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Master of Professional Engineering

Testamur Title of Degree:

Master of Professional Engineering

Abbreviation:

MPE

My University:

Engineering

Duration:

2 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

96

Delivery Mode:

On campus (Face-to-face)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

1605

CRICOS Code:

067079A

Overview

The Master of Professional Engineering is designed to provide graduates with practical professional practice, advanced technical skills, organisational and management skills and the opportunity for industrial experience or research.

Students will gain knowledge in a variety of areas, such as Australian professional engineering practice, sustainability, environmental economics and occupational health and safety. Students will also gain skills in innovative thinking and problem solving techniques; ability to manage engineering projects; sound knowledge of state-of-the-art engineering computing and IT applications; appreciation of financial management systems. Graduates will have the potential to take up responsible middle management roles in engineering in Australia and elsewhere.

The study program consists of three requirements:

    • Core Professional Development (42 credit points)

    • Professional Options (18 credit points)

    • Major - Technical Enhancement (36 credit points)

Students enrol in 24 credit points per session and can take any combination of subjects from the requirements above (subject to timetable availability). It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they have completed the subjects required by the end of four session of study.

Entry Requirements/Assumed Knowledge

Students require a Bachelor of Engineering degree (minimum duration 4 years) for entry into this degree.

For International students the English language entry criteria will be as indicated on the University website: http://www.uow.edu.au/future/international/apply/english/index.html

Course Program

Subjects

Credit Points

 

Core Subjects

 

ENGG941

Sustainability for Engineers, Scientists and Professionals

6

Autumn

ENGG942

Professional Practice

12

Annual

ENGG950

Innovation and Design

6

Autumn

ENGG951

Engineering Project Management

6

Spring

ENGG952

Engineering Computing

6

Spring

ENGG954

Strategic Management for Engineers and Technologists

6

Autumn

Professional Options

 

18 cps from any of the following

 

ENGG943

Engineering Professional Placement*

6

Autumn

ENGG940

Research Dissertation #

12

Annual

ENGG956

Financial Management for Engineering Assets

6

Spring

ENGG944

Infrastructure Decision Support

6

Not offered 2013

ENGG909

The Science of Materials

6

Spring

AND /OR

Up to 18 cps of subjects from the Master of Engineering Management

   

Major - 36 credit points from one of the following majors

 

Asset Management

 

ENGG944

Infrastructure Decision Support

6

Not offered 2013

ENGG953

Modelling of Engineering Management Systems

6

Spring

ENGG956

Financial Management for Engineered Assets

6

Spring

ENGG957

Project Implementation and Outsourcing

6

Not offered 2013

ENGG958

Life-Cycle and Risk Management

6

Autumn

ENGG960

Maintenance Requirement Analysis

6

Spring

ENGG961

Systems Reliability Engineering

6

Autumn

Civil Engineering

 

CIVL904

Highway Materials

6

Not offered 2013

CIVL908

Advanced Soil Mechanics

6

Spring

CIVL909

Advanced Foundation Engineering

6

Autumn

CIVL911

Structural Design Based on Australian Standards

6

Autumn

CIVL912

Engineering Hydrology

6

Autumn

CIVL916

Research Topics in Civil Engineering

6

Autumn/Spring

CIVL926

Advanced Design of Masonry Structures

6

Autumn

CIVL980

Advanced Computer Applications

6

Autumn

CIVL981

Special Topic A

6

Autumn

ENVE929

Site Contamination and Remediation Technologies

6

Spring

ENGG956

Financial Management for Engineered Assets

6

Spring

Environmental Engineering

 

ENGG941

Sustainability for Engineers, Scientists and Professionals

6

Autumn

ENVE923

Industrial Waste Engineering and Cleaner Production

6

Autumn

ENVE924

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

6

Not offered 2013

ENVE925

Water Quality Engineering and Management

6

Spring

ENVE926

Air and Noise Pollution Management

6

Spring

ENVE927

Environmental Engineering Processes Design

6

Spring

ENVE928

Design or Urban Water Systems

6

Spring

ENVE929

Site Contamination and Remediation Technologies

6

Spring

ENVE930

Coastal, River and Groundwater Engineering

6

Not offered 2013

ENVE931

Membrane Processes and Applications

6

Autumn

Plus one of

     

