Bachelor of Engineering Technology/Bachelor of Business Administration CU28

Program at a glance

Duration: 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time
Mode & Location: internal - ROK (1st year only), external, multi-modal
Courses/Units of Credit: 32 courses/192 units of credit
Faculty: James Goldston Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sytems; Faculty of Business & Law
Entry: QTAC
Accreditation: All BET component discipline plans of the program are accredited by Engineers Australia.
Residential School: 1 course
Practicum/Work placement: 6 weeks of appropriate industry work experience in an engineering environment outside of term
Exit awards: 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
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 program develops skills and knowledge to work at an engineering technologist/business manager level. The double degree program equips you to apply knowledge and skills in analysis, scientific, technological and business administration principles and to exhibit management skills and social responsibility to existing and new technology and business areas. (See Terminology for definition of a double degree).

All students (except graduate entry students) entering the program undertake a common first year of study. Courses studied include mathematics, computing, science, marketing, materials, graphics, and communication. Students are then counselled to enrol in a program of study in one of the nominal engineering disciplines (streams) and business plan programs in second year. See CQ68 and CQ88 for streams of specialisation offered.

Some courses may be available only for external study.

Career options

Engineering technologist in specialised area with business administration orientation

Program structure

All students (except advanced standing entry students who enter nominally at later levels) 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 technology and business plans 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 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 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 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 that engineering courses in second and third year are offered in external mode only.

BET/BBA Program Structure

Year 1 (Common for all plans - except Computer Systems) All courses are worth 6 units of credit (6uc)

N.B These lists do not necessarily represent the sequential order of enrolment, details of which may be obtained from the faculty on 07 4930 9733.

Year 1 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
MRKT11029 Marketing
ENTA11005 Engineering Science
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics
COIS11014 Engineering Computing

Year 1 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
MGMT11163 Managerial Communication
ENTA11007 Engineering Materials
ENTA11009 Engineering Principles
ENTA11010 Engineering Graphics

Computer Systems

Year 1 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
MRKT11029 Marketing
ENTA11005 Engineering Science
MATH11160 Technology Mathematics
COIS11014 Engineering Computing

Year 1 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
MGMT11163 Managerial Communication
COIT11133 Programming A
ENTA11009 Engineering Principles
ENCO11005 Computer Hardware Fundamentals

Year 2 (Technology Plan Specific)

Civil Plan

Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ACCT11059 Using Accounting for Decision Making
ENTA12012 Energy, Resources & the Environment
ENTM12001 Mechanics
ENTC12003 Hydraulics

Year 2 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
LAWS11030 Introductory & Contract Law
ENTC12001 Civil Construction
ENTC12002 Geology & Geomechanics
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills

Computer Systems Plan

Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ACCT11059 Using Accounting for Decision Making
COIT11134 Programming B
ENTE12002 Electronics
COIT13152 Operating Systems

Year 2 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
LAWS11030 Introductory & Contract Law
ENTE12003 Advanced Electronics
ENTE12004 Telecommunications Principles
COIT13146 System Administration

Mechanical Plan

Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ACCT11059 Using Accounting for Decision Making
ENTA12012 Energy, Resources & the Environment
ENTM12001 Mechanics
ENTM12002 Fluid Mechanics

Year 2 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
LAWS11030 Introductory & Contract Law
ENTM12003 Dynamics
ENTM12004 Thermodynamics
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills

Electrical Power & Control Plan

Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ACCT11059 Using Accounting for Decision Making
ENTA12012 Energy, Resources & the Environment
ENTE12001 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENTE12002 Electronics

Year 2 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
LAWS11030 Introductory & Contract Law
ENTE12005 Electrical Power Systems
ENTE12006 Electrical Energy Conversion
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills

Electronics Communication Plan

Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ACCT11059 Using Accounting for Decision Making
ENTA12012 Energy, Resources & the Environment
ENTE12001 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENTE12002 Electronics

Year 2 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
LAWS11030 Introductory & Contract Law
ENTE12003 Advanced Electronics
ENTE12004 Telecommunications Principles
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills

Industrial Instrumentation Plan

Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ACCT11059 Accounting for Decision Making
ENTA12012 Energy, Resources & the Environment
ENTE12001 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENTE12002 Electronics

Year 2 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
LAWS11030 Introductory & Contract Law
ENTA12014 Engineering Practice Skills
ENTE12003 Advanced Electronics
ENTI12002 Introduction to Control Systems

Year 3

Civil Engineering Plan

Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting & Design
ENTC13004 Theory & Design of Structures
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective

