Program Overview

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Innovation

Overview

This double degree provides a unique skill set that blends technical expertise with knowledge of business management, entrepreneurship, and innovation processes. Throughout your studies, you will build knowledge and skills across business, applied science, computing, and engineering, to address 21st-century societal and industry challenges.

Course Essentials

• ATAR: The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is used to determine eligibility for places in university courses.
  • Guaranteed ATAR: 80
• Qualification: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Innovation
• Duration: This course is five and a half years full-time or equivalent part-time study.
• Credit: A full-time study load usually consists of 200 credits (approximately eight units) per year, with 100 credits (approximately four units) in each semester.
  • 1100
• CRICOS: The Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) Code indicates a registered program offered to international students studying in Australia on student visas.
  • J
• Location: The Curtin campuses or teaching locations where units of this course are offered.
  • Curtin Perth

Admission Criteria

Work and Life Experience

• You have left secondary education more than two years ago (i.e., who are not classified as recent secondary education applicants) and have not undertaken vocational education training (VET) or higher education study since then.
• ‘Experience’ includes a combination of factors sufficient to demonstrate readiness for higher education such as mature-age entry, professional experience whether completion of the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is required or not, community involvement or work experience.

TAFE or Apprenticeship

• Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a VET course.

Current or Previous University Experience

• Applicants with higher education are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree.

English Requirements

• Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English.
• Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
• You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.
  • IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)
    • Writing: 6
    • Speaking: 6
    • Reading: 6
    • Listening: 6
    • Overall band score: 6

Fees and Scholarships

Australian and New Zealand Student Indicative Fees

• 2025 Fee year: $13,400*
• Commonwealth supported

Location

• Curtin Perth
• 2025
  • Semester 2: On campus
• 2026
  • Semester 1: On campus
  • Semester 2: On campus

How to Apply

• Please review information on how to apply for the campus of your choice
• Curtin Perth
• Please note that each campus has different application deadlines.
• View our application deadlines page for further information.
• Apply now

Other Requirements and Notes for This Course

• This course is five and a half years full-time or equivalent part-time study.
• All majors in this course are available to international students studying in Australia on a study visa.
• July intake: Course duration may exceed five and a half years due to unit prerequisites.
• Applicants require an ATAR≥80; Mathematics Methods ATAR; at least one of the following: Physics ATAR, Chemistry ATAR, Engineering Studies ATAR.
• Desirable: Mathematics Specialist ATAR.
• STAT is not accepted for entry but may be used to meet English Competency requirements.
• Credit for recognised learning (CRL)
  • Use your experience to get credit towards your degree.
  • Finish your course sooner with credit for your previous study or work experience.
  • Submit an enquiry
  • CRL search

Bachelor of Engineering

• You will begin your Engineering course with the Engineering Foundation Year, gaining a solid grounding in core engineering principles and skills.
• You’ll then select your Engineering major from the following choices:
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil and Construction Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics Engineering
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Software Systems Engineering.

Bachelor of Innovation

• The Innovation component covers essential business management, innovation, and management subjects, and you’ll become proficient in the following areas:
  • Innovation management
  • Financial literacy
  • Understanding competencies
  • Understanding market forces
  • Responsible leadership
  • Project and business management.
• You’ll also complete several immersive transformational experiences so that you can apply your knowledge in real-world settings.

What Jobs Can the Engineering and Innovation Course Lead to?

Careers

• Engineer
• Engineering project manager
• Innovation and technology consultant
• Product development engineer
• Entrepreneur / startup founder

Industries

• Engineering
• Resources and energy
• Renewable energy
• Manufacturing
• Construction and infrastructure
• Automotive
• Technology and software
• Healthcare
• Biotechnology
• Government and non-profit sectors
• Banking and finance
• Community services

What You'll Learn

• Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of multidisciplinary knowledge including business, applied science, computing, and engineering.
• Apply multidisciplinary knowledge, including underpinning science, engineering, and sustainability principles, to critically analyse and solve complex business, societal, and industrial challenges using creative and innovative thinking.
• Design and implement solutions through safe, ethical, legal, innovative yet responsible and impactful decisions, and through respectful partnerships with indigenous and First Nations Peoples and other diverse cultures as globally responsible citizens.
• Assess the available scientific and engineering knowledge and undertake applied research in the broad engineering field.
• Employ technologies and knowledge to develop and communicate effective and innovative engineering solutions to complex problems that are appropriate for local, regional, and global contexts.
• Demonstrate industry-readiness by developing future-focussed capabilities including a global, responsible, innovative, and technology (GRIT) mindset, lifelong learning habits, teamwork, and leadership abilities, and project management skills.

