The Faculty of Science and the UNSW Business School offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after five and a half years of successful study: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Materials Science and Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce.
The program is intended for potential engineers in the fields of Physical Metallurgy, Materials Engineering, Ceramic Engineering or Process Metallurgy who wish to become more aware of economic and social aspects of the engineering profession, and skilled in technical management. It is expected that those taking this program would progress to entrepreneurial and managerial roles.
A full range of commerce and engineering careers is still open to those who qualify with both components of the dual degree. Most engineers progress to technical management roles, and these programs strengthen the commerce background in addition to providing the engineering skills.
Increasingly, engineers also find employment in the commercial sector, and the dual programs provide a good background for those entering banking, consultancy, etc. Students wishing to enter the purely commercial sector will benefit from technical and numerate strengths obtained as part of the Engineering program.
More information at the UNSW Handbook.
Program Outline 2024 Onwards
Year 1
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATS1192 | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering |
CHEM1811 | Engineering Chemistry 1A |
Computing for Engineers OR Computing 1A |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATH1131 | Mathematics 1A |
PHYS1121 | Physics 1A |
CHEM1821 | Engineering Chemistry 1B |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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DESN1000 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation |
MATH1231 | Mathematics 1B |
ENGG4999 | *Industrial Training (0 UOC) |
* Industrial Training: Students must complete 60 days of industrial training across their years, and prior to graduation.
Year 2
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATS2001 | Physical Properties of Materials |
MATS2003 | Materials Characterisation |
Engineering Mathematics 2E |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATS2004 | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials |
COMMXXXX | Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
COMMXXXX | Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATH2089 | Numerical Methods and Statistics |
COMMXXXX | Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Year 3
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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COMMXXXX | Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
COMMXXXX | Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Term 2
MATS2008 | Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria |
MATS3006 | Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering 3 |
Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATS2009 | Transport Processes in Materials Engineering |
Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Year 4
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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Micromechanisms of Mechanical Behaviour of Metals |
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MATS3002 | Fundamentals of Ceramic Processing |
MATS3005 | Phase Transformations |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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Polymer Science and Engineering 1 |
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Materials Industry Management |
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Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATS3008 | Design and Engineering of Composites and Coatings |
COMMXXXX | Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Year 5
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATS4025 | Honours Project A |
MATS4014 | Sustainable Materials Selection and Design |
MATS4015 | Data Management and Communication for Materials Engineers |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATS4026 | Honours Project B |
MATS4XXX | To chose one of the following: ∙ MATS4004 Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis ∙ MATS4007 Engineered Surfaces to Resist Corrosion and Wear ∙ MATS4016 Structural Materials in Transportation and Infrastructure ∙ MATS4017 Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies ∙ MATS4018 Materials and Processing of Electronic Circuits and Devices ∙ MATS4019 Materials and Processes for Biomedical Applications |
Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Term 3
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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MATS4027 | Honours Project C |
MATS4XXX | To chose one of the following: ∙ MATS4004 Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis ∙ MATS4007 Engineered Surfaces to Resist Corrosion and Wear ∙ MATS4016 Structural Materials in Transportation and Infrastructure ∙ MATS4017 Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies ∙ MATS4018 Materials and Processing of Electronic Circuits and Devices ∙ MATS4019 Materials and Processes for Biomedical Applications |
Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Year 6
Term 1
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
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Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Term 2
COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME |
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COMMXXXX | Bachelor of Commerce Unit |
Bachelor of Commerce Unit |