Associate Degree in Engineering (ADNG) - AssocDegEng

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 907052; Distance education: 907055; Springfield campus: 927052

CRICOS code (International applicants): 054271G

Notes

Please note that the Civil Engineering major is the only major that is available on-campus at Springfield in the ; Associate Degree in Engineering.

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In this section:

• Civil Engineering major
• Computer Systems Engineering major
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering major
• Environmental Engineering major
• Mechanical Engineering major
• Power Engineering major

Civil Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of design, testing, inspection, plant operation and manufacturing processes.

Career opportunities

The building and development of infrastructure, such as roads, railways, airfields, irrigation works, buildings, harbour facilities, dams, pipelines, sewers, tunnels, canals and disposal works.

Computer Systems Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of design and development of computer systems, including both hardware and software.

Career opportunities

Engineering applications of expert systems, hardware interfacing, computer sales, computer engineering technologist, computer manufacturing, computer systems officer.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of design, testing, inspection, plant operation and manufacturing processes.

Career opportunities

Analogue and digital electronics, computer engineering, microprocessors and applications, measurement, instrumentation and control, robotics, telecommunications, microwaves, fibre optics, biomedical engineering, power stations, distribution and machines, defence services, electricity boards, government departments.

Environmental Engineering major

This major provides students with skills in environmental impact assessment and management, soil and water resource management, rehabilitation of degraded lands, and water supply and wastewater treatment. Basic studies in the engineering sciences provide the foundation for the specialist environmental engineering courses which comprise the core of the program.

Career opportunities

Water and wastewater treatment, river hydrology, soil conservation, irrigation, salinisation, drainage, mine site rehabilitation, environmental studies, water resources engineering, soil science, engineering problem solving and management.

Mechanical Engineering major

This major prepares students for a career as an engineering officer. Students learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to the areas of design, testing, inspection, plant operation and manufacturing processes.

Career opportunities

Manufacturing refineries, mining, transportation, computing, energy and education industries, including consultancy, research, project planning and management design, development, supervision and commissioning of new systems, computer-aided design and manufacture of consumer products, machines and equipment, specialist technical sales.

Power Engineering major

Students will study electrical power generation, distribution and transmission, electrical power equipment and systems. Specification, design and analysis of electrical power equipment and systems are also covered.

Career opportunities

Power stations, electricity and power companies, component manufacturers and electronics industry.

Professional accreditation

A graduate of this program is eligible to apply for graduate membership of Engineers Australia as an Engineering Officer. After further professional development, a graduate member with an Associate Degree may apply for chartered status as an Engineering Officer and, when granted, may use the post-nominal OMIEAust CEngO.

Program aims

The Associate Degree in Engineering is a tertiary level program designed to educate engineering associates in the theory, methods and practices necessary to support professional engineers. To this end, the program is designed to provide a general understanding of a broad field of knowledge, with Electives available in most majors in the final stages of the program to allow a measure of specialisation.

Program objectives

Graduates of the program should be able to demonstrate:

• a knowledge of a branch of engineering practice, appropriate to those functioning at engineering associate level in that branch of the engineering work force

• the ability to analyse and propose solutions to technical problems in accordance with established practices and precedents

• the potential to assume technical responsibility for the completion of tasks and provide a support function for engineers

• an awareness of their limitations and a willingness to seek advice and accept direction from senior engineering associates, engineering technologists and professional engineers

• an ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

• a capacity to adapt to changing circumstances and to master new techniques

• appropriate administrative and manual skills

• an aptitude to undertake further learning and study.

Admission requirements

Applicants shall normally:

• have studied four semester units and achieved an exit assessment of 'Sound Achievement' or better in the Queensland Senior Secondary School subject: English. It is recommended that applicants should also have satisfactorily completed the subject: Mathematics B (Mathematics A is assumed)

or

• be able to demonstrate that they have achieved an equivalent standard in these subjects at another institution

and

• Australian applicants: have achieved a Queensland Overall Position (OP) band, or an equivalent Rank based on qualifications and previous work experience, at or above the specified cut-off level

• International applicants: must have met the University's English language requirements or have completed the University's ELICOS/UNIPREP program.

How to apply

Domestic students

Application for undergraduate programs may be made through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). The same procedure applies whether you plan to study on-campus or by distance education.

If you completed Year 12 at a Queensland secondary school you will be assessed for entry on the basis of your Overall Position (OP) or equivalent score. Year 12 students from other states or territories are considered for entry on the basis of their UAI, ENTER or TER and the subject prerequisites indicated. Other applicants will be based on their overall Rank. You should ensure you submit your application by the closing dates.

International students

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to USQ International for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a student contribution amount, which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.

Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called HECS-HELP.

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.

Program structure

The Associate Degree in Engineering program consists of core, major study and in most majors Elective components. Students enrolled in the Associate Degree in Engineering program may undertake a specialisation in one of six major discipline areas:

• Civil Engineering

• Computer Systems Engineering

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering

• Environmental Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Power Engineering.

The Associate Degree in Engineering program consists of 16 Academic courses that can be completed in two years of full-time study or four years of part-time study. The program is available in on-campus and external modes of study.

