Course description
About Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering)
This program allows students to learn, and gain hands-on experience in a professional industry environment, being paid while they learn in industry. The Co-operative Education element of industry based learning contributes to graduates receiving the Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering). Students choose civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering as their specialisation after a common first year of engineering studies.
As a Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering) student you will learn and develop expertise leading to qualification as a professional engineer. You will graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), at least twelve months of industrial experience and a Diploma of Professional Practice attesting to your advanced knowledge, skills and experience in professional engineering practice. You will acquire, develop and demonstrate technical engineering knowledge and skills integrating problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills together with development of significant professional practice knowledge and skills.
This CQUniversity engineering work integrated learning program incorporates Project Based Learning, Co-operative Education with Professional Practice, providing learning in context, both in formal and informal learning environments (e.g. in workshops and classes and project studios) and in employment in industry, integrated in your study program. Teamwork and problem solving skills are learned alongside the technical content in an exciting real-world engineering environment.
The program consists of a common first year after which students select their study discipline in civil, electrical or mechanical engineering. The first and second years of the program are offered at CQUniversity's Gladstone, Mackay and Rockhampton campuses. The advanced years of the program are currently only available at Rockhampton.
The first two years of this program are common to the standard engineering degree.
Part of the study of this program entails two nominal six month periods of formal industry placements contributing to 48 weeks of work and professional practice development.
Career Opportunities
As a professional engineer you can be a driver of change in society and be not only responsible for the technological change, but also the impact it has on communities, society and the environment in general. Professional engineers work with people, they listen, then set about solving problems for people and communities.
Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice graduates enjoy an accelerated start into a wide variety of challenging career options across a range of industries and governments sectors, through their academic, co-operation education and professional practice learning experiences.
Having specialised in one of the following: civil engineering, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering, graduates find employment in a vast array of industry areas. These encompass national and international public and private industry sectors, including the energy, transportation, manufacturing, process, construction, mining and education industries.
Civil engineering typically involves infrastructure systems planning, design and supervision including the construction of buildings and bridges, transport and water resource systems.
Mechanical engineering typically involves planning, design and supervision in climate control, manufacturing and process and machine systems.
Electrical engineering typically specialises in systems design, development and maintenance of systems associated with electrical power and energy, telecommunications, instrumentation and control, microprocessors, and electronics.
Such is the level of industry demand, CQUniversity engineering graduates are highly sought after from all industry sectors with job offers often made even before students complete their studies.
Program Structure
This program is aimed at the education of professional engineers in 1 of 3 disciplines:
* Civil
* Electrical
* Mechanical
All students study in a 100% common first year and then a 75% common second year with a 25% discipline stream component. All students enrol in a common first year and then select a discipline stream.
The first two years of this program are common to CA87 – Bachelor of Engineering. Students in CA87 may be invited to transfer to the CF47 subject to their performance and the availability of industry placement places.
Year 1
These program plans are valid for students entering the program in 2006 or later. For continuing students who entered the program prior to 2006, please refer to the 2006 handbook or contact your Program Advisor for program details.
Course Availability
Where fewer than 10 students are enrolled in any course, the faculty may elect to withdraw the offering of such a low enrolment course, advising students accordingly in writing by email and counsel students to enrol in another course, relevant to their designated program of study.
Where fewer than 10 students are enrolled as 'internal students' in a course, the faculty may elect to withdraw the offering of such a low enrolment internal class and run this course in external mode only, where this option is available. The faculty will transfer students into external mode enrolment and advise them in writing by email of the change to their enrolment accordingly.
All students enrol in a common first year and then select a specialist stream. New students must complete:
Course Code Course Name
T1
ENEG11001 Engineering Skills 1
PHYS11184 Engineering Physics A
MATH11218 Engineering Foundation Mathematics
T2
ENEG11002 Engineering Skills 2
PHYS11185 Engineering Physics B
MATH11219 Engineering Mathematics
Students will then enrol in the prescribed courses for a specialist plan. To view transition documentation please go to http://www.fseh.cqu.edu.au/getFile.do?id=2381.
