Bachelor of Engineering Honours / Bachelor of Commerce

This double degree program broadens the overall knowledge of students in areas that are complementary to their technical skills.

There is a growing demand in high-technology industries and research centers for engineers who also have knowledge and professional skills in business, management, and finance.

Course Learning Outcomes

• Apply systematic planning, synthesis and design processes to conduct and manage engineering or commerce projects, with some intellectual independence.
• Demonstrate a global outlook and knowledge of contextual factors impacting engineering and commerce disciplines, including respect for cultural diversity and indigenous cultural competence.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of commerce and the underpinning natural and physical sciences and in depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering and commerce disciplines.
• Demonstrate clear and coherent oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
• Demonstrate conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and computer and information sciences which underpin engineering and commerce disciplines and fluently apply engineering skills, techniques, tools and resources, as well as the skills associated with commerce research and scholarship.
• Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership to implement engineering or commerce projects according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
• Demonstrate responsibility for own learning, professional judgement and an understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary practice in both engineering and commerce.
• Think critically, and apply established methods and research skills to the solution of complex engineering and commerce problems.

Important course notes

Non standard timetable requirements
Students should be aware that unit overloads will be required in some semesters, in order to complete the course within the standard five year duration.

Work Experience option
The ECU Business Placement program provides students with a unique opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience in a public, private or not-for-profit organisation. They enable students to gain relevant work experience, allowing them to develop professional networks, practice applying theory learned during their degree, develop skills and capabilities required to succeed in their chosen profession, and gain a better understanding of the nature of employment and professional conduct in their chosen industry.

Attendance requirements
The Work Placement program comprises 100 hours of work experience during the academic semester. Programs can be completed in all discipline areas, as well as general business opportunities.

Work Experience requirement

Students are required to undertake a minimum of 12 weeks practical work experience in an engineering industry environment. This will normally be undertaken during a vacation period.