Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Diploma of Professional Practice (Co-op Engineering)

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Diploma of Professional Practice (Co-op Engineering) features 48 weeks of paid work placement and project-based learning, allowing you to develop the professional skills required to work as an engineer and graduate with one year of industry experience.

Your education and training will focus on developing skills that are highly desired by employers, such as effective teamwork and problem-solving. The work-integrated learning that you complete allows you to put your learning into practice while experiencing different workplace cultures.

Benefit from the flexibility to tailor your studies and specialise in Civil, Civil with Humanitarian, Electrical, Electrical with Data Analytics, Electrical with Information Processing, Mechanical, Mechanical with Industrial Automation, or Resources Systems Engineering. CQUniversity has strong relationships with industry practitioners, and our close industry links help you to gain support through industry-based scholarships.

Areas of study

Civil, civil with humanitarian, electrical, electrical with data analytics, electrical with industrial automation, electrical with information processing, mechanical, mechanical with industrial automation, resource systems.

Career opportunities

As a professional engineer, you will create change by developing new technologies and solutions to improve working and living standards for the community while protecting the environment. Professional engineers engage with people from all sections of society. They must listen to societal needs and apply their knowledge of science, technology, mathematics, and engineering standards to design, prototype, implement, operate and maintain solutions to complex problems.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Diploma of Professional Practice (Co-op Engineering) course is fully accredited* by Engineers Australia.  Graduates are recognised as professional engineers and are eligible for Graduate membership with EA.

*Note, the Electrical with Data Analytics, Electrical with Information Processing, Resource Systems and Civil with Humanitarian majors were recently introduced majors and have provisional accreditation until there are sufficient graduates for them to be reviewed by EA.

Practical experience

Students are required to complete 48 weeks of Engineering Professional Practice prior to graduation. The industry placements you complete are paid placements in your relevant field of engineering and are coordinated by the University.

Fees and charges

Refer to CQUniversity current fee information.