Honours Master of Engineering

Under the Rules for the degree of Honours Master of Engineering, candidates may meet the major requirements by satisfactorily completing a thesis embodying the results of an investigation. Candidates for this degree enrol in ECTE951 Thesis.

Entry for graduates with an Honours Degree at a standard of Class II, Division 2 or higher or approved equivalent qualification.

Under the Honours Masters Rules, candidates must accumulate a total of not less than 48 credit points by the successful completion of ECTE951 Thesis.

Entry for graduates with a Degree below a standard of Class II, Division 2

Under the Honours Masters Rules, candidates are required to accumulate 96 credit points of which at least 48 points shall be ECTE951 Thesis; the remaining 48 credit points however, need not be for subjects at the Postgraduate level.

The School, however, requires that candidates who qualify for entry under these provisions enrol in the Master of Engineering Studies and gain a weighted average mark of 67.5% or higher to be admitted to the Honours Master of Engineering program.

Honours Master of Engineering in Telecommunications Engineering - not on offer in 2000.

Introduction

This course has been designed to provide students with a thorough and working knowledge of the key telecommunications disciplines and systems of the future. It will provide sufficient coursework to enable students to be able to design networks, transmission and digital signal processing systems. Students will be able to apply and develop the knowledge acquired in these courses to important research problems in advanced telecommunications. The course is aimed at recent graduates in Computer, Electrical or Telecommunications Engineering who wish to pursue a career in telecommunications, and practising engineers seeking to update their knowledge in this rapidly advancing field.

Entrance Requirements

The entrance requirements for this course are the same as those for the Honours Master of Engineering Degree.