Studying a Common First Year in Engineering
Three 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.
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 twelve 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.