Year 3 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
ENTA11008 Engineering, Technology & Society
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Note: Refer to Year 4 Plan specific for table of Engineering Technical electives

Computer Systems Engineering Plan

Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
ENCO12008 Computer Architecture & Assembly
ENTE13013 Telecommunications Systems
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective

Year 3 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
ENTA11008 Engineering, Technology & Society
ENTZ13001 Computer Systems Design
  Business Plan Elective

Note: Refer to Year 4 Plan specific for table of Engineering Technical electives

Mechanical Engineering Plan

Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting & Design
ENTM13005 Mechanical Systems Design

Year 3 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
ENTA11008 Engineering, Technology & Society
ENTM13010 Dynamics of Industrial Machines
  Business Plan Elective
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective

Note: Refer to Year 4 Plan specific for table of Engineering Technical electives

Electrical, Power and Control Engineering Plan

Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting & Design
ENTE13010 Power Systems Analysis

Year 3 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
ENTA11008 Engineering, Technology & Society
  Business Plan Elective
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective

Note: Refer to Year 4 Plan specific for table of Engineering Technical electives

Electronics & Communication Engineering Plan

Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting & Design
ENTE13007 Electronic Systems Design

Year 3 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
ENTA11008 Engineering, Technology & Society
ENTE13018 Signals, Systems, Fields & Waves
  Business Plan Elective
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective

Note: Refer to Year 4 Plan specific for table of Engineering Technical electives

Industrial Instrumentation Engineering Plan

Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
ENTI12001 Instrumentation & Transducers
ENTI13006 Advanced Physical Sciences

Year 3 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
ENTA11008 Engineering, Technology & Soeiety
ENTI13003 Instrumentation System Design
  Business Plan Elective
  Engineering Plan Elective

Note: Refer to Year 4 Plan specific for table of Engineering Technical electives

Year 4

Civil Engineering Plan

Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13015 BET Project 1 (Project Preparation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Year 4 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13016 BET Project 2 (Project Implementation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Note: A total of four (4) Engineering Technical Plan electives and a minimum of five (5) Business Administration plan electives are to be chosen.

Engineering Technical Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 Autumn
ENTC13005 Pavement & Track Design
ENTC13009 Waste & Wastewater Engineering
Term 3 Winter
ENTC13007 Concrete & Masonry Structures
ENTC13008 Water Resource Engineering
ENTC13011 Environmental Engineering
ENTC13015 Surveying
ENTC13012 Traffic & Transport Engineering

Computer Systems Engineering Plan

Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13015 BET Project 1 (Project Preparation)
ENTA13018 Signals, Systems, Fields & Waves
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Year 4 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13016 BET Project 2 (Project Implementation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Note: A total of two (2) Engineering Technical Plan electives and a minimum of five (5) Business Administration plan electives are to be chosen.

Information Technology Technical Electives

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 Autumn
COIT13121 Machine Intelligence A
COIT12140 Object-Oriented Programming
Term 3 Winter
COIT12144 Algorithims & Data Structures
COIT12137 Internet Programming

Engineering Technical Electives

Course Code Course Title
Term3 Winter
ENTE13012 Applied Microcontrollers
ENTE13011 Digital Signal Processing

Mechanical Engineering Plan

Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13015 BET Project 1 (Project Preparation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Year 4 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13016 BET Project 2 (Project Implementation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Engineering Technical Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 Autumn
ENTM13007 Advanced Thermodynamics
ENTM13012 Materials in Service
Term 3 Winter
ENTM13008 Mechanical/Electrical Drives
ENTM13009 Industrial Fluid Power
ENTM13011 Materials Handling

Electrical, Power & Control Engineering Plan

Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13015 BET Project 1 (Project Preparation)
ENTE13015 Electrical Services Design
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Year 4 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13016 BET Project 2 (Project Implementation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Note: A total of three (3) Engineering Technical plan electives and a minimum of five (5) Business Administration plan electives are to be chosen.

Engineering Technical Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title
Term 3 Winter
ENTE13011 Digital Signal Processing
ENTE13012 Applied Microcontrollers
ENTE13009 Power Electronics
ENTE13016 Power System Protection & Stability
ENTE13018 Signals, Systems, Fields & Waves

Electronics & Communication Engineering Plan

Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13015 BET Project 1 (Project Preparation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Year 4 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13016 BET Project 2 (Project Implementation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Note: A total of three (3) Engineering Technical plan electives and a minimum of five (5) Business Administration plan electives are to be chosen.

