Top 3 Victorian university for engineering
30+ days industry placement
Deakin sets the standard for employability
Why choose engineering at Deakin
Study Deakin’s future-focused Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and develop technical capability, practical experience and professional confidence to conceptualise, design, build and test innovative engineering solutions to complex real-world problems. You will graduate well prepared for professional engineering practice, ready to enter the workforce in civil, electrical and renewable energy, mechanical, or mechatronics engineering.
Designed for problem solvers who want to make a positive impact, Deakin’s engineering degree combines strong scientific foundations with practical, project-based approaches to learning. From your first year, you will work on collaborative engineering challenges that develop your design thinking, teamwork and problem-solving skills while connecting engineering knowledge to industry and society. You will complete 60 days of professional practice in an engineering workplace and build valuable industry connections.
** You may opt to do 30 days of placement plus Continuing Professional Development (CPD) if you have prior or current work experience as an engineer equipping you with the skills and confidence to begin your engineering career.
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Unbeatable employability
#1 Victorian university for engineering graduate employment, with 92% of Deakin engineering graduates securing full-time work within four months of graduation.
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Practical learning built in
Half of your degree is project- and design-based, helping you apply engineering knowledge to complex industry challenges and prepare for professional practice.
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Industry experience during your degree
Complete up to 60 days of professional practice in an engineering workplace and build valuable industry connections.
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Advanced engineering facilities
Study in Deakin’s state-of-the-art, purpose-built engineering precincts, using industry-standard labs and collaborative project spaces.
Connected to industry
Deakin’s strong industry connections help shape your learning. Build practical experience in real workplace contexts through work-integrated learning, mentoring and networking opportunities. Industry advisory boards also help shape our degrees, which means what you study is current, relevant and aligned to what your future employers need.
Deakin puts employability first
Career outcomes
Build the technical expertise, practical experience and professional confidence to design, develop and deliver innovative engineering solutions. Graduate industry-ready with professional practice experience and the skills to pursue engineering careers across civil, electrical and renewable energy, mechanical or mechatronics engineering
Mechanical engineer
Design, develop and improve mechanical systems, equipment and manufacturing processes. Apply engineering principles to solve technical challenges across industries including manufacturing, energy, transport and advanced technology.
- $100k
Typical salary in Australia
- 3.1%
Projected job growth over 5 years
Civil engineer
Plan, design and oversee the construction of infrastructure such as roads, bridges, buildings and water systems. Use engineering expertise to deliver safe, sustainable and efficient solutions that support communities.
- $105k
Typical salary in Australia
- 13.4%
Projected job growth over 5 years
Other jobs
- Electrical engineer
- Renewable energy engineer
- Mechatronics engineer
- Robotics engineer
- Environmental engineer
- Project engineer
Key dates
Direct applications
Trimester 1 2027 applications close 7 February 2027
VTAC
Download a course guide
Study at Deakin and be rewarded with new skills that will give you an edge in the job market
FAQs
Yes – every Deakin student can access work-integrated learning (WIL) in their degree. Each year, more than 30,000+ students complete a placement or internship with partners including Microsoft, KPMG, EY and the National Australia Bank. You can access WIL through placements, industry projects, field-based experiences, simulations and global programs, helping you apply your skills and graduate with the experience and confidence employers value.
DeakinTALENT is Deakin's award-winning career service, and you can access it for life – not just while you're studying. From personalised career coaching sessions and AI-enhanced resume support to a jobs and internships board with employment opportunities, it’s designed to give you the career management skills and connections you need to stand out. Every Deakin degree is built with input from employers, so your course is designed around real workplace needs, now and into the future.
Entry requirements and the minimum ATAR vary by degree and are detailed on the degree page, but if your ATAR is below the cut-off, you still have options. Use the pathway finder tool to find the opportunities available to you, including associate degrees and Deakin Guaranteed ATAR, which offers eligible students a guaranteed entry score that's on average 10 points below the lowest selection rank. If you don't have an ATAR, Deakin Uni Ready is a free, supported program designed to build your skills and confidence and open doors to degrees in arts, health, science and business. Access programs and equity schemes are also available.
At Deakin, employability isn't an add-on – it's built in. Our degrees are designed with industry input, so your skills are aligned to what employers actually need. Every Deakin student can access work-integrated learning through opportunities such as placements, internships and industry projects, helping you build your professional network and practical experience before you even graduate. It's an approach that works: nine out of 10 Deakin graduates get a job within four to six months of finishing their degree.
