The Faculty of Engineering at the University of new South Wales is the pre-eminent centre for engineering studies and research in Australia, offering the widest choice of disciplines. We provide a cutting-edge education for undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing education and research students, incorporating the latest developments in each field. The Faculty consistently performs well in international rankings and our staff and students are successful at winning competitive awards at the highest local and international levels.

UNSW Engineering is real-world focused and responsive to the marketplace, maintaining strong and extensive industry links as well as professional and commercial connections.

Undergraduate Studies

The UNSW Faculty of Engineering offers the most comprehensive range of undergraduate degree choices in Australia and provides an education closely aligned with industry needs.

The Faculty's Schools:

UNSW Engineering Program Structure

An engineering degree provides remarkable career options. But how do you know what kind of engineer you want to be when you are just out of school? At UNSW, we have facilitated the decision-making process by providing students with the option to enroll in the flexible first year program. Rather than have to decide on your area of specialization, and enroll in a specific branch of engineering right away, we give you time decide.

Those enrolling in the flexible program need to transfer to a specific discipline at the end of Year 1. In 2011, UNSW commenced a review of all undergraduate programs offered at the University. The review is ongoing, and new programs and program revisions will be progressively introduced for students starting in 2012 and beyond.

Engineering program structures have been reviewed to ensure consistency of majors in individual and concurrent programs. Key elements of the review include:

All single Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degrees remain at a duration of four years
Each Engineering program taken concurrently has a core component of three and a half years
Engineering programs taken concurrently will typically take between five and five and a half years to complete
The new Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Arts concurrent degree will take five and a half years to complete, but by taking the Arts Minor in Mathematics this reduces to five years
The new Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Law concurrent degree will take six and a half years to complete, but by choosing an appropriate thesis topic and final year electives this may be reduced to six years

The Faculty of Engineering is committed to offering flexible degrees that give students a wide variety of study options and career paths, whilst maintaining the academic standards demanded of a UNSW Engineering graduate.

Postgraduate Studies

Degrees Offered

Specializations offered classified by Program

The Engineering Science (EngSc) program is a core offering of the Faculty of Engineering, with specializations (plans) in nine of the ten Schools of the Faculty. It is complemented by programs in Biomedical Engineering, Information Technology, Food Science and Technology and Mining Engineering.