Engineering

Higher Education students can expect the majority of classes to fall any time between 8:30 am and 6:30pm, Monday to Friday. The timetable for Higher Education programs will be finalised when offers are made.

The Bachelor of Engineering Technology is a new three year design-orientated technical program commencing in 2013 to replace current three year Bachelor of Engineering Science program - providing you with the best possible start in a career as an Engineering Technologist.

If you prefer a more practical approach to learning, you will excel in this hands on program, with courses focused on engineering principles that are implemented to solve design problems. From your second year of study you will undertake a specialisation in Civil, Mining or Mechanical Engineering, developing skills that will enable you to cost and analyse project resources; conduct tests and research; and gather and analyse data to support decision making and reporting requirements. Upon graduation you will work in positions requiring expertise in planning, designing and construction.

The School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering is committed to producing creative, engineering technologists who have a good knowledge of social, environmental, economic and organisational issues that are necessary to obtain employment as an engineering technologist and to be admitted as an Engineering Technologist with Engineers Australia. As a graduate of this program you may choose to undertake our Master of Engineering Technology which is specifically designed to facilitate our Bachelor of Engineering Technology graduates gaining Professional Engineer status. The main characteristic of this program is applied design in a systems context; and from your second year, you will specialise in Civil Engineering.

Areas of study available to you in the Civil Engineering program include Engineering Surveying, Fundamentals of Engineering, Geomechanics, Structural Design and Analysis, Transport Infrastructure, Waste & Wastewater Infrastructure Design, Water and Drainage Infrastructure.

As a Civil Engineering graduate, you will have developed technical skills together with a knowledge and appreciation of the environment, sustainable development, social and political aspects that impact upon the work of the civil engineer. Graduates may be employed with private consultants, contracting companies, mining and processing industries or with federal, state and local government organisations. There are significant opportunities for employment in Australia, as well as in South-East Asia and throughout the rest of the world.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree, you must complete the specified courses and structural requirements of the program and obtain 360 credit points.

Below is a sample of a course structure for a student undertaking the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil).

YEAR ONE
Semester 1
ENCOR 1015 Introductory Mathematics
ENCOR 1010 Design and Drafting
ENCOR 1000 Engineering Statics
ENCOR 1005 Engineering in Practice 1

Semester 2
ENCOR 1140 Calculus and Physics
ENCOR 1100 Engineering Dynamics
ENCOR 1110 Materials in Engineering
ENCOR 1105 Engineering in Practice 2

YEAR TWO
Semester 3
MATHS 2040 Engineering Maths
ENCIV 2020 Introduction to Civil Construction
ENCOR 2030 Mechanics of Solids
SCGEO 1102 Earth Science

Semester 4
ENCOR 2060 Professional Engineering Studies
ENCOR 2100 Fluids and Thermals
ENCIV 2030 Introduction to Civil Design
ENCIV 2010 Engineering Surveying

YEAR THREE
Semester 5
ETCIV 3100 Infrastructure Management
ETCIV 3110 Water and Drainage Infrastructure
ENCIV 3050 Geomechanics
ETCOR 3150 Design Project 1

Semester 6
ENCIV 3020 Transport Infrastructure
ETCIV 3150 Waste and Wastewater Infrastructure
ETCIV 3160 Fundamentals of Structural Design
ETCOR 3250 Design Project 2

• Move on to graduate studies in technology, business administration and other areas
  
• Possess a core of basic analytical and communication skills, common to all branches of engineering, and then permit you to undertake in depth study of either civil engineering (infrastructure), mining or mechanical engineering
  
• Possess in depth knowledge of the industrial and social environments in which you will function as an engineering technologist

Mid year 2013: Satisfactory completion of VCE, including prerequisites Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in each of English (any) and Mathematical Methods; interstate or overseas equivalent; or Mature Age entry.

2014: Satisfactory completion of VCE or interstate or overseas equivalent, including prerequisites Units 3 and 4 - with a study score of at least 15 - in English (any); and Units 3 and 4 - with a study score of at least 15 - in Mathematical Methods (any) OR Specialist Mathematics; or mature age entry.

Non-Year 12 applicants applying through VTAC must complete and submit the VTAC Personal Statement form online.

VTAC Middleband: VCE students may obtain bonus points (to a maximum of 10 points) if they have completed specialist mathematics, physics, chemistry or information technology (any). A study score of at least 20 in mathematical methods (CAS) = an aggregate 3 points higher - please refer to VTAC website for middleband information.

This program is fully accredited by Engineers Australia.

Various pathways are available into our Engineering programs. For full details please visit our Engineering Pathways webpage.

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Successful completion of Australian Year 12 or overseas equivalent, including two final year Mathematics courses.

Overall band score of 6.5, with no individual sub-score less than 6.0

• Move on to graduate studies in technology, business administration and other areas
  
• Possess a core of basic analytical and communication skills, common to all branches of engineering, and then permit you to undertake in depth study of either civil engineering (infrastructure), mining or mechanical engineering
  
• Possess in depth knowledge of the industrial and social environments in which you will function as an engineering technologist

International students currently studying VCE in Victoria (Australia) are required to apply through VTAC. All other international students applying for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees are required to apply through the University of Ballarat's International Student Programs office. All international students applying for Higher Degrees by Research are required to apply through Research Services.

International students must meet the following basic entry requirements (see below):

• Academic entry requirements

• English language entry requirements

• At least 18 years of age at the time of the student's proposed commencement of studies at the university

This program is fully accredited by Engineers Australia.

International Student Programs
University of Ballarat
PO Box 663
Ballarat Victoria 3353
Australia

Tel: +61 3 5327 9018
Fax: +61 3 5327 9017
Email: international@ballarat.edu.au
Web: www.ballarat.edu.au/international

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