Double degree combinations

Shaded cells indicate programs available through a Bachelor of Engineering double degree with a common first year.

Combine Engineering…

…with Arts
An Engineering/Arts combination lets you pursue interests in engineering and languages, a great mix if you’re planning an international career. In fact, you can mix any arts major or minor sequence with your Engineering degree. Your choices are endless.

By combining engineering and arts, you gain complementary skills in technology and communications. Engineering graduates with a background in politics, for example, would be well suited to advocacy work representing interest groups on major infrastructure developments or technology implementation forums.

…with Biomedical Science
Advances in biological sciences and demand for technological solutions are creating new opportunities for engineering know-how. In the next 25 years the world of engineering will be transformed as it parallels and fuses with exciting new developments in biomedical science. As a leader in engineering and biomedical sciences, Monash has pioneered this emerging field and recognizes that a double degree provides the grounding graduates need to pursue careers in biological/biomedical engineering .

…with Commerce
For those engineers seeking to make it big in the business world, engineering with Commerce has always been the power combination. It’s no secret that many CEOs of major corporations have engineering qualifications. Companies looking for employees with business know-how and the ability to understand technological issues seek out Monash graduates with this background.

…with Industrial Design

A combination made possible by Monash University’s expertise in mechanical engineering and industrial design. The two disciplines are a natural fit - exquisitely designed machines that perform exquisitely. Many of these graduates are highly sought after, not only by the design departments of major car manufacturers, but also by packaging, furniture and IT companies

…with Law
An Engineering/Law degree bridges the gap between technological and legal issues, producing engineers who are sensitive to the legal, corporate and political implications of the application of technology, and lawyers with specialist skills in engineering who are ideally placed to understand the practical reality of legal regulations.

Engineering/Law graduates are eligible to practise as solicitors in law firms, and many work in legal teams at large engineering, manufacturing and technology firms.

…with Pharmaceutical Science
Changes in the pharmaceutical industry have produced a demand for pharmaceutical scientists with the industrial expertise to take new products from the design and formulation stage right through to manufacturing. By combining a degree in chemical engineering with studies in pharmaceutical science graduates have the opportunity to access careers in this exciting and rapidly expanding field .

…with Science
The first double degree offered by Monash and still one of the most popular. Engineering is concerned with the application of science, but many engineers remain fascinated by scientific investigation and endeavour, and are keen to heighten their understanding of the pure sciences, perhaps because they are keenly interested in the next big breakthrough.Some combine Engineering with studies in computer science, or explore the fundamentals of the cosmos through astrophysics. Others become experts on the most fascinating machine of them all, the human body - contemplating how that machine might be better engineered, thanks to a closer understanding of anatomy and physiology.

Double degrees and the common first year If you undertake a Bachelor of Engineering double degree with Arts, Commerce or Law, you complete a modified common first year. At the end of first year, you may choose from five core engineering disciplines: Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering The five core disciplines are also available to students in the Bachelor of Engineering programs with Biomedical Science and Science but these students do not complete a common first year. The structure of their degree program means that they select their engineering discipline at the time of enrolment. The common first year does not apply to specialist double degrees with the Bachelor of Aerospace or the Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering -students are automatically assigned to their discipline at the beginning of these programs. The same applies to: Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) - this program is only available with Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science - this program is only available with Chemical Engineering.

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