Degree Transfer Engineering

KEY FACTS

Duration

2 semesters (12 months)

Intakes

January and August

Location

Newcastle Callaghan Campus

Program Fee

$38,900

(Additional Fees will a pply)

CRICOS Code

104608C

‎ *Ranked 41 in the world for Automation and Control Engineering (ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024)
**Ranked Top 200 in the world for Civil and Structural Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)

OVERVIEW

Our Degree Transfer Engineering provides a pathway into one of Australia’s best Engineering Schools. The University of Newcastle is a Group of Eight affiliative member for Engineering. Each engineering bachelor is an Honours degree meaning that the total study period is 4 years including the degree transfer.

Pathway

Degree Transfer Engineering is the exact same curriculum as Year 1 of the Bachelor and pathways into eleven engineering degree options which are:

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) (111298J)
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) (111301H)
Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) (111305D)
Bachelor of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Honours) (111310G)
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) (111338F)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) (111339E)
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) (111375A)
Bachelor of Medical Engineering (Honours) (111378J)
Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours) (111379H)
Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) (111380D)
Bachelor of Surveying Engineering (Honours) (111381C)

Entry Requirements

For detailed information about the academic entry requirements for your country of origin please refer to our Entry Requirements page .

Course Structure

Six core courses:

ENGG1003 Introduction to Procedural Programming
ENGG1500 Introduction to Professional Engineering
MATH1110 Maths for Engineering, Science and Tech 1
MATH1120 Maths for Engineering, Science and Tech 2
Academic English A
Academic English B

Four directed courses from the following:

CIVL1100 Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics
CIVL1200 Earth Systems
ELEC1310 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
ELEC1710 Digital and Computer Electronics 1
ENGG2500 Sustainable Engineering Practice
HUBS1105 Musculoskeletal Anatomy
HUBS1109 Anatomy for Biomedical Science
HUBS1420 Professional & Communication Skills in Biomedicine
MECH1110 Mechanical Drawing/CAD and Workshop Practice
MECH1750 Engineering Materials 1
PHYS1205 Fundamentals of Engineering Physics
PHYS1210 Advanced Physics 1
PHYS1220 Advanced Physics 2
SENG1110 Object Oriented Programming
SURV1200 Introduction to Surveying

Scholarships

Please see Scholarships page for more information.