Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Business

with majors in Electrical and Electronic and Business Administration – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning

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Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Business students must complete 500 credit points comprising:

  • 10 Engineering core units of study (125 credit points)
  • 18 units of study from one Engineering major (225 credit points).
  • 4 Business core units of study (50 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from one Business major (100 credit points)
  • EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering (Compulsory non-credit unit)

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a WIL Professional Placement. Please note that due to government regulation international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.

Students who undertake a 6 or 12-month Professional Placement may receive an exemption for EAT20008. Where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative unit.

Professional Placements

Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process.

Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 600 credit points comprising:

  • 10 Engineering core units (125 credit points)
  • 18 units from one Engineering Major (225 credit points)
  • 4 Business core units (50 credit points)
  • 8 units from one Business Major (100 credit points)
  • 4 units from the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points)
  • EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering (Compulsory non-credit unit)

Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 550 credit points comprising:

  • 10 Engineering core units (125 credit points)
  • 18 units from one Engineering Major (225 credit points)
  • 4 Business core units (50 credit points)
  • 8 units from one Business Major (100 credit points)
  • 2 units from the Professional Placement Minor (50 credit points).
  • EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering (Compulsory non-credit unit)

Students who undertake a 6 or 12-month Professional Placement may receive an exemption for EAT20008. Honours merit calculation for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Business double degree Honours merit calculation will be based on the averaged results of 12 units in the final two years of the course with the following descriptive outcomes:

  • BEng (Hons) with High Distinction; for students who achieve ≥ 80
  • BEng (Hons) with Distinction; for students who achieve 70 – 79
  • BEng (Hons) with Credit; for students who achieve 60 – 69
  • BEng (Hons); for students who achieve < 60

Students who transfer with advanced standing are required to undertake at least 9 of these units at Swinburne, including all 6 outcome units, to qualify for an honours merit calculation.

Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) double degree component is 225 credit points (normally 18 units). The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Business double degree component is 100 credit points (normally eight units). This is based on exit award requirements of 500 credit points.