Studying a Common First Year in Engineering

Studying a Common First Year in Engineering

A number of Victorian universities offer a common first year in their Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree. The advantage of a common first year is that students get to explore various specialisations in their first year, preparing them to choose an engineering field in their second year.  So, students get a taste of the various engineering specialisations on offer before deciding which to pursue from the second year.

Deakin University - Engineering

Deakin offers five engineering specialisations as part of their Bachelor of Engineering degrees, all of which participate in the common first year.  The Bachelor of Software Engineering is a separate degree and does not have a common first year with the main Engineering degrees. 

Monash University - Engineering

Monash offers ten engineering specialisations and, all but the Biomedical Engineering specialisation, participate in the common first year.

RMIT University - Engineering 

RMIT offers ten specialisations, all of which are accessible after the common first year.

Swinburne University - Engineering

Swinburne offers eight engineering majors, and in the common first year, students complete a number of core units that assist them in choosing their major.