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Minors in the single Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) course
Monash University
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A minor is an optional part of your engineering single degree. It comprises four units studied over two years and is listed on your transcript.
From 2022, if you are enrolled in the single degree BE(Hons), you can complete an engineering minor in a discipline distinct from your engineering specialisation. Note that the engineering minors are not available in the biomedical engineering and software engineering specialisations and the engineering double-degree courses.
Engineering minors
An engineering minor takes the place of your specialisation technical electives. There are some limits on the combination of specialisation and minor that you can take. You can select an engineering minor in WES in the Area of Study section (the same area for your specialisation). You cannot take an engineering minor if you are enrolled in the master’s accelerated program and you plan to accelerate the master’s degree.
| Clayton | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Artificial intelligence in engineering | Artificial intelligence in engineering |
| Civil engineering | Decarbonisation and net zero |
| Computational engineering | Electric vehicle technology |
| Environmental engineering | Future mobility systems |
| Medical technology | Intelligent manufacturing |
| Micro and nano technologies | Internet of Things (IoT) |
| Mining engineering | Semiconductor |
| Networks for connectivity | Sensory systems in Industry 4.0 |
| Power and energy systems engineering | Sustainable energy transition |
| Renewable energy engineering | |
| Smart manufacturing | |
| Sustainable engineering | |
| Telecommunications infrastructure | |
| Transport |
- Artificial intelligence in engineering Artificial intelligence in engineering
- Civil engineering Decarbonisation and net zero
- Civil engineering Decarbonisation and net zero
- Computational engineering Electric vehicle technology
- Computational engineering Electric vehicle technology
- Environmental engineering Future mobility systems
- Environmental engineering Future mobility systems
- Medical technology Intelligent manufacturing
- Medical technology Intelligent manufacturing
- Micro and nano technologies Internet of Things (IoT)
- Micro and nano technologies Internet of Things (IoT)
- Mining engineering Semiconductor
- Mining engineering Semiconductor
- Networks for connectivity Sensory systems in Industry 4.0
- Networks for connectivity Sensory systems in Industry 4.0
- Power and energy systems engineering Sustainable energy transition
- Power and energy systems engineering Sustainable energy transition
- Renewable energy engineering
- Smart manufacturing
- Sustainable engineering
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- Transport
STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED PRIOR TO 2022
If you commenced the single degree BE(Hons) prior to 2022, you can take:
- A non-engineering minor from Arts, Business, Information Technology or Science (Not available in the biomedical engineering specialisation and the engineering double-degree courses). and/or
- An engineering minor in a discipline distinct from your engineering specialisation. (Not available in the biomedical engineering and software engineering specialisations and the engineering double-degree courses.
Non-engineering minor
A non-engineering minor takes the place of your free electives if you have them to complete in Year 1 and 2. This is only possible if you are not required to complete any foundation unit and therefore you have four free electives available. You must complete the prescribed units in the non-engineering minor. They are generally level 1 and 2 units, although there may be units at level 3 required in the minor.
It will not be possible to undertake a non-engineering minor if you have to complete at least one engineering foundation unit.
| Arts, humanities and social sciences | Business | Information technology | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioethics | Accounting | Computer networks and security | Applied mathematics Applied mathematics (extended major) |
| Chinese studies | Behavioural commerce | Computer science * | Astrophysics |
| Communications and media studies | Management studies | Cybersecurity | Biochemistry |
| Indonesian studies | Sustainability | Games development | Chemistry |
| Japanese studies | Interactive media | Computational science | |
| Korean studies | IT for business | Developmental biology | |
| Mobile apps development ** | Earth science | ||
| Software development | Immunology | ||
| Software engineering *** | Mathematical statistics | ||
| Web development | Mathematics | ||
| Microbiology | |||
| Molecular biology | |||
| Pharmacology | |||
| Physics | |||
| Physiology |
- Bioethics Accounting Computer networks and security Applied mathematics Applied mathematics (extended major)
- Bioethics Accounting Computer networks and security Applied mathematics Applied mathematics (extended major)
- Bioethics Accounting Computer networks and security Applied mathematics Applied mathematics (extended major)
- Bioethics Accounting Computer networks and security Applied mathematics Applied mathematics (extended major)
- Bioethics Accounting Computer networks and security Applied mathematics Applied mathematics (extended major)
- Chinese studies Behavioural commerce Computer science * Astrophysics
- Chinese studies Behavioural commerce Computer science * Astrophysics
- Chinese studies Behavioural commerce Computer science * Astrophysics
- Chinese studies Behavioural commerce Computer science * Astrophysics
- Communications and media studies Management studies Cybersecurity Biochemistry
- Communications and media studies Management studies Cybersecurity Biochemistry
- Communications and media studies Management studies Cybersecurity Biochemistry
- Communications and media studies Management studies Cybersecurity Biochemistry
- Indonesian studies Sustainability Games development Chemistry
- Indonesian studies Sustainability Games development Chemistry
- Indonesian studies Sustainability Games development Chemistry
- Indonesian studies Sustainability Games development Chemistry
- Japanese studies Interactive media Computational science
- Japanese studies Interactive media Computational science
- Japanese studies Interactive media Computational science
- Korean studies IT for business Developmental biology
- Korean studies IT for business Developmental biology
- Korean studies IT for business Developmental biology
- Mobile apps development ** Earth science
- Mobile apps development ** Earth science
- Software development Immunology
- Software development Immunology
- Software engineering *** Mathematical statistics
- Software engineering *** Mathematical statistics
- Web development Mathematics
- Web development Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology
* The computer science minor is not available to students in the software engineering specialisation due to overlap with core software engineering units.
** Engineering students cannot count ENG1003 towards the Mobile apps development minor as this is a core level one unit for engineering.
*** The software engineering minor is not available to students in the software engineering specialisation due to overlap with core software engineering units.