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Accelerated unit of study table

Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) (Aerospace)

To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) (Aerospace), a candidate must complete 96 credit points, including:
1. 12 credit points of Professional Engineering units
2. ENGG5217 Practical Experience
3. 48 credit points of Aerospace Core units
4. 24 credit points of Aerospace Stream Electives
5. A minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research Pathway units
Candidates undertaking the Research Pathway replace 12 credit points of Aerospace Stream Elective units with Research Pathway units
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Professional Engineering units

Students complete 12 credit points of Professional Engineering units.
ENGG5202
Sustainable Design, Eng and Mgt
6 A General knowledge in science and calculus and understanding of basic principles of chemistry, physics and mechanics
ENGG5204
Engineering Professional Practice
6 A Competences and experience in engineering obtained during an accepted engineering degree
ENGG5217
Practical Experience
0 N ENGP1000 or ENGP2000 or ENGP3000 or ENGG4000 or CHNG5205 or AMME5010 or BMET5010 or CIVL5010 or ELEC5010

Aerospace Core units

AERO5360
Aerospace Structures 2
6 A Linear algebra, calculus and partial differential equations, basic knowledge in solid mechanics, basic knowledge in elasticity
P AERO3360 or AERO8360 or AERO9360 or MECH8361 or MECH9361
N AERO4360 or AERO9301 or MECH5360
AERO5400
Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis
6 A Undergraduate level 1, 2 and 3 or Foundation Masters units in Aerospace Design are expected to have been completed before undertaking this unit
P (AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO2460 or AERO3460 or AERO8460 or AERO9460) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560)
AERO8260
Aerodynamics 1
6 A Mathematics and Physics to the level of Bachelor of Science or equivalent. Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus, Partial Differential Equations (Intro)
N AERO9260
AERO8261
Propulsion
6 A Mathematics and Physics to a level of Bachelor of Science or equivalent. Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
N AERO9261
AERO8360
Aerospace Structures 1
6 A AMME9301 Mechanics of Solids
N AERO9360
AERO8460
Aerospace Design 1
6 A Mathematics, Physics and Solid Mechanics at the level of Bachelor of Engineering, Science or equivalent
N AERO9460
AERO8560
Flight Mechanics 1
6 A Mathematics, Physics and Dynamics assumed knowledge at the level of Bachelor of Science or equivalent
N AERO9560
AMME8501
System Dynamics and Control
6 A AMME5500 or AMME9500. Students are assumed to have a good background knowledge in ordinary differential equations, Laplace transform methods, linear algebra and mathematical modeling of mechanical systems
N AMME9501

Aerospace Stream Elective units

Students complete a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of Stream Elective units.
AERO5200
Advanced Aerodynamics
6 P AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or equivalent study at another institution
A BE in the area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field. AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or equivalent study at another institution
AERO5206
Rotary Wing Aircraft
6 A Prior Learning: concepts from 3000 level Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics will be applied to Rotary Wing Vehicles in this unit
P (AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560)
AERO5260
Aerodynamics 2
6 P AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260
N AERO4260 or AERO9262
AERO5560
Flight Mechanics 2
6

A Basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics that underpin this unit; the specifics of aircraft flight dynamics and stability; and basic system theory and control system synthesis techniques. AMME2500/8500/9500 develops the basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics that underpin this course. AERO3560/8560/9560 Flight Mechanics 1 develops the specifics of aircraft flight dynamics and stability. AMME3500/8501/9501 Systems control covers basic system theory and control system synthesis techniques.
P (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560) and (AMME3500 or AMME8501 or AMME9501)
N AERO4560

