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BH097 - Bachelor of Science(Physics)/Bachelor of Engineering(Telecommunications Engineering)(Honours)
Plan: BH097TEHDD - Bachelor of Science(Physics)/Bachelor of Engineering(Telecommunications Engineering)(Honours)
Campus: City Campus
Program delivery and structure
Approach to learning and assessmentWork integrated learningProgram structureProgram transition planApproach to learning and assessment
Several courses in the program are delivered online, rather than on-campus, and you are likely to find that other courses transition to online delivery as you progress through the program.
The following learning and teaching approaches form the basis of your learning experiences:
- In classes, including lectures, you will be encouraged to actively participate in activities such as discussions, asking and answering questions, and problem solving exercises.
- Projects will require you to effectively communicate outcomes across all communication modes (speaking, listening, writing, drawing and presenting) to a range of audiences.
- You will undertake team learning activities and projects that require you to work in mixed teams and critically engage with aspects of team development and conflict resolution.
- You will engage in learning activities and projects that require you to identify, plan, design, construct and manage solutions to engineering problems.
- Learning activities will focus on practical application of technical skills and you will be assessed on technical competence both in theory and practice.
- Projects will require you to access a variety of knowledge sources including professional journals, discussion lists and online resources.
- You will be required to solve complex, real-world problems.
- You will be given problems that require you to consider the business context and market potential of products that you design.
Assessment
Course assessment is designed to enable you to demonstrate your technical, design, research, and communication abilities. The forms of assessment will vary with each course, depending on the specific learning outcomes and capability development objectives.
Assessments may take the following forms:
- Examinations: an individual form of assessment where you have the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to explain fundamental principles and solve problems.
- Assignment and Projects: these may be done individually or in groups allowing you to demonstrate your ability to work alone or as a member of a team.
- Reflective Journals: where you pause to consider what you have learnt, along with the easy and hard issues associated with that learning.
- Assessed Tutorials: a form of in-class test, which may be done individually or as a team.
- Laboratory Reports: which provide an exercise in experimentation, report writing and critical analysis of data.
- Self-Assessment and Peer-Assessment: for assessment activities such as seminars you will assess yourself or your own group, or assess the work of other groups. This is part of equipping you to become more independent in your own learning and assessing your own and others' performance.
Most of the assessment you complete (the exception is exams) will enable your lecturer to provide you with feedback on your strong and weak points. This will enable you to improve your performance in the future.
For more information about assessments, go to: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams
If you have a long term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/he.
In addition to your studies for this program you also have the opportunity of undertaking an Industry Placement for six or twelve months either locally as advertised by local businesses, or internationally through the RMIT International Industry Experience and Research Program (RIIERP) http://www.rmit.edu.au/riierp.
Top of pageWork integrated learning
RMIT is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with workplace experience. Work Integrated Learning will be undertaken in many courses in your program. As a student enrolled in this RMIT program you will:
- undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
- interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities and receive feedback through assessment tasks; and
- complete these activities in real or simulated work contexts or situations.
The following two 12 CP core course include WIL activities where 50% or more of the assessment involves assessors from a WIL partner organisation:
- OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice where you will participate in an "Engineers Without Borders (EWB)" project which is focussed on sustainable development as identified by EWB and community organisations.
- OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B where you will work under the guidance of a professional engineer who may be from industry or be an academic or research staff member. You will apply your technical knowledge, research, design and professional engineering skills to either discipline specific, or cross disciplinary engineering problems, through robust research and established engineering design processes.
In addition to these courses you are strongly recommended to undertake at least 10 weeks of engineering work experience supervised by a professional engineer. If your work experience meets the requirements it may be assessed concurrently with your work experience as part of this course:
- OENG1165 Professional Engineering Experience
You can enrol in OENG1165 while you are undertaking engineering work experience at any time during your program as a University elective course or you can enrol in it as a technical option course in your final year.
You will also undertake ONPS2186 Science Project where you will have the opportunity to learn, apply and demonstrate professional science practice. In this course you will work individually or in a team on projects under guidance of a professional scientist (usually an academic "mentor"). The projects undertaken are often linked directly with an active research group within the School or are derived from problems and casework initiated through industrial links with School staff. In addition to the project component, you may be expected to attend scheduled classes where additional supportive content is delivered.
Other WIL activities will depend on specific courses you take but all students are expected to undertake courses containing advanced laboratory work in years two and three of the program. In these courses you will be exposed to techniques and practices commonly used in science based industries. Often such laboratory work is undertaken as group or team exercises and you will be expected to take more than one role in the team at different times to expand your experience and capabilities.
