The Faculty of Engineering encourages students to undertake a period of exchange during their time at Monash. Aside from the educational benefits, exchange programs allow students to experience the world, to develop international networks of friends and future colleagues and to develop an appreciation and understanding of the culture of other countries.


Engineering students who are studying in the field of chemical engineering, electrical and computer systems engineering, mechanical engineering or mechatronics engineering or one of the associated double degrees may wish to spend one or two semesters studying at Sunway campus in Malaysia. Students applying for intercampus study, who are not exchange or transfer students, need to have completed 48 credit points in their studies, have an honours weighted average (HWA) of 60% and must maintain a full-time study load per semester. This arrangement for intercampus study is also available for Sunway students who would like to study at Clayton campus for one or two semesters. (Please note that Clayton students approved for intercampus study in a discipline at Sunway who could not be admitted to that discipline at Clayton due to quota restrictions, are not considered to be admitted to that field of study at Clayton or elsewhere).

Engineering students must have completed 96 credit points of study in order to be eligible for study abroad, exchange programs and intercampus study at other international campuses.

Intercampus exchange with Sunway is an easy process to undertake as you will simply be continuing your course at a different location. You will be enrolled in the units attempted, receive a mark and grade on completion of the units and the units will appear on your academic transcript. The units will also count in the calculation of your HWA. Sunway units are taught in English and cover the same content as those offered at Clayton campus. However, you will have the opportunity to experience living in a different culture.

Further information on the intercampus study option can be found here.


The Monash Abroad exchange program provides you with the opportunity to undertake study at another approved tertiary institution overseas.  Monash University has established exchange agreements with over 100 universities in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America and Africa. You can choose to study at one of these partner institutions and receive credit for the study toward your degree.


If Monash University does not have an exchange partnership with an overseas university, students can apply to enrol as a study abroad student. Study abroad students are required to pay tuition fees (single unit fees) at the host overseas institution. Students are eligible to apply for a grant through the Monash Abroad office.

To apply for an Exchange or Study Abroad Program, a Monash Abroad application form MUST be obtained from the Monash Abroad office.


You can go to any of the Monash exchange partners who teach engineering, provided they offer the units you need for your course, but the following are recommended for Monash engineering students:

• Clarkson University - USA
• Lulea University of Technology - Sweden
• Michigan State University - USA
• Nanyang Technological University – Singapore
• National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon – France
• National University of Singapore
• Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden
• Technical University of Denmark
• University of Hong Kong
• University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg – Germany
• University of Waterloo – Canada
• University of Leeds – UK
• University of Sheffield - UK
• University of Wisconsin, Madison - USA

The Monash Abroad website contains links to the websites of these and all Monash exchange partner universities.


In order to be able to go on exchange you will need to have completed at least two years (four semesters or 96 credit points) of your engineering degree. Many students participate in the exchange program in their third year but undertake much of the planning and preparation for the exchange experience during their second year of study.

You can go on exchange for one or two semesters of study. If you choose to go for two semesters you can chose to undertake both semesters at one institute or enrol in a different institute for each semester. If you are adventurous you may like to study in two different countries.


Students approved to undertake an exchange program are enrolled in 'dummy' engineering exchange units coded EEH3XXX or EEH4XXX. The codes reflect the level of the unit you will be undertaking on exchange as well as the name of the unit you are studying, the Monash equivalent unit and the name of the institute and country you are studying in eg: EEH3001 Advanced electronics (ECE3603) - Exchange University of California, USA. When your host institution has approved your exchange, you will need to contact the Faculty Office to enrol in these units as you cannot enrol in them on WES.


If you pass an exchange unit you will receive an SFR (Satisfied Faculty Requirements) grade. If you fail an exchange unit a grade of N Fail will be recorded against the unit. Your exchange marks will not be counted towards your HWA. As you will receive a transcript from the exchange partner, you may wish to include this in your cv (along with your Monash transcript) to demonstrate just how well you performed on your exchange.

1. Visit the Monash Abroad website to learn more about exchange opportunities, our partner institutions and how to choose a study abroad/exchange program. You should do some preliminary investigation including looking at the partner institution's unit offerings, the  content (syllabus) of their units as well as unit prerequisites, assessment, contact hours per week etc with a view to trying to match them up with the units you have yet to complete in your course. This may seem like at lot of work (as it is), however, your exchange will be well worth it!

2. Obtain an application to study abroad from the Monash Abroad office (or print one off the website).

3. Take the application together with the unit information and your proposed study plan (unit equivalencies) to your departmental course adviser. Your course adviser will review the content, assessment, prerequisites and credit points etc of the units offered at the partner institute and make a decision as to whether they are equivalent to the units you have yet to complete in your degree. If your course adviser approves the units he or she will sign off your study plan, indicating which units you will receive credit for at the partner institute.

4. Take the application to the Engineering Faculty Office for faculty approval as the application must be approved by Engineering Education Committee before you leave. You will receive a letter confirming that the committee has approved your exchange. If you are enrolled in a double degree, the partner faculty must also approve your application.

5. Submit your completed application to Monash Abroad by the due date.  

6. When you have been advised by Monash Abroad that you have been accepted by the host institution, you must contact the Engineering Faculty Office immediately to arrange an appointment to enrol in 'dummy' engineering exchange units.