Innovation in manufacturing
‘I chose to study this vertical degree because it targeted the automotive industries where my passions and skills would be best suited. I’m excited to study Industry 4.0 and 5.0 practices and learn in real industry settings from experts about innovative manufacturing approaches. I know this course will allow me to accelerate my future career in a positive direction, hopefully securing me a place in industry when I graduate.’
Lead the future of manufacturing
'This degree equips you with skills for a sustainable future in advanced manufacturing. It focuses on transitioning to a low carbon economy, minimizing waste, and creating greener production systems. Learn from industry leaders in digital and robotic manufacturing and bioprocessing to engineer a sustainable future.'
Take your career to the next level
‘Manufacturers are putting significant time and money behind their digital transformations. Industries are in urgent need of engineers who can fully leverage new tools and technology at any scale, with minimal environmental impact. Now is the time to lead the exciting manufacturing advances underway in data and analytics, AI, machine learning and more.’
Fast-track your studies
'This degree accelerates your foundational knowledge and skills in industrial biotechnology, chemistry, and chemical engineering. You’ll be empowered to tackle real-world problems through the manufacturing of bio-based products using multidisciplinary approaches.’
Innovation in manufacturing
‘I chose to study this vertical degree because it targeted the automotive industries where my passions and skills would be best suited. I’m excited to study Industry 4.0 and 5.0 practices and learn in real industry settings from experts about innovative manufacturing approaches. I know this course will allow me to accelerate my future career in a positive direction, hopefully securing me a place in industry when I graduate.’
Lead the future of manufacturing
'This degree equips you with skills for a sustainable future in advanced manufacturing. It focuses on transitioning to a low carbon economy, minimizing waste, and creating greener production systems. Learn from industry leaders in digital and robotic manufacturing and bioprocessing to engineer a sustainable future.'
Take your career to the next level
‘Manufacturers are putting significant time and money behind their digital transformations. Industries are in urgent need of engineers who can fully leverage new tools and technology at any scale, with minimal environmental impact. Now is the time to lead the exciting manufacturing advances underway in data and analytics, AI, machine learning and more.’
Fast-track your studies
'This degree accelerates your foundational knowledge and skills in industrial biotechnology, chemistry, and chemical engineering. You’ll be empowered to tackle real-world problems through the manufacturing of bio-based products using multidisciplinary approaches.’
Highlights
- Graduate with a bachelor and master degree in five years, fast-tracking your ability to lead and contribute to advanced manufacturing projects.
- If you're a domestic student entering the bachelor component of this vertical double degree, you will receive a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) for the master component.
- Engage with multinational industry partners such as BMW and Boeing in industry embedded manufacturing projects and research.
- With $15 billion being invested into rebuilding Australia’s industrial base, engineers with skills in advanced manufacturing are increasingly in high demand (National Reconstruction Fund, 2023).
- Australia’s $100 billion manufacturing industry is the nation’s second largest source of business research and development, making engineers key to the future manufacturing workforce (Engineers Australia, 2023).
- Graduate with the skills necessary to work in a range of industries including automotive, energy, biomedical engineering, mining, aerospace, defence, food, beverage, chemical, agriculture and pharmaceutical.
Highlights
- Graduate with a bachelor and master degree in five years, fast-tracking your ability to lead and contribute to advanced manufacturing projects.
- Engage with multinational industry partners such as BMW and Boeing in industry embedded manufacturing projects and research.
- With $15 billion being invested into rebuilding Australia’s industrial base, engineers with skills in advanced manufacturing are increasingly in high demand (National Reconstruction Fund, 2023).
- Australia’s $100 billion manufacturing industry is the nation’s second largest source of business research and development, making engineers key to the future manufacturing workforce (Engineers Australia, 2023).
- Graduate with the skills necessary to work in a range of industries including automotive, energy, biomedical engineering, mining, aerospace, defence, food, beverage, chemical, agriculture and pharmaceutical.
Why choose this course?
Our world is in transition to new sustainable and renewable ways of operating. Manufacturing is a critical aspect of our developed society, and engineers must not just adapt, but must lead the transition from traditional approaches to advanced, digital, sustainable and interconnected systems of production.
In this degree, you will learn to strategically apply new technologies and modes of manufacturing to help streamline operations and innovate. You’ll learn to address emerging trends in de-carbonisation and lead projects using sustainable materials and processes such as biofuels and animal-free food production. You'll learn how to build sustainability and resilience into a manufacturing process when supply chain impacts affect production.
Once your master degree is underway, you’ll have opportunities to learn in cutting edge facilities such as our Mackay Pilot Plant, based on the site of an operating sugar factory, which is a unique research and development facility that converts biomass into biofuels, green chemicals and other bioproducts at the pilot scale.
You’ll also have access to ArmHUB – our jointly owned innovation hub for agile robotics, AI and design for manufacture industry. The hub is at the forefront of industrial transformation, building strong local supply chains and preparing companies for success in global markets.
Explore this course
A vertical double degree means you will graduate with a bachelor degree and master degree within five years, accelerating your ability to design, optmise and lead manufacturing advances, no matter the scale.
All domestic students who enter the bachelor component of the vertical double in 2024 and 2025 will receive a Commonwealth Support Place (CSP) for the master component.
Your degree begins with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at QUT. You will choose from three majors:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Chemical and Sustainable Process)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Medical)
In your fifth year, you will complete the Master of Advanced Manufacturing, allowing you to graduate with two degrees in 5 years.
A vertical double degree means you will graduate with a bachelor and masters degree within five years, accelerating your ability to design, optmise and lead manufacturing advances, no matter the scale.
In your first year, you will commence the bachelor portion of your vertical double degree and choose from three majors:
- Chemical and Sustainable Process
- Mechanical
- Medical
In your fifth year, you will commence the master portion of your degree, allowing you to graduate with two degrees in five years.
Work Integrated Learning
During this course youare required to complete 60 days (equivalent to 450 hours) of approved work experience for the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) component.
Careers and outcomes
This degree can set you up for a wide range of careers leading and implementing manufacturing approaches that are human centred, resilient, and able to achieve true sustainability.
Early exit
You will have the option to exit with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at the end of your fourth year.
Possible careers
- Industrial engineer
- Operations engineer
- Pharmaceutical engineer
- Production engineeer
- Supply chain manager
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 90.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2024.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- EV04
- QTAC code
- 419172
- CRICOS code
- 113908E
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 5 years full-time
- 5 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 90.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2024
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
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Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
97.60
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Selection rank
99.95
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Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
92.85
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Selection rank
97.60
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Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
84.95
|
Selection rank
90.75
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
I completed my studies outside of Australia
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
Assumed knowledge
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
You must have achieved this study at a level comparable to Australian Year 12 or in recognised post-secondary studies.
I completed secondary school in Australia
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
- ATAR/selection rank
- 90.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 90.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
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IELTS Academic / IELTS One Skills Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
TOEFL iBT / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $8,200 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $45,800 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $7,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $41,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Women in Engineering Scholarship
A scholarship for future female undergraduate students who want to study engineering.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Women
QUT Budding Entrepreneur Scholarship
A scholarship for innovative individuals who are engaged in their passion for entrepreneurial action.
- Scholarship eligibility
QUT Real World International Scholarship
A scholarship to cover tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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