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?
- Read The Five Branches of Engineering: A Brief Summary
(pdf, 44kb)
- if you were unable to attend the branch selection
information day or would like to review the information you were
given on the day, copies of the presentations are located below:
- speak to the academic staff member responsible for admission
to the branch and draw on your knowledge of the first year
engineering units you have studied.
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.
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