Overview - BEE

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QUT's Built Environment and Engineering Faculty is all about changing and growing to better meet the needs of students, industry and the professions.

The real world does not stand still and neither do our courses. Industry partners and professional bodies are closely involved in our course development and are increasingly demanding graduates with more breadth and superior skills in dealing with clients and other professionals.

We work hard to ensure all courses are fully recognised or accredited both in Australia and overseas. Sometimes this puts limits on how much choice students have in what they study, but wherever possible we encourage you to broaden your core studies with subjects from across the Faculty or other QUT faculties.

Depending on your course, you can choose an eight unit second major or up to two four unit minors in another field. The Faculty has packaged up a range of second majors and minors that ensure you get a rich and meaningful depth of knowledge in a complementary area rather than skating over the surface of the discipline.

Undergraduate courses are grouped around three broad themes with course structures that maximise interaction:

Bachelor of Design

• Architecture
• Interior Design
• Industrial Design
• Landscape Architecture.

Bachelor of Urban Development

• Construction Management
• Property Economics
• Quantity Surveying
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Spatial Science.

Bachelor of Engineering

• Aerospace Avionics
• Civil
• Civil and Environmental
• Civil and Construction
• Computer Systems
• Electrical
• Infomechatronics
• Mechanical
• Medical
• Telecommunications.

These courses are supported by an extensive research base in the Faculty that is grouped around core themes of medical engineering, smart systems, sustainability and infrastructure. Our research focuses on problems that need to be solved and brings together brilliant people with diverse backgrounds to find new answers. The Faculty is a key player in QUT's research institutes for Sustainable Resources and Health and Biomedical Innovation.

The Faculty has formed partnerships with a range of high-profile organisations including Shell, Brisbane Airport Corporation, Brisbane City Council, CSIRO, QRAIL and Queensland Government. Our partners provide living laboratories for our research and bring their experience to bear through part-time teaching or hosting students undertaking internships and practicums.

A number of the professional bodies that accredit our courses set minimum requirements for practical experience that students must have achieved by the time they graduate. For example, Engineering students complete at least 60 days approved real-work experience and Spatial Science students must have 90 days of such experience. Students complete their work experience through the Faculty's Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs. These combine university study with real work experience.

Courses in Design and Urban Development can also include opportunities to work on real-world projects. Student work in planning and design regularly win industry awards and competitions.