Specification

Award name and title

1. The award will be called Bachelor of Engineering-Master of Business Administration with the abbreviation BE-MBA.

Validity

2. Theses specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2006 and shall apply to all candidates for the award, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently.

Entry

3. The University's Rules of Admission will apply to entry to the Bachelor of Engineering-Master of Business Administration.

Requirements and duration

4. To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering-Master of Business Administration, a candidate shall pass in 500% of units in accordance with Specification 6.

5. Candidates shall complete the degree requirements in not less than five separate years of full-time study and not more than ten years, from the time of first enrolment.

Structure

6. Candidates will select units from one of the disciplines given in the schedules as follows:

(i) Engineering Component Pass first, second, third and fourth year units with a total weight of at least 375%. Unless otherwise determined by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, a candidate must also produce evidence satisfactory to the Dean of having spent at least 12 weeks in vacational practical work experience or equivalent as approved by the Faculty.

(ii) Master of Business Administration Component Pass ten units with a total weight of at least 125%.

Terminating passes

7. No-more than 50% of Terminating Passes may be counted towards the requirements of the Engineering component of the combined degree provided that no-more than 25% of Terminating Passes are counted in fourth year level units. Terminating Passes may not be counted towards the Master of Business Administration component of the combined degree.

General

8. Units may be counted toward the award only if they have been taken in accordance with the prerequisites determined by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology and the Faculty of Commerce as summarised in the Schedules attached to these Specification unless otherwise approved by the respective Deans.

9. A candidate normally may not enrol in any year in units totalling more than 100% weighting, or if the candidate is in full-time employment during any given Semester, more than 50% weighting.

10. Where two or more units of the same name or content are offered within the University, only one may be counted towards the award.

11. In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the Dean in accordance with the requirements of Specification 6.

12. The Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology and the Faculty of Commerce may from time to time make amendments to the Schedules to these specifications.