM13007 Advanced Thermodynamics
ENTM13012 Materials in Service

BLM Strand

Course Code Course Title
EDFE13017 Portal Task III (T1)
EDED11356 Essential Professional Knowledge (T2)
EDED11400 Managing Diversity (T2)
EDED11403 The Entrepreneurial Professional (T3)
EDED11402 E.Learning Manager (T3)
EDFE14018 Portal Task IV (T3)

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All engineering courses except Engineering Practice Skills are offered in the distance (external mode). Students attending on-campus will receive internal tutorial support. The scope of the support may vary between full class sessions, support tutorial sessions and individual consultation sessions according to student needs and class size.

Work experience and fieldwork

An integral part of the program, and a requirement of The Institution of Engineers, Australia, for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology component, is a minimum of 6 weeks of approved work experience in an engineering environment. This may be completed during the student vacation(s). Students who have appropriate prior engineering work experience may seek exemption from this requirement.

As proof of work experience, students will be required to submit a formal report indicating the type 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 as correct by the employer.

It is a requirement of the Queensland Board of Teacher Registration that in the course of their education component of study students complete a minimum of 100 days of teaching fieldwork, 80 of which are under the supervision of registered teachers.

Degrees with Distinction

It is the intention of the Faculties to recognise outstanding academic achievement of students, by awarding the Bachelor of Engineering Technology Degree and the Bachelor of Learning Management (Secondary) Degree with Distinction to students who achieve a designated GPA of 6.0 and above in each of the program components. This will be in their first attempt result in each of their last 8 scheduled enrolled courses in the engineering component (of which 7 are level 3 courses, and with at least Distinctions in 64301 BET Project 1 and 64302 BET Project 2).

Articulation and credit transfer

Through alignment in the engineering technology component with national standards, the program allows the recognition of students' previous appropriate study with TAFE and other tertiary providers and experience gained from working in industry, through 'Recognition of Prior Learning' (RPL) and 'Recognition of Current Competencies' (RCC).

Students seeking RCC as the basis for credit transfer may be required to submit a portfolio of their work and any other supporting evidence, as well as a statement giving the specific reason for the claim. There will be a 6-month assessment period, during which the student (if the claim is provisionally granted) will be allowed to enrol in 'follow-on' courses. The final granting of exemption is normally subject to students passing the follow-on course(s).

In determining the criteria for a student's eligibility to graduate, the Faculties will take a holistic, liberal perspective. The attainment of the necessary knowledge and skills, in addition to the accumulation of a particular combination of course choices, will be used by the Faculties to determine whether a student has met all the program requirements to graduate.

Part of the final stage of the curriculum in the program will require students to put together the elements of skills which they have developed throughout the program into simulated professional practice, by the successful completion of a final year engineering technology project and education professional practice courses. In addition, where students' learning programs differ significantly from the nominal program, they may be required to prepare a document substantiating their claim of achieving the necessary professional competencies and skills.

Rules for progression and exclusion for the BET/BLM program

The BET/BLM program is knowledge and skills competency-referenced. As such, progress is conditional upon students having acquired the specified learning objectives in their courses of study. Students seeking to enrol in a particular course will need to confirm that they have necessary pre-requisite knowledge and skills.

Satisfactory academic performance will be defined, for a full-time student, as passing a minimum of 70% of the enrolled courses within each year. Students who do not perform satisfactorily will be counselled to either change program or re-structure their program.

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.