AERO5700
Space Engineering (Advanced)
6 A (AERO3760 and AERO4701) or AERO9760 or equivalent study at another institution
P (AERO3760 and AERO4701) or AERO9760
AERO5750
Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems
6 A AERO1560, AERO1400, (AMME1705 or AMME2700), (AERO2460 or AERO3460), AERO3560, AERO3260, AERO3261 and AERO4460
P (AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO3360 or AERO8360 or AERO9360) and (AERO2460 or AERO3460 or AERO8460 or AERO9460) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560)
AERO9760
Spacecraft and Satellite Design
6  
AMME5060
Advanced Computational Engineering
6 A Linear algebra, calculus and partial differential equations, Taylor series, the finite difference and finite element methods, numerical stability, accuracy, direct and iterative linear solvers and be able to write Matlab Scripts to solve problems using these methods
N AMME4060
AMME5202
Computational Fluid Dynamics
6 A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods; Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills;
P (AMME2000 and MECH3261) or (AMME2000 and AERO3260) or ENGG5202 or MECH8261
N AMME8202
AMME5292
Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence
6 A MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260
P MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612
N AMME6292
AMME5510
Vibration and Acoustics
6 P (AMME2301 or AMME9301) and (AMME2200 or AMME2261 or AMME9261) and (AMME2500 or AMME9500)
N AMME8510
AMME5520
Advanced Control and Optimisation
6 A Strong understanding of feedback control systems, specifically in the area of system modelling and control design in the frequency domain;
P AMME3500 or AMME9501 or AMME8501
N AMME8520
AMME9450
Design and Production
6 N AMME2450
ENGG5103
Safety Systems and Risk Analysis
6 N CHNG9306
ENGG5203
Quality Engineering and Management
6 A First degree in Engineering or a related discipline
MECH5275
Renewable Energy
6 A The student will need a sound background in advanced level fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer. In particular, students should be able to analyse fluid flow in turbomachinery; perform first and second law thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems, including chemically reacting systems; and perform advanced level calculations of conductive and convective and radiative heat transfer, including radiative spectral analysis
P (MECH3260 and MECH3261) or (AMME2262 and CHNG2803 and MECH3261) or (MECH8260 and MECH8261) or (MECH9260 and MECH9261) or (AERO3260 and AERO3261) or (AERO8260 and AERO8261) or (AERO9260 and AERO9261)
N MECH6275
MECH5310
Advanced Engineering Materials
6

A MECH3362 or MECH8362 or MECH9362 or equivalent study at another institution
P MECH3362 or MECH8362 or MECH9362
N MECH4310 or MECH6310

MECH6305
Smart Materials
6 A Fundamental knowledge in materials science and engineering: 1) atomic and crystal structures 2) metallurgy 3) structure-property relationship 4) mechanics of engineering materials 5) solid mechanics
N MECH5305

Project units

All candidates are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research units during the final year of study.
Candidates achieving an average mark of 70% or higher are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. Extended Capstone Project candidates take Capstone Project units AMME5020 and AMME5022 (total 18cp) in place of Capstone Project unit AMME5021 and 6 credit points of elective units.
AMME5020
Capstone Project A
6 P 96 credit points from MPE degree program or 48 credit points from the MPE(Accel) program or 24 credit points from the ME program (including any credit for previous study)
N AMME5222 or AMME5223 or AMME5010 or BMET5020 or BMET5021 or BMET5022 or BMET5222 or BMET5223 or BMET5010
AMME5021
Capstone Project B
6 P 96 credit points from the MPE degree program or 48 credit points from the MPE(Accel) program or 24 credit points from the ME degree program (including any credit for prior study)
N AMME5022 or AMME5222 or AMME5223 or AMME5010 or BMET5020 or BMET5021 or BMET5022 or BMET5222 or BMET5223 or BMET5010
AMME5022
Capstone Project B Extended
12 P (24 credit points in the Master of Engineering and WAM >=70) or (96 credit points in the Master of Professional Engineering and WAM >=70) or (48 credit points from MPE(Accel) program and WAM >=70)
N AMME5021 or AMME5222 or AMME5223 or BMET5020 or BMET5021 or BMET5022 or BMET5222 or BMET5223 or BMET5010

Research Pathway

Candidates achieving an average mark of 75% or higher are eligible for the Research Pathway. Research pathway candidates take Dissertation units AMME5222 & AMME5223 (total 24 credit points) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 credit points of Stream Elective units.
AMME5222
Dissertation A
12 N AMME5020 or AMME5021 or AMME5022 or BMET5020 or BMET5021 or BMET5022 or BMET5222 or BMET5223 or BMET5010
In order to enrol in a dissertation project, students must first secure an academic supervisor in an area that they are interested. Students must have acieved a WAM of 75% or greater in their prior year of study. The topic of your project must be determined in discussion with the supervisor.
AMME5223
Dissertation B
12 P AMME5222
N AMME5020 or AMME5021 or AMME5022 or BMET5020 or BMET5021 or BMET5022 or BMET5222 or BMET5223 or BMET5010
In order to enrol in a dissertation project, students must first secure an academic supervisor in an area that they are interested. Students must have acieved a WAM of 75% or greater in their prior year of study. The topic of your project must be determined in discussion with the supervisor.

Major Industrial Project

Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take AMME5010 in place of ENGG5217 Practical Experience, AMME5020/AMME5021 Capstone Project A and B and 12 credit points of Stream Elective units of study.
AMME5010
Major Industrial Project
24 A WAM >= 70 in prior semester enrolment
N AMME5020 or AMME5021 or AMME5022 or AMME5222 or AMME5223 or ENGG5217 or BMET5020 or BMET5021 or BMET5022 or BMET5222 or BMET5223 or BMET5010