Hey C-Note,

I'm not entirely sure about the 2 years in Sunway and 2 years over at Clayton plan of yours, but 3 years in Sunway and 1 year in Clayton is definitely possible. But do bear in mind, if you're not transfering to Clayton (ie paying Oz fees and spend most of your degree in Clayton) you HAVE to go back to Sunway for your final year and graduate there. But it's no harm exchanging to Clayton during your second year after 1 year in Sunway, and if you feel you like it here, you can always opt for the transfer program after that. But that means you have to take back you RM (cause if u do exchange program, you still pay Malaysian fees) and pay the remainder of your course in oz dollars AND on top of that, pay Monash Oz dollars for your second year.

And if you're doing Bachelor of Engineering in the field of Mechanical Engineering the degree cert is the same, but I'm not very sure if they say completed in Sunway Campus or not.

And for your Bachelor of Engineering in the field of Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering question, that is quite hard to pinpoint an answer for you. As over here in Clayton, Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering is what we call the Specialised engineering (along with Environmental Eng, Mechatronics, etc). Cause from the very first year onwards, you actually learn different stuffs from the Bachelor of Engineering students.

Here is the link, you can see for yourself the subject for Level 1 is abit different than that of Bachelor of Engineering

http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/0032.html

http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/3275.html

But of course, Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering is harder to get in and there is limited spaces. I'm currently doing the Bachelor of Engineering in Clayton now, and from my friends who are doing Bachelor of Engineering as well and wanted to change to Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, they claimed that the faculty specifically asked for and average of 85% for your first year before they actually consider you. And the worst part, they have to do extra units to cover up for what they didn't learn in the first year. So, extra cash and time.

So buddy, it's best you think over all the options and choices that you want to make carefully and study it real hard. Make sure that you don't choose the wrong path. As for me, I've regretted some of my choices of my degree already. When there were shorter and cheaper alternatives heading the same direction.

And if you have any questions, just direct them to me. Cheers.

No problem there mate, feel free to ask anything you want, I'll try to help as much as possible

Yes, the syllabus is all the same, cause do bear in mind that both Clayton and Sunway are sharing the same code, 0032, therefore, the syllabus are all the same. Thats for Engineering tho, but for Commerce/Business I think it's slighty different over the campuses.

From the part you bolded, what I was trying to say is that if you were to ditch your exchange program after you 2nd year exchange in Clayton, you HAVE to pay Monash Australia, the Australia fees. And the fees you paid initially in RM will be refunded to you. So, it's like doing a transfer program straight from the 2nd year, where you pay the remainder of your course in Aussie Dollars.

And sadly, no, from my experience from my friends and stories I've heard for the past couple of years, it seems either you exchange or transfer actually.

I'm not exactly sure about location of completion matters in the eyes of the employers. But they wouldn't know as the degree you receive should be a exact copy regardless of your location of completion. But, then again, I'm not 100% sure on this matter. In order to know exactly, you'll have to ask someone in Monash Sunway, preferably someone in the Engineering faculty. But for Business/Commerce, I'm 100% sure that the degree you receive is based on the campus you graduate in. And many major companies, upon looking at your degree, they'd know which campus are you from. And of course, Clayton being the most prestigious campus amongst all, would get a preference ahead of those around the same level but different campus.

Yeah, I'm doing my 4 years in Clayton. But I'm entitled to sibling discount since my brother is over here as well. But for the time being, I've no plans on doing my Masters. If I were to do my Masters, I would want to get some working experience first, before venturing into Masters.

Erm, can I ask, is your half million in RM or Aussie Dollars, cause if it's in RM, I honestly have to tell you that it may not be enough for the transfer option as essentials such as accomodation, food, transportation etc isn't exactly the cheapest over here in Melbourne.

As for my friends' problem, most probably, they want to venture into aerospace early I guess? Personal preference i guess?

This post has been edited by hondavtec: Dec 29 2009, 02:07 AM

If you were to put the question this way, of course a transfer is much better, you ge to graduate here, enjoy Melbourne, enjoy the top facilities and equipment that Monash Clayton has to offer and much more. Of course, a transfer is much better in my opinion?

Yea, sibling discount, but it only applies if you have a sibling STILL studying in Monash. Not graduates.

Yea, a 2 years plan is very likely to be feasible, but if 3 years, it's kinda hard. But I'm not very certain about 2 years in Sunway and 2 years in Clayton tho. You must ask the people in the Sunway campus.

And bro, if you're considering Swinburne, Nottingham and Monash, no offence. Forget Swinburne. Monash is top 50 in the world, Nottingham is well-known for their engineering programs. But Swinburne is a league away from both Monash and Swinburne.

So IMHO, if you can afford and your results are good enough for Monash and Nottingham, forget Swinburne. Don't bother wasting your time considering Swinburne, no offence to those in Swinburne tho. But that is what I honestly feel, based on The Times University Rankings.

Yea, from Clayton to the City is very much nearer if you own a car and use the CityLink (which requires you to pay btw, and not cheap) but if you decide to save some cash and use the free way, it would be slighty longer than usual, around 10-15 mins more.

And Parkville is more for pharmacy stuffs. Whereas Clayton offer almost everything except for pharmacy stuffs (as you have to go to Parkville for that). And Bro Ryuka Electrical Engineering is offered in both Sunway and Clayton. Same goes for Chemical, Mechanical and Mechatronics. And Clayton campus has Environmental Eng as well. But if you want to do Civil and Environmental then its offered in Gippsland campus.

http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2010handbook...-parkville.html
http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2010handbook...us-clayton.html

This post has been edited by hondavtec: Jan 9 2010, 11:22 AM

not only that, Help University College actually offers their own Degrees and Postgrad as well! So I fail to see why isn't HELP considered a "university" as well as they also provide a degree opportunity.

http://www.help.edu.my/navigation/academic_programmes

hey adrian,

sure man why not? almost all the australian unis accept any foundation/year12 programs offered by an australian institution. if im not mistaken, UWAFP stands for Uni of Western Australia Foundation Program right? if yea, then there wouldnt be a problem.

just use this database to find ur minimum entry requirement as i dont know what stream you want to go into as science is quite a wide scope.

http://www.monash.edu.au/study/internation...s-database.html

from there press start, then they will ask u for the country, choose australia, then next. then find ur foundation program and select which science stream you want. voila! there you go, ur minimum requirement for the course u want.

If you're doing Chem Eng, all 4 years could be done in Sunway.

http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/0032.html refer to this for which stream that would require you to do in Clayton.

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Added on February 9, 2010, 2:47 amYou gota ask Monash University. Look for the Head of Engineering and ask him/her. Its entirely up to the Uni.

This post has been edited by hondavtec: Feb 9 2010, 02:47 AM