Inter-Faculty Programs > Combined Degrees > BEng BIT

• Program Summary
• Program Aims
• Program Objectives
• Admission Requirements
• Program Structure
• Professional Accreditation
• Course Transfers
• Program Fees
• Honours
• Enquiries
• Other Information
• Recommended Enrolment Patterns

Key
HECS = Higher Education Loans Scheme
PELS = Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme
RTS = Research Training Scheme
ANZ = Australia and New Zealand Students
INT = International Students

This combination of an Engineering program with a program in Information Technology provides students with the opportunity to become qualified Engineers with a very strong background in Computer Systems and Applied Computer Science.

Graduates of this combined program will have a high level of knowledge of both hardware and software components of computer systems and the interrelationships between the two. They will have well-developed skills in both hardware and software design and development.

For more details of the two programs that comprise this award, applicants are asked to refer to the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying and the Faculty of Sciences sections of this Handbook.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Information Technology program will have met the separate objectives of the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Information Technology programs.

To be admitted to the program, students who intend studying part-time (ie less than six units per year) must be eligible to receive at least 16 units of exemptions. This is necessary to ensure that these students are able to complete the program within the maximum duration of 10 years.

The program involves five years of full-time study and to be eligible for the combined award, students must complete the requirements of the program within seven years of their initial enrolment in the program.

The program is not available by part-time study except for students who are eligible to enter the program with advanced standing of 16 or more units. Students who are eligible to study part-time must complete the program within 10 years of their initial enrolment.

Where students intend to complete the program using a combination of full-time and part-time study the maximum time for completion will be calculated on a pro rata basis.

The Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Information Technology is a 40-unit program consisting of Academic courses and Practice courses.

Academic courses are normally one-unit courses and involve approximately 155 hours of student work per unit.

Practice courses are zero unit courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying. Each involves approximately 50 hours of student work. The only grades available for a Practice Course are Pass (P) and Fail (F). A Practice Course is designed to enable students to acquire specific competencies associated with their Engineering major study. These competencies range from specific practical and communication skills through to generic competencies relating to ethical and social responsibility, awareness of the environment, teamwork, etc. For an external student a Practice Course generally involves attendance on-campus for a one-week residential school.

This program of study has been granted `Full Recognition' status by the Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust). It is also expected that graduates of this program would be eligible for membership of other professional organisations and societies, refer to Faculty sections of this Handbook.

Students who are enrolled in either the Bachelor of Engineering program or the Bachelor of Information Technology program may transfer to the program with advanced standing. If they have completed up to one year of one of those programs they would normally be able to complete the program in the minimum time, after four more years of full-time study. Other students may require longer than the minimum time.

Higher Education Contribution Scheme

For those Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and permanent residents of Australia who pay HECS fees, details about the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) are in the Fees and Charges section of this Handbook: http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html.

International Students

International students pay tuition fees. For details about international student fees, refer to the Fees and Charges section of this Handbook: http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html

Fee-Paying Postgraduate Domestic Students and Post-graduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS)

For those Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and permanent residents of Australia who pay tuition fees, details about postgraduate fees, are in the Fees and Charges section of this Handbook http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html . Australian citizens and permanent residents of Australia may be able to defer their postgraduate fees through the tax system. For details about this Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme (PELS) refer to the PELS section of this Handbook: http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html

The Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Information Technology degree may be awarded with Honours in the engineering component of the award. The level of honours awarded is dependent on the overall Grade Point Average (GPA) a student has achieved in the program. The following minimum GPA's are used to determine the class of honours:

First Class Honours	6.00
Second Class Honours, Division A	5.50
Second Class Honours, Division B	5.00

To qualify for an Honours award in the Information Technology component, students must complete the separate Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) program. (Refer to Faculty of Sciences section of this Handbook.)

Program and enrolment enquiries should, in the first instance, be directed to the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying. Students should read the Bachelor of Engineering section in part 6 of this Handbook to obtain further information about the Engineering component of this program.

The Faculty of Engineering and Surveying is primarily responsible for the administration of the program because of the complexity of the Engineering component of the program. For example, the Institution of Engineers, Australia, requires that each student obtains an aggregate of at least 12 weeks of suitable practical experience during a professional engineering program. (Refer to Faculty of Engineering and Surveying section.) However the academic regulations of the Faculty offering a course will apply when a student enrols in that course and the final responsibility for the operation of the program rests with the Deans of the two Faculties. (Refer to each Faculty section for Academic Regulations and Procedures and other relevant information.)

To satisfy the requirements of the program, new students must complete the Academic Courses and Practice Courses in the following tables, which show the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students. Students studying externally will have entered the program with advanced standing and will therefore follow a non-standard enrolment pattern. Therefore the year of enrolment is not shown. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the Course Synopses section of the Handbook to ascertain if a course is offered in another semester.

Elective courses are included in the list of Academic Courses. Students should select these courses from the Electives tables.

# Students who achieved a high level in Year 12 mathematics, or in an equivalent mathematics program, may be eligible to study an elective course instead of MAT1100 Foundation Mathematics. Please refer to the notes under the heading MAT1100 Foundation Mathematics in the General Information - Undergraduate Programs section of the Faculty's entry in this Handbook. Eligible students should enrol in MAT1102 Algebra and Calculus 1 instead of MAT1100 Foundation Mathematics.

** It is recommended that students in the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Information Technology should have completed ENG3902 prior to undertaking this course.

*** It is recommended that students in the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Information Technology should also be enrolled in ENG4903 while undertaking this course.

The majority of the practical and professional experience requirements of the Engineering component of the program are contained within the Practice Courses in the following tables. Students enrolled in the external mode of a Practice Course must attend the residential school for that course. In some cases students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend the residential school. These are zero unit courses, which are a compulsory part of the program. However, they do not attract a HECS liability for Australian residents or a tuition fee for international students.

Students must complete four of the courses in the following table. Other courses may be admissible as electives. Interested students should contact their Associate Head or Head of Discipline.