This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Engineering.
Other commencement years for this course: 2018, 2017 and 2016
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Admission and fees
4 years FT, 8 years PT
You have a maximum of eight years to complete this course including any periods of intermission.
Mode and location
Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Materials Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Resources and Mining Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Resources and Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)
The actual award conferred depends on the engineering specialisation completed.
NOTE: This course has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2018. For details of changes, please consult the Handbook change register.
In the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) you will develop the knowledge and skills to practice as a professional engineer in one of the following branches of engineering:
* Not available at Monash University Malaysia.
Your studies commence with the common first year. Completion of the common first year will develop your foundational skills for engineering while you sample from the various branches of engineering. In this year, you will develop your skills and knowledge of fundamental engineering through completion of practical hands-on design-and-build activities. At the conclusion of first year, you will nominate your branch of engineering for further study.
After specialising in the second year, you will develop an in-depth understanding of the knowledge, techniques, tools and resources appropriate for your branch of engineering, as well as skills and knowledge of the application of engineering methods required to conduct, design and manage engineering projects.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is also available in a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) master's vertical double pathway. Designed for high achieving students, this pathway option will allow you the opportunity to fast track directly from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) into the Master of Advanced Engineering. You will be able to reduce the total duration of your study by enrolling in a maximum of two Master of Advanced Engineering units whilst completing the elective components of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree. You will graduate with both a bachelor honours degree and an expert master's degree. Please note that the master's accelerated pathway is only available for the following specialisations:
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) can be taken in combination with the following courses:
This will lead to the award of two degrees: your specialist engineering degree and the degree awarded by the partner course. Students should refer to the course entry for the partner course in their double degree for the requirements of the other degree.
Aerospace engineers design, develop and maintain flight vehicles. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in aerodynamics, aerostructures, avionics, propulsion, flight control and material science.
Availability: Clayton, Malaysia
Chemical engineers transform raw materials into useful and commercial end products. This involves the research of raw materials and their properties, design and development of equipment and the evaluation of operating processes. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in chemistry and chemical thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, material and energy balances, as well as particle technology and process design.
Availability: Clayton, Malaysia
Civil engineers design, construct, maintain and operate infrastructure for the benefit of society. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in mechanics; transport, traffic and road engineering; building structures and technology; design of concrete and masonry structures; bridge design and assessment; geomechanics; and hydrology.
Availability: Clayton, Malaysia
Electrical and computer systems engineers develop electronic solutions to underpin a broad range of development supporting every aspect of engineering. In particular, graduates often employ their skills in the biomedical, computer systems, electronics, electrical power engineering, robotics and telecommunications industries. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in electrical and electronic engineering including: the fundamentals of circuits; electronic signals and signal processing; digital electronics and systems on a chip; and the design of large-scale power and telecommunications systems.
Environmental engineers create innovative solutions for sustainable development. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in ecology and biodiversity; material and energy balances; thermodynamics; materials properties and recycling; hydrology; environmental risk and impact assessment; management systems; energy and the environment; and sustainability and the law.
Materials engineering is all about making new materials and improving existing ones - making things stronger, lighter, more functional, sustainable and cost-effective. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in using, analysing and creating crystal structures; thermodynamics and phase equilibria; functional materials; polymers and ceramics; materials durability, characterisation and modelling; and processing and engineering of metals and ceramics.
Availability: Clayton, Malaysia
Mechanical engineering focuses on turning energy into motion and power - any practical device that moves has required a mechanical engineer to design it. The discipline covers the generation, conversion, transmission and use of mechanical and thermal energy, and includes the design, construction and operation of devices and systems. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in structural mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics while developing novel solutions through engineering design and systems and control.
Availability: Clayton, Malaysia
Mechatronics engineering combines mechanical engineering, computing and electronics to create functional smart products. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in electrical systems; mechanics; systems engineering; sensors and artificial perception; thermo-fluids and power systems; analogue electronics; robotics; control systems; and manufacturing.
Resources and mining engineering has essential disciplines such as mining, geological, oil and gas, and renewable energy to meet the ever changing global challenges and demands of industry. You will acquire expertise in your stream of choice. This include skills such as leadership, management, and have the ability to transfer your skills overeas.
Resources and renewable energy engineering has essential disciplines such as mining, geological, oil and gas, and renewable energy to meet the ever changing global challenges and demands of industry. You will acquire expertise in your stream of choice. This include skills such as leadership, management, and have the ability to transfer your skills overeas.
