Bachelor of Advanced Engineering (Honours)

For Domestic and those International students not required to complete the English Language Enhancement course

For the award of Bachelor of Advanced Engineering (Honours) [BAdvancedEng (Hons)], you must successfully complete 240 credit points:

• 120 credit points for the core module; AND
• 180 credit points for the major module; AND
• 20 credit points for the flexible module.

Other program requirements

You must successfully complete:

• no more than 120 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first digit of a course code denotes the level);
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

You must also complete a series of three (3) internships of 4-, 8-, and 12-weeks duration within an approved Engineering practice environment during your degree studies. You will be matched with a suitable industry partner during the first year of your program. In order to remain in the Bachelor of Advanced Engineering (Honours) program, students must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 6.0 throughout their studies, and successfully complete each of the required internships. Students who do not maintain these requirements may be transferred into the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (1546)

Exit Point

To be eligible to exit with the 1573 ¿ Bachelor of Engineering Science award, you must successfully complete 240 credit points as specified in Years 1, 2 and 3 of this program.

To exit, you should apply for a program transfer.

Classification of Honours - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

The class of Honours to be awarded to each student in this degree will be determined by the School Assessment Board on the basis of the Program Grade Point Average for the engineering components of the program and the performance in the final year IAP course.

A minimum IAP mark of 50% is required for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

Students who have repeated the IAP course will be eligible for no higher than Class III Honours. A second fail in the IAP course will result in termination of the student's enrolment in the program.

Cut-offs for Honours Classifications

• Class I Honours:
  • Program Grade Point Average - 6.200 (minimum)
  • Minimum IAP Mark - 80%
• Class IIA Honours:
  • Program Grade Point Average - 5.650 (minimum)
  • Minimum IAP Mark - 70%
• Class IIB Honours:
  • Program Grade Point Average - 5.000 (minimum)
  • Minimum IAP Mark - 60%
• Class III Honours:
  • Program Grade Point Average - < 5.000
  • Minimum IAP Mark - 50%

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards. 

Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.