Fast Facts
Location
Commencing
- Townsville: February, July
- Cairns: February, July
Fees
$33,741.00^
^estimated annual tuition fee for a full-time study load
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
Duration
2 years full-time
or part-time equivalent
Entry Requirements
Completion of a four-year Bachelor of Engineering at AQF Level 7 (or equivalent) in any discipline; or Completion of three years of the Bachelor of Engineering at Xi鈥檃n University of Technology (XUT) approved under the 番茄社区-XUT Articulation Schedule only. Note: Entry for Master of Engineering (Professional) in Water Resource Management; Internet of Things and Data Engineering; and Electrical and Renewable Energy majors require completion of a four-year Bachelor of Engineering at AQF Level 7 (or equivalent) in a discipline cognate to the major.
Course Code
118304
Course detail
Master basic and advanced engineering subjects, develop professional skills such as risk engineering, asset management, safety in design, business leadership and data analytics, and gain industry experience as required by Engineers Australia.
Graduates will demonstrate in鈥恉epth knowledge of advanced engineering methods through their application in engineering practice. These include design processes, whole system approaches, contemporary project management tools, and decision鈥恗aking strategies.
Gain an understanding of the relevance of engineering in society, with specific reference to practices and priorities for creating sustainable communities and industries in the tropics.
Plan and execute a substantial research鈥恇ased project by applying advanced laboratory, field or computer techniques to analyse and design solutions to an engineering problem. Gain advanced technical knowledge including an understanding of recent developments in engineering.
Consult the handbook for more information. Additional information
Master of Professional Engineering
A career as an engineer is a rewarding one with huge earning potential, job safety and the possibility of working in multiple fields depending on your interests. Society will always need engineers, which means it’s a career path that ensures you’ll always find work. If you want to become an engineer, study the Master of Professional Engineering at 番茄社区. This degree combines high-level teaching with real world experience and offers plenty of opportunities for networking. You’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities and excellent networking opportunities to begin or advance your career, while you learn all the skills and knowledge to make you a desirable candidate for employers in your field. With a future-proof degree from 番茄社区, you’re prepared for work in Australia or abroad. Depending on your major, you will graduate with the eligibility to be accredited by Engineers Australia for Stage 1 competency standards and with extensive knowledge in advanced engineering techniques.
Engineering Majors
Engineering is a varied industry, offering plenty of alternative career paths and fields to enter. 番茄社区’s Master of Professional Engineering comes with four different major options to choose your own interests and ambitions and allow for specialisation in your chosen field. The options include the following:
- Electrical and Renewable Energy: A more desirable field than ever, studying renewable energy will provide you with knowledge about the concepts behind smart grid technologies, low carbon networks, sustainable electricity systems and more.
- Internet of Things and Data Engineering: Data engineering is a rapidly advancing field, and studying it as your major will involve learning about privacy and security, data mining, machine learning, advanced sensor technologies, and digital control and automation, among other topics.
- Technology and Management: The core subjects of this major include economic growth, sustainable development, entrepreneurship, business innovation and more, perfect for those wanting to learn about business in the engineering field.
- Water Resource Management: Learn about hydrology and hydrological engineering and the technologies involved in the management of environmental resources. This includes advanced ground water modelling and management, hydrology, and advanced water and wastewater engineering.
Gain Real-Life Experience with Masters Degree in Engineering
The reason why 番茄社区’s postgraduate engineering programme is the superior choice when it comes to an engineering master’s degree in Queensland is the fact that it offers plenty of opportunities to gain practical experience in a real work environment. You will have several options to choose from: you can undertake a substantial research-based project, capstone experience or a scholarship piece in a professional workplace. This experience will provide you with skills that classroom learning never could, and it’s seen as extremely valuable by employers in the engineering field. There are few engineering degrees that prepare you for your future career as well as the one at 番茄社区.
How Engineering Masters Work
If you want to do a master’s degree in Engineering in Queensland, choose 番茄社区. Study at either Townsville or 番茄社区 Cairns and become a Master of Professional Engineering in two years of full-time studies. If you meet the prerequisite criteria, apply for the degree through 番茄社区’s online application portal or reach out to the Student Centre to discuss. Hide additional information
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Master of Engineering (Professional).