The program structure for each of the major studies in the Associate Degree in Engineering is shown in the following pages.

Required time limits

Full-time students have a maximum of four years to complete this program. Part-time students have a maximum of eight years to complete this program. A pro-rata adjustment of the maximum time period will apply for those students who transfer from one mode of study to another. A pro-rata reduction in the maximum time period will apply to students who are admitted to a program with advanced standing.

IT requirements

Students should refer to the section entitled Access to Information Technology Facilities in the General Faculty and Program Information section of this Handbook.

Residential schools

External students are required to attend a number of residential schools during their program. These are associated with Practice courses and are normally conducted at the end of Semester 3 (February), or during the mid-semester recess in Semester 2 (September/October).

Practice Courses

The major practical work requirements associated with each of the Faculty's programs are contained within a series of Practice courses. These courses are designed to enhance learning, communication and practical skills through laboratory sessions, workshops, seminars, field trips and group activities.

Practice courses may be undertaken in either on-campus or external mode. Students enrolling externally will be required to attend a compulsory residential school. However, students who enrol in Practice courses in on-campus mode may be required to undertake a series of weekly activities and/or attend a compulsory residential school. The only final grades available in these courses are Pass (P) or Fail (F).

Practice courses are zero unit courses that are a compulsory part of the program. However, they do not attract a student contribution charge for Australian residents or a tuition fee for international students. External students should ensure that they are able to attend the residential school prior to enrolling in a Practice course. The recommended enrolment pattern for Practice courses is shown in the Recommended Enrolment Pattern in each program entry in this Handbook.

Safety boots are compulsory in engineering laboratories for several of the Practice courses and are strongly recommended for all other Practice courses.

ENG1901 Engineering Practice 1 is the first in a series of Practice courses designed to enable students to acquire engineering and professional practice skills, including practical and teamwork skills, problem solving and engineering judgement. It is designed principally to cater for the needs of recent school leavers and those lacking any significant experience of the engineering work force. Students who have a trade certificate and have been employed in the engineering industry for some time may be able to claim exemption from the course.

2009 Residential school schedule

Students should refer to the 2009 Residential School schedule for a complete list of courses that require residential schools and the dates in which they are scheduled.

Students enrolled in Practice courses in Semester 3 2009 who will be attending Residential School in February 2010 should consult the 2009 Residential School schedule for correct dates.

Articulation

Students who have completed an associate diploma or an associate degree program in engineering at a Queensland university within the last five years are eligible to claim up to a maximum of 16 units of advanced standing in the Bachelor of Engineering Technology program if studying in the same discipline area.

Exit points

Students who, for whatever reason, are unable to complete the Associate Degree in Engineering, and who satisfy all of the requirements of the Diploma of Engineering Studies (refer back to the 2006 USQ Handbook), may be permitted to exit with that award.

Other information

Full-time, on-campus students may, with the permission of the appropriate Program Coordinator, undertake courses by external study. This may be desirable if students wish to extend the range of courses open to them in the Elective areas.

In exceptional cases, a Head of Discipline, in consultation with the Discipline Consultative Committee, may permit a student to enrol in an Elective course other than those specified for the accredited program, provided the course is drawn from another accredited associate degree program offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying. Students who wish to enrol in courses other than those listed, must obtain written approval prior to enrolling in the course.

To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete all of the Academic courses and the Practice courses in the following tables that show the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the course synopses section of this Handbook to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.

In this section:

• Civil Engineering Major
• Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern (Toowoomba Campus)
• Civil Engineering Major Elective courses (Toowoomba campus)
• Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern (Springfield Campus)
• Civil Engineering Major Elective courses (Springfield)
• Computer Systems Engineering Major
• Computer Systems Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Computer Systems Engineering Major Elective courses
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major Elective courses
• Environmental Engineering Major
• Environmental Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Environmental Engineering Major Elective courses
• Mechanical Engineering Major
• Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Power Engineering Major
• Power Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Power Engineering Major Elective courses

Civil Engineering Major

Academic and Practice Courses

To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete all of the Academic and Practice courses in the following table that shows the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students for our Toowoomba and Springfield campuses. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the course synopses section of this Handbook to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.

Students enrolled in the external offer of a Practice course must attend the Residential School http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html for that course. In some cases students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend the residential school. Students should only enrol in a Practice course when they are able to attend the residential school for that course.

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

Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern (Toowoomba Campus)

Notes

For students transferring from one program to another a complete list of enrolment requirements are available in the synopses of courses .

Civil Engineering Major Elective courses (Toowoomba campus)

Notes

Other courses may be admissible as an Elective. However students must obtain approval from the relevant Head or Program Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.

Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern (Springfield Campus)

Notes

For students transferring from one program to another a complete list of enrolment requirements are available in the synopses of courses .

Civil Engineering Major Elective courses (Springfield)

Notes

Other courses may be admissible as an Elective. However students must obtain approval from the relevant Head or Program Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.

