Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems) CU34

Program at a glance

Duration: 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time
Mode & Location: internal - ROK (all years),Yr 1 only - GLD/MKY, multi-modal
Courses/Units of Credit: 27 courses/192 units of credit
Faculty: James Goldston Faculty of Engineering & Physical Systems
Entry: QTAC (more info)
Accreditation: This program is accredited by Engineers Australia.
Residential School: not applicable
Practicum/Work placement: Students must gain at least 12 weeks of appropriate industry experience in their relevant field of engineering.
Exit awards: not applicable
Interim awards: not applicable
Contact: the Faculty on 07 4930 9733 or email engineering-enquiries@cqu.edu.au
International students: International students studying in Australia must study full-time, on-campus.
CRICOS program codes: ROK - 041500G

Program aim

This program provides a project-based Engineering Degree combining the disciplines of Electronics Engineering and Information Technology to produce graduates comfortable with a team approach for the development of software and hardware systems within an Engineering context.

This program is intended to produce engineers competent in the areas of research, design, development, manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance and management of computing systems requiring the specialised application of digital electronic engineering in the effective integration of hardware and software components of computing systems. A focus of the program is to provide industry with engineers capable of working in multi-disciplinary teams developing software for the control and management of industrial systems.

Program duration note: A considerable number of courses are available in the external mode and it is possible for students to undertake approximately one-third of the programs externally.

Career options

Computer systems engineer

Program structure

Note that Project Based Learning (PBL) courses are equivalent in time commitment and activity requirements to two normal courses.

Nominal program for Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems)

Course Code Course Title
Year 1 - Term 1 (T1)
ENEA11001 Engineering Skills I (PBL)
MATH11218 Engineering Maths 1A
PHYS11182 Physics IA
Year 1 - Term 2 (T2)
COIT11133 Programming A
COIT11166 Systems Analysis & Design
MATH11219 Engineering Maths IB
PHYS11183 Physics IB
Year 2 - T1
COIT11134 Programming B
ENEE12013 Circuit Analysis
ENEE12001 Intro to Analogue Electronics
ENSE11001 Digital Systems
Year 2 - T2
COIT12140 Object Oriented Programming
COIT12169 Systems Implementation
ENTE13012 Applied Microcontrollers
COIT12167 Database Use and Design
Year 3 - T1
ENEE13008 Communications Systems Project (PBL)
ENEE13012 Introduction to Communications Systems
COIT13152 Operating Systems
Year 3 - T2
ENEE13007 Control Systems Project (PBL)
ENEE13006 Intro to Control Systems
COIT13211 Security & the Internet or
COIT12137 Java for Object-Oriented Programming subject to availability
Year 4 - T1
ENEA14008 Dissertation A (PBL)
ENEA13003 Engineering Management
  Specialisation elective
Year 4 - T2
ENEA14009 Dissertation B (PBL)
  Specialisation elective
  Specialisation elective

Specialisation Electives must be chosen from the list below, subject to the approval of the program advisor.

Information Technology and Mathematics electives

Students must select one advanced computing elective from those units marked * below to satisfy ACS membership requirements.

Course Code Course Title
STAT12049 Total Quality Management & Statistical Process Control
COIT12141 Computer Graphics
ENCO12008 Computer Architecture & Assembler
COIT12120 System Simulation
COIT13143 Database Application Development*
COIT12144 Algorithims & Data Structures*
COIT13121 Logic Programming
COIT13122 Machine Intelligence
STAT13034 Engineering Statistics^
MATH12178 Engineering Computational Mathematics

^This course will be replaced by new Engineering Mathematics courses from 2006.

Engineering & Physical Systems electives

Course Code Course Title
ENEE12003 Electrical Power and Drives
ENEE12004 Introduction to Power Systems
ENTI12001 Instrumentation and Transducers

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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 24 units of credit per term and part-time students usually enrol in 12 units of credit per term.

Degrees in Engineering with Honours

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

Appropriate industry experience employment and report

Each student must gain at least 12 weeks of appropriate industry work experience in a relevant 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 within 6 weeks following completition of the work experience period.

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

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.