Majors
Electrical and Renewable Energy
Be introduced to the concepts behind renewable systems such as smart grid technologies, future-low carbon networks, sustainable electricity systems and the main renewable generation technologies. In this major, you’ll learn how to work with the tools and techniques to integrate renewable energy resources into power systems and processes. You will also learn to work with renewable electronics and create and work within advanced electrical engineering designs.
Internet of Things and Data Engineering
Gain the knowledge and skills to enhance your career in a rapidly advancing field. In this major, you’ll learn about privacy and security in IoT, data mining, machine learning, advanced sensor technologies, and digital control and automation. You will gain practical skills relevant to multiple systems and processes within IoT and be prepared for your future career through applying your knowledge to real-world case studies.
Technology and Management
In this major, you’ll study core subjects including Economic Growth and Sustainable Development, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship, and Business Innovation and Technology Management. You will gain an in-depth understanding of engineering technologies while you develop essential management skills for business in the field of engineering.
Water Resource Management
This majors consists of core subjects such as Advanced Ground Water Modelling and Management, Hydrology, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, and Advanced Water and Wastewater Engineering. You’ll learn about the concepts and methodologies used in the analysis of hydrological processes and their application in practice. Gain skills in hydrology and hydrological engineering as well as related theories and technologies in the management of environmental resources.
Work as a graduate engineer in Australia and abroad. All majors except Technology and Management and Water Resource Management have conditional full accreditation, meaning you may be eligible for accreditation by against Stage 1 competency standards.
You will be a job鈥恟eady graduate with competencies in advanced engineering techniques. You will have the broader skillsets and attributes required to work and succeed as a professional engineer.
You will also gain a head鈥恠tart in preparing for Stage 2 competency standards prescribed by for Professional Engineers.
Course code | 118304 |
Course type | Master (Coursework) (AQF Level 9) |
Professional accreditation status | Master of Engineering (Professional) majoring in Electrical and Renewable Energy and the Master of Engineering (Professional) majoring in Internet of Things and Data Engineering have full accreditation with Engineers Australia. Graduates from these majors are eligible for membership of Engineers Australia. After a period of professional practice, a graduate may apply to become a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and register under state-based schemes such as Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ). Accreditation also entitles graduates to have their qualifications recognised in countries that are signatories of the Washington Accord, and after a period of professional practice, apply for professional registration in those countries. The Master of Engineering (Professional) majoring in Technology and Management and the Master of Engineering (Professional) majoring in Water Resource Management are not eligible for professional accreditation with Engineers Australia. |
Owner | Academy |
College | Science and Engineering |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of a four-year Bachelor of Engineering at AQF Level 7 (or equivalent) in any discipline; or Completion of three years of the Bachelor of Engineering at Xi’an University of Technology (XUT) approved under the 番茄社区-XUT Articulation Schedule only. Note: Entry for Master of Engineering (Professional) in Water Resource Management; Internet of Things and Data Engineering; and Electrical and Renewable Energy majors require completion of a four-year Bachelor of Engineering at AQF Level 7 (or equivalent) in a discipline cognate to the major or three years of the Bachelor of Engineering at Xi’an University of Technology (XUT) in an approved discipline cognate to the major under the 番茄社区-XUT Articulation Schedule. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the 番茄社区 Admissions Policy. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 48 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion | Must hold current Apply First Aid certificate at the time of graduation |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the Master of Engineering (Professional), graduates will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Master of Engineering (Professional). |
Reasonable adjustments | All 番茄社区 students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
:03 Career Planning
:03 Risk Engineering and Systems Safety
:03 Foundations for Data Science
:03 Advanced Asset Management and Reliability
:03 People in Organisations
:06 Engineering Practice
:03 Research Project 1
:03 Research Project 2
PLUS
Option 1
Select a major from Table A
or
Option 2
Select a minor from Table B
Plus
:03 Economic Growth and Sustainable Development
:03 Project Management Principles and Foundations
Plus
Select 3 credit points of subjects from List 1 under the Minor topic selected
List 1
Electrical and Renewable Energy or Internet of Things Minors
:03 Circuit Theory
Water Resource Management Minor
:03 Catchments, Stream, and Lake Engineering
Materials and Manufacturing Minor
:03 Material Science and Engineering
Note: If you have completed an equivalent subject from List 1 in your previous degree, select a subject from List 2 below.
