In Australia, the courses are certified by the Institute of Engineers. Everybody does the same maths, physics, chemistry subjects. Only in the final year or two do the students get a choice of elective subjects.

Most Engineering students share a common first year (again, no electives) but the subsequent years differ depending on speciality (electrical, mechanical etc).

Contrasted to a science degree, where two people with a "Physics major" may have done very different work, both in subject matter and in difficulty.