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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: 91.35 on February 11, 2012, 03:12:44 pm

Title: Question on engineering at Melbourne.
Post by: 91.35 on February 11, 2012, 03:12:44 pm
Is the BSc + Master of Engineering same as a Bachelor of Engineering Or is it an actual Masters degree?
Title: Re: Question on engineering at Melbourne.
Post by: Aurelian on February 11, 2012, 03:28:08 pm
Quote from: 91.35 on February 11, 2012, 03:12:44 pm
Is the BSc + Master of Engineering same as a Bachelor of Engineering Or is it an actual Masters degree?

I don't really know what you mean; the BSc and the MEng are two separate degrees, with the latter being an 'actual' Masters degree. Does that answer you question?
Title: Re: Question on engineering at Melbourne.
Post by: mark_alec on February 11, 2012, 03:30:20 pm
http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/about/accreditation.html

What do you want to know?
Title: Re: Question on engineering at Melbourne.
Post by: 86 on February 11, 2012, 03:32:17 pm
Quote from: Aurelian on February 11, 2012, 03:28:08 pm
I don't really know what you mean; the BSc and the MEng are two separate degrees, with the latter being an 'actual' Masters degree. Does that answer you question?

I think what he's asking is whether BSc + MEng under the Melbourne model is equivalent to a a Bachelor of Engineering elsewhere, or not
Title: Re: Question on engineering at Melbourne.
Post by: Aurelian on February 11, 2012, 03:34:40 pm
Quote from: 86 on February 11, 2012, 03:32:17 pm
Quote from: Aurelian on February 11, 2012, 03:28:08 pm
I don't really know what you mean; the BSc and the MEng are two separate degrees, with the latter being an 'actual' Masters degree. Does that answer you question?

I think what he's asking is whether BSc + MEng under the Melbourne model is equivalent to a a Bachelor of Engineering elsewhere, or not

As far as qualifications are concerned, I am not aware of any pivotal difference. However, you will have a greater theoretical understanding of the science underpinning your engineering knowledge if you follow the Melbourne Model (which make sense given that it is longer).
Title: Re: Question on engineering at Melbourne.
Post by: Planck's constant on February 11, 2012, 03:40:37 pm
When I become the Vice-Chancellor of the UoM the first thing I'll do is to raise the minimum ATAR requirement to 91.36
Title: Re: Question on engineering at Melbourne.
Post by: 91.35 on February 11, 2012, 03:49:34 pm
So employers see you BSc + Master of engineering at Melb uni as an actual master degree and not just a Bachelor of engineering. So doing BSc + Master of engineering through melbourne is better than doing Bachelor of engineering else were?
Title: Re: Question on engineering at Melbourne.
Post by: mark_alec on February 11, 2012, 03:57:10 pm
Nobody has graduated from it yet, so no-one knows how employers see it. It is probably slightly better than a straight bachelor of engineering, as you have done more subjects, but probably not any different to a BEng/BSc double degree.