Faculty of Engineering

Flexible First Year / Science (2025)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2025.
WARNING: This course version is currently under review and is subject to change.


1. Overview

Course: Flexible First Year / Science (2025)
CP Required: 48
Min FT Duration: 1.00 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016

2. Requirements

In summary the requirements are:

Students must complete a total of 240 credit points as follows:

Bachelor of Engineering Honours (168 credit points):

► a minimum of 18 credit points from the Engineering Foundations Table, including all required units;

► a minimum 30 credit points from the Engineering Projects Table, including all required units; and

► a minimum of 120 credit points from the Engineering Stream Table for the stream being undertaken, including all required units; and

► candidates must successfully complete the requirements of the Professional Engagement Program.

Bachelor of Science (72 credit points):

► *12 credit points of Science degree core units (12cp of MATH1XXX in Engineering Core meets this requirement and is not counted toward the 72 cp Science units)

► *48 credit points of Table A major

► 6 credit points of OLE units

► 18 credit points of electives from Science Table A or Table S

* The Science degree core units comprise 12 cp of MATH1xxx units and 12cp of 1000-level units from Table A. The 1000-level units from the Table A major count towards Science degree core requirement. If you are taking a Mathematics major, you must complete 12 cp of other 1000-level Science Table A units.

Advanced units in Maths and Science

Most units of study offered by the Science Faculty on the list of core requirements can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit; subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their school before enrolling.

Study Abroad

Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative to a semester`s standard units.

Permission from the relevant Head of School must be sought prior to enrolling in exchange units of study.

Faculty Resolutions

Details of relevant Faculty resolutions are available via the university handbook site at: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
0 Select from ENGP1001: Professional Engagement Program 1A


Note: All students must enrol in ENGP1001 in their first semester of enrolment.
6 Select from ENGF1112: Introduction to Engineering B
6 Select from ENGG1800: Introduction to Engineering A


Note: Candidates take ENGG1800 to help decide which direction to take. This unit will count as the core Project 1 unit for any engineering stream.
6 Select from Unit Block:
Science Units
6 Select from MATH1061: Mathematics 1A

Note: MATH1061 may be replaced by advanced unit MATH1961, subject to prerequisite conditions being met. Students should seek advice from their school before enrolling.

Flexible first year students starting in 2023 will take ENGF1112 in place of ENGG2112 Multi-disciplinary Engineering. This will give students space in Year 2 to catch up on their selected stream.

Students choose a stream of engineering to undertake at the end of Semester 1. In Semester 2 they then follow the program for that particular engineering stream.

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
6 Select from Unit Block:
Science Units
6 Select from ENGF1661: Flexible First Year Enrolment 1
6 Select from ENGF1662: Flexible First Year Enrolment 2
0 Select from ENGP1002: Professional Engagement Program 1B
6 Select from MATH1062: Mathematics 1B

Note: MATH1062 may be replaced by advanced unit MATH1962.

This semester's units should only be used as an enrolment guide. The selection of the stream is required at the end of Semester 1, in which case your enrolment should follow the selected Stream. Note that the MATH units will remain regardless of the selected stream.

4. Pathways

No streams/majors defined for this course version.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Foundation units (Min CP: 18,Max CP: 18)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
ENGF1112 Introduction to Engineering B 6 Semester 1
ENGG1810 Introduction to Engineering Computing 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
Int February
ENGP1001 Professional Engagement Program 1A 0 Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGP1002 Professional Engagement Program 1B 0 Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH1061 Mathematics 1A 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH1062 Mathematics 1B 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH1961 Mathematics 1A (Advanced) 6 Semester 1
MATH1962 Mathematics 1B (Advanced) 6 Semester 2

Block 2 - Project 1 Units (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
AERO1560 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering 6 Semester 1
BMET1960 Biomedical Engineering 1A 6 Semester 1
CHNG1108 Introduction to Chemical Engineering 6 Semester 1
CIVL1900 Introduction to Civil Engineering 6 Semester 1
ELEC1004 Practical Introduction to Electrical Engineering 6 Semester 1
ELEC1005 Introduction to Software Engineering 6 Semester 1
ENGG1800 Introduction to Engineering A 6 Semester 1
MECH1560 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering 6 Semester 1
MTRX1701 Introduction to Mechatronic Engineering 6 Semester 1

Block 3 - Flexible First Year units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
ENGF1661 Flexible First Year Enrolment 1 6 Semester 2
ENGF1662 Flexible First Year Enrolment 2 6 Semester 2

Block 10 - Science Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology 6 Semester 1
BIOL1002 Living Systems 6 Semester 2
BIOL1003 Human Biology 6 Semester 1
BIOL1902 Living Systems (Advanced) 6 Semester 2
BIOL1903 Human Biology (Advanced) 6 Semester 1
BIOL1911 Concepts in Biology (Advanced) 6 Semester 1
CHEM1001 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A 6 Semester 1
CHEM1002 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1B 6 Semester 2
CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
CHEM1102 Chemistry 1B 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
CHEM1108 Chemistry 1 Life Sciences A 6 Semester 1
CHEM1109 Chemistry 1 Life Sciences B 6 Semester 2
CHEM1405 Chemistry 6 Semester 1
CHEM1611 Chemistry A (Pharmacy) 6 Semester 1
CHEM1612 Chemistry B (Pharmacy) 6 Semester 2
CHEM1901 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) 6 Semester 1
CHEM1902 Chemistry 1B (Advanced) 6 Semester 2
CHEM1903 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) 6 Semester 1
CHEM1904 Chemistry 1B (Special Studies Program) 6 Semester 2
COSC1001 Computational Science in MATLAB 3 Semester 2
COSC1002 Computational Science in C 3 Semester 2
COSC1901 Computational Science in MATLAB 3 Semester 2
COSC1902 Computational Science in C 3 Semester 2
EDUH1017 Sports Mechanics 6 Semester 2
GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1 6 Semester 2
GEOS1001 Earth, Environment & Society 6 Semester 1
GEOS1002 Introductory Geography 6 Semester 2
GEOS1003 Introduction to Geology 6 Semester 2
GEOS1901 Earth, Environment and Society Advanced 6 Semester 1
GEOS1902 Introductory Geography (Advanced) 6 Semester 2
GEOS1903 Introduction to Geology (Advanced) 6 Semester 2
HPSC1000 Bioethics 6 Semester 1
HPSC1900 Bioethics (Advanced) 6 Semester 1
INFO1903 Informatics (Advanced) 6 Semester 1
MATH1004 Discrete Mathematics 3 Semester 2
Summer Main
MBLG1001 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Intro) 6 Semester 2
MBLG1901 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Adv) 6 Semester 2
MBLG1999 Molecular Biology & Genetics Seminar A 6 Semester 2
PHYS1004 Physics 1 (Environmental & Life Science) 6 Semester 2
PHYS1500 Astronomy 6 Semester 2
PHYS1901 Physics 1A (Advanced) 6 Semester 1
PHYS1902 Physics 1B (Advanced) 6 Semester 2
PSYC1001 Psychology 1001 6 Semester 1
PSYC1002 Psychology 1002 6 Semester 2
Summer Main

Note: Candidates must complete 72 credit points of Science study, including at least one major in a Science subject area and 6 credit points of OLEs.

Math units taken as part of the Engineering component meet the requirement of 12 cp of Science core, but do not count towards the 72 cp total.

See Science faculty handbook for list of Science units and majors: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/science/