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Engineering
Take the next step in your engineering career
Hone your management skills and strengthen your technical expertise with a Master of Engineering. Or change paths and build a career in engineering with a Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated).
Master of Engineering
Our Master of Engineering is a specialised program for qualified engineers seeking to move into a management role or strengthen their technical expertise.
If you are a qualified engineer and looking to strengthen your management capability and technical knowledge, this is the ideal course for you. Or perhaps you want to update your engineering skills or specialise in a particular area linked to your job or career aspirations.
Graduate profile
Rowena Larkins, Master of Engineering
“Telecommunications technology moves rapidly. I chose the Master of Engineering for its focus on emerging technologies. I now have both strong management skills and the technical knowledge to put me at the top of my field.”
Master of Engineering
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The Master of Engineering allows you to build on your existing engineering undergraduate degree by developing specialised technical knowledge in one of 13 engineering specialisations:
Master of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)
- Bioelectronics And Biocomputation
- Biomedical Devices And Machines
- Nanoscale Biotechnology
Master of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
- Geomechanical Engineering
- Structures
- Water Engineering
Master of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
- Intelligent Information Engineering
- Power Engineering
- Telecommunications Engineering
Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
- Computational Engineering
- Energy And The Environment
- Materials Science And Engineering
- Thermofluids
Your prior qualifications or in some cases, work experience, may enable you to reduce the number of credit points required to complete your degree.
To see how it works, read about credit for previous study for your Master of Engineering.
At the master’s level, this degree will take 1.5 years full time to complete (72 credit points). This program can also be taken as a:
- Graduate Diploma in Engineering (1 year and 36 credit points)
- Graduate Certificate in Engineering (6 months and 24 credit points).
Master of Professional Engineering
If you would like to change careers and become an engineer or simply move into a different field of engineering, our Master of Professional Engineering is your key to accelerating your career opportunities.
This three-year full time degree will provide you with the engineering professional practice and research skills that lead to recognition as an Australian graduate engineer. Your qualifications will also be recognised internationally through the Washington Accord of the International Engineering Alliance.
Graduate profile
Michelle Liu, Master of Professional Engineering
“I wanted to build a stronger foundation in chemical engineering and become a professional engineer. Choosing the Master of Professional Engineering is one of the best decisions I’ve made. I’m now working as a risk and safety engineer in Sydney.”
Master of Professional Engineering
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The Master of Professional Engineering will help you to develop the sound communications, management and decision-making capabilities necessary to interpret and discuss complex issues in your chosen area of specialisation.
Each of the following fields are either fully, provisionally, or in the process of being accredited by Engineers Australia, the national accreditation body.
Master of Professional Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)
- Bioelectronics and Biocomputation (for MPE)
- Biomedical Devices and Machines (for MPE)
- Nanoscale Biotechnology (for MPE)
Master of Professional Engineering (Civil Engineering)
- Geomechanical Engineering (for MPE)
- Structures (for MPE)
- Water Engineering (for MPE)
Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
- Intelligent Information Engineering (for MPE)
- Internet of Things (for MPE)
- Power Engineering (for MPE)
- Telecommunications Engineering (for MPE)
Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
- Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (for MPE)
- Mechatronics (for MPE)
- Thermofluids Engineering (for MPE)
For those with an undergraduate engineering degree seeking accreditation in a related field, please consider the Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated).
Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated)
This two-year full time accelerated version of our Master of Professional Engineering degree is available to prospective students seeking accreditation who have previously graduated with an undergraduate engineering degree in a related field.
Our Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) degree is designed to provide you with the technical skills and sound communications, management and decision-making capabilities necessary to interpret and discuss complex issues in your chosen area of specialisation.
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The following specialisations are available as part of our Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) program:
Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated)(Biomedical Engineering)
- Bioelectronics And Biocomputation
- Biomedical Devices And Machines
- Nanoscale Biotechnology
Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated)(Civil Engineering)
- Geomechanical Engineering
- Structures
- Water Engineering
Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated)(Electrical Engineering)
- Intelligent Information Engineering
- Power Engineering
- Telecommunications Engineering
Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated)(Mechanical Engineering)
- Computational Engineering
- Energy And The Environment
- Materials Science And Engineering
- Thermofluids
Please note that the degree to be conferred will be the Master of Professional Engineering in your particular specialisation.