Why Study Engineering and Innovation at Curtin?

• Immersive learning facilities
• Top 1%, global university
• Future-focused course

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Specialisations

• Specialisations available from Humanities and Science:
  1. Actuarial Financial Mathematics Specialisation
  2. Advertising Design Specialisation
  3. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
  4. Anthropology and Sociology Specialisation
  5. Asian Studies Specialisation
  6. Chinese Language Specialisation
  7. Construction Management Specialisation
  8. Creative Writing Specialisation
  9. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
  10. Designing Fashion Specialisation
  11. Digital Design Specialisation
  12. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
  13. English and Cultural Studies Specialisation
  14. Environmental Planning Specialisation
  15. Fashion Design Specialisation
  16. Fashion Marketing Specialisation
  17. Fine Art Specialisation
  18. Geography Specialisation
  19. Graphic Design Specialisation
  20. Graphics Specialisation
  21. History Specialisation
  22. Illustration Specialisation
  23. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
  24. Interior Architecture Specialisation
  25. International Development Specialisation
  26. Journalism Specialisation
  27. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
  28. Photography Specialisation
  29. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  30. Professional Writing Specialisation
  31. Screen Production Specialisation
  32. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
  33. Social Justice Specialisation
  34. Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
  35. Theatre Arts Specialisation
  36. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
  37. Web Media Specialisation
  38. Web Presence Specialisation

Bachelor of Commerce Specialisations

• Specialisations available from Humanities and Science:
  1. Actuarial Financial Mathematics Specialisation
  2. Advertising Design Specialisation
  3. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
  4. Anthropology and Sociology Specialisation
  5. Asian Studies Specialisation
  6. Chinese Language Specialisation
  7. Construction Management Specialisation
  8. Corporate Screen Production Specialisation
  9. Creative Writing Specialisation
  10. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
  11. Designing Fashion Specialisation
  12. Digital Design Specialisation
  13. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
  14. English and Cultural Studies Specialisation
  15. Environmental Planning Specialisation
  16. Fashion Design Specialisation
  17. Fine Art Specialisation
  18. Geography Specialisation
  19. Graphic Design Specialisation
  20. Graphics Specialisation
  21. History Specialisation
  22. Illustration Specialisation
  23. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
  24. Interior Architecture Specialisation
  25. International Development Specialisation
  26. Journalism Specialisation
  27. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
  28. Photography Specialisation
  29. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  30. Professional Writing Specialisation
  31. Screen Production Specialisation
  32. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
  33. Social Justice Specialisation
  34. Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
  35. Theatre Arts Specialisation
  36. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
  37. Web Media Specialisation
  38. Web Presence Specialisation

Bachelor of Innovation Specialisations

• Specialisations available from Humanities, Science, and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies:
  1. Advertising Design Specialisation
  2. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
  3. Asian Studies Specialisation
  4. Biological Diversity Minor
  5. Climate Change Science Minor
  6. Construction Management Specialisation
  7. Corporate Screen Production Specialisation
  8. Creative Writing Specialisation
  9. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
  10. Designing Fashion Specialisation
  11. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
  12. Environmental Management Minor
  13. Environmental Planning Specialisation
  14. Fashion Design Specialisation
  15. Fine Art Specialisation
  16. Food Science Minor
  17. Forensic Studies Minor
  18. Geophysics Minor
  19. Geospatial Technology Minor
  20. Go Global – Internship Specialisation 1
  21. Go Practice – Internship Specialisation 1
  22. Graphic Design Specialisation
  23. Graphics Specialisation
  24. Illustration Specialisation
  25. Indigenous Australian Cultural Studies Specialisation
  26. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
  27. Interior Architecture Specialisation
  28. International Development Specialisation
  29. Landscape Restoration Minor
  30. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
  31. Mapping and Land Planning Minor
  32. Metallurgy Minor
  33. Mining Minor
  34. Optimisation Minor
  35. Photography Specialisation
  36. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  37. Screen Production Specialisation
  38. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
  39. Social Justice Specialisation
  40. Strategic Studies Specialisation
  41. Theatre Arts Specialisation
  42. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
  43. Web Media Specialisation
  44. Web Presence Specialisation