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Engineering conjoint degrees

22 November 2023

Combine a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with another bachelor’s degree and graduate with two qualifications in just five years. This prestigious degree option is aimed at top students who have the passion and ability to achieve more.

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A conjoint degree merges our Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree with another bachelor’s degree from UC, allowing you to study majors from different areas within a shorter timeframe.

Today’s engineers need more than technical skills. Employers and global accreditation bodies are looking for engineers with broad knowledge, diverse perspectives, and the ability to solve complex problems across disciplines.

A conjoint degree is aimed at high achieving students and will give you the edge in a competitive employment market. Each tailored conjoint combination is designed for an existing industry gap, identified by our industry advisory boards to ensure that you gain uniquely combined skillsets that are in high demand.

Why choose an Engineering Conjoint at UC?

Broader skills = better engineers
The best engineers think beyond their field. With a conjoint degree, you’ll gain skills from a second discipline like business, science, product design, health or arts and learn to view and attack complex engineering challenges from multiple perspectives.

Built to make an impact
Engineers create the biggest change where their work intersects with other fields. That’s where conjoint graduates shine - bridging gaps, collaborating across teams, and leading innovation.

Designed for global careers
Our Engineering degrees are accredited under the Washington Accord, giving you global recognition and a strong foundation for an international career.

Structured for success
Each conjoint pathway is carefully planned. You’ll know exactly which courses to take each semester over the five years. Class clashes are minimised, and your final Honours project will bring together both disciplines in one powerful piece of work.

A qualification for high achievers
Conjoint degrees are fast-paced, challenging, and designed for high-achieving students. You’ll complete two degrees in five years and graduate with a rare and highly valuable skill set. If you do change your mind, we ensure a smooth exit into either one of the two degrees. For students who want to take a bit more time with their study, they can also reduce the workload and stretch out the degree beyond 5 years. This would usually add approximately an extra 6 to 12 months of study to the timeline.

Industry-Backed. Globally Relevant.

We work closely with industry to shape each conjoint offering, so your qualification aligns with real-world demand. Feedback from employers include:

"Graduates with an engineering conjoint will be in high demand in the consultancy and professional services space, simply for the broader mindset and familiarity with unusual problems they bring."

"If I saw a candidate with a conjoint BE/BA, I’d get them in for an interview in a heartbeat. It tells me they have significant potential, and a worldview beyond the standard engineering mindset."

"High achievers who’ve studied across disciplines bring fresh perspectives. That’s what we need in today’s design and engineering environments."

Engineering Conjoint Degree Options

Engineering conjoint degrees require an overall combined 675 points, with at least 405 points from the Engineering degree and at least 255 points from the other (plus another 15 points for either degree), and at least a minimum sustained Grade Point Average of B.

The following degrees are approved (or in progress*) to be conjoint with the BE(Hons) with the following combinations:

Engineering and Business skills are closely linked in the industry, and UC offers a unique opportunity to combine this expertise by introducing a conjoint programme that combines specific skill sets between the two areas.

Blend engineering and product design to attain the technical and design skills to take great ideas from conception through to a polished final product that would be attractive to the market. Within this programme, UC presents two distinct pathways:

UC is proud to seamlessly merge engineering and natural sciences through a diverse conjoint programme in recognition of the global challenges we face in climatic change and ecological disasters. Graduates from this programme will have the skills to navigate the often-competing objectives of development and conservation. This innovative initiative offers five distinctive pathways to combine these disciplines:

  • Chemical and Process Engineering + Medicinal Chemistry

    Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Chemical and Process Engineering
    Bachelor of Science in Medicinal Chemistry

  • Civil Engineering + Geography (Coastal and River Theme)

    Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering
    Bachelor of Science in Geography with Coastal and River Theme

  • Civil Engineering+Geography (Sustainable and Resilient Cities)
    Bachelor of Engineering with Honoursin Civil Engineering
    Bachelor of Science in Geography- Sustainable and Resilient Cities
  • Civil Engineering + Biological Sciences (Ecology and Ecosystem Pathway)

    Bachelor of Engineering with Honoursin Civil Engineering
    Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences - Ecology and Ecosystem Pathway

UC offers the opportunity to integrate engineering and health in a conjoint programme. Increasingly we are reliant on cutting-edge technology to improve healthcare and also high-performance sport. Within this programme, UC offers two distinct options:

  • Mechanical Engineering (Biomedical) + Sport
    Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Biomedical Engineering

    Bachelor of Sport

  • Mechanical Engineering (Biomedical) + Health Sciences

    Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Biomedical Engineering
    Bachelor of Health Sciences

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