Overseas students must apply to the International Centre. Surveyors Australia Inc. These institutions will only accredit courses if certain subjects are studied, hence all engineering courses in each department will have compulsory subjects to be studied at each year level. Student support schemes 3.12.1. A mentoring scheme in the form of communications workshops is available for first year engineering students. The workshops form part of a number of first year engineering subjects.
Full details are available at time of enrolment.
The academic aim of the workshops is to enhance students' skills in reading, library work and written and verbal communication. The workshops are run in small groups led by later year students and structured to encourage first year students to make friends both within their peer group and with later year students. The Faculty coordinates a support scheme for international students. The scheme takes the form of workshops and in this case is led by members of the International Engineering Students Society. The aims are to provide support and information to assist international students cope with the transition to university in a foreign country.