Diploma in Engineering (DipEng)
Diploma in Engineering (DipEng)
Program Code
DENG
Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Academic Year
2024
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Diploma of Engineering provides a flexible program of study in which students can gain exposure to a variety of discipline specific courses, meet SACE Stage 2 prerequisites in mathematics, physics and/or chemistry for admission to Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) awards through equivalent University courses, and gain direct entry into a named Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) single or double degree upon completion.
The Diploma of Engineering is an AQF Level 5 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 1 year.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Contribute to the design of creative, sustainable, economic and safe solutions, which satisfy the objectives of clients and stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a broad, theory-based understanding of the mathematical, natural and physical sciences underpinning engineering practice.
- Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the computer and information sciences that underpin engineering practice.
- Demonstrate an introductory body-of-knowledge of engineering methods, tools and processes for a specific discipline, complemented by relevant knowledge from related disciplines.
- Professionally and ethically conduct themselves and their work, respecting the communities and cultural norms within which that work is carried out.
- Communicate objectively and effectively, in written and oral forms.
- Apply critical and independent thinking to make sound judgements, based on evidence, theory and logical reasoning.
- Be an effective, emotionally and culturally intelligent team member.
Conditions
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Program Director before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Program Maximum Duration: As specified in Table 1 of the Coursework Academic Programs Policy, this program must be completed within a Maximum Duration which includes any periods of non-enrolment, leave of absence or approved study at other institutions for credit towards a Program.
Academic Program Rules for Diploma in Engineering
There shall be a Diploma in Engineering.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the Diploma of Engineering, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of 24 units, comprising:
- Level I courses to the value of 24 units, which must include:
- Core Mathematics courses to the value of 6 units
- Core Engineering courses to the value of 3 units
- Stream Elective courses to a minimum value of 9 units and maximum value of 15 units
- Prerequisite Physics courses to the value of up to 6 units
- Architectural and Structural Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Environmental and Climate Solutions Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Flexible Entry
Transferring to Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) award
Upon meeting the program entry requirements, students may apply to transfer into a named Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree of their choice and receive up to 24 units of credit from their Diploma of Engineering.
Students who have completed the Diploma of Engineering, inclusive of the required pre-requisites (as applicable) are guaranteed entry into the named Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree of their choice.
The named degrees are accredited by Engineers Australia and graduates will qualify for professional membership of Engineers Australia. Single degrees include:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Architectural and Structural)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Environmental and Climate Solutions)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mining)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Petroleum)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Software)
Prerequisite course requirements
Mathematics:
Students who have not undertaken SACE Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) will be required to enrol in MATHS 1013 Mathematics IM, followed by MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA.
Students who have undertaken SACE Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) will enrol in MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA followed by MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB.
Physics:
For all Streams, except Chemical Engineering:
Students who have not undertaken SACE Stage 2 Physics (or equivalent), but have taken SACE Stage 1 Physics (or equivalent) will be required to enrol in PHYSICS 1101 Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IA.
Students who have not undertaken SACE Stage 1 Physics (or equivalent) will be required to enrol in PHYSICS 1101 Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IA and PHYSICS 1201 Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IB.
Chemistry:
For Chemical Engineering Stream only:
Students who have not undertaken SACE Stage 2 Chemistry (or equivalent) will be required to enrol in CHEM 1101 Foundations of Chemistry IA and CHEM 1201 Foundations of Chemistry IB in lieu of CHEM 1100 Chemistry IA and CHEM 1200 Chemistry IB. Students following the Chemical Engineering stream are not required to enrol into Physics pre-requisite courses.
Core Courses
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Core courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core courses students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
Core Mathematics courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 1013 Mathematics IM 3 MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3 and
Core Engineering courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1001 Introduction to Engineering 3 Prerequisites
Prerequisite Physics courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following (as required):
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSICS 1101 Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IA 3 PHYSICS 1201 Physics for the Life and Earth Sciences IB 3
Electives
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Stream Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Stream Electives students must complete courses to a minimum value of 9 units and maximum value of 15 units. Students should refer to the Academic Program Rules for the named degree they intend to transfer into, in conjunction with the course list below.
Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Architectural and Structural)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CEME 1004 Engineering Mechanics - Statics 3 DESST 1504 Representation I 3 DESST 1507 Construction I 3 PHYSICS 1510 Physics IE: Mechanics and Thermodynamics 3 DESST 1503 Design Studio I 6 Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 1100 Chemistry IA 3 CHEM 1200 Chemistry IB 3 or
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 1101 Foundations of Chemistry IA 3 CHEM 1201 Foundations of Chemistry IB 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3 CHEM ENG 1009 Materials I 3 Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CEME 1002 Introduction to Infrastructure 3 CEME 1004 Engineering Mechanics - Statics 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3 CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3 CONMGNT 1000 Civil Engineering Construction Materials 3 CONMGNT 1001 Construction Estimation and Quantity Surveying 3 CONMGNT 1010 Digital Design and Construction: fundamentals 3 DESST 1507 Construction I 3 ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3 MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1002 Programming (Matlab and C) 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ELEC ENG 1100 Analog Electronics 3 COMP SCI 1102 Object Oriented Programming 3 ELEC ENG 1102 Digital Electronics 3 PHYSICS 1510 Physics IE: Mechanics and Thermodynamics 3 ANAT SC 1102 Human Anatomy and Physiology IA 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Environmental and Climate Solutions)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3 CEME 1002 Introduction to Infrastructure 3 CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3 ENV BIOL 1002 Ecological Issues I 3 ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3 Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1002 Programming (Matlab and C) 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CEME 1004 Engineering Mechanics - Statics 3 ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3 CHEM ENG 1009 Materials I 3 MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3 ANAT SC 1102 Human Anatomy and Physiology IA 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 COMP SCI 1102 Object Oriented Programming 3 Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mining)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CEME 1004 Engineering Mechanics - Statics 3 MINING 1011 Introduction to Mining Engineering I 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CEME 1002 Introduction to Infrastructure 3 CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3 CHEM ENG 1009 Materials I 3 ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3 MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3 Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Petroleum)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3 and
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3 PETROENG 1005 Introduction to Subsurface Geoscience & GeoEnergy 3 PETROENG 1006 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CHEM 1201 Foundations of Chemistry IB 3 CHEM ENG 1009 Materials I 3 Students intending to transfer to:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Software)All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1002 Programming (Matlab and C) 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 1102 Object Oriented Programming 3 COMP SCI 1106 Introduction to Software Engineering 3 ELEC ENG 1100 Analog Electronics 3 ELEC ENG 1102 Digital Electronics 3 ENTREP 1011 Entrepreneurial Foundations and Mindset 3 POLIS 1104 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Flexible Entry
The Flexible Entry stream allows up to 12 units of any stream elective courses, however, students intending to transfer to a named Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree may only be awarded credit for courses as outlined in the Academic Program Rules for the named degree.Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENG 1002 Programming (Matlab and C) 3 ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Any course listed in any other Stream Elective list in this program, with adherence to prerequisites, restrictions or incompatible rules as outlined in the University Course Planner.