The School of Science also offers some option courses that take you into industry for complementary work integrated learning.
Top of pageProgram Structure
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Program transition plan
Important Note
BH097 Bachelor of Science (Physics) / Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications Engineering) (Honours) has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students from Semester 2, 2020. The program will be taught out to current students until semester 2, 2027. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2027, you may consider transferring to BH111ECHDD Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) (Honours) / Bachelor of Business (Management), or BH091CNHDD Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Network Engineering) (Honours) / Bachelor of Computer Science. For more information and advice on your enrolment, please contact your program manager, Dr Ke Wang.
Transition Plan 2021
The following table shows courses that will be replaced from Semester 1 2021 for program transition purposes only and not necessarily course equivalencies. If you have successfully completed any of the old courses prior to the commencement of Semester 1 2021 they will continue to count as courses and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.
Year |
Prior to 2021 |
CP |
Year |
Replacement course |
CP |
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1 |
EEET2246 Engineering Computing 1 (moved from year 1 to 2)* |
12 |
1 |
OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice (moved from year 2 to 1) |
12 |
2 |
OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice (moved from year 2 to 1) |
12 |
2 |
EEET2246 Engineering Computing 1 (moved from year 1 to 2) |
12 |
2 |
EEET2255 Electronics (Moved from year 2 to year 3) |
12 |
2 |
EEET2254 Communication Engineering 1 (Moved from year 3 to year 2) |
12 |
2 |
EEET2251 Digital system Design 1 |
12 |
2 |
EEET2257 Engineering Design 2 (Moved from year 3 to year 2) |
12 |
3 |
EEET2254 Communication Engineering 1 (Moved from year 3 to year 2) |
12 |
3 |
EEET2255 Electronics (Moved from year 2 to year 3) |
12 |
| 3 | EEET2257 Engineering Design 2 (Moved from year 3 to year 2) | 12 | 3 | EEET2115 Communication Engineering 2 (Moved from year 4 to year 3) | 12 |
| 4 | EEET2115 Communication Engineering 2 (Moved from year 4 to year 3) | 12 | 4 | EEET2294 Network Management and Software Defined Marketing (Moved from year 4 option to year 4 core) | 12 |
*If you have successfully completed year 1 including EEET2246 Engineering Computing 1 prior to the commencement of semester 1, 2021 you should enrol in OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice in your second year in 2021.
If you have successfully completed year 2 prior to semester 1 2021, You will need to enrol in EEET2254 Communication Engineering 1 and EEET2257 Engineering Design 2 in 2021.
For further enrolment advise contact your Program manager.
Transition Plan 2020
The following table shows courses that will be replaced/ amended from Semester 1 2020 as part of a program transition. If you have successfully completed any of the old courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2020 it will continue to count as a core course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.
Year |
Old course |
Credit Points |
Year |
Replacement / amended course/s |
Credit Points |
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1 |
EEET2248 Electrical Engineering Analysis |
12 |
1 |
OENG1206 Digital Fundamentals |
12 |
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PHYS2070 Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers |
12 |
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PHYS2179 Material Physics |
12 |
2 |
PHYS2125 Optics and Radiation Physics PHYS2128 Electromagnetics and Quantum Physics |
12 CP each |
2 |
PHYS2178 Classical and Quantum Mechanics PHYS2180 Optics and Photonics |
12 CP each |
3 |
PHYS1074 Materials and Thermal Physics PHYS2074 Photonics and Nuclear Physics PHYS1095 Quantum and Statistical Physics |
12 CP each |
3 |
PHYS2176 Radiation and Nuclear Physics PHYS2175 Quantum Physics PHYS2181 Electromagnetism |
12 CP each |
4 |
EEET2258 Engineering Design 3A |
12 |
4 |
One Technical Option course |
12 |
4 |
EEET2259 Engineering Design 3B |
12 |
4 |
EEET2609 Engineering Design 3 |
12 |
4 |
PHYS2126 Applied Physics |
12 |
4 |
PHYS2177 Thermal and Statistical Physics |
12 |
Transition Plan 2018
-From Semester 1 2018, EEET2247 Electrical Engineering Practice will be replaced by OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice. Students who have not successfully completed EEET2247 Electrical Engineering Practice before the commencement of Semester 1 2018 will be able to take OENG1166 Introduction to Professional Engineering Practice as a substitute.
-From Semester 1 2018, EEET2267 Engineering Design 4A and EEET2268 Engineering Design 4B will be replaced by OENG1167 Engineering Capstone Project Part A and OENG1168 Engineering Capstone Project Part B respectively.