Computer Systems Engineering Major

Academic and Practice Courses

To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete all of the Academic and Practice courses in the following table that shows the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the course synopses section of this Handbook to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.

Students enrolled in the external offer of a Practice course must attend the Residential School http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html for that course. In some cases students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend the residential school. Students should only enrol in a Practice course when they are able to attend the residential school for that course.

Elective courses

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

Computer Systems Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Notes

For students transferring from one program to another a complete list of enrolment requirements are available in the synopses of courses at the end of this Handbook.
On entering the Associate Degree in Engineering (Computer Systems Engineering), external students are required to purchase a kit of tools comprising an electronic soldering iron, wire strippers, long nose pliers, diagonal cutter, safety glasses and an electronic prototyping 'breadboard'. These will first be required for ELE2501 Electronic Workshop and Production and ELE1502 Electronic Circuits, and further details will be provided on commencement of these courses. Additionally, all students enrolled in course ELE2501 will be required to purchase an electronic kit.
Students who are enrolled in the Computer Systems Engineering major and the Electrical and Electronic Engineering major and who have been granted an exemption in the course ELE1801 Electrical Technology are strongly advised to purchase the ELE1801 study materials from the USQ Bookshop and work through these to refresh their knowledge.

Computer Systems Engineering Major Elective courses

Notes

Other courses may be admissible as an Elective. However students must obtain approval from the relevant Program Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major

Academic and Practice Courses

To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete all of the Academic and Practice courses in the following table that shows the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the course synopses section of this Handbook to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.

Students enrolled in the external offer of a Practice course must attend the Residential School http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html for that course. In some cases students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend the residential school. Students should only enrol in a Practice course when they are able to attend the residential school for that course.

Elective courses

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

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Notes

For students transferring from one program to another a complete list of enrolment requirements are available in the synopses of courses .

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major Elective courses

Notes

Other courses may be admissible as an Elective. However students must obtain approval from the relevant Program Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.
On entering the Associate Degree in Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), external students are required to purchase a kit of tools comprising an electronic soldering iron, wire strippers, long nose pliers, diagonal cutter, safety glasses and an electronic prototyping 'breadboard'. These will first be required for ELE2501 Electronic Workshop and Production and ELE1502 Electronic Circuits, and further details will be provided on commencement of these courses. Additionally, all students enrolled in course ELE2501 will be required to purchase an electronic kit. For external students in the course ELE2702, access to an analogue multimeter and hook-up wire is required, together with the purchase of some electronic components.
Students who have been granted an exemption in the course ELE1801 Electrical Technology are strongly advised to purchase the ELE1801 study materials from the USQ Bookshop and work through these prior to attempting ELE2702 or ELE3803.

Environmental Engineering Major

Academic and Practice Courses

To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete all of the Academic and Practice courses in the following table that shows the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the course synopses section of this Handbook to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.

Students enrolled in the external offer of a Practice course must attend the Residential School http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html for that course. In some cases students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend the residential school. Students should only enrol in a Practice course when they are able to attend the residential school for that course.

Elective courses

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

Environmental Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Notes

For students transferring from one program to another a complete list of enrolment requirements are available in the synopses of courses.

Environmental Engineering Major Elective courses

Academic and Practice Courses

Notes

Other courses may be admissible as an Elective. However students must obtain approval from the relevant Head or Program Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.

Mechanical Engineering Major

To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete all of the Academic and Practice courses in the following table that shows the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the course synopses section of this Handbook to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.

Students enrolled in the external offer of a Practice course must attend the Residential School http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html for that course. In some cases students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend the residential school. Students should only enrol in a Practice course when they are able to attend the residential school for that course.

Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Notes

For students transferring from one program to another a complete list of enrolment requirements are available in the synopses of courses.

Power Engineering Major

Academic and Practice Courses

To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete all of the Academic and Practice courses in the following table that shows the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the course synopses section of this Handbook to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.

Students enrolled in the external offer of a Practice course must attend the Residential School http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/current/resschoolsched.html for that course. In some cases students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend the residential school. Students should only enrol in a Practice course when they are able to attend the residential school for that course.

Elective courses

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

Power Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Notes

For students transferring from one program to another a complete list of enrolment requirements are available in the synopses of courses.
On entering the Associate Degree in Engineering (Power Engineering), external students are required to purchase a kit of tools comprising an electronic soldering iron, wire strippers, long nose pliers, diagonal cutter, safety glasses and an electronic prototyping 'breadboard'. These will first be required for ELE2501 Electronic Workshop and Production and ELE1502 Electronic Circuits, and further details will be provided on commencement of these courses. Additionally, all students enrolled in course ELE2501 will be required to purchase an electronic kit. For external students in the course ELE2702, access to an analogue multimeter and hook-up wire is required, together with the purchase of some electronic components.
Students who have been granted an exemption in the course ELE1801 Electrical Technology are strongly advised to purchase the ELE1801 study materials from the USQ Bookshop and work through these prior to attempting ELE2702 or ELE3803.

Power Engineering Major Elective courses

Notes

Other courses may be admissible as an Elective. However students must obtain approval from the relevant Program Coordinator prior to enrolling in the course.