List 2
: Mobile Computing
: Embedded Systems Design
: Computer Interface and Control
: Advanced Mobile Technology
: Low-Power And Wide Area IOT Communication Network
: Advanced Sensor Technology
: Privacy and Security in IOT
: Sustainable Power Generation and Distribution
: Renewable System Integration
: Power Electronics and Electronics Applications
: Non-conventional Electronics
: Industrial System Automation and Control
: Hydrology
: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
: Advanced Geographic Information Systems
: Advanced Ground Water Modelling and Management
: Advanced Water and Wastewater Engineering
: Advanced Water Resource Systems Planning and Management
: Advanced Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering
:03 Project Management Principles and Foundations
:03 The Changing Business Environment
:03 Leadership Futures
TABLE A (Majors)
Type of major | Single |
Credit points in major | 21 credit points |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
番茄社区 Townsville | ||
番茄社区 Cairns | ||
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番茄社区 Townsville |
TABLE B (Minors)
Type of major | Single |
Credit points in major | 12credit points |
MINOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
番茄社区 Townsville | ||
番茄社区 Cairns | ||
番茄社区 Townsville | ||
番茄社区 Townsville |
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
番茄社区 Cairns | Only Internet of Things and Data Engineering major is available at 番茄社区 Cairns Only Internet of Things minor is available at 番茄社区 Cairns |
番茄社区 Townsville | Internet of Things and Data Engineering major and Internet of Things Minor are not available at 番茄社区 Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Maximum time to complete | 5 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Mandatory engagement with professional practice includes 15 weeks equivalent of industry engagement encompassing Employability Unit (EG5200) and seven weeks of Industry Placement (EG5300). |
Course includes mandatory Fieldwork | No |
Special assessment | Nil |
Professional accreditation | Minimum of 12 weeks equivalent of engagement with professional practice, which is met through EG5200 and EG5300. Must hold current Apply First Aid certificate at the time of graduation |
Supplementary exam for | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure Credit may be granted for the following:
Credit will only be granted for subjects aligned to the current course’s learning outcomes and if the applicant demonstrates sufficient prior knowledge and skills to achieve the course learning outcomes in the time available in the course |
Maximum allowed | 24 credit points, except where a student transfers from one 番茄社区 award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards. |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 15 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Credit will not be granted for undergraduate studies or work experience used to gain admission to the course when assessed separately for admission requirements. |
Award Details
Award title | MASTER OF ENGINEERING (PROFESSIONAL) |
Approved abbreviation | MEng (Prof) |
Inclusion of majors on | Majors will appear on the testamur |
Exit with lesser award | Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have successfully completed the relevant number of credit points and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive one of the following awards:
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Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special Awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |
Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD33,741.00
A Student Services and Amenities fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.
A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.
番茄社区 offers multiple Pathways to University. If you do not meet the entry requirements for this course, consider exploring our available Pathways options.
Contact our friendly team today to discover which pathway is right for you.
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Real stories
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International Student - India
Harsh Parekh
Master of Engineering (Professional)
The best part of my degree is that it doesn鈥檛 focus on one thing but gives an overall picture of everything. We do engineering subjects, programming subjects, and then data science subjects 鈥 it鈥檚 a wide variety. So, when I go to work in industry, I鈥檒l have the knowledge in each area.
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International student - Nepal
Sunita Dhital
Master of Engineering (Professional)
I found 番茄社区 to be the home of resources and infrastructures, probably the best place that I have chosen so far in my engineering career. To be with renowned academics from all around the world with different experience was a highlight. I appreciate the continuous motivation and assistance for international students.
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Lecturer
Mr Madhu Krishnamenon
Master of Engineering (Professional)
The course provides a unique opportunity to improve engineering knowledge, skills, application ability, and professional and personal attributes. The content, case studies and projects are designed keeping industrial problem solving practices in mind. Acquiring these tools offer a head start to a rewarding career.