Yes. Most eligible undergraduate students are offered a Commonwealth Supported Place meaning the government subsidises part of your tuition fees. If eligible, you can pay your student contribution using a HECS-HELP loan that you only start repaying once your income is above the repayment threshold. Deakin has scholarships that cater to our diverse student community, ranging from $5,000 per year for high ATAR achievers to $10,000 per year for students facing financial or personal hardship. The University also offers support services including financial counselling, budgeting help and access to short-term, interest-free loans to help you stay on track.
Deakin is the #1 Victorian university for student support and that starts the moment you accept your offer. Orientation is designed to help you feel welcome and get to know your community of classmates and teachers from day one. Across all campuses, there's a vibrant student community with clubs, events and opportunities to build real friendships. Deakin offers a range of services to help students stay healthy and safe, including sport and fitness facilities, free counselling, on-campus medical services and around-the-clock security.
Yes, and it's straightforward. You can transfer to Deakin in a few steps and apply for credit through recognition of prior learning (RPL), so you won't necessarily repeat subjects you've already completed. If you're coming from a TAFE partner, you may get guaranteed entry into second year with guaranteed RPL. Deakin's three-trimester system also means you may be able to start mid-year rather than waiting until March.
Most Deakin courses run across three trimesters per year instead of the traditional two semesters. Trimester 1 begins around March, Trimester 2 around July and Trimester 3 around November, each with roughly 12 weeks of teaching followed by an exam period. This means you can usually start your degree at three different points in the year and have more flexibility to manage your study load. Check the intakes by location section on the course page for details.
*Deakin references data from a range of government, higher education and reputable media sources. Learn more about our achievements on our University rankings page, or explore our sources page for supporting references.
What will I study in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)?
This degree builds your capabilities from core engineering foundations through to advanced design and professional practice. Across four years, you will develop technical expertise, specialise in your chosen engineering major and apply your knowledge to real engineering challenges.
Build your engineering foundations
Learn core engineering principles
Build strong foundations in mathematics, physics and sustainable engineering practice principles while exploring how engineers analyse and solve problems.
Develop technical and digital capability
Use modelling, programming and analytical tools to understand how engineering systems behave and how solutions are designed.
Start designing real solutions
Work on project-based challenges that introduce engineering design, teamwork and communication while considering social and environmental impacts.
Core engineering systems and analysis
Study engineering systems and materials
Learn how load-bearing materials and physical systems behave, and how engineers analyse and design structures and mechanical or electrical systems.
Apply modelling and analytical methods
Use mathematical modelling and engineering analysis to evaluate performance, predict behaviour and improve engineering designs.
Begin discipline-focused learning
Start exploring specialised topics aligned with your chosen engineering major as your technical expertise grows.
Advanced engineering and industry experience
Advance discipline expertise
Explore specialised engineering topics that deepen your understanding of the systems, technologies and challenges within your chosen major.
Integrate design and problem solving
Work on complex engineering problems that require technical analysis, teamwork and consideration of sustainability, ethics and stakeholder needs.
Gain industry experience
Complete a professional practice placement where you apply your engineering knowledge in an Engineering workplace and develop industry-ready skills.
Integrate learning and complete your capstone
Complete a major engineering project
Plan, design and deliver a substantial engineering investigation or solution addressing a complex engineering problem.
Refine advanced discipline knowledge
Study advanced specialised topics that deepen your expertise within your chosen engineering field.
Prepare for professional engineering practice
Develop the communication, project management and critical thinking skills needed to transition confidently into graduate engineering roles.
Course structure
To complete the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), you must pass 32 credit points.
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.
Are you a current student? For course information that applies to the year you started your degree, visit the handbook.
All students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements
Units
You must complete one major sequence. Each major sequence includes 11 credit points of core units, 19 credit points of major units and compulsory 0-credit-point units.
You can choose up to two open elective units from across the University, including from a completely different study area (subject to meeting unit prerequisites).
If you have not previously completed VCE Mathematical Methods Units 3 and 4 or equivalent, you may need to complete SIT190 in your first trimester, which may reduce your open electives to one unit.
Professional recognition
Deakin offers its undergraduate engineering courses across three locations: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, and our newest campus at Burwood (Melbourne).
