Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science (Physics)

Build your understanding of the natural world as you grow your engineering capabilities when you study physics and engineering at UOW. Enhancing your education, academic and professional qualifications, double degrees allow you to gain two degrees at once, minimising both the time commitment and cost of your studies. They also make you a more competitive candidate in a crowded job market.

Learn how to design and build liveable and sustainable cities and how climate change is impacting nature? On completion, you will be able to address these challenges and more as you develop a thorough understanding of engineering and the skills and knowledge to meet the needs of tomorrow’s employers.

Design the career of your choice as you build highly competitive skills based on experiential learning. You will benefit from faculty members who are some of the best in their fields, driving cutting- edge research and solutions to global issues. You will learn core fundamentals in your first year of both degrees before deciding which major discipline and electives to focus on from the second year. You will participate in practical classes in our modern, fully equipped laboratories and workshops and be exposed to honours-level content integrated into the engineering course. Throughout this double degree, you will gain hands-on experience, make meaningful professional connections and have the opportunity for workplace-based projects, or traditional research projects. You will also gain practical experience during an engineering placement where you will gain highly valued industry experience.

Areas of study

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): Architectural, biomedical, civil, computer and autonomous systems, electrical and electronics, environmental, materials, mechanical, mechatronic, mining or telecommunications engineering and Internet of Things (IoT). If you are undecided which engineering major you wish to specialise in, UOWs Flexible First Year program of common first-year subjects provides an opportunity to learn about all engineering disciplines and decide your major in the second year. Bachelor of Science (Physics): Atmospheric science, biomolecular physics, physics, physics and mathematics, nuclear and space radiation technology.

Career opportunities

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): Architectural engineer, biomedical engineer, computer architect, computer systems engineer, civil engineer, construction manager, electronics engineer, electrical engineer, environmental engineer, geotechnical engineer, materials engineer, mechanical engineer, metallurgist, network engineer, production engineer, security engineer, software engineer, structural engineer, systems analyst, telecommunications engineer, transport engineer, water quality manager. Bachelor of Science (Physics):  Astrophysicist, atmospheric scientist, biomolecular scientist, biophysicist, cosmologist, defence logistics, econophysicist, health physicist, hydrographer, intelligence, medical imaging specialist (further study required), meteorologist, researcher.

Professional recognition

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): UOW’s engineering programs are accredited by Engineers Australia and relevant world engineering bodies through the Washington Accord. This ensures recognition by equivalent professional engineering bodies in the USA, UK, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries. This recognition ensures that graduates from this course are admitted, on application, to the grade of Graduate Membership of Engineers Australia. The biomedical engineering major will be submitted for accreditation with Engineers Australia. For the Bachelor of Science (Physics): The Bachelor of Science (Physics) and the Honours degree conform to the requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Physics. Recognition as a professional physicist requires the completion of a higher degree or an equivalent amount of professional experience.

Practical experience

Compulsory 12 weeks of industry experience in one or more settings under the supervision of experienced engineers. Students can also participate in internships, industry projects and other career-ready learning opportunities.

Honours

In the final stages of the course, students undertake a research component (thesis).

Fees and charges

Refer to University of Wollongong current fee information.