Bachelor of Engineering Honours/Bachelor of Commerce Edith Cowan University (ECU)

This double degree program broadens the overall knowledge of students in areas which are complementary to their technical skills.

There is a growing demand in high-technology industries and research centres for engineers who also have knowledge and professional skills in business, management and finance.

Course structure

Students are required to complete: 31 Engineering units, comprising of 15 Core Engineering units, an Engineering Practicum unit, and a 15-unit Engineering Major; plus 16 Commerce Units, comprising of 7 Core Commerce units, an 8-unit Commerce Major and 1 Commerce Elective unit.

Course Learning Outcomes

• Apply systematic planning, synthesis and design processes to conduct and manage engineering or commerce projects, with some intellectual independence.
• Demonstrate a global outlook and knowledge of contextual factors impacting engineering and commerce disciplines, including respect for cultural diversity and indigenous cultural competence.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of commerce and the underpinning natural and physical sciences and in depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering and commerce disciplines.
• Demonstrate clear and coherent oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
• Demonstrate conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and computer and information sciences which underpin engineering and commerce disciplines and fluently apply engineering skills, techniques, tools and resources, as well as the skills associated with commerce research and scholarship.
• Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership to implement engineering or commerce projects according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
• Demonstrate responsibility for own learning, professional judgement and an understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary practice in both engineering and commerce.
• Think critically, and apply established methods and research skills to the solution of complex engineering and commerce problems.

Possible future job titles

Mechanical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Mechatronics Engineer, Computer Systems Engineer, Electronic Engineer, Communication Engineer, Electrical Power Engineer, Instrumentation Control and Automation Engineer, Human Resources.

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Systems
Electrical Power
Electronics and Communications
Instrumentation Control and Automation
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Petroleum Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management
Marketing
Project Management