CourseBachelor Honours DegreeBE(Hons)/BCom

E3005 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce

Faculty of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (E3005) is a 5 years full-time, 240-credit-point, bachelor honours degree course from the Faculty of Engineering, taught at Clayton. In 2020 you can choose from 10 majors and 9 specialisations. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.

Credit points
240
Duration
5 years full time
10 years part time
Campus
Clayton
On campus
Guaranteed ATAR
85

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

NOTE: This course has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2019. For details of changes, please consult the 2020 Change register.

Engineering with commerce is a powerful combination. Many engineers work in areas outside of engineering, such as management, banking and consulting, and many go on to become CEOs of major corporations. Almost 20 percent of CEOs of ASX100 companies are engineers.

The dual degree includes an engineering common first year, allowing you time to learn about engineering and its various branches before choosing an area of specialisation. In this year, you will learn to apply your developing mathematics and science knowledge to real-life problems.

You will also select your commerce major after sampling from across the main disciplines. This could be economics, finance, management, marketing or sustainability, or another discipline that aligns with your career aspirations.

The design and systems thinking provided through engineering, together with analytic skills and a practical focus is an unbeatable combination. Our graduates are professionals who know how to get things done.

This double degree will develop your business acumen and complement the qualities that make engineers ideal business leaders: detail-oriented, analytical, creative, versatile, visionary and innovative. 

Graduates will be prepared for project leadership in fields such as health, built and natural environments, medicine and aerospace. The education you will receive means you will be able to draw on cross-disciplinary perspectives to thrive in a broad range of settings.

Course structure

Engineering component144 credit points
You must complete 144 credit points from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree comprising all of Parts A and B, 108 credit points of your specialisation core units from Parts C and D and one First year engineering technical elective from Part E if you are not required to undertake any foundation units from Part A as described in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree. Please note that you will need to overload by one unit and increase the double-degree's total credit points by 6 points if you have to complete both foundation units.
Commerce component96 credit points
You must complete 96 credit points from Parts A and B as described in the Bachelor of Commerce
The handbook's description of this structure

Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced.

Engineering

E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is a specialist course that develops through four themes that combine to underpin engineering practice: fundamentals and foundational skills, design, knowledge and applications, and professional practice.

Part A. Engineering fundamentals and foundational skills

These will develop your understanding of natural and physical sciences, mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences that underpin all engineering disciplines.

Part B. Engineering design

This will develop the engineering techniques, tools and resources for the conduct, design and management of engineering design processes and projects, both in the industrial setting and in the development of research experiments.

Part C. Engineering knowledge and application

This will provide in-depth knowledge of the specific engineering methods of a branch of engineering and will integrate the specific engineering methods and discipline knowledge into practice. You will develop skills to identify and apply knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. Additionally, your studies will focus on your understanding and application of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice in your discipline.

Part D. Professional practice

This will develop your skills in readiness for the engineering workplace. You will develop skills in effective team membership and team leadership, the use and management of commercially relevant data, and the legal responsibilities of engineers. This study will integrate the theme 'Engineering knowledge and application' with your specialist field of engineering.

Commerce

B2001 Bachelor of Commerce is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts. In the double degree course you complete:

Part A. Commerce specified study

This will provide you with a broad foundation for your study of commerce and expose you to several commerce disciplines. This will contribute breadth to your knowledge of commerce and address the graduate course outcomes. It will also give you the opportunity to learn more about each discipline before finalising your choice of major.

Part B. Commerce listed major

This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your expertise in one discipline area. You will develop, apply and communicate an advanced level of understanding of the concepts and theoretical frameworks that constitute the knowledge base of your major area of study.

Course requirements

You must complete 240 points, of which 144 points are from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (including all of the requirements in Parts A, B, C and D for the chosen specialisation; and 96 points from the Bachelor of Commerce (including all of the requirements in Parts A and B for the single degree).

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

You must complete 240 points, of which 144 points are from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (including all of the requirements in Parts A, B, C and D for the chosen specialisation; and 96 points from the Bachelor of Commerce (including all of the requirements in Parts A and B for the single degree).

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Areas of study

Entry requirements

Guaranteed ATAR and selection rank

85; ; International: UERT Year 12/Foundation Band 5 (90-92.49); UERT Post-Secondary Band 3 (Distinction)

Other applicants

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

English language

Monash Minimum: Level A, that is: IELTS: 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or TOEFL Paper-based test: 550 with a TWE of 4.5; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

Pathways

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Professional accreditation

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Other information

NOTE: This course has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2019. For details of changes, please consult the 2020 Change register.

Engineering with commerce is a powerful combination. Many engineers work in areas outside of engineering, such as management, banking and consulting, and many go on to become CEOs of major corporations. Almost 20 percent of CEOs of ASX100 companies are engineers.

The dual degree includes an engineering common first year, allowing you time to learn about engineering and its various branches before choosing an area of specialisation. In this year, you will learn to apply your developing mathematics and science knowledge to real-life problems.

You will also select your commerce major after sampling from across the main disciplines. This could be economics, finance, management, marketing or sustainability, or another discipline that aligns with your career aspirations.

The design and systems thinking provided through engineering, together with analytic skills and a practical focus is an unbeatable combination. Our graduates are professionals who know how to get things done.

This double degree will develop your business acumen and complement the qualities that make engineers ideal business leaders: detail-oriented, analytical, creative, versatile, visionary and innovative. 

Graduates will be prepared for project leadership in fields such as health, built and natural environments, medicine and aerospace. The education you will receive means you will be able to draw on cross-disciplinary perspectives to thrive in a broad range of settings.

Common questions

How long is Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce?

5 years full time, 240 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 10 semesters of full-time study.

What majors can I take in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce?

10 majors in 2020, including Accounting, Actuarial studies, Behavioural commerce, Business analytics, Econometrics, Economics, Finance and Management studies.

What ATAR do I need for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce?

The guaranteed ATAR listed for 2020 entry is 85.

Where can I study Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce?

At Clayton.

How do I plan my Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification
Bachelor Honours Degree
AQF level
Level 8
Credit points
240
Full time
5 Years
Part time
10 Years
Maximum time
10 years
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
CRICOS code
072585G
Abbreviation
BE(Hons)/BCom
Award titles
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours)Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Honours)Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)Bachelor of Materials Engineering (Honours)Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours)Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours)Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours)Bachelor of CommerceBachelor of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering (Honours)