Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Power) Honours

Yes. The first year of this course includes a set of eight units that are common across all engineering honours courses. This allows students the opportunity to develop a better understanding of the various engineering disciplines on offer and the flexibility, if desired, to switch to another engineering discipline/course without penalty after the first year of study.

Students who receive a WAM of 70 per cent or above at the end of their third year of study will be invited to complete a graded Honours degree by taking the two Honours Thesis units (ENS5145 and ENS5146) in place of the standard project units in their fourth year. Students below this cut-off, or who decline the offer to undertake the Honours Thesis, will graduate with an ungraded Honours degree.

All applicants are required to have Mathematics: Methods ATAR, with equivalents considered, and Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR or Chemistry ATAR or Mathematics: Specialist ATAR, with equivalents considered. It is desirable that all applicants have Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR; students without these subjects may need to take a bridging unit in the first year of their studies.

For domestic students, the estimated first year indicative fee is AUD $8,350 (Commonwealth supported place). For international students, the estimated first year indicative fee is AUD $42,900.

In the final two years of study, a range of specialist electrical power engineering topics are covered including power systems (generation, transmission and protection), power electronics, electrical machines and transformers, industrial control, control systems, engineering management, and sustainability and renewable energy, to prepare students to enter their chosen profession with relevant knowledge and skills.