Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

Engineering courses
Advice to prospective students
Entry to first-year engineering degree
The common first year program is currently under review
for 1995. Details of the revised first year will be supplied
to students on enrolment.
Secondary students considering a professional engineering
course in civil, electrical power and control, communication
and electronic, computer systems, manufacturing (chemical or
production), mechanical engineering or technology, should
bear in mind the need to undertake studies in mathematics
and the physical sciences which will allow them to proceed to
a Year 12 course of study as prescribed in the entrance
requirements.
A feature of Swinburne's engineering degree courses is the
common first-year program which enables a student
commencing a course to delay making a final decision on the
branch of engineering to be undertaken until the end of first
year.
The subjects comprising first year are intended to form a firm
foundation on which studies in later years are built.
Considerable emphasis is placed on the development of
fundamental scientific principles and an introduction to
engineering technology and techniques.
The program consists of eight semesters of academic tuition in
the Higher Education Sector of the University plus two
semesters of IBL. The course structure for engineering degree
courses is shown in the sections pertaining to the various
schools of the Division of Science, Engineering and Design.
Students who have completed, or partly completed, an
engineering course at another tertiary institution may apply for
entry to an engineering degree course at Swinburne.
Applications in this category are essentially considered on the
basis of the course studied by the applicant and the results
obtained. Enquiries should be directed to the Head of the
school concerned.
Bachelor of Technology (Building
Surveying)
Secondary students planning to enter the Bachelor of
Technology (Building Surveying) should bear in mind the
necessity for studies in mathematics and the physical sciences.
Eligible applicants should have successfully completed a VCE
course of study as prescribed in the entrance requirements.
Students who have completed a Certificate of Technology
course in an appropriate area will be admitted with some
exemptions, as appropriate.
Admission to Engineering courses
Admission to first-year degree courses
Selection
Selection is based primarily on academic merit as assessed by
results achieved in Year 12 subjects, or their equivalent.
Consideration will be given to the full range of an applicant's
VCE studies and results, the level of performance in CATS in
prerequisite studies and any other information available to the
Selection Officer.
Standard Entry Scheme
VC E
To be eligible for consideration for Standard Entry, you must
have satisfactorily completed your VCE or equivalent in the
following subjects (an average of Grade D or better is
required):
English (units 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Physics (units 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Mathemat~cal Methods (units 1, 2,3 and 4)
General Mathematics (units 1 and 2)
Specialist Mathematics (units 3 and 4)
Chemistry (units 1 and 2)
Chemistry (units 3 and 4 are highly recommended.
Bonus points of 10% will be awarded).
Approved study structures are not normally taken into account.
Associate Diploma entry
Persons who have completed an associate diploma with very
good results may be eligible for in excess of one year's credit in
the degree program. All applications will be considered
individually.
Alternative Pathways Entry Schemes
(A) VCE (or equivalent) Alternative Pathways Entry
To be eligible for consideration under VCE Alternative
Pathways Entry, you must have satisfactorily completed your
VCE or equivalent. An average of Grade D or better is required
in the following:
English (units 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Physics (units 1 and 2)
Chemistry (units 1 and 2)
Mathematical Methods (units 1,2, 3 and 4)
General Mathematics (units 1 and 2)
Bonus points of 10% will be awarded for: Physics,
Chemistry and Specialist Mathematics at units 3 and 4 level.
The first year for students entering under the Alternative
Pathways Entry Scheme commences two weeks before the
Standard Entry Scheme with additional work undertaken
during the year. In addition to other engineering subjects,
students receive special attention in mathematics and physics
as appropriate.
At the conclusion of the first year program Alternative
Pathways Entry students have the same options open to them
as do those entering through the Standard Entry Scheme.
(0) Certificate of Technology and Associate Diploma
Persons who have satisfactorily completed an associate
diploma with very good results may be eligible for up to one
year's credit in the degree program. All applicants will be
considered individually.
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