Bachelor of Engineering with Honours Are you someone who likes problem-solving, being creative or making things? Do you like to understand how things work and often think, I could improve that? Do you want to create technology that saves lives and makes the world a better place? If so, our Engineering programme is for you come to Victoria and study with innovative people. Our Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)) focuses on the digital world so that you can design and implement real-world systems. Right from the start of this degree you will gain core skills and apply them to design and build exciting technology such as autonomous robots and computer games. Engineers are some of the most sought-after people in the modern world. You will graduate as a skilled professional and be able to choose from many interesting and well-paid careers. Victoria University was ranked first in the latest Performance-Based Research Fund quality evaluation and Computer Science also achieved a number one ranking. Our researchers have developed audio coders that form the basis for internet telephony, won technical Oscars for graphics, edited world-leading technical journals, created their own programming languages and monitored the Antarctic ice sheets with magnetic resonance. The BE(Hons) has been granted full accreditation with the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (IPENZ). MAJORS Major Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering Network Engineering Software Engineering Code ECEN NWEN SWEN Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering encompasses a range of disciplines from the fundamental electrical characteristics of materials to the abstraction of data in signal processing. It also includes robotics and embedded systems and focuses on the design and development of electronic-based systems to solve real-world problems. Network Engineering gives you an understanding of the full range of modern communication technologies, network protocols, middleware and knowledge about the reliability and security techniques required for modern networks. Your NWEN degree will equip you with the expertise and experience needed to design, build, configure and test modern networks and networked services. Software Engineering enables you to design, implement and maintain complex computer systems. You learn to build and programme software systems that not only solve a problem, but are also efficient, robust and reliable. Graduates are leaders in the field of modern programming, which is essential to our modern lifestyles. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS DEGREE, GO TO WWW.VICTORIA.AC.NZ/BE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Level 1, Cotton Building, Kelburn Parade, Wellington 04-463 5101 engineering@vuw.ac.nz www.victoria.ac.nz/engineering 82 Victoria University of Wellington
ADMISSION TO THE DEGREE In addition to the admission requirements on page 22, it is recommended that you also have: BE major NCEA requirements Electronic and Computer Systems 18 credits in NCEA Level 3 Calculus Engineering (ECEN) 18 credits in NCEA Level 3 Physics Network Engineering (NWEN) 16 credits in NCEA Level 3 Mathematics Software Engineering (SWEN) 16 credits in NCEA Level 3 Mathematics If you are applying with CIE or IB, you should contact the School of Engineering and Computer Science for equivalents. If you don t have the recommended level of achievement for entry to the BE(Hons) major of your choice, you may be encouraged to apply instead for the Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, majoring in Computer Science or Electronic and Computer Systems. You will still need to meet any entry requirements for the individual courses, such as Mathematics and Physics (see the subjects and courses pages from page 122). You may consider transferring into the BE(Hons) at a later stage, depending on your academic progress. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS Total points required: 480 POTENTIAL CAREERS The BE(Hons) leads to careers in a range of exciting jobs, including robotics, computer game design, mechatronics, health care, computer graphics, web innovation, mobile communications, multimedia programming, advanced research and a variety of software and hardware systems design roles. www.victoria.ac.nz/careers POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES There is a range of Master s and PhD opportunities in diverse and interesting engineering fields, from robotic music to active vision, and artificial intelligence to internet security. www.victoria.ac.nz/postgraduate RECOMMENDED SCHOOL SUBJECTS Subjects to study at school include Digital Technologies, Calculus, Physics, Statistics, Science and Technology. At least 120 points must be at 400 level or above from the BE(Hons) list of courses. Three approved breadth courses from any Bachelor s degree must be included, including at least one course above 100 level (eg. three DSDN courses). Work experience of 800 hours is required, beginning after the second year of study. Honours will be awarded to students with good academic achievement in their third and fourth years of study. The required first-year subjects for the chosen major must be completed, with at least a B average, for students to progress into Part 2 of the degree. First-year students need to take the 100-level core courses, plus any additional 100-level courses required for their chosen major. To find out details of what a particular course is about, when it is taught and entry requirements, look in the subjects and courses pages (from page 122). Students with an interest in including additional Mathematics in their degree should discuss this with staff in the School of Engineering and Computer Science. Guide to Undergraduate Study 2016 83
