Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) [Embedded] – Bachelor of Information Technology
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2023 |
Course code | 116309 |
Course type | Bachelor with Honours (AQF level 8) |
Professional accreditation status | This course is accredited by Engineers Australia. Graduates are immediately eligible for graduate membership of Engineers Australia and, following a period of professional practice, may become Chartered Professional Engineers (CPEng). The Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Cairns: This offering has conditional provisional accreditation at the level of professional engineer with Engineers Australia. |
Owner | Academy |
College | Science and Engineering |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English (Units 3/4,C), Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4,C) |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the Admissions Policy. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 120 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion | Approved exposure to Professional Engineering Practice, including required activities and industry placement, equivalent to a minimum 60 days full-time industry placement. Must hold current Senior First Aid certificate at the time of graduation. |
Course learning outcomes | graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics. Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at will be able to:
Graduates of the Bachelor of Information Technology at will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Bachelor of Information Technology. |
Reasonable adjustments | All students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
CP1402:03 Internet Fundamentals
CP1403:03 Design Thinking I
CP1404:03 Programming II
EG1000:03 Engineering 1
EG1002:03 Computing and Sensors
EG1010:03 Process Engineering
EG1011:03 Statics and Dynamics
EG1012:03 Electric Circuits
MA1000:03 Mathematical Foundations (The College may recommend some students undertake MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics prior to undertaking MA1000)
MA1003:03 Mathematical Techniques
PH1005:03 Advanced Stream Physics 1
Level 2
CP2404:03 Database Modelling
CP2406:03 Programming III
MA2000:03 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers
Level 3
CP3407:03 Advanced Software Engineering
EG3000:03 Introduction to Systems Engineering and Project Management
Level 4
EG4011:03 Thesis Part 1 of 2
EG4012:03 Thesis Part 2 of 2
OPTIONS
Select an Engineering major from Table A
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of subjects from List 1
PLUS
Select 9 credit points of subjects from List 2
PLUS
Select 6 credit points of any undergraduate subjects or if required to undertake MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics, select 3 credit points of any undergraduate subjects
List 1
CP1406:03 Web Design and Development
CP1407:03 Introductory Machine Learning and Data Science
:03 Operating Systems and Shell Scripting
CP2405:03 Collective Intelligence and Entrepreneurship
CP2408:03 Design Thinking II
:03 Algorithms and Data Structures
:03 Cloud Computing
List 2
CP3402:03 Content Management Systems
CP3403:03 Data Mining
CP3404:03 Information Security
CP3405:03 Design Thinking III
CP3406 :03 Mobile Computing
:03 Deep Learning
TABLE A (MAJORS)
Credit points in major | 48 credit points |
Notes | Students are expected to complete the core Level 1 Engineering subjects of the course before commencing their chosen major |
Special requirements | Some subjects in each of the majors may require students to participate in field trips, site visits or other off-campus activities. A fee may be charged by the College for costs associated with these trips. |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville | ||
Townsville | ||
Cairns Townsville | Not available for mid-year entry at Cairns | |
Cairns | Not available for mid-year entry | |
Townsville |
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | Course not available for mid-year entry See TABLE A (MAJORS) for availability of majors at each campus |
Townsville | Course available for mid-year entry See TABLE A (MAJORS) for availability of majors at each campus |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Maximum time to complete | 13 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No
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Special assessment | The engineering thesis topic must be specific to the student’s chosen engineering major. |
Professional accreditation | Nil |
Supplementary exam for | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 23 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | A minimum of 18 credit points of engineering subjects (including 6 credit points of fourth year thesis subjects) should be completed at for each of levels 3 and 4. If the student requests credit approaching this maximum level, then the advanced standing should be predominantly from the first two levels of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) - BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
Approved abbreviation | BEng(Hons)-BInfTech |
This is a joint degree | Yes |
Inclusion of majors on | Majors will appear on the testamur |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |