BH078 - Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours)
Plan: BH078 - Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours)
Campus: City Campus
Overview
Program detailsPurpose of the ProgramArticulation and pathwaysEntrance requirementsExternal accreditation and industry linksStudent expenses and charges in addition to feesLibrary, IT and specialist resourcesProgram details
Award title: Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours)
Award abbreviation: BEng(AeroEng)(Hons)
Total credit points: 384
Career: UGRD
Duration: 4 years full time
Location: Onshore, City and Bundoora Campuses
Owning school: Engineering (172H)
Owning school URL: www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/engineering
ASCED code: 031501
CRICOS code: 079776K
Top of pagePurpose of the Program
The overall objective of the Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours) is to provide you with the skills to become an employable and effective aerospace engineer within a national and international context. It is designed to prepare you for a wide range of career possibilities by developing particular graduate attributes which will be of on-going benefit to you, your industry and society as a whole.
As a graduate of this program, you will have been prepared to practise as an effective, high-level engineer. You will have demonstrated the ability to utilise fundamental knowledge and skills in mathematics and the sciences which underpin engineering. You will have demonstrated sound skills and appropriate understanding of disciplines relevant to aerospace engineering and its practise. You will have demonstrated suitable design skills, appropriate creativity, intellectual discipline, and professional skills relevant to working with others.
In addition to this, you will have demonstrated the ability to communicate your ideas in a way appropriate to your profession and to the wider community [in general]. You will also have demonstrated your ability to learn in a self-directed way that will support professional extension in your working life and that will lead you to adapt through technological and social change. Furthermore, you will have demonstrated your ability to investigate complex problems using research-based knowledge and research methods.
The Aerospace Engineering program as a whole has a real world focus with a problem / project based active learning approach. In your first two years you are exposed to fundamentals of engineering sciences, mathematics, engineering design, and engineering professional practice. There is commonality with other undergraduate engineering programs in the School, with many common courses in first year and some common courses in second year. In the later years of the program, specialist aerospace option courses are offered in various streams associated with the wide variety of staff interest and expertise. The academic staff members teaching the course are aerospace engineering practitioners and together with the specialist knowledge they offer, the program is designed to provide you with a number of opportunities for industrial interaction.
In summary, the program focuses on the development of your knowledge, skills, and attitudes in a way that is structured to address the objectives of the program.
You will undertake a capstone experience in the final year courses OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project Part A and OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Projacte Part B, in which you will conduct a research project that can be analytical, experimental, design or computational in nature (or some combination).
This program is primarily delivered in face-to-face mode at the City and Bundoora Campuses. While most courses in the program are delivered on campus, others are delivered online.
Top of pageArticulation and pathways
Articulation:
Credit agreements between RMIT programs enable students graduating from an RMIT qualification to achieve advanced standing in a higher level qualification.
Graduates of the RMIT AD026 Associate Degree in Engineering Technology with a major in Aerospace are guaranteed entry and will receive credit for 192 credit points into BH078 Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours). (Note: A standard year of full-time undergraduate study at RMIT University is 96 credit points)
Graduates of the RMIT C6131 Advanced Diploma of Engineering (Aeronautical) are guaranteed entry and will receive credit for 144 credit points into BH078 Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours). (Note: A standard year of full-time undergraduate study at RMIT University is 96 credit points)
Pathway:
Pathways refer to related programs for which you may be eligible once you have graduated from your current program. As a successful graduate of this program, you may (upon application) be eligible to proceed to a coursework Masters degree or even to a research degree including Masters by Research or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Acceptance into these programs would be subject to each programs' entry requirements.
Top of pageEntrance requirements
Very Important: This program is being phased out.
BH078 - Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours) has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students after Semester 2 2022.
Program entry requirements
Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 senior secondary certificate of education or equivalent.
For information on international qualifications and corresponding entry requirements that are equivalent to Australian academic entry requirements, see the Country equivalents web page.
Prerequisites
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) prerequisite units 3 and 4 —
A study score of at least 20 in Mathematical Methods (Any) or Mathematics: Specialist Maths; and a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in any other English.
English language requirements
A minimum IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band below 6.0; or equivalent.
For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English equivalents web page.
Top of pageExternal accreditation and industry links
External Accreditation
The Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours) is fully accredited by Engineers Australia. Engineers Australia is the professional body responsible for the accreditation of higher education programs that prepare students to practise as professional engineers. Engineers Australia is a signatory to the Washington Accord. This means that the program is internationally recognised and graduates are able to practise as professional engineers in many countries around the world. Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours) program are eligible for graduate and/or professional membership of Engineers Australia.
Industry Links
The School of Engineering has an Industry Advisory Committee for the Aerospace programs, which is an important link to industry. Membership includes senior engineers from a number of major national companies and from government and non-government organisations. The Committee provides comments and advice on the contents of these programs.
The School has expanding Australian and international links with the Aerospace industry, built up over many years. Key stakeholders in the Aerospace industry have participated in the development of the program, and have a continuing role in ensuring that it remains relevant and that graduates have strong career paths.
Top of pageStudent expenses and charges in addition to fees
Once you are enrolled as a student in this program you will need to allow for expenses other than university tuition fees. Additional expenses may relate to the purchase of lecture notes, textbooks, stationery, consumables such as printer paper, fees levied by commercial internet service providers for internet access outside of the university campus, and other relevant costs.
Top of pageLibrary, IT and specialist resources
Resources available from the Library:
As a student enrolled in a program at RMIT University you can access the extensive services, facilities and study space provided by the Library. You can access books, journals and other course related materials, such as DVDs, past exams, newspapers and e-books. Through our document delivery service you can also request items from any library in the world.
Computers for study are available at every Library site, where you can access the Internet, myRMIT or Library e-resources. If you have a laptop you can access the RMIT wireless network in the Library. Library staff can show you how to find information for your assignments or you can work through web-based tutorials or use our online Ask a Librarian service.
The Library is continually expanding our electronic collections to make it easier for you to get the information you need when you need it. All RMIT students have unlimited access to quality electronic resources such as, e-books, e-journals, e-databases, and newspapers.
For text and reference books, and journals relevant to Aerospace Engineering refer to https://rmit.libguides.com/aerospace-engineering
You can find more information on Library resources and services at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library
Online learning tools and content:
As a student in this program you may access online learning tools and content for your program and associated courses from the student portal, myRMIT.
Learning services available to you as a student at RMIT
RMIT provides a wide range of resources and opportunities to assist your learning and wellbeing so you can achieve your study and career goals.
Services are available face to face and online assisting with:
- transition to tertiary study and learning
- study skills, academic skills including literacy, mathematics and basic sciences if relevant
- enabling assistance if you have a disability, long term medical condition or other form of disadvantage which may impact on your learning
- career development and employment
- living and wellbeing (including advice on health, housing and financial matters)
- opportunities for scholarships, leadership and study abroad
- opportunities for participating in arts, sport, recreation, fitness activities as well as student activism and university governance
We also offer a friendly and supportive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
You can find more information at https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-students
As well as standard word processing and data anlaysis software, the School also provides engineering specific computer software related to such areas as fluid dynamics, engineering drawing, design, stress analysis, project management, materials selection and automated systems. You are given your own RMIT email account upon completion of your enrolment to facilitate formal communications relating to your courses and administrative matters.
Selected course material is available in electronic form from myRMIT. Otherwise, prescribed and recommended texts are available in the library for both short and long term loan. The library contains some past examination papers which you can use for revision, literature search facilities for use in design projects and theses, and electronic access to Australian standards which are frequently used in design projects.
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