Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - 820315

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

820315

Engineering and Technology

Full time Part time

Course Fee

CSP

CQUniversity - Cairns

Start Date

Mar 2027

Jul 2027

Duration

4 years Full time or 8 years Part time

Offer Rounds

14 Jan 2027, 3 Jun 2027

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

This course prepares students for a diverse career as a professional engineer. Students have a choice of majors in traditional engineering disciplines as well as dual major options that will prepare them for emerging specialist fields of engineering. This course develops students’ problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills and incorporates project-based learning so they can graduate work ready. The first year of study allows students to experience engineering projects from different disciplines which will assist them in deciding which engineering discipline and course major they wish to pursue. Students will also benefit from 12 weeks of industry experience, applying the skills and knowledge from their studies to real-world scenarios. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

CQUniversity

Note

Some units will have a compulsory residential schools for students who study online. These residential schools give students an opportunity to develop and demonstrate practical skills.

Majors

Civil; Civil with Humanitarian; Civil with Trade Practice; Electrical; Electrical with Data Analytics; Electrical with Industrial Automation; Electrical with Information Processing; Electrical with Trade Practice; Mechanical; Mechanical with Agricultural Machinery; Mechanical with Industrial Automation; Mechanical with Process Systems; Mechanical with Renewable Energy; Mechanical with Trade Practice; Resource Systems; Resource Systems with Trade Practice.

Other requirements

Students are required to complete 480 hours (including a minimum of 240 hours of industry experience) of Engineering Professional Practice prior to graduation. Once students have completed the professional practice requirements, they must provide evidence of how they have attained the professional engineering practice exposure required by Engineers Australia. For full course requirements, visit Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for CQUniversity and this course, refer to CQUniversity’s website.

Prerequisites

English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C); General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 and 4, C); Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years

Recommended study

Physics (Units 3 and 4, C); Design (Units 3 and 4, C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3 and 4, C).

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

98.75

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

99.95

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

85.15

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

87.15

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

76.45

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

78.45

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2026

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Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor

Number of students

N/P#

Percentage of all students

N/P#

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

46.7%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Career opportunities

Upon completion of the course, graduates will be qualified to work as a professional engineer in either the civil, electrical, mechanical or resource systems engineering fields, depending on their chosen major.

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