The BSc/BE program provides professional training in a stream of electrical engineering (electrical, electronic, computer or software) as well as a general education in natural sciences with later-year specializations usually in the disciplines of computer science, mathematical sciences and physics. The full range of science disciplines are available depending on the timetable). Prerequisites Units 3 & 4: A grade average of at least D in each of the following studies: English, Extensions (Change and Approximation), either Reasoning and Data or Space and Number (whichever was not taken in Units 1 & 2).
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)
The subjects must be approved by the Head of the Department for Construction and the Environment, and by the head of department for the department that provides the teaching. Other elective subjects for a total of 23 credits (approx.) can be chosen from among assessable university subjects of suitable content, and extension subjects must be approved by the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering.
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Electives that are not course units taught by the Faculty of Engineering are weighted in points according to the assessment that the Faculty of Education assigns them. Electives that are not courses taught by the Faculty of Engineering are weighted in points according to the value assigned to them by the Faculty of Education.
Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
Elective units are taken from units offered by the Department, each worth 5.0 points, or from other courses or units available at the University and approved by the Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical
Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering)
Engineering course) or equivalent subject(s). must be completed in either the second or third year of the course
Plus a minimum of 49 credits chosen from the Electrical Engineering advanced electives listed above or from courses offered in Computer Science. Further options to achieve at least 100 points in total must be chosen from the above hst of advanced electives in Electrical Engineering, or from subjects offered in Computer Science, or from other departments or faculties.
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering)
Choose 12 points)
Electrical Engineering or Computer Science must be approved by the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Other options for at least 100 points must be chosen from courses offered in Computer Science, or from other departments or faculties.
Choose 12 points)
Students who have not undertaken Computer Design as part of their third year studies must enroll in Computer Design.
Choose 18 points)
Students are reminded that they must meet the Faculty of Science's point requirements for the award of the bachelor's degree. Students must meet the Faculty of Science's point requirements for the award of the bachelor's degree.
Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical &
Manufacturing) and Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Surveying
Bachelor of Surveying combined courses Bachelor of Surveying and Bachelor of Science
The DipGIS is offered by the Department of Surveying and Land Information and the School of Spatial Planning for both full-time and part-time study. The DipSS is offered by the Department of Surveying and Land Information for both full-time and part-time study.
Careers for Engineering graduates
Engineering Subjects
Project work must be completed satisfactorily to pass the course. The weighting of the evaluation components will be made known at the beginning of the course. Project work must be completed satisfactorily to pass the course. The weighting of the evaluation components will be announced at the beginning of the course.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Prescribed texts: A list of textbooks will be supplied at the beginning of the first semester. Objectives: Students competing in this course will: (i) be able to begin with heat transfer involving conduction (ii) be able to perform advanced process calculations involving mass transfer, reactor engineering, biochemical engineering and engineering thermodynamics for fluid systems, which may include the presence of particles (iii) able to select process equipment materials after assessing corrosion conditions (iv) able to analyze the process in terms of process dynamics and control. Objectives: The course relates to biological reactors and aims to provide students with a good understanding of the use of microbiology in biochemical engineering systems.
Objectives: Students completing this subject will: (i) be able to tackle ill-defined engineering tasks; (ii) be able to organize or prioritize tasks to meet deadlines; (hi) be able to communicate effectively; (iv) have an appreciation for the documents used in the design of process plants, and (v) have an appreciation for the available resources that can be used in the design of chemical plants. Objectives: To give students a broad appreciation of the properties of engineering materials so that they will understand the factors involved in selecting appropriate materials and processes.
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Assessment: Two assignments set during the course and one two-hour exam at the end of the semester. Objectives: At the end of this subject, learners will have acquired knowledge of the formation, chemistry and physics of soil particles and soil masses. Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject some will have covered the theory and practice of transport planning.
Objectives: At the end of this course, members will be aware of the Engineer's responsibility towards society. Objectives: After completing the course, learners will be able to formulate algorithms in computer codes.
SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
After completing this course, students should:. have acquired a practical understanding that reinforces the theoretical concepts learned in lectures related to the topics of electrical engineering by conducting laboratory experiments relevant to the course material;. be familiar with the experimental procedure in the Electrical Engineering Laboratories; have an understanding of the technical hardware taught in associated lectures. After completing this course, students should:. have acquired a practical understanding winch reinforces the theoretical concepts learned in lectures related to the subjects of the Electrical Engineering stream by conducting laboratory experiments relevant to the subject matter;. be familiar with the experimental procedure in the electrical engineering laboratories; have an understanding of the technical hardware learned in the associated lecmres. Upon completion of this topic, smdents should:. have obtained a practical understanding that reinforces the theoretical concepts learned in lecmres related to the.
Electrical engineering streams subjects by conducting laboratory experiments relevant to the lecmre material;. be familiar with experimental procedure in the electrotechnical laboratories;. have an understanding of the technical hardware derived in associated lectures. After completing this subject, smdents should:. be able to implement techniques for the analysis of simple resistive networks. be able to perform AC analyzes of RLC networks;. become familiar with circuit reduction methods;. be able to analyze circuits with controlled sources and mumal inductances;. have gained an appreciation for some of the applications of network modeling;. understand the concepts behind frequency and Laplace domain analyses. understand concepts of complex frequency and transfer functions;. be able to analyze transient behavior in linear networks.
431-303 CONTROL 3
Assessment A maximum of three hours of written exams at the end of the Project Work course, which is expected to last approximately 30 hours, must be satisfactorily completed in order to pass the course. Project work, expected to take approximately 36 hours, must be sufficiently completed to pass the course. The weighting of test components is announced at the start of the course. Assessment A maximum of three hours of written testing at the end of the Project Work course, which is expected to take approximately 36 hours, must be successfully completed to pass the course. Weighting of assessment items is announced at the beginning of the topic.
Assessment: Up to three hours of written exams at the end of the course Project work, which is expected to last approximately 36 hours, must be successfully completed in order to pass the course. The weighting of the evaluation components will be known at the beginning of the course. Assessment Up to three hours of written examination at the end of the course Project work, which is expected to last approximately 36 hours, must be successfully completed in order to pass the course. The weighting of assessment components will be known at the beginning of the course. subjectL.
433-380 GRAPHICS
The project work must be satisfactorily completed in order to pass the course. The weighting of assessment components will be communicated at the beginning of the course. The project work must be satisfactorily completed in order to pass the course. The weighting of assessment components will be communicated at the beginning of the course. Prerequisite: The course can only be taken with the permission of the IT manager.
Assessment A written examination at the end of the subject of a maximum of three hours, and written reports of a maximum of 10,000 words. Prerequisite: This subject may only be taken with the permission of the Head of Computer Science.
MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
At the end of the course, the student should be able to: 1) reformulate general problems in terms suitable for computerization; 2) design computer programs using modern structured approaches;. Mechanics of Solids - Stress Analysis for Design At the end of the course a smdent should be able to solve. Upon completion, students should be able to understand the principles of the constituent subjects and apply them to a wide range of engineering problems.
Engineering DimensionalMetrology Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to: a) identify and appreciate the importance of standards; b) distinguish between the different basic measurement methods. Assessment: Laboratory, tutorial work, assignments and tests of a maximum of 30,000 words or equivalent Eight 90-minute assignments at the end of the semester.
SURVEYING AND LAND INFORMATION
The relative weightings of assessment components will be detailed at the start of the course. The relative weighting of assessment components will be published at the beginning of the course. The relative weighting of assessment components will be published at the beginning of the course.
The relative weighting of the assessment components will be announced at the start of the course. The relative weighting of the assessment components will be announced at the beginning of the subject.
