VIP is available to all undergraduate students from second year who have completed the following UoC by T1 2021:
Second-year - ENGG2600 = 42 UoC
Third-year - ENGG3600 = 72 UoC
Fourth-year - ENGG4600 = 114 UoC
- For Engineering Students the VIP course count as Discipline Electives
- If you are an international student you can only join a VIP team if the course doesn't affect the timeframe of your COE
- The courses run across three consecutive terms in 2021: T1, 2 and 3 (2 UoC per Term) for a total of 6 UoC, which enables students to extend their project-based learning experience beyond a single semester
- Students are welcome to reapply to remain in their team for the remainder of their degree and progress through the VIP courses ENGG2600, ENGG3600 and ENGG4600 providing there is enough elective space
- You must complete assessment tasks each term to maintain your position on the team and for successful completion of the course. You will receive a numerical mark and grade on your transcript at the end of the course. The overall amount of assessment is equal to a standard 6 UoC course. Partial credits will not be given
- Check out the benefits of joining the VIP Program HERE
When applying for your VIP project:
- Students WAM and academic performance will be taken into consideration when applying for a VIP project
- Engineering students must have completed ENGG1000 to apply
- Students can only apply for one team at a time and may withdraw their application at any time
- You can change to another VIP project at the end of your chosen course, but cannot change during the course
- Subject to approval, you may be able to utilise a VIP Project as your Thesis Project
- Engineering students can enrol for up to 20 UoC per term if they wish without having to apply for overload approval.
- Students from other Faculties who wish to overload so they can do the VIP course as a General Education may need to seek approval from their Faculty via this form:https://portal.insight.unsw.edu.au/web-forms/
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