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Monash University Calendar

Faculty of Engineering regulations

• Undergraduate degrees
  
  
  • Schedule 1 - Degrees
    
    
  • Schedule 2 - Double Degrees

Undergraduate degrees

1. Interpretation

In these regulations, unless a contrary intention appears -

“candidate” means a candidate for a degree;

“course of study” means a course of study for a degree;

“dean” means the dean of the faculty;

“degree” means a degree listed in Schedule 1;

“faculty” means the Faculty of Engineering;

“faculty board” means the faculty board of the faculty;

“faculty information handout” means a faculty handbook or such other publication concerning a course of study, whether bound, loose leaf or in electronic form, as the faculty board determines from time to time.

2. Degrees

2.1 A degree listed in -

2.1.1 Part A of Schedule 1 may be undertaken as a pass degree or a degree with honours; and

2.1.2 Part B of Schedule 1 may be undertaken as a pass degree only.

2.2 The degree of Bachelor of Engineering must be undertaken in one of the following fields-

• Chemical Engineering
  
  
• Civil Engineering
  
  
• Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
  
  
• Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
  
  
• Materials Engineering
  
  
• Mechanical Engineering
  
  
• Mechatronics Engineering.

3. Course of study

3.1 The course of study for a degree comprises units as determined by the faculty board under this section.

3.2 The faculty board may from time to time determine the units comprising a course of study and may, in relation to the units, determine any matter including but not limited to requirements concerning -

3.2.1 number, timing, content and duration;

3.2.2 prerequisite and corequisite units and prohibited combinations;

3.2.3 attendance and participation;

3.2.4 credit points;

3.2.5 assessment; and

3.2.6 satisfactory completion.

3.3 The faculty board may determine -

3.3.1 work experience requirements for a degree; and

3.3.2 special requirements for or in relation to the course of study for a degree undertaken pursuant to these regulations concurrently with the course of study for a degree of another faculty.

3.4 The faculty board must cause each determination under this section to be published in a faculty information handout.

4. Time limits

4.1 Except where the dean in any particular case otherwise determines and subject to subsection 4.2, the course of study for a degree -

4.1.1 listed in Part A of Schedule 1 must be completed in a minimum of four and a maximum of eight years; and

4.1.2 listed in Part B of Schedule 1 must be completed in a minimum of three and a maximum of six years.

4.2 The dean may determine particular time limits for a candidate granted credit under section 5 or 6.

6. Equivalent Work

7. Credit time limit

8. Outside work

9. Intermission

10. Double degrees

10.1 A candidate may, with the approval of the faculty board of this faculty and of the other faculty concerned, undertake a degree of this faculty specified in Part A of Schedule 2 concurrently with one of the degrees specified in Part B of the schedule in relation to the degree of this faculty.

10.2 Except where the dean in any particular case otherwise determines, where two degrees are undertaken concurrently, the course of study for both degrees must be completed in a minimum of five and a maximum of 10 years provided that, in the case of the double degree of -

10.2.1 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Laws; or

10.2.2 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Laws -

the course of study for both degrees must be completed in a minimum of six and a maximum of 12 years.

11. Reversion

11.1 A candidate undertaking a double degree may, with the consent of the faculty board, transfer to candidature for the degree of this faculty only.

11.2 Where pursuant to subsection 11.1 a candidate transfers to candidature for the degree of this faculty only, the faculty board must specify –

11.2.1 the work required to be completed by the candidate to qualify for the degree; and

11.2.2 the time within which the work must be completed.

12.1 A candidate who satisfies the requirements of a degree is qualified for the award of the degree and, in the case of the degree with honours, with honours of the grade determined by the faculty board in accordance with subsection 12.2.

12.2 A degree with honours may be awarded in one of the following grades:

• H1
  
  
• H2A
  
  
• H2B

12.3 A candidate for a double degree is not eligible for an award under these regulations until both degrees have been satisfactorily completed.

13. Compliance

13.1 Subject to this section, a candidate must comply with these regulations and with the requirements concerning the relevant course of study determined by the faculty board under these regulations, as in force or published from time to time.

13.2 Where the faculty board considers that a candidate has, since first enrolling for a degree, been unreasonably adversely affected by any change in the regulations or course of study requirements, the faculty board must permit the candidate to qualify for the degree under the regulations or course of study requirements in force or published at some time during candidature, provided the faculty board is satisfied that the work so required to be completed is equivalent in standard to that currently required to complete the course of study.

Schedule 1 – Degrees

Part A

• Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering


• Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering


• Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering


• Bachelor of Engineering


• Bachelor of Environmental Engineering


• Bachelor of Mechatonics Engineering


• Bachelor of Telecommunications Engineering

Part B

• Bachelor of Technology (Computer Studies)


• Bachelor of Technology (Infrastructure – Design, Construction and Management)

Schedule 2 - Double Degrees

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