Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from UNSW equips graduates with the skills to solve technical and environmental challenges through a solid foundation in science, mathematics, and problem-solving. Students specialize in one of 18 areas, including top-ranked specializations in aerospace, bioinformatics, and chemical engineering. The program includes industrial training and prepares graduates for careers in various industries, including engineering, technology, and sustainability.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree offered by UNSW prepares graduates to harness their creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills to design solutions for a better world. Engineers tackle technical and environmental challenges by combining their expertise in science, mathematics, and creative problem-solving. The program provides a solid foundation in mathematics, natural sciences, and computing to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills required to succeed as professional engineers. Students choose one of 18 engineering specializations, six of which are ranked in the top five in Australia.

Outline:

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is a four-year degree that can be studied part-time or full-time. The program structure includes:

• First Year:
Introductory courses in Mathematics, Physics, and Computing, and an introductory course related to the chosen specialization.
• Second Year:
Courses from the selected specialization and core courses to provide fundamental knowledge in the area of interest.
• Third and Fourth Year:
Further development of knowledge with a range of core and elective courses. Students are required to complete two General Education electives, which broaden their education by completing courses from outside the engineering faculty.

Careers:

Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) are eligible to apply for membership with Engineers Australia and are sought-after engineers in Australia and abroad. Career opportunities depend on the area of specialization, with potential roles including:

• Aerospace Engineering: Space industry, consulting, national security, transportation, airlines, maritime construction
• Bioinformatics: Pharmaceutical and health, agrotech, banking and finance, computer security, big data and digital services, consulting
• Chemical Engineering: Pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, chemical processing, energy generation and storage, environmental services, minerals, water and wastewater treatment
• Chemical Product Engineering: Chemical and materials engineer, chemist, food and wine scientist, production manager (manufacturing), production or plant engineer, product tester, research and development manager
• Civil Engineering: Transport, traffic, infrastructure, manufacturing, government, mining, construction, defense, consulting, water supply
• Computer Engineering: Research laboratories, technology manufacturers, IT and digital consulting firms, agrotech businesses, banking, finance and health and education industries, VLSI design, embedded systems
• Electrical Engineering: Electronics, quantum computing, networking, power distribution, robots and control, transport, infrastructure, health, mining, government
• Environmental Engineering: Water, construction, energy, manufacturing, government, humanitarian engineering, sustainability
• Mechanical Engineering: Automotive industries, biomechanics, manufacturing, minerals and energy technology, robotics, construction, transport
• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Product and process design, computer-aided design and manufacturing, quality improvement, technical and commercial analysis and decision making, strategic decision making, consulting, technical and organizational maintenance, supply chain management
• Mechatronic Engineering: Automation, robotics, computer simulations and modeling, gaming, engineering design, propulsion systems, control systems, technology
• Mining Engineering: Drilling, project management, sustainability, quarry and tunneling, community relations, management consulting, investment firms, finance, banking and government sectors
• Photovoltaics and Solar Energy: Refining cell production technology, researching and developing multi-junction cells, concentrated solar power, multi-axis tracking, thin film technologies, grid-connection and integration, utility scale developments, independent system design, building integrated photovoltaics
• Quantum Engineering: Private sector roles, large organizations like Microsoft and IBM, local start-ups like Q-CTRL and SQC, research institutes like CSIRO and DST, research and academia, government and defense
• Renewable Energy Engineering: Project manager, renewable energy engineer, protection engineer, energy consultant, solar and battery design engineer
• Software Engineering: Software developer, computer applications engineer, software engineer, database designer, systems architect
• Surveying: Engineering surveying, mining surveying, hydrographic surveying, cadastral surveying, geodetic surveying, photogrammetric surveying
• Telecommunications Engineering: Telecommunications service providers, large private industrial groups, small to medium service and technology providers