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Master of Electrical Power Engineering

Testamur Title of Degree:

Master of Electrical Power Engineering

Abbreviation:

MElecPowEng

Home Faculty:

Informatics

Duration:

2 years part-time (minimum)

Total Credit Points:

48

Delivery Mode:

Flexible (3 day face-to-face workshops for each subject)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong/Sydney

UOW Course Code:

1625

CRICOS Code:

N/A

Overview

This course has been designed to provide specific education in areas identified as being of primary importance to the Australian electricity distribution industry that students may not have been exposed to in more general undergraduate studies.

The subjects offered under this program will be delivered by industry experts and are designed to provide students with skills and education specific to the needs of industry.

Entry Requirements/Assumed Knowledge

A four year Australian Bachelor degree specialising in Electrical Engineering and minimum achievement of Honours Class II Division II is required for students to be eligible to enrol in this program of study.

Note: Students who have at least 2 years or more recent and relevant electricity industry work experience are eligible to be considered for this program in-lieu of Honours Class II Division II.

Course Requirements

Students must complete 48 credit points of coursework subjects or alternatively 36 credit points of coursework subjects and ECTE947 Research Project (12 credit points) to be eligible for this award.

The program is offered on a part-time basis by distance education. Students will however, be required to attend a mandatory face-to-face 3 day intensive learning session for each subject.

Course Program

Students must select their requisite number of subjects from the list below:

Subjects

Session

Credit Points

ECTE916

Distribution System Reliability

Autumn

6

ECTE920

Electricity Market Structures and Demand Side Integration

Autumn

6

ECTE929

Power System Protection and Communication

Autumn

6

ECTE914

Overhead, Underground Line Design and Construction

Spring

6

ECTE915

Power Quality

Spring

6

ECTE919

Distribution Network Planning

Spring

6

ECTE917

Renewable and Embedded Generation

n/o 2011

6

ECTE918

High Voltage Power Systems

n/o 2011

6

ECTE928

Power System Earthing

n/o 2011

6

ECTE930

Substation Design

n/o 2011

6

ECTE934

Electrical Safety

n/o 2011

6

ECTE947

Research Project

n/o 2011

12

Note: Only a limited number of subjects will be offered in any one year.

Other Information

Students who satisfactorily complete only a 24 credit point program and are not able to complete the full requisite 48 credit point program are eligible for the award of a Graduate Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering.

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Informatics - informatics_studenq@uow.edu.au