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Branch Selection


At the end of first year, students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering and its double degrees with arts and commerce select one of five branches of engineering to specialise in:

  • Chemical engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Electrical and computer systems engineering
  • Materials engineering
  • Mechanical engineering.

Students enrolled at the Malaysia campus should refer to their Faculty Office for information relating to branch selection and enrolment into their branch of engineering.

How do I find out about each of the branches of engineering?

Entry requirements for the branches

Some branches require students to meet specific academic criteria in order to be eligible to apply for entry eg you may be required to have achieved a P grade or above in a particular unit. Branches may also have a numerical quota depending on the popularity of the branch and the number of places available to students. Information on entry requirements and whether quotas apply is available in The Five Branches of Engineering: A Brief Summary

The branch selection process

In September you were sent a letter from the faculty requesting that you submit your branch preferences online. You can enter your preferences online here, and you should list three branches in order of preference by 31 October 2008.

Your three branch preferences will be entered into a program. When semester two results are released the program will make a preliminary allocation into a branch based on:

  • your preferences
  • your results
  • the academic criteria and numerical quotas for the branch.

You will then have several days in which to change your preferences before final preferences are posted on 3 December 2008.

Date Event
30 Sept 2008 Branch selection day
31 Oct 2008 Branch preference due
28 Nov 2008
  • Results released
  • Preliminary branch preferences posted at 3 pm
  • Change of preference opens at 3 pm
2 Dec 2008 Change of preference closes
3 Dec 2008 Final branch allocations posted at 3 pm
4 Dec 2008 Branch enrolment day

When can I find out which branch I have been selected into

A link from this page will be available following the release of semester two results.

Enrolling in your branch

You are required to re-enrol in your branch on 4 December 2008. If you have passed all your units you can enrol on WES on this day only. You do not have to come to the faculty in person. However, if you have not passed 48 credit points at level 1, you will need to attend the Faculty Office in person between 9 am - 4 pm.