Civil plan
Course Code Course Name
Year 2 - T1
ENEG12001 Materials & Processes
MATH12222 Engineering Mathematical Applications
ENEC12007 Analysis of Structures
Year 2 - T2
ENEG12002 Engineering Design
ENEG12003 Engineering Project Management
ENEC12008 Geotechnical Engineering
ENEP11001 Professional Practice Preparation 1
Year 3 - T1
ENEC13009 Hydraulics
ENEP11005 Industry Placement 1
Year 3 - T2
ENEC13010 Solid Mechanics
ENEC13013 Water and Environmental Design
ENEP11002 Professional Practice Review 1
ENTC13016 Surveying
Year 4 - T1
ENEC13011 Steel Structures
ENEC13012 Transportation Engineering Design
ENEC14013 Concrete Structures
ENEP12001 Professional Practice Preparation 2
Year 4 - T2
ENEC14015 Traffic Engineering
ENEG14003 Engineering Project Planning
ENEP12006 Industry Placement 2
Year 5 - T1
ENEC14014 Structural and Geotechnical Design
ENEG14002 Engineering Project Implementation
ENEP12002 Professional Practice Review 2
Elective
Students choose 1 elective in Year 5 - T1. The elective is expected to contribute to, and enrich the Program and thus may be nominated by the students from appropriate courses university wide. This nomination must be requested and approved in writing by the appropriate faculty authority.
Electrical plan
Course Code Course Name
Year 2 - T1
MATH12222 Engineering Mathematical Applications
ENEE12014 Electrical Circuit Analysis
ENEG12001 Materials & Processes
Year 2 - T2
ENEG12003 Engineering Project Management
ENEE12015 Electrical Power Engineering
ENEP11001 Professional Practice Preparation 1
ENEG12002 Engineering Design
Year 3 - T1
ENEE13013 Digital and Analogue Electronics
ENEP11005 Industry Placement 1
Year 3 - T2
ENEE13015 Power System Analysis
ENEE14003 Embedded Microcontrollers
ENEE14004 Electronic Communications
ENEP11002 Professional Practice Review 1
Year 4 - T1
ENEE13014 Machines, Drives & Control
ENEE13016 Power System Protection
ENEP12002 Professional Practice Review 2
Signal Processing Systems
Year 4 - T2
ENEE14002 Data Communication Networks
ENEG14003 Engineering Project Planning
ENEP12006 Industry Placement 2
Year 5 - T1
ENEE14001 Control Systems
ENEG14002 Engineering Project Implementation
ENEP12002 Professional Practice Review 2
Elective
Students choose 1 elective in Year 5 - T1. The elective is expected to contribute to, and enrich the Program and thus may be nominated by the students from appropriate courses university wide. This nomination must be requested and approved in writing by the appropriate faculty authority.
Mechanical plan
Course Code Course Name
Year 2 - T1
MATH12222 Engineering Mathematical Applications
ENEM12006 Fluid Mechanics
ENEG12001 Materials & Processes
Year 2 - T2
ENEG12003 Engineering Project Management
ENEM12007 Statics & Dynamics
ENEP11001 Professional Practice Preparation 1
ENEG12002 Engineering Design
Year 3 - T1
ENEM13012 Maintenance Engineering
ENEP11005 Industry Placement 1
Year 3 - T2
ENEM13013 Mechanical Systems
ENEM13014 Thermodynamics
ENEM14012 Finite Element Analysis
ENEP11002 Professional Practice Review 1
Year 4 - T1
ENEM13010 Bulk Materials Handling
ENEM14011 Energy Conversion
ENEM14014 Thermofluid Engineering
ENEP12002 Professional Practice Review 2
Year 4 - T2
ENEG14003 Engineering Project Planning
ENEM14013 Process Engineering and Plants
ENEP12006 Industry Placement 2
Year 5 - T1
ENEG14002 Engineering Project Implementation
ENEM13011 Fluid and Electrical Drive Systems
ENEP12002 Professional Practice Review 2
Elective
Students choose 1 elective in Year 5 - T1. The elective is expected to contribute to, and enrich the Program and thus may be nominated by the students from appropriate courses university wide. This nomination must be requested and approved in writing by the appropriate faculty authority.
