Associate Degree in Engineering

Western Sydney University

About

This course is delivered by Western Sydney University, The College as an agent of Western Sydney University.The Associate Degree in Engineering is a two year program (full-time) in Engineering designed for people who have workplace experience and wish to upgrade their qualifications in Engineering and possibly continue to the full Bachelor degree program.The Associate Degree in Engineering has a common first year program for all engineering disciplines, exposing students to a wide range of experiences in the first year.

In the second year students may choose from the key programs in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical or Robotics & Mechatronics.

If students choose to apply to study in the Bachelor of Engineering or from 2016, the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) after graduating from the Associate Degree in Engineering they may be given advanced standing in up to 12 units.Admission to the Associate Degree in Engineering also requires an applicant to have a minimum of three years industry experience or be a member in a suitable traineeship program.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Code	Name
700104	Electrical Fundamentals (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700106	Engineering Computing (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700109	Engineering Management for Engineer Associates (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700147	Engineering Materials (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700153	Engineering Physics (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700112	Fundamentals for Engineering Studies (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700113	Fundamentals of Mechanics (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700114	Introduction to Engineering Business Management (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700149	Introduction to Engineering Practice (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700101	Mathematics for Engineers 1 (WSTC AssocD)

Code	Name
700103	Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary (WSTC AssocD)

One alternate unit from the selected Key Program below

Code	Name
700118	Professional Practice for Engineer Associates (WSTC AssocD)

One alternate unit from the selected Key Program below

Code	Name
700110	Engineering Project (WSTC AssocD)

One alternate unit from the selected Key Program below

Students must also select one of the following key programs and successfully complete three alternate units from the one key program.

Code	Name
KT7000	Civil

Code	Name
KT7001	Electrical

Code	Name
KT7002	Mechanical

Code	Name
KT7003	Robotics and Mechatronics

Institution