Program Overview
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours program at Murdoch University equips students with fundamental engineering knowledge and skills, emphasizing practical learning and industry-shaped curriculum. Graduates are well-prepared for diverse career opportunities in fields such as renewable energy, power systems, environmental engineering, and design engineering. The program emphasizes research and applied knowledge through an Honours year project, and graduates are eligible for professional membership and accreditation with Engineers Australia.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours at Murdoch University is a four-year program designed to equip students with fundamental engineering knowledge and skills, shaped by industry advice. The program aims to graduate students who are confident in meeting employers' needs. The program emphasizes practical learning, with students gaining 450 hours of professional work experience. It focuses on emerging trends in engineering, sustainability, and industrial needs. The degree culminates in an Honours year, where students can apply their knowledge to an individual research or industry-based project in an area of interest. This allows them to put their learning into practice and further develop their research and applied knowledge skills.
Outline:
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours program is structured as follows:
- Total Credit Points: 96
- Spine: 0 credit points
- Course Core: 45 credit points
- ENG100 Engineering Professional Practice (3 credit points)
- ENG101 Engineering Fundamentals (3 credit points)
- ENG102 Engineering Design for Sustainability (3 credit points)
- PEN120 General Physics (3 credit points)
- MAS164 Fundamentals of Mathematics (3 credit points)
- MAS182 Introductory Calculus with Applications (3 credit points)
- MAS161 Calculus and Matrix Algebra (3 credit points)
- MAS220 Mathematical Methods and Multivariable Calculus (3 credit points)
- ENG215 Systems Engineering (3 credit points)
- ENG216 Dynamic Systems and Control (3 credit points)
- ENG336 Engineering Finance, Management and Law (3 credit points)
- BUS368 Cultures of Innovation (3 credit points)
- ENG470 Engineering Honours Thesis (12 credit points)
- Major: 33 credit points
- MJ-EREEHE Electrical and Renewable Energy Engineering (33 credit points) OR
- MJ-EENGHE Environmental Engineering (33 credit points) OR
- MJ-ICAEH Industrial Control and Automation Engineering (33 credit points)
- Options: 18 credit points
- Select 18 points from the following units:
- ENG391 Process Control (3 credit points) OR
- ENG251 PLC Systems (3 credit points) OR
- ENG392 SCADA and Instrumentation Systems (3 credit points) OR
- ENG252 Embedded Systems (3 credit points) OR
- ENG214 Electrical and Electronic Circuits (3 credit points) OR
- CHE140 Fundamentals of Chemistry (3 credit points) OR
- ENV102 Foundations of the Environment (3 credit points) OR
- ENG109 Engineering Computing Systems (3 credit points) OR
- ENG300 Environmental Technology for Sustainability (3 credit points) OR
- ENG221 Pollution and Its Control (3 credit points) OR
- ENG341 Water Conservation and Auditing (3 credit points) OR
- ENV243 Water and Earth Science (3 credit points) OR
- ENV242 Atmospheric and Climate Science (3 credit points) OR
- ENV303 GIS for Environmental Management and Planning (3 credit points) OR
- ENV331 Environmental Management (3 credit points) OR
- PEN152 Principles of Physics (3 credit points) OR
- ENG231 Renewable Energy Systems (3 credit points) OR
- ENG382 Power Electronics (3 credit points) OR
- ENG344 Electromechanical Energy Conversion (3 credit points) OR
- ENG381 Electrical Power Systems (3 credit points) OR
- KAC102 Wandju Boodja (Welcome to Country) (3 credit points)
Careers:
Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering Honours program are eligible for a wide range of career opportunities across various industries. Some potential career paths include:
- Renewable Energy Engineer
- Power Systems Engineer
- Instrumentation and Control Engineer
- Environmental Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Safety Engineer
- Systems Engineer
- Sustainability Engineer
Other:
- The program is accredited by Engineers Australia (EA).
- Graduates are eligible for graduate membership of Engineers Australia.
- Full Chartered Professional Engineer status can be achieved after further work experience in the engineering profession.
- The course level outcomes are aligned with the EA Stage 1 Competencies.
- Students who have achieved a final scaled score of 55% or more in ATAR Mathematics Specialist, ATAR Physics, or ATAR Chemistry may be able to replace certain units with optional units in Engineering for further specialization.
- The program utilizes the $10.1 million Bayer Pilot Plant, a real-world engineering plant with a dedicated control room, unique in Western Australia.
- All students must undertake at least 450 hours of approved work experience and complete a report outlining the experience gained. This work experience must be in a suitable engineering-related area and be approved by the Engineering Academic Chair. Support for this is included in the unit ENG100.