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This coursework postgraduate degree is for those who have a non-professionally accredited engineering or technology degree and wish to upgrade to a professionally accredited engineering qualification, or wish to branch out into another area of specialisation.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
Students are required to complete (or have previously completed) a 12-week practicum under the supervision of an engineer in a relevant industry environment.
While the Engineering Practicum unit (ENS5111) appears in Year 2 of the course structure, students can complete the practicum requirements at any point after commencing the course. The unit is not available for direct enrolment, instead once the Practicum requirements have been fulfilled, students will need to lodge their Practicum documents through the Application for Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning online application form in order to have the completion of this unit recognised on their academic record. The School’s Practicum coordinator should be contacted for advice on completion of the Practicum.
This course is recognised by Engineers Australia when studied with a Professionally Accredited specialisation. Please check the accreditation status for each individual specialisation.
One or more of the specialisations in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the specialisation for more information.
English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
All applicants are required to have completed a Bachelor degree in engineering or engineering technology, with equivalents considered. Alternatively applicants can have completed the Bachelor of Engineering Science, with equivalents considered, successful applicants with an Engineers Australia accredited 4 year AQF level 8 Bachelor of Engineering Honours (or equivalent) may be eligible for a reduced course duration through the award of credit and recognition of prior learning.
Students are required to complete 4 Core units, 12 specialisation units and a practicum unit.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ENS6139 | Engineering Innovation and Ethics | 15 |
| Unit from Specialisation | x 3 | 45 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Unit from Specialisation | x 4 | 60 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ENS5111 | Engineering Practicum | |
| ENS6126 | Master of Engineering Project 1 | 15 |
| Unit from Specialisation | x 3 | 45 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ENS5543 | Engineering Management | 15 |
| ENS6127 | Master of Engineering Project 2 | 15 |
| Unit from Specialisation | x 2 | 30 |
One or more of the specialisations in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the specialisation for more information.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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