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Overview
- Get a head start on advancing your career by combining valuable broad business skills with an engineering specialty.
- Complete 2 separate degrees in 5 years full-time.
- Choose between a major in civil, electrical or mechanical engineering.
- Study a business major in accountancy, advertising, economics, finance, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.
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| QTAC course code | 419532 |
| QUT course code | IX28 |
| Attendance | Full time |
| Course duration | 5 years full time |
| Start month | February |
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On campus
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Student Business Services (SBS) Admissions:
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| CRICOS code | 061649J |
Details
Students combine engineering knowledge in civil, electrical or mechanical with a business course majoring in accountancy, advertising, finance, economics, human resource management, international business, management, marketing or public relations.
Why choose this course?
QUT’s strong industry links, real-world lecturers and emphasis on practical experience ensure you will be work ready upon graduation. The engineering component of the degree equips graduates with the ability to design and maintain cutting-edge products or infrastructure, and you will be exposed to challenging, hands-on practical experience through laboratories and design projects, enabling you to make an immediate contribution to the industry.
Your additional business degree can help accelerate your career advancement. You will gain valuable skills in management, accounting, international business or marketing, depending on your choice of major, and gain a broad base of commercial knowledge.
Understanding the business component of engineering is highly attractive to employers. A double degree incorporating business gives you a broader knowledge and skill base, equipping you with the ability to apply yourself to work challenges from a different perspective.
Career outcomes
This double degree offers you a wide range of career opportunities.
The electrical engineering degree will lead you to potential careers in the power industry, robotics, manufacturing, mining and bio-engineering. Career opportunities are also found in the telecommunications industry, mining and transport sector, computer industry and transmission industries. As an electrical engineering graduate you will find employment in service industries, large industrial groups and small innovative private specialist firms.
Mechanical engineering graduates will find employment in a variety of roles such as a consultant, project manager or technical adviser in a wide range of industries including manufacturing.
Civil engineering graduates can work as a consulting engineer, project manager, structural engineer or transport engineer. You may also have the opportunity to establish your own consulting engineer practice.
Professional recognition
This course has professional accreditation from Engineers Australia (EA). EA is a signatory to the Washington Accord, which permits graduates from accredited member courses to work in various countries across the world. Depending on your choice of business major you may also be eligible for membership of a number of professional bodies.
Units
Course Design
Students are required to complete 480 credit points comprised of 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Engineering program and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business program. Students supplement the engineering component of this program with the 96 credit point Business School Core units in the Bachelor of Business program together with a 96 credit point major in one of the following:
- Accountancy
- Advertising
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations.
All course structures
Here are the rest of the study plans.
Entry requirements
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
- English
- Maths B
We assume that you have knowledge equivalent to four semesters at high school level (Years 11 and 12) with sound achievement (4, SA). Accountancy, Finance, Economics and Marketing majors also requires 4 SA in Maths A, B or C.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
Did you get an OP 1-5?
If you receive an OP 1-5 or equivalent, you're guaranteed a place in this course.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2012: CSP $3,928 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Engineering (Civil, Electrical or Mechanical)
You apply through QTAC for all our undergraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you've:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for - you can apply for up to 6
- Checked important dates
- Semester 1
20121 August 2011 -Applications for Semester 1, 2012 open
30 September 2011 -Due date for on-time QTAC applications for 2012. Further information is available from QTAC.
20 December 2011 -Due date to submit QTAC applications and documentation for the January offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
5 January 2012 - Final date to change preferences for the QTAC January offer round. Further information is available from QTAC. - Semester 2
20121 August 2011 - Applications for Semester 2, 2012 open.23 April 2012 - Final date to submit QTAC midyear applications and documentation for the May offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.25 May 2012 -Final date to submit QTAC midyear applications, change of preference and documentation for the June offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked your course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
All done? Then you're ready to apply
Important: Make a note of the QTAC code for this course (419532) because you'll need to enter it as part of your QTAC application.
After you've submitted your application to QTAC
If you've studied before or if you have at least two years' work experience, you may want to apply for credit for prior learning.