Currently, all undergraduate engineering courses at Waurn Ponds and in Online mode are accredited. The Burwood offering the undergraduate courses are not yet accredited by Engineers Australia. Each course (and engineering major offered within) is accredited separately by Engineers Australia for each campus. Full accreditation can only be granted when the first cohort of students complete the course at Burwood, which is a standard Engineers Australia’s accreditation process.
Deakin School of Engineering is working towards an accreditation review for the Burwood offering in September 2026. We are seeking accreditation to be granted and applied to all students who commenced their course at Burwood from the start of 2024. This means, once accreditation is granted by Engineers Australia for the Burwood offering, it will be retrospectively applied to all Burwood students who graduate with a Deakin undergraduate engineering degree.
It’s important to note that the Burwood course is identical to the accredited program at Waurn Ponds and Online. Students at Burwood receive the same curriculum, learning outcomes, and academic standards, and the same high quality learning experience at Burwood. We believe there is no risk to Burwood Campus engineering program offering being awarded full accreditation once the first cohort of Burwood Campus students have graduated.
What to expect while studying
Flexible entry into the course allows students to upgrade their qualifications and to obtain credit for previous studies/experience. Applicants with appropriate TAFE qualifications or other approved post-secondary studies may apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Credit may be considered for skills obtained in the workforce or by informal means.
Students must have access to a suitable computer and a network connection. The learning experiences and assessment activities within this course may also require that students have access to a range of software. Access to high-cost specialist equipment is provided but students may be required to purchase minor equipment for particular unit(s) as detailed in unit site.
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, practicals, and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
In order to satisfy course accreditation requirements, as specified and administered by Engineers Australia, all online enrolled students, or students enrolled online in specified units, are required to participate in campus-based learning activities at our Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus during intensive week each trimester. This ensures that graduates possess and have demonstrated the minimum necessary knowledge and skill base, engineering application abilities, and professional skills, values and attitudes at successful completion of the course to be sufficiently prepared to enter professional engineering practice.
Attendance and participation in learning activities during intensive week is linked to assessment requirements within the Engineering programs, and failure to attend may result in students not meeting the hurdle requirement of the respective assessment. This may result in a fail grade being awarded for the respective affected unit(s) for that particular trimester.
International students: Please note that due to Australian Government regulations, student visas to enter Australia cannot be issued to students who enrol in Deakin online. To participate in the mandatory campus based scheduled sessions during the trimester intensive week, it is suggested that you apply for a tourist visa to enter Australia. Please be advised that Deakin University cannot guarantee that you will be granted a tourist visa by the Australian Government.
International students studying online may not be granted a visitor visa to complete mandatory components of the course at a campus.
Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.
Elective units may be selected that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Through SEL703 Professional Practice, you'll gain industry experience by completing up to 60 days of practical work experience in an engineering workplace. This gives you the opportunity to explore potential career paths and build valuable professional networks. Assessment tasks will deepen your understanding of the engineering profession and strengthen your professional practice skills. Learn more about SEBE work integrated learning.
At Deakin, we're committed to ensuring an inclusive environment that supports all students to belong, thrive and succeed. We work closely with students, where needed, to identify potential barriers to participation and where possible, provide tailored support so students can engage with learning and assessment activities.
If you are neurodivergent, have a disability, health condition or mental health condition that may impact your study or participation in university life, and want to know how Deakin could support you, contact our Domestic students (opens in a new window) or International students (opens in a new window) or Disability Resource Centre (opens email client) teams for a collaborative and confidential discussion. This discussion is to support you to make plans for your studies and future career and will not have any bearing on your application to the course.
When can I start?
When you study depends on your course, location and available intakes. Check the table to see when you can start and how study is offered throughout the year.
Students enrolled at Burwood should note the following as the majors are being phased in:
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Fourth year units of the mechanical engineering, and mechatronics engineering majors will be available at Burwood from 2027.
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Third year units of the civil engineering and the electrical and renewable energy engineering majors will be available from 2027, fourth year units from 2028.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: due to Australian Government regulations, student visas to enter Australia cannot be issued to students who enrol in this fully online degree through Deakin Online.
Your course learning outcomes describe the knowledge, skills and capabilities you’ll develop and be able to demonstrate by the time you graduate. Built into your course through your units and assessments, they provide a clear picture of what you’ll be equipped to know, understand and do – preparing you to apply your learning with confidence beyond university.
