Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is a four-year fulltime undergraduate engineering course.

The course is designed to meet Engineers Australia professional accreditation requirements – Competency Stage 1 Professional Engineers and Australian Quality Frameworks (AQF) Level 8.Accreditation 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 for all five specialisations (Civil, Construction, Electrical, Mechanical and Robotics & Mechatronics) and Sydney City Campuses for three specialisations (Civil, Electrical and Mechanical only).

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.

Academic Course Advisor

Dr Pan Hu is the Academic Course Advisor for Key Programs in Civil and Construction at Penrith and Sydney City Campuses.

Dr Pan Hu

Dr Won Hee Kang is the Academic Course Advisor for Key Programs in Civil and Construction at Parramatta South Campus.

Dr Won Hee Kang

Dr Qi Cheng is the Academic Course Advisor for Key Programs in Electrical at Parramatta Campus.

Dr Qi Cheng

Dr Gaetano Gargiulo is the Academic Course Advisor for Key Programs in Electrical at Penrith and Sydney City Campuses.

Dr Gaetano Gargiulo

Dr Hui Xie is the Academic Course Advisor for Key Programs in Mechanical and Mechatronics at Parramatta campus

Dr Hui Xie

Dr Leo Zhang is the Academic Course Advisor for Key Programs in Mechanical and Mechatronic at Penrith and Sydney City Campuses.

Dr Leo Zhang

Recommended Sequence

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequences below.

Sydney City Campus

Click here for the recommended sequence at Sydney City Campus.

Full-time Autumn intake - Parramatta and Penrith Campuses

Year 1

The readiness test will be conducted at the beginning of the first semester of enrolment and the result will be used to determine whether a student will remain in 300743 Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary or be transferred by the School to 200237 Mathematics for Engineers 1.

Students remaining in 300743 Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary will be required to complete 200237 Mathematics for Engineers 1 during second semester and will be encouraged to complete 200238 Mathematics for Engineers 2 during the Summer session.

Or

Students wishing to select Civil, Construction or Mechanical Key Program choose

And one elective

Students wishing to select Electrical or Robotics and Mechatronics Key Program choose

And one elective

Students will do all eight common fundamental units in the first year and then one of two units - 300021 Electrical Fundamentals and 300965 Engineering Materials will be counted as a free elective unit when they choose the specialisation at the end of the first year.

Year 2 - Year 4

Students must then select one of the following key programs

Students may transfer to 3691 Bachelor of Engineering Science at the end of Year 2 of study.

From 2020, KT3160 will be replaced by KT3166 Construction

Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Indigenous Studies as listed above and Sustainability.

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Global Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective sub-major via MySR.

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