Since Melbourne's program is called common engineering, I presume you will have to select a major by the end of your 1st year. It should be similar to UNSW's Flexible First Year program which was the first of its kind to offer a common Engineering stream for first years.

Engineering is a large discipline and has many specialisations. You must know what you're interested in as specialisation is necessary and it is usually not possible to switch majors as the degree is very specialised.

In Sydney, UNSW is undoubtedly the best university for Engineering, with strong industry links and above average salaries for graduates in the industry (this depends on the individual of course as graduating from a good university doesn't mean a thing if you have failed to possess employable-traits). In Melbourne, Melbourne university would be the most popular choice and should have the strongest reputation there. Overall, I believe UNSW is a better university at technical training than Melbourne, hence graduates gain a slight advantage in terms of being more industry-relevant.

Also, do not bank your chances on a PR this early as job demands may change according to the state of the economy, so this cannot be guaranteed no matter which university you go to.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Apr 24 2008, 10:00 PM

The difference is only approximately less than A$3000 as UNSW has also increased its fees. All you guys on a scholarship, does your award increase proportionally to the increase in tuition fees?

Lol, the "number of hours of study per week" is a persistent joke among students. Every course outline states that you have to spend at least 10 hours per week studying beyond lectures and tutorials. With an average of 4-5 courses per session, that amounts to approximately 40-50 hours of studying per week.

HP Compaq business notebooks are really great, with excellent build quality and top-notch performance. You should consider those if you want a durable notebook for university. I personally use an nc6400, but the 8510p/w 15.4" models have excellent graphics cards (X2600/Quadro FX 570).

Only those who are ignorant would have such a view. UNSW is a highly-respected engineering school and I doubt anyone in this profession would make such a statement.

What did they say? In spite of their inefficiencies, it cannot possibly take that long.

Your definition is flawed (or possibly just no longer relevant). The IEA (Engineers Australia) requires all accredited Engineering programs to include basic management and computing subjects. As many Engineers eventually end up in consultancy and management positions, soft skills are now very important and the industry demand this from graduates. No matter where you go (UNSW or Melbourne), you will have to do management and computing courses as part of your Engineering degree. After all, Engineers utilise technology to implement solutions.

While Economics is not compulsory, a single degree student at UNSW still has to do free electives. This is where you select from a number of courses usually not related to your field of study. Many students actually choose subjects like Economics, Asian Languages, Philosophy, etc.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: May 10 2008, 12:26 AM

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ANU is ranked-highly for its research work as it is a research-intensive university. Its teaching standards are on par with other Go8 universities, so it doesn't make ANU any more difficult to pass than any other equivalent universities.

Basically, if you are consistent in your studies, you should have no problems. Common courses are not designed for the gifted (unless they specifically state so) as 99% of students are mainstream undergrads who are just trying to complete their professional degrees.

I believe you are not supposed to take any GenEds offered by your own faculty.

This means you have not satisfied some prerequisites. As you are a transfer student, the university's enrolment records probably couldn't handle that and you will have to get your school to override that restriction. You really have to speak to someone in the Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering school about this so they can fix it for you (we don't work in the school, so you have to get hold of someone in the school office and I've given you the relevant contact details). You may also want to plan to come early, like a month before uni starts to actually sort this out in person as mid-year enrolments, coupled with diploma transfers can get really messy due to the various exemptions you're getting.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: May 21 2008, 08:32 PM

You will be able to do the same at UNSW too, through free electives and General Education subjects. Additionally, you can also combine your Engineering degree with a Commerce degree and do a combined program in which you graduate with 2 degrees (5.5 years).

Buy the Office here as Microsoft has a promotional offer for tertiary students (only $75 for Ultimate edition). There is no reason to use a pirated version. You can spend so much for a laptop, but are not willing to shell out for productivity software?

Anyway, you don't really need Office as you can use open source alternatives.

This is exactly the problem. If you can't afford the commercial software, DON'T USE IT. There are FREE alternatives for you, which works just as well.
Software developers spend considerable time and effort developing these applications and they deserve respect and compensation for their work (you would pay to see a doctor wouldn't you?). Just because it is easy to pirate these software doesn't make it right to do so.

If you had no support for such software, do you think society will be able to progress as it has? The software industry has contributed more to society in the past 4 decades than most others have managed to.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Jun 2 2008, 09:35 AM

Not enough examination rooms at university as at any given time, 50 over courses may be having their examinations and there are lots of students.

You do not have to buy a textbook unless specifically told to do so. Most courses do not require a textbook and you don't really have that much time to refer to the textbook most times.

Meh to all those who gets sucked into buying the iPhone. It's overhyped and when things are overhyped, they tend to get boring.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Jun 26 2008, 03:19 PM

You're not expected to work to pay your uni fees. You work to partially offset your expenses. If you intend to study here, you should really calculate the cost first because chances are, you won't be able to work to pay for your fees as you are only limited to 20 hours/week during session and full time during holidays.

How does your friend perform academically?

The issue is you come here primarily to obtain a good education, not to work, but I guess some people have different goals.