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Y23 Bachelor of Engineering (Ocean Engineering)

Ocean engineers are involved in the design of some of the largest, most complex, and most expensive structures produced by humankind including offshore structures such as oil and gas platforms, subsea pipelines, submersible vehicles, and the wide range of infrastructure associated with the ports and harbour facilities required to service them.

 

Ocean engineers have strong employment opportunities in many sectors of industry including oil and gas, alternative energy, coastal engineering, underwater vehicles, port and harbour design, defence, and consulting. Graduates can also apply for any suitable position open to structural engineers.

 

This course is offered in collaboration with the Australian Maritime College at the University of Tasmania in Launceston, Tasmania.  The first two years of the course are delivered at ECU's Joondalup Campus.  The final two years are delivered at the Australian Maritime College in Launceston and students will need to relocate to Launceston for this portion of the course.

 

HONOURS IN ENGINEERING

Students whose performance over the four years of the course is of a high standard may be awarded the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree.

 

PRACTICUM REQUIREMENTS

During the course, students will be required to undertake a minimum of 12 weeks relevant industry work experience. This will normally be undertaken during a vacation period.

 

ACCREDITATION

This course has been provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia. Full accreditation is normally granted when the first cohort of students graduate from the program. This is expected in 2015.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard University admission requirements apply.

 
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Satisfactory performance in WACE Mathematics 3C/3D or Mathematics Specialist 3C/3D or equivalent.

WACE Physics 3A/3B, or equivalent is desirable.
Students who have completed a TAFE Diploma or its equivalent in an allied engineering field may be admitted to this course with advanced standing.

 

Note: Students who have not passed WACE Physics 3A/3B or equivalent will be required to complete a bridging unit during the first year of their studies.

Students who have not completed Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D are strongly encouraged to attend the 5-day Mathematics Bridging Programme offered in the week before the start of each semester.

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.

Years 1 and 2 are delivered at Joondalup, while Years 3 and 4 are delivered at the Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania in Launceston.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

This course is offered in collaboration with the Australian Maritime College at the University of Tasmania in Launceston, Tasmania.  The final two years are delivered at the Australian Maritime College in Launceston and students will need to relocate to Launceston to complete the course.

 

In general, all units in the first two years of the course must be completed successfully before transfer to AMC can be approved.

 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
ENS1154 Introduction to Engineering 15
ENS1162 Electrical Engineering 1A 15
ENM1102 Engineering Drawing and Computer Aided Design 15
MAT1236 Calculus 1 15
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
ENS1101 Engineering Mechanics * 15
ENS1115 Materials and Manufacturing 1 15
ENS1253 Electrical Engineering 1B 15
MAT1163 Linear Algebra 15
 
** Students who have not passed WACE Physics 3A/3B (or equivalent) must complete the bridging unit SCP1132 Introduction to Physics before they can enrol in ENS1101 Engineering Mechanics.
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
MAT2437 Differential Equations 15
ENS2102 Hydrostatics 15
ENM3218 Fluid Mechanics 15
CSP1150 Programming Principles 15
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 2
ENS2113 Engineering Dynamics 15
ENS2160 Thermodynamics 15
ENS2180 Offshore Science and Engineering 15
ENS3190 Mechanics of Solids 15
 
Years 3 and 4 of this course are provided by the University of Tasmania (Australian Maritime College) in Launceston, Tasmania. For details of the following units please consult the AMC handbook which can be found online at: http://courses.utas.edu.au.
 
CORE UNITS
The following core units will be taken at the AMC
 
JEE306: Hydrodynamics of Offshore Structures
JEE307: Offshore Operations
JEE309: Subsea Engineering
JEE320: Design of Offshore Structures
JEE332: Structural Analysis
JEE350: Finite Element Analysis and Vibration
JEE402: Coastal Engineering
JEE403: Design of Offshore Systems
JEE418: Research Project 1
JEE419: Research Project 2
JEE484: Floating and Deepwater Structures
JEE487: Systems Design Project 1
JEE488: Systems Design Project 2
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
Three elective units must be taken at AMC in consultation with the Course Coordinator to complete the course.
 
Elective 1
Elective 2
Elective 3
 
To complete the BEng(Ocean Engineering) students must also complete a period of 12 weeks of approved work experience as a practicum before graduating.
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2013 VET: 20/05/2013