Master of Engineering

Testamur Title of Degree:	Master of Engineering
Majors available	Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering
Abbreviation:	MEng
Home Faculty:	Informatics
Duration:	1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	48
Delivery Mode:	On campus (Face-to-Face)
Starting Session(s):	Autumn/Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	1624
CRICOS Code:	072788G

Overview

The objective of this program is to provide graduate engineers with an opportunity to build on their undergraduate qualifications and continue to develop their knowledge by specialising in a chosen major area of study.

Students graduating with this qualification will have a deep understanding of advanced Engineering topics and their application to industry. Graduates will be able to seek professional employment, advance their career and assume leadership roles within their chosen field.

Entry Requirements/Assumed Knowledge

A degree equivalent to a four year Australian Bachelor degree specialising in Computer, Electrical, Electronics or Telecommunications Engineering (or related fields) with an average mark of 60%.

Students without adequate prior knowledge for their intended major or who have not met the minimum entry requirements will be required to successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Engineering to be eligible to enrol in the Master of Engineering program of study.

Course Requirements

The Master of Engineering program provides the opportunity for students to undertake a major in:

- Electrical Engineering

- Computer Engineering

- Telecommunications Engineering

The major will be recorded on the testamur.

Students must complete 48 credit points consisting of ECTE953 Advanced Project (12 credit points); one major (18 credit points); and two elective subjects (12 credit points).

The course program is set out below:

Core Subjects

Students must complete the following subject:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ECTE953	Advanced Project	Annual	12

Electrical Engineering Major

Students must complete the following three subjects (18 credit points):

ECTE927	Renewable and Distributed Generation	Autumn	6
ECTE921	Power Quality and Reliability	Spring	6
ECTE944	Identification and Optimal Control	Spring	6

Computer Engineering Major

Students must complete the following three subjects (18 credit points):

ECTE935	Advanced Computer Architecture	Autumn	6
ECTE902	Optimum Signal Processing	Spring	6
ECTE903	Image and Video Processing	Spring	6

Telecommunications Engineering Major

Students must complete the following three subjects (18 credit points):

ECTE962	Telecommunications System Modelling	Autumn	6
ECTE967	Mobile Networks	Autumn	6
ECTE992	Internet Networking Protocols	Spring	6

Electives

Students must select two subjects (18 credit points) from the following list:

CSCI964	Computational Intelligence	Autumn	6
ECTE927	Renewable and Distributed Generation	Autumn	6
ECTE935	Advanced Computer Architecture	Autumn	6
ECTE962	Telecommunication System Modelling	Autumn	6
ECTE967	Mobile Networks	Autumn	6
ENGG941	Sustainability for Engineers, Scientists Professionals	Autumn	6
INFO911	Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery	Autumn	6
INFO933	Pattern Recognition	Autumn	6
ECTE906	Advanced Signals and Systems	Autumn/Spring	6
ECTE955	Advanced Laboratory	Autumn/Spring	6
ECTE975	Communications and ICT Workplace Practice	Autumn/Spring	6
ECTE902	Optimum Signal Processing	Spring	6
ECTE903	Image and Video Processing	Spring	6
ECTE921	Power Quality and Reliability	Spring	6
ECTE944	Identification and Optimal Control	Spring	6
ECTE992	Internet Networking Protocols	Spring	6
ISIT946	Project and Change Management	Spring	6

Other Information

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