Students who completed EEET2267 Engineering Design 4A in 2017 will be able to complete EEET2268 Engineering Design 4B in Semester 1 2018.
-Before 2018, OENG1097 Professional Engineering Experience Undergraduate was part of Program structures as a core course.
From 2018, OENG1097 Professional Engineering Experience Undergraduate will be replaced by OENG1165 Professional Engineering Experience which will be an Option course.
If you commenced your program before 2018 and have not successfully completed OENG1097 Professional Engineering Experience Undergraduate before the Commencement of Semester 1 2018, you may choose to take the Option course OENG1165 Professional Engineering Experience or any other option course in your program structure.
Transition Plan 2017
Effective from 2017, the program plan BH097ECHDD Bachelor of Science (Physics)/Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Communication Engineering) (Honours) will be closed for any new intake. The program plan will be formally discontinued at the end of July, 2031. If you are currently enrolled in the BH097ECHDD Bachelor of Science (Physics)/Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Communication Engineering) (Honours) program plan you may transfer to the new BH097TEHDD Bachelor of Science (Physics)/Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications Engineering) (Honours) program plan if you have completed the first 2 years or less of the BH097ECHDD program plan structure, or you may remain in the BH097ECHDD program plan. If you elect to transfer to BH097TEHDD, you will retain credit for all courses completed, and the following transition mappings will apply for courses that no longer exist in the new BH097TEHDD program plan. If you have completed more than the first two years of the BH097ECHDD Bachelor of Science (Physics)/Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Communication Engineering) (Honours) program plan structure, or you have completed some courses from the third, fourth and/or fifth years of the BH097ECHDD program plan structure, you remain in and graduate from the BH097ECHDD Bachelor of Science (Physics)/Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Communication Engineering) (Honours) program. If you remain in the current BH097ECHDD Bachelor of Science (Physics)/Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Communication Engineering) (Honours) program plan, and study part-time and/or intend to take Leave of Absence, you will have until the end of Semester 1 2031 to complete your studies successfully and exit with the BH097ECHDD Bachelor of Science (Physics)/ Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Communication Engineering) (Honours) degree.
You should consult the Program Manager for advice on which courses to take in order to graduate.
The transition map for courses is shown below:
| Year or Semester | Old course/s no longer offered | Credit Points | New or amended course | Credit Points |
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| Year 1 | MATH1141 Calculus and Analysis 1 | 12 | MATH1142 Calculus and Analysis 1 | 12 |
| Year 1 | MATH1143 Calculus and Analysis 2 | 12 | MATH1144 Calculus and Analysis 2 | 12 |
| Year 1 | EEET2248 Engineering Methods (title change) | 12 | EEET2248 Electrical Engineering Analysis (title change) | 12 |
| Year 1 | EEET2250 Engineering Computing 2 | 12 | University Student Elective |
12 |
| Year 2 | EEET2247 Enterprise Engineering (title change) | 12 | EEET2247 Electrical Engineering Practice (title change) | 12 |
| Year 2 | EEET2251 Engineering Design 1 (title change) | 12 | EEET2251 Digital Systems Design 1 (title change) |
12 |
| Year 2 | EEET1316 Electrical Engineering 1 | 12 | EEET2369 Signals and Systems 1 (title change) |
12 |
| Year 3 | EEET2254 Communication Engineering (title change) | 12 | EEET2254 Communication Engineering 1 (title change) | 12 |
| Year 3 | EEET2369 Signals and Systems |
12 | EEET2113 Signals and Systems 2 (title change) |
12 |
| Year 4 | EEET2097 Electronic Circuits | 12 | EEET1070 Optical Fibre Systems and Networks (title change) | 12 |
| Year 4 | EEET2115 Communication Engineering 3 (title change) | 12 | EEET2115 Communication Engineering 2 (title change) | 12 |
| Year 5 | EEET1074 Antennas for Mobile and Satellite Communications (title change) | 12 | EEET1074 Antennas (title change) | 12 |
| Year 5 | EEET1083 Mobile and Personal Communication Systems Engineering (title change) |
12 | EEET1083 Advanced Mobile and Wireless Systems Engineering (title change) | 12 |
| Year 5 | EEET1416 Digital Signal Processing 3 (title change) |
12 | EEET1416 Digital Signal Processing for Communication Engineering (title change) |
12 |
| Year 5 | EEET2270 Microwave Circuits (title change) | 12 | EEET2270 RF and Microwave Circuits (title change) |
12 |
| Year 5 | EEET2271 Radar Systems 1 (title change) |
12 | EEET2271 Radar Systems (title change) |
12 |
| Year 5 | EEET2272 Radar Systems 2 (no longer offered) |
12 | No replacement | - |
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