Availability: Clayton, Malaysia
Software engineering comprises the core principles consistent in software construction and maintenance: fundamental software processes and life-cycles; mathematical foundations of software engineering; requirements analysis; software engineering methodologies and standard notations; principles of software architecture and re-use; software quality frameworks and validation; software development; and maintenance environments and tools. Current industry-strength programming languages, technologies and systems feature highly in the practical components, electives and projects of the course.
These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8 and Monash Graduate Attributes.
Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:
A maximum of 96 points of credit may be awarded for previous relevant undergraduate-level study.
This course requires you to complete a total of 420 hours of continuous professional development, in order to graduate. This professional development may be in the form of 12 weeks of relevant vacation employment or an equivalent combination of approved professional development and/or engineering employment, taken throughout the duration of the course. You are required to submit a series of reflections on your experience, with particular reference to the development of each of the key Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is accredited by Engineers Australia at the level of Professional Engineer and by the Engineering Accreditation Council of Malaysia. The course is recognised under the Washington Accord enabling our engineering graduates to work worldwide in any country that is also a signatory to the Accord, without the need to re-qualify. The application will be made to Engineers Australia for the accreditation of Resources and mining engineering specialisation and the Resources and renewable energy engineering specialisation. Further details about professional recognition can be found at the Professional recognition of courses Professional recognition of courses (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2019handbooks/undergrad/eng-03.html) page in this Handbook.
The course develops through four themes that combine to underpin engineering practice: fundamentals and foundational skills, design, knowledge and applications, and professional practice.
These will develop your understanding of natural and physical sciences, mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences that underpin all engineering disciplines.
This will develop the engineering techniques, tools and resources for the conduct, design and management of engineering design processes and projects, both in the industrial setting and in the development of research experiments.
This will provide in-depth knowledge of the specific engineering methods of a branch of engineering, and will integrate the specific engineering methods and discipline knowledge into practice. You will develop skills to identify and apply knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. Additionally, your studies will focus on your understanding and application of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice in your discipline.
This will develop your skills in readiness for the engineering workplace. You will develop skills in effective team membership and team leadership, the use and management of commercially relevant data, and the legal responsibilities of engineers. This study will integrate the theme 'Engineering knowledge and application' with your specialist field of engineering.
This will enable you to further deepen your knowledge of engineering or broaden your knowledge in another approved field. If you are completing a single degree course you may use electives to add technical expertise in their engineering specialisation and/or to complete one of the engineering-approved minors from another faculty thereby adding other skills to your repertoire. If you wish to take more than two units outside the faculty, and you are not using the additional units to complete one of the approved minors, you must consult with and gain permission from your course advisor before doing so.
In order to meet local accreditation requirements, if you are studying your degree on the Malaysia campus you must choose technical engineering units to fulfil the elective requirements of your engineering degree.
If you are in the master's accelerated pathway you will select a mix of electives from engineering, or from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol, in conjunction with 12 credit points taken from E6001 Master of Advanced Engineering.
This course comprises 192 points, of which 144 points are from core engineering study and 48 points are available for elective study. A minimum of 72 points must be completed in engineering studies at level 3 and above.
The course develops through theme studies in: Part A. Engineering fundamentals and foundational skills, Part B. Engineering design, Part C. Engineering application and knowledge, Part D. Professional practice and Part E. Elective study.
Elective units may be at any level, however, no more than 10 units (60 points) are to be completed at level 1 in the engineering course.
Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.
If you have not completed the equivalent of VCE Physics and/or VCE Specialist mathematics then you must complete foundation units in physics and/or mathematics respectively:
Note: If you are in a double degree and need to take both foundation units you will need to overload in year 1 or 2 and increase the total credit points needed for the double degree by 6 points.
You must complete:
You must complete:
If you are completing the single degree, available electives may be taken from the list below and/or may be chosen from across the University, including one of the engineering-approved minors other faculties. Elective units may be at any level, however, no more than 10 units (60 points) at level 1 can be credited to the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
If you are in the single degree you must complete at least one of the following available on your campus of enrolment:
* Students planning to specialise in mechanical engineering are advised against taking this unit as a Level 1 elective as this is a core unit in the specialisation.
Double degrees: For students completing a double degree, at least 12 points at level 1 must be used in fulfilling the requirements of the partner course. Therefore, double degree students who are required to take 12 points of engineering foundation units will need to overload by 6 points. Please refer to the course progression map course progression map (https://www.monash.edu/engineering/current-students/enrolment-and-re-enrolment/course-information/course-maps) for the relevant double degree.
You must complete one of the following specialisations:*
* The following specialisations are not available at Malaysia: aerospace, environmental, materials and resources.