Engineering Technical Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 Autumn
ENTE13013 Telecommunications Systems
ENTE13014 Industrial Control Systems
Term 3 Winter
ENTE13011 Digital Signal Processing
ENTE13012 Applied Microcontrollers
ENTE13009 Power Electronics

Industrial Instrumentation

Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13015 BET Project 1 (Project Preparation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Year 4 - Term 3 Winter

Course Code Course Title
ENTA13016 BET Project 2 (Project Implementation)
  Engineering Technical Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective
  Business Plan Elective

Note: A total of three (3) Engineering Technical plan electives and a minimum of five (5) Business Administration plan electives are to be chosen.

Engineering Technical Elective Courses

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 Autumn
ENTA12011 Computer Aided Drafting & Design
ENTE13014 Industrial Control Systems
Term 3 Winter
ENTE13018 Signals, Systems, Fields & Waves
ENTE13011 Digital Signal Processing
ENTE13012 Applied Microcontrollers
ENTE13009 Power Electronics

Business electives

Course Code Course Title
ACCT11059 Accounting for Decision Making
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
LAWS11030 Introductory & Contract Law
MRKT11029 Marketing

Note: Five (5) courses from one plan below added to the Engineering Plan will constitute a Business Administration plan (except for Management which requires six (6).

Accounting & Finance

Course Code Course Title
ACCT11057 Principles of Accounting
ACCT19060 Management Accounting
ACCT19061 Corporate Accounting
ACCT19062 Issues in Financial Reporting
ACCT19082 Financial Accounting Theory

Legal Studies (5 of the following to be chosen)

Course Code Course Title
LAWS11045 Law & Welfare of Society A
LAWS11048 Law & Welfare of Society B
LAWS11046 Law & the Environment
LAWS19031 Commercial Law
LAWS19032 Company & Association Law
LAWS19033 Taxation Law & Practice A
LAWS19034 Taxation Law & Practice B

Economics

Course Code Course Title
ECON19032 Microeconomics
ECON19033 Macroeconomics
ECON19035 Economics of Electronic Commerce
ECON19031 Environmental Economics
FINC19011 Business Finance
FINC19012 Investment Analysis & Risk Management

Human Resources Management

Course Code Course Title
HRMT11011 Human Resources in Organisations
HRMT19012 Performance Management
HRMT19013 Human Resources Development
HRMT19020 Managing Organisational Change
HRMT19021 Industrial Relations
HRMT19005 Professional Experience & Practice

Marketing

Course Code Course Title
MRKT19031 Consumer Behaviour
MRKT19030 Promotions Management
MRKT19034 Marketing, New Ventures & Entrepreneurship
MRKT19038 Marketing Research
Plus one of:
MRKT11028 E-Marketing & Retail Selling
MGMT19114 Strategic Management
MRKT19036 Marketing of Service Products
MRKT19037 International Marketing & Business
MRKT19040 Marketing Plans

Management

Note: Six (6) courses are to be chosen from the following:

Course Code Course Title
MGMT11109 Introduction to Management
ECON19032 Microeconomics
HRMT11011 Human Resources in Organisations
MGMT19114 Strategic Management
MGMT19103 Logistics Management
MGMT19105 Quality Management
ECON19033 Macroeconomics

Check the details

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 support may vary between full class sessions, support tutorial sessions and individual consultation sessions according to student needs and class size.

Where fewer than 10 students are enrolled as Internal students, the Faculty may elect to run these courses in External mode only, with limited tuturial and individual support then scheduled.

Recommended study schedule

A recommended study schedule for this program can be obtained from your program administrator. 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, or equivalent to, four courses or 24 units of credit per term and part-time students usually enrol in, or equivalent to, two courses or 12 units of credit per term.

Work experience and report

An integral part of the program, and a requirement of The Institution of Engineers Australia for program accreditation, is a minimum of six weeks of approved work experience in an engineering environment. This may be completed during the student vacation(s). Students who have appropriate prior 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 should be certified by the employer.

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

Degree with Distinction

It is the intention of the Faculties to recognise outstanding academic achievement of students, by awarding a Bachelor of Engineering Technology Degree with Distinction to students who achieve a GPA of 6.0 and above, in their first attempt result in their enrolled courses in the final eight courses of the program component.

Articulation and credit transfer

Through alignment with national standards, the Engineering Technology program allows the recognition of students' previous study from 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 six-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).

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 project. In addition, where the 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/exclusion in the BET/BBA program

The BET/BBA program is criterion-referenced. As such, progress is conditional upon students having acquired specified skills in previous courses of study. Students seeking to enrol in a particular course will need to confirm that they have the necessary pre-requisite skills attained through pre-requisite courses.

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.