Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Engineering recommended enrolment plans

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Engineering is 5-year program which builds on the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) to give you specialist postgraduate level skills in your selected field of study.

You will undertake a full-time placement with industry or a research institution either in Australia or overseas in your 5th year of study.

UQ terminology

Before we get to the details, it is important to know some of the UQ terminology:

Your 'program' is the degree you are enrolled in. For example, the BE(Hons) is a program; and the BE(Hons)/BSc is a dual degree program.

A 'course' is one subject (for example, ENGG1100). Most courses at UQ are worth two units (#2). A normal full-time study load is four courses (8units or #8) per semester.

Program structure

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Engineering is comprised of 80 units:

8 units for all BE(Hons)/ME Core Courses, and
66 units for one Field of Study from BE(Hons)/ME Field of Study Options, and
0 to 4 units from Preparatory Science and Mathematics Courses, and
0 to 4 units from BE(Hons)/ME First Year Engineering Elective Courses, and
0 to 6 units from BE(Hons)/ME Program Elective Courses, and
0 to 6 units from General Elective Courses

Refer to the table below for the fields of study available in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Engineering, and which recommended Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) enrolment plan (PDF, 392 KB) to follow in your first year of study.

If you are not yet sure about your field of study, you should follow the recommended enrolment plan for the flexible first year.

Available Fields of Study	In first year, follow the recommended enrolment plan for:
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Specialisation in chemical engineering with a Major in Biomedical Engineering
Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering	Specialisation in chemical engineering with a Major in Bioprocess Engineering
Chemical and Environmental Engineering	Specialisation in chemical engineering with a Major in Environmental Engineering
Chemical and Materials Engineering	Specialisation in chemical engineering with a Major in Materials Engineering
Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering	Specialisation in chemical engineering with a Major in Metallurgical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Specialisation in Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering	Specialisation in Civil Engineering with a Major in Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering	Specialisation in Civil Engineering
Electrical and Biomedical Engineering	Specialisation in Electrical Engineering with a Major in Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Specialisation in Electrical Engineering with a Major in Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering	Specialisation in Electrical Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Specialisation in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical and Materials Engineering	Specialisation in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering	Specialisation in Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronic Engineering	Specialisation in Mechatronic Engineering
Software Engineering	Specialisation in Software Engineering