Bachelor (Honours)
Year 12 early offer scheme
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
Helping you to get into your courseIf you dont think your ATAR or selection rank is high enough to get into this course you can guarantee your entry with guaranteed advanced standing by upgrading through one the following programs which you can select as one of your QTAC preferences:
QUT College Diploma in EngineeringQUT College Diploma in Engineering graduates will automatically receive an offer to start the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) within three weeks after completion of the diploma. You will also automatically receive 1 year (96 credit points) credit transfer and be able to complete the degree in 3 years as a full-time student.
Find out more about the QUT College Diploma in Engineering
Dual TAFE-Qld Brisbane/QUT awardIf you enrol in a QTAC offer in the following dual TAFE-Qld Brisbane/QUT award you will automatically receive a QUT conditional offer in June (semester 1 QTAC offer) or October (semester 2 QTAC offer) after your enrolment at TAFE-Qld Brisbane is confirmed.
Upon completion of the TAFE-Qld courses you will be able to enrol at QUT. You will also automatically receive 1 year (96 credit points) credit transfer and be able to complete the degree in 3 years as a full-time student if you complete the advanced diploma
More details will be provided in your QUT conditional offer letter.
Mechatronics engineering is the design and maintenance of machinery with electronic and computer control systems such as aircraft and power generators to work in the high-tech fields of automated systems and robotics. Engineers who can manage the disciplines of mechanical electrical and computer engineering simultaneously are becoming essential across all industrial sectors: manufacturing and process industries primary production and mining and the service and health industries. If you are interested in technical and engineering work mechanical equipment such as robotics physics and mathematics a career in mechatronics could be for you.
Explore your optionsYour engineering degree features common units in the first year that combine broad foundation principles with a wide range of major choices giving you flexibility and options before you choose your career specialisation.
Work Integrated Learning
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is embedded in the curriculum and it is a core component for all engineering students. WIL allows you to graduate with a portfolio of professional skills that provides evidence of your professional competencies.
You are required to undertake 60 days of approved work experience in the engineering environment as part of your work integrated learning.
* The Australian Research Magazine 2023
Special course requirements
A candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) must obtain at least 60 days of industrial experience/practice in an engineering environment as approved by the course coordinator.
Engineers with expertise across mechanical electrical and computer engineering are in-demand across all industries - from mining and manufacturing to the service and health industries.
With a Mechatronics Engineering degree from QUT you can work as a consultant project manager designer or instrumentation or maintenance engineer across diverse industries including for car and aerospace manufacturers food processing companies or in communication and software development.
All graduates are eligible for an Engineers Australia (EA) membership. EA is a signatory to the Washington Accord which permits graduates to work in various countries across the world. This course is recognised internationally in the engineering profession giving QUT graduates more career opportunities overseas.
To graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) students are required to complete 384 credit points of course units as outlined below:
(a) Core units (96cp) consisting of 60 cp of first year units:
and 36 cp of Honours units consisting of:
(b) Major: One (1) block of eleven (11) major units (132cp) plus five (5) Advanced Major Honours level units 60cp (192 credit points)
(c) Complementary Studies: 1 x Second Major (8 unit set) or 2 x Minor (4 unit set each) from the options specified for your chosen major. (96 credit points). In the case where students complete 2 minors at least one must be from the specified list for the Study Area A.
To graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) students are required to complete 384 credit points of course units as outlined below:
(a) Core units (96cp) consisting of 60 cp of first year units:
and 36 cp of Honours units consisting of:
(b) Major: One (1) block of eleven (11) major units (132cp) plus five (5) Advanced Major Honours level units 60cp (192 credit points)
(c) Complementary Studies: 1 x Second Major (8 unit set) or 2 x Minor (4 unit set each) from the options specified for your chosen major. (96 credit points). In the case where students complete 2 minors at least one must be from the specified list for the Study Area A.