Studying engineering and arts will teach students to create solutions for everyday life, from the large scale to the nano-level. Students will gain knowledge in many traditional areas of study including history, literature, languages and philosophy and the disciplines of social sciences; cultural studies, sociology and politics.
Engineering is vital to solving the world’s big challenges: supporting communities by designing and building livable sustainable cities; creating transport and housing systems; and designing and building telecommunications networks, the internet and computers.
Engineers design systems to ensure ample clean water for the world’s population, to find non-polluting energy sources, to create ways to assist healthy living and ageing and to advance medical and health technologies.
Engineers are team players and many become CEOs and entrepreneurs; engineering graduates run over 30 percent of the world’s biggest international companies, nearly double the next largest discipline. Learn the fundamentals of engineering, both the technical and interpersonal skills, and apply their knowledge in real situations to prepare students for engineering the future with an internationally accredited UOW engineering degree.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) – Bachelor of Arts combines professional engineering skills, including management, teamwork and problem solving, with the critical and creative thinking skills learned from studying the arts and humanities. It will teach students a diverse skill set required for high achievement in a range of careers.
Students will choose one major in the Bachelor of Arts degree: Archaeology and Ancient History, English Literatures, Environmental Humanities, French, History, Indigenous Studies, Japanese, Legal Studies, Mandarin (Non-Chinese Background Students), Mandarin (Character Background Students), Philosophy, Photography, Politics, International Relations, Sociology, Spanish, Creative Writing, or Writing and English Literatures, as well as a minor from the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts.
Students will also choose one major from the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): Architectural, Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical, Mechatronic, Mining or Telecommunications.
Please Note: Students should be advised that entry into the fourth year Honours program is determined by a recommendation from the Honours Coordinator, following the student’s application to the University and the School for admission to the Honours year. To qualify for admission to a course leading to an Honours degree a student must meet the Honours program admissions requirements, including, but not limited to maintaining an average of 75% across the major in which the Honours degree will be undertaken and/or a WAM of 75 across the degree as well as a minimum of a Distinction in two subjects at 300 level in the specific major.
