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Thesis coursework information

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Many students from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, both undergraduate and postgraduate, will undertake an individual capstone thesis course in the final year of their program (degree).

The following pages will help you navigate the thesis process.

  1. Choosing your thesis topic
  2. Enrol in your thesis
  3. Assessment items
  4. Formatting your thesis
  1. Submitting your thesis
  2. Workplace health and safety
  3. Useful resources

2. Enrol in your thesis

Process overview

  1. Enrol in the thesis course appropriate for your EECS program in SI-net. Other EAIT students should contact their School office regarding their thesis requirements. 
  2. Browse the Project Database for suitable topics. Additional projects may be added by supervisors in the weeks leading up to semester.
  3. Contact potential supervisors listed with the topic to discuss topics that interest you, or to propose your own topic.
  4. When you’ve come to an agreement with a supervisor, get them to allocate you to their project in the Project Database

Students should ensure they are enrolled in the appropriate Thesis Project Course for their program by the start of Semester, even if a project and supervisor has not yet been allocated and confirmed.

Thesis course codes for 2025 commencement

Undergraduate

    ProgramUnits
    (#)    		Single Semester
    Project    		Year Long Project
    (start Sem 1)    		Year Long Project
    (start Sem 2)
    BE(Hons)4ENGG4805* (Industry Projects)

    REIT4841 
    METR4911 (Mechatronic)

    REIT4842 
    METR4912 (Mechatronic)

    BE(Hons)/ME (Placement)8ENGG7291 (Sem 1)
    ENGG7292 (Sem 2)    		  
    BInfTech (Hons)
    BCompSc (Hons)
    BSc (CompSc)(Hons)    		8 REIT4881REIT4882

    * = Only available by permission or in exceptional circumstances. A competitive selection process (with interview) may apply for placement projects.

    Postgraduate
    MCompSc, MElecEng (Prof), MSoftEng (Prof), MEngSc, MInfTech, MIDes

    Units (#)Year Long Project
    (start Sem 1)    		Year Long Project
    (start Sem 2)
    4REIT7841REIT7842
    8REIT7881*REIT7882*

    * = Only available by permission or in exceptional circumstances. A competitive selection process (with interview) may apply for placement projects.

    Single Semester Thesis for Postgraduate Students
    In exceptional circumstances, a single semester thesis may be available for postgraduate students (excluding MEngSci students). Instances of exceptional circumstances may be due to enrolment or graduating requirements. 

    Prior to enrolling, you will need to seek permission by emailing studentenquiries@eecs.uq.edu.au with an explanation of your circumstances and include any additional supporting documentation. The course codes for the postgraduate single semester thesis are REIT7840 (4 units) and REIT7880 (8 units).

    Course Codes Pre 2025
    In 2025, a number of changes were made to postgraduate thesis courses. A summary of previous course codes and their respective replacement course code can be found below:

    Previous Course CodesReplacement Course Code
    COMP7811/ENGG7813REIT7841
    COMP7812/ENGG7814REIT7842
    COMP7881/ENGG7817REIT7881
    COMP7882/ENGG7818REIT7882
    COMP7840/ENGG7802REIT7840
    COMP7880/ENGG7806REIT7880
    COMP7860/COMP7861/COMP7862/
    DECO7860/DECO7861/DECO7862    		6 unit thesis courses are no longer offered. 
    DECO7860/DECO7861/DECO78626 unit thesis courses are no longer offered. 6 units can be made up by combining a 4 units thesis course with REIT6811

    Courses requiring permission to enrol

    Courses marked with an asterisk (*) above require permission to enrol.

    • Placement project courses require confirmation of an industry project and academic project supervision. Students will need to have a confirmed EECS supervisor and then contact the EAIT Employability team. When this is confirmed, EAIT Employability will contact the EECS Coursework Studies team to assist you with your enrolment permission.
    • Other restricted courses - single semester offerings or larger than normal projects (e.g. #6, #8) - are only available in exceptional circumstances. Enrolment will not be permitted until a project is allocated and the supervisor has agreed that the project is suitable for such enrolment. Students who have obtained a written agreement from a supervisor, should forward this to the Coursework Studies team at studentenquiries@eecs.uq.edu.au to assist with their enrolment permission. 

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