Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Business

Western Sydney University

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For commencement Year 2018, please refer to:

3728.2 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of BusinessFor commencement Year 2016, please refer to:

3728.1 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of BusinessThe Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Business double degree permits students to undertake multi-skilling and offers diverse career paths providing high marketability in multiple engineering and business areas.

The Engineering degree provides students with professional skills in each of the five key areas students choose to study.

The five engineering key programs are Civil, Construction, Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics & Mechatronics.

Depending on the Business Major selected, employment possibilities are available in conventional engineering industries and also in areas including Applied Finance, Economics, Management, or Marketing.

Graduates will be equipped to work as engineers, with a good understanding of business principles and practices.Accreditation Bachelor of Engineering (Honours):

This course has Full Accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer at Penrith campus and Provisional Accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer at Parramatta South campus.

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for full membership of Engineers Australia.

They are eligible to apply for Chartered Professional Engineering registration upon successful completion of required engineering practice period specified by Engineers Australia.

Bachelor of Business:

Where the full recommended unit sequence of the major is satisfactorily completed:

Major MT2024 Human Resource Management is accredited with the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI).

Major MT2021 Applied Finance satisfies the educational requirements for membership of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia).

MT2027 - Marketing satisfies the educational requirements for recognition as a Certified Practising Marketer and eligibility for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI).Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Business is based on the following requirements:

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 400 credit points which include the units in the recommended sequence below.

Students who complete this award will graduate with two testamurs

• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), with the Bachelor of Engineering key program noted on the testamur, and

• Bachelor of Business, with the Bachelor of Business Major noted on the testamur.

Engineering Component

Students must study seven Engineering Foundation units followed by 15 Engineering Core units and two Engineering Thesis units in one of the following Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) programs.

Code	Name
KT3167	Civil

Code	Name
KT3168	Construction

Code	Name
KT3169	Electrical

Code	Name
KT3170	Mechanical

Code	Name
KT3171	Robotics and Mechatronics

Business Component

Core units (compulsory 40 credit points)

Code	Name
200909	Enterprise Law

Code	Name
200910	Financing Enterprises

Code	Name
200911	Enterprise Innovation and Markets

Code	Name
200912	Enterprise Leadership

Professional units (choose 40 credit points)

The professional units provide a focus on careers. Students are required to complete one unit from each of the four key focus areas: numeracy, career planning, innovation, and enterprise engagement, a total of 40 credit points. Students are advised to choose units that will support careers in one of three areas: Money (for majors in Applied Finance and Economics), Markets (for majors in Hospitality Management, International Business, Marketing and Sport Management), Management (for majors in Human Resource Management and Management). The professional units that are recommended for each of the Bachelor of Business testamur majors are specified in the majors.

Majors - choose 80 credit points from one primary Business major. These are testamur majors.

Use the links below to each Bachelor of Business Major see the list of Core, Professional and Major units required. Students should follow the recommended sequence listed under each Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program via the links above and not the recommended sequence listed under each B Bus Major.

Majors for Careers in Money

Code	Name
MT2021	Applied Finance

Code	Name
MT2022	Economics

Majors for Careers in Markets

Code	Name
MT2035	Hospitality Management

Code	Name
MT2025	International Business

Code	Name
MT2027	Marketing

Code	Name
MT2036	Sport Management

Majors for Careers in Management

Code	Name
MT2024	Human Resource Management

Code	Name
MT2026	Management

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