CORE COURSES (ALL MAJORS) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 COMP 102 or COMP 112 ENGR 291 ENGR 401 Three approved courses from any COMP 103 ENGR 301 ENGR 489 Bachelor s degree, including at least ENGR 101 ENGR 302 ENGR 491 one course above 100 level and forming a coherent unit of study ENGR 110 ENGR 391 (eg. three Design courses or three ENGR 121 Management courses) Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering ENGR 122 ECEN 201, 202, 203, 220, MATH 244 ECEN 301, 320 At least three courses from ECEN 401 439, ENGR 440 At least two courses from ECEN 302, PHYS 114 At least one course from COMP 261, One further course from ECEN 401 479, 303, 310, 315, 330, COMP 307, NWEN NWEN 241, 242, 243, SWEN 221 COMP 421, ENGR 440, 441, NWEN 402, ENGR142 301, 302, 304, SWEN 303 403, 404, SWEN 422 Some suggested electives for ECEN students are CMPO 281, DSDN 104, 141, 142 and MARK 101. Network Engineering ENGR 123 NWEN 241, 242, 243, COMP 261 NWEN 301, 302, 304 At least three courses from NWEN 401 439, ENGR 440 One of PHYS 114, 115 or 122, or ENGR 142 Software Engineering At least two courses from ECEN 201, 202, 203, 220, SWEN 221, 222, 223, 224 At least one course from COMP 303, 304, 307, SWEN 301 304, ECEN 301 399, NWEN 303 At least one further course from COMP 401 479, ECEN 403 440, NWEN 401 440, SWEN 421 440 ENGR 123 NWEN 241 SWEN 301, 302, 303 At least three courses from SWEN 401 439, ENGR 440 One of PHYS 122, 114 or 115 or ENGR 142 SWEN 221, 222, 223, 224 COMP 261 or NWEN 242 or NWEN 243 At least one course from COMP 301 399, NWEN 301 399, SWEN 304 At least one further course from COMP 401 425, NWEN 401 440, SWEN 401 440 DEGREE EXAMPLE BE(Hons) majoring in Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering 1/3 2/3 1/3 2/3 1/3 2/3 1/3 2/3 COMP 102 COMP 103 MATH 244 ECEN 220 ENGR 301 ENGR 302 ENGR 489 30 points ENGR 101 ENGR 110 ECEN 202 ECEN 203 ECEN 301 Part 3C ENGR 401 ENGR 121 ENGR 122 NWEN 241 ECEN 201 ECEN 320 ECEN 300 level PHYS 114 ENGR 142 Part 3A Part 3B ECEN 300 level ECEN 300 level 120 points 120 points 120 points 120 points Core course Major Part 3* Total points required: 480 Total points completed: 480 Students also complete three courses for the work experience component of the BE(Hons) (ENGR 291, 391 and 491). *At least one of these courses must be at 200 level or above. The choice of subjects will be affected by timetable constraints. 84 Victoria University of Wellington
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Kate Henderson Bachelor of Engineering with Honours student, majoring in Software Engineering INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION Victoria University is one of the best places in the country to do engineering. It has a really great engineering school and, being from Wellington, it was local for me. It has a good reputation for providing great training for what you end up doing in industry, so when you graduate you really feel prepared and have work experience. Victoria s Bachelor of Engineering with Honours is recognised internationally, which was also appealing. SENSE OF BELONGING I really feel like I belong in the School I ve made so many friends who are doing the same courses as me, and it has a real community feel. I catch the bus to Kelburn campus each morning and usually spend the whole day there. Between lectures, I head to the computer labs to work on assignments and talk to others in my courses. At some point, I grab some lunch at Wishbone, or some sushi. FUN AND GAMES I spent my first trimester at Victoria being slightly amazed that university was actually fun. One of my favourite courses has been SWEN 222 we had two six-week projects to make games. You could spend an hour playing with a game you helped make and call it testing. ASK FOR HELP If you re a new student, I d say that as long as you re interested in what you re studying, you ll be fine. Show up to lectures. Ask for help early if you start struggling everyone wants you to do well. Your lecturers love questions, especially if they have to look up the answer and tell you next lecture, because that s a sign it s a great question. WORK EXPERIENCE The work experience part of my degree gave me a really good insight into the job market and potential future, so I feel more prepared to go out into the real world. I did an internship at TradeMe in their android team. It wasn t the stereotypical unpaid internship of just getting coffee for workers it was paid and they had me actually contributing code to the main android app. I m also a Google Student Ambassador for Victoria being a link between them and the University and promoting their internships and programs to the students. GETTING INVOLVED I m a member of the Engineering Club, and a committee member of ECS Women (a group that supports and encourages women to participate in the School of Engineering and Computer Science). I ve been heavily involved with the engineering outreach programme for a while now too, which involves running tech clubs after school for high school students, and teaching them how to program and build robots. It s one of my favourite things to be involved in. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS DEGREE, GO TO WWW.VICTORIA.AC.NZ/BE Guide to Undergraduate Study 2016 87