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| Design, develop, implement, manage and evaluate sustainable and innovative engineering solutions for real-world problems by integrating and applying well-developed knowledge and skills in natural and physical sciences, engineering and project management, and by showing concern for environmental, social and economic impact. Apply engineering and scientific techniques to study engineering problems, evaluate the benefits, risks and uncertainty associated with the use of specific engineering tools and techniques, and evaluate the effectiveness of designs and experiments that are used to determine a solution. Plan and execute practice- based projects to show capacity for advanced knowledge and skills in a discipline of engineering and thereby demonstrate the ability to research and continue professional development and scholarship. |
| Effectively apply verbal and non-verbal communication skills by actively listening, speaking, reading, writing, and graphically representing an engineering position using appropriate means, considerate of the audience and viewpoint of others. |
| Identify, select and use digital technologies and tools relevant to an engineering discipline to use, manage, generate and share information, evaluate its reliability, and use the information for engineering design, problem solving and research purposes. Demonstrate the ability to independently and systematically locate and share information, laws, policies and regulations that pertain to engineering practice. |
| Use knowledge of natural and physical sciences, and engineering skills and processes to identify and define problems in a variety of contexts and to study the nature and the impact of those problems. Apply critical and analytical thinking and judgment in evaluating data and information and integrating knowledge to develop new understanding, formulate appropriate and sustainable engineering design solutions and manage their implementation, operation and delivery ensuring effectiveness and efficiency. |
| Evaluate and use established engineering principles and practice approaches to identify potential solutions to resolve complex, real-world engineering problems and realise solutions independently and collaboratively. Demonstrate innovative and creative approaches and solutions to engineering problems that are constrained by local, national, global, and contemporary issues and show capacity for planning, designing, executing, and managing engineering projects. |
| Proactively and critically self-assess and use reflection as a strategy for lifelong learning, professional development, and career thinking. Manage personal actions, priorities, and behaviours effectively in consideration of others, to ensure integrity in professional judgement and decision-making. |
| Demonstrate the value of trust by being a competent, reliable team member, who recognises and respects the roles and viewpoints of others, the fundamentals of team dynamics, and the value in pursuing expert assistance when required to nurture relationships that foster mutual engagement of others to collaboratively solve problems together. Work with, influence, and organise other people and resources to perform necessary work in accordance with a mutually agreed schedule, by applying the fundamentals of business and project planning, financial management, risk management, and human resources to an engineering context. |
| Value the perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as well as diverse communities and cultures in a global context and situate own engineering practice by demonstrating commitment to safe, ethical and sustainable practices, and applying social, legal, and environmental responsibilities to exert a positive influence in the community. |
- Award granted
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Year
2027 course information
- VTAC code
1400312051 - Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS)
1400512051 - Burwood (Melbourne), Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS)
1400612051 - Online, Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS)- Deakin code
- S467
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition
The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8
Fees
Estimated tuition fee
$8,576
for 1 yr full-time - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
The estimated tuition (student contribution) fee above is based on a typical first-year full-time enrolment of 8 credit points and is provided as a guide only. Your student contribution is determined by the units you enrol in and will vary depending on the units you choose, your study load, the course duration, and any approved recognition of prior learning. You may also be eligible for a HECS-HELP loan to defer payment of all or part of your student contribution.
Check your eligibility or learn more about CSP or HECS-HELP.
Scholarships
We want to help you excel at Deakin. Our scholarships recognise your dedication and achievements, providing financial support that can ease the cost of living and studying. With less pressure, you'll have more freedom to focus on what matters most – your education and future success.
Applications for 2027 are open
Ready to take the next step? Apply now to start your journey at Deakin and get ready for what’s next.
Key dates
Direct applications
Trimester 1 2027 applications close 7 February 2027
VTAC
Apply now
Apply direct
Simply create an account in the Deakin Application Portal, enter your personal and educational details, upload your supporting documents and submit your application.
Apply through VTAC
Applications are open. Apply through VTAC if you're:
- currently in Year 12 and applying for Trimester 1 or Semester 1
- applying for multiple undergraduate courses
Need help? Follow our step-by-step undergraduate guide to prepare and submit your application.
Recognition of prior learning
We value your previous study and experience. Recognition of prior learning enables you to get credit for what you've already achieved. When you apply, we'll consider your previous study and experience for recognition of prior learning.
The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of 50% of the course at Deakin University.
You can also refer to the Recognition of prior learning System which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree.