Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Instrumentation Control & Automation Engineering)

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Instrumentation Control and Automation at UniSQ equips students with the skills to control and monitor industrial processes through computer networks. Graduates can pursue careers in various industries, including mining, transportation, food processing, and healthcare, and are eligible to apply for professional accreditation with Engineers Australia. The program offers flexible study options, including part-time and full-time enrollment, and a focus on sustainability and global challenges.

Program Outline

Why Instrumentation Control and Automation? With a focus on the various aspects of automating mechanical and fluid engineering in industry, you will study the control and monitoring of industrial processes through computer networks and experience practical, hands-on study. A significant proportion of your courses align with the United Nation's sustainable development goals to ensure your learning make an impact and contribute to solving global challenges. Choose how you study. UniSQ offers courses in three study periods (trimesters) throughout the year to allow you to study when it suits you. You can spread a part-time course load across the full year, fast-track through the degree by enrolling full-time in courses in every study period, or keep a trimester free for work experience or personal commitments. UniSQ's Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) will allow you to apply your knowledge through practical work experience, access to professional facilities and an exciting final year research project that will allow you to become industry ready. After your first two years of study, you’ll be a qualified engineering associate, meaning your career could be underway before even completing your degree.

Outline:

To complete this degree students must complete 32 units.

Courses to be studied

Units Core courses 10 14 x Major courses 14 8 x electives or 1 x 8-unit major or 2 x 4-unit minors or 1 x 4-unit minor plus 4 x electives 8 Total 32

Careers:

After you graduate you shall be qualified to work in a varied field of industries including mining/resource extraction, transportation, food processing, agricultural automation and health and as a Process Control Engineer or Instrumentation Control and Automation Engineer. Other career industry-based specialisations that can follow from graduation are Rail Signal Engineer and Food Engineer.

Other:

Professional accreditation As a graduate of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program, you will be eligible to apply for graduate membership with Engineers Australia as a Graduate Professional Engineer. After gaining experience working in your field in industry, you can apply for Stage 1 Professional Engineer (MIEAust), and after this for chartered status as a Professional Engineer (CPEng); and with extensive career experience Executive Engineer (ExecEng) accreditation. You will also have the opportunity to work overseas, with your accreditation recognised in the countries that are signatories to the Washington Accord.