Bachelors ofEngineering (Honours) / Information Technology

1. Courses in both course lists

a. where a course is compulsory in both the BE(Hons) and BInfTech components of the dual program, it must be counted towards the BE(Hons) component of the dual program.

b. where a course is compulsory in one component of the dual program but not the other, it must be counted towards the component in which it is compulsory.

c. where there is a choice as to which courses count towards each component of the dual program, the highest graded courses will count towards the BE(Hons) and the balance towards the BInfTech.

2. Hurdle requirements

You must complete the following program-level hurdle requirements:

Professional practice

You must complete:

• 450 hours of professional practice approved by the executive dean, and
• To a satisfactory standard, complete assessment pertaining to that professional practice, as determined by the executive dean.

3. Class of honours

Specific requirements apply to the awarding of honours in this program.

The class of honours is calculated on the basis of the weighted cumulative grade point average.

• weighted cumulative grade point average means the average grade over all attempts at contributing courses where each course grade is weighted by the unit value of the course and the course level.
• contributing courses means all courses undertaken at the university which count towards the BE(Hons) or which would have counted if passed but excludes courses where you were awarded a final grade of ‘P’;
• course grade means the final grade for that course if that grade is numeric, or, it means ‘2’ if the final grade is ‘N’ or otherwise it means ‘0’;
• course level means —

a. the fifth character of the course code where that character is 1, 2, 3, or 4, or

b. 4 when the fifth character of the course code is a 5 or 6, or

c. 5 when the fifth character of the course code is a 7 or higher

Refer to Bachelor Honours Degree Procedure for more information.