ENGG946

Energy Efficiency and Energy Auditing in Built Environment

6

Autumn

ENGG947

Advanced Building Design for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

6

Spring

ENGG962

Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing and Process Industries

6

Spring

Materials Engineering

 

ENGG909

The Science of Materials

6

Spring

MATL903

Recent Developments in Materials

6

Autumn

MATL905

Engineering Alloys

6

Autumn

MATL906

Ceramic Materials

6

Spring

MATL907

Polymeric Materials

6

Spring

MATL913

Structural Analysis of Materials

6

Spring

MATL937

Process Metallurgy

6

Autumn

MATL938

Casting and Forming

6

Autumn

MATL952

Corrosion, Wear and Fatigue

6

Autumn

MATL972

Selection and Design of Materials

6

Spring

Mechanical Engineering

 

ENGG909

The Science of Materials

6

Spring

ENGG946

Energy Efficiency and Energy Auditing in Built Environment

6

Autumn

ENGG947

Advanced Building Design for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

6

Spring

ENGG948

Sustainable Energy Technologies

6

Spring

ENGG962

Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing and Process Industries

6

Spring

ENGG977

Ocean Engineering

6

Not offered 2013

MECH913

Pneumatic Transport of Bulk Solids

6

Autumn

MECH918

Sustainable Energy in Buildings

6

Not offered 2013

MECH919

Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1

6

Autumn/Spring

MECH928

Finite Element Techniques in Mechanical Engineering

6

Autumn

MECH934

Advanced Manufacturing Processes

6

Autumn

MECH935

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

6

Spring

MECH949

Advanced Computer Control of Machines and Processes

6

Autumn

MECH950

Advanced Robotics

6

Spring

MECH970

Advanced Applied Topics in Mechatronics

6

Spring

MECH979

Sustainable Transport and Engine Technology

6

Not offered 2013

MECH980

Automotive Dynamics

6

Spring

Mechatronic Engineering

 

ECTE912

DC-Sourced Power Electronics

6

Autumn

ECTE926

Power Distribution Systems

6

Spring

ECTE931

Real-time Computing

6

Autumn

ECTE941

Intelligent Control

6

Autumn

ECTE944

Identification and Optional Control

6

Spring

MECH935

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

6

Spring

MECH939

Advanced Topics in Mechatronic Engineering

6

Autumn/Spring

MECH941

Micro/Nano Robotic Systems

6

Not offered 2013

MECH949

Advanced Computer Control of Machines and Processes

6

Autumn

MECH950

Advanced Robotics

6

Spring

MECH970

Advanced Applied Topics in Mechatronics

6

Spring

MECH980

Automotive Dynamics

6

Spring

Plus one of

     

ENGG946

Energy Efficiency and Energy Auditing in Built Environment

6

Autumn

ENGG947

Advanced Building Design for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

6

Spring

ENGG962

Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing and Process Industries

6

Spring

Mining Engineering

 

MINE911

Studies in Surface Mining

6

Autumn

MINE912

Environmental Control in Mines

6

Autumn

MINE916

Mineral Valuation, Risk Analysis

6

Autumn

MINE920

Studies in Underground Mining

6

Spring

MINE923

Rock Mechanics

6

Spring

MINE933

Advanced Mineral Resource Estimation Methods

6

Not offered 2013

MINE934

Simulation of Mining Operations and Problems

6

Autumn

* Students must qualify to enrol in Engineering Professional Placement, please see the Course Coordinator.

# Students must have 65 WAM to qualify for enrolment into ENGG940, please see the Course Coordinator.

Other Information

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

Last reviewed: 13 November, 2012