The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Engineering
| QTAC Code | 1st Year Contribution | Duration |
Sem 1 2008 OP/Rank |
Sem 1 2009 OP/Rank | Start Month | Major Offer Round | ||
| 717001 St Lucia | CSP /$7425 | 4F or 8P | 9/83 | 8/87 |
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Prerequisites: English (4,SA); Maths B (4,SA); either Chemistry (4,SA) or Physics (4,SA) |
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Recommended study: Chemistry; Physics |
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| Primary fields: D Secondary fields: B |
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Program outline: In this flexible program basic principles are further developed through application to problems of commercial importance. Specialisations: chemical students integrate chemistry, biology, physics and mathematics to design products and processes; chemical and biological graduates design and produce bio-molecules, cell-based products and tissues; chemical and metallurgical involves the extraction and production of metals and minerals; civil covers structural, transportation, hydraulic and coastal engineering, and geomechanics; computer systems graduates design, build, operate and maintain infrastructures such as data communications, mobile systems and instrumentation; electrical graduates design, build, operate and maintain infrastructures such as power generation and distribution, major electrical installations, telecommunications, instrumentation, and aerospace and defence systems; electrical and aerospace involves specialist study in aerospace and aviation; electrical and biomedical involves specialist study in biomedical fields; environmental combines process, design methods, and ecological and life sciences with a grounding in economics and communication; materials students learn to select, process and develop materials and apply this knowledge to manufacturing processes; mechanical graduates apply science and mathematics to the design, operation and maintenance of mechanical systems; mechanical and aerospace involves courses related to the constraints imposed during space launch, flight and re-entry; mechatronic integrates mechanical with electronics and computer systems to design products such as robots; mining integrates earth sciences and engineering; software involves the development, operation, maintenance and retirement of software with a large-scale focus using computer science, design, and psychology; software systems and aerospace extends core skill with specialist study in aerospace and aviation. For further information on these specialisations, refer to the UQ website www.uq.edu.au/study.
Post-admission requirements: All engineering students are required to complete 60 days of engineering professional practice prior to graduation. Students are also required to have a valid Senior First Aid Certificate before graduation.
Career opportunities: Depending on specialisation, consultancies, construction managers, mining companies, computer manufacturers, telecommunications firms, processing companies, transport operators, financial institutions, government authorities and utilities. Areas of employment include biochemical and biomedical engineering and bioengineering, production of foods and consumer goods, electromedicine and medical signal processing, computer hardware and software design, robotics, electrical control and power systems, environmental protection management, natural resource utilisation, petrochemical manufacturing, mining exploration and discovery, mineral processing, excavation and geomechanics, metallurgy, advanced materials development, microwave and antenna engineering, electronic and photonic production, optical fibre communications, satellite communication, aeronautical and aerospace engineering, research.
Membership: Engineers Australia; Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia. For graduates of the minerals process and mining specialisations, membership of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. For graduates of the chemical, metallurgy and environmental specialisations, membership of The Institution of Chemical Engineers. For graduates of computer systems and software specialisations, membership of the Australian Computer Society. For graduates of electrical specialisation, membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Dual degrees: See entries for: B Engineering/B Arts; B Engineering/B Biotechnology; B Engineering/B Business Management; B Engineering/B Commerce; B Engineering/B Economics; B Engineering/B Information Technology; B Engineering/B Science.