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Program focus

This 12 unit program enables experienced Engineering Technologists to acquire and demonstrate, academic, personal, professional, and technical knowledge, skills and understanding required to commence practice as a graduate Professional Engineer.

Professional accreditation

The program is provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia and graduates are eligible for Graduate membership at the Professional Engineer level.

Program aims

To enable experienced Engineering Technologists to demonstrate, or acquire and demonstrate, their attainment of the academic, personal, professional, and technical knowledge, skills and understanding required to commence practice as a graduate Professional Engineer in Australia or overseas within appropriate social, cultural, industrial and environmental contexts.

Program objectives

The objectives of this program are:

• to enable Engineering Technologists to demonstrate, or acquire and demonstrate, that they possess the specified generic attributes and capabilities

• to enable Engineering Technologists to demonstrate, or acquire and demonstrate, in-depth technical competence in one of the following fields: Civil Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering; Power Systems Engineering, or Structural Engineering

• to enable Engineering Technologists from diverse, and non-traditional, backgrounds and locations to enrol in the program and to provide them with opportunities to acquire the skills necessary to complete the program in the normal time

• to enable students to be empowered as learners through the provision of a wide range of teaching and learning styles in their program

• to ensure that all students have equality of opportunity in acquiring the specified generic attributes and technical competence

• to ensure that graduates are eligible for graduate membership of Engineers Australia.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the program, candidates:

• must possess an appropriate three-year Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree awarded by an Australian university, or an equivalent qualification awarded by an Australian or overseas institution, or be a Technologist Member of Engineers Australia

• must be able to demonstrate that they have at least five years of relevant experience in the Engineering industry. Candidates are required to provide a Curriculum Vitae (CV) to demonstrate their industry experience

• must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia, or a citizen of New Zealand or the holder of a 457 visa with a duration of at least three years. Note: This program is not available to international students.

The standing of degrees awarded by an overseas institution will be determined by reference to the Sydney Accord, of which Engineers Australia (EA) is a signatory, and Australia Education International (AEI) which is a federal government agency.

Prospective students are encouraged to talk to the Program Coordinator before completing an application form.

How to apply

Domestic students

may be made directly to USQ.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Program structure

The Master of Engineering Practice (MEPR) program is a 12-unit program made up of the following three components:

Schedule A: Five core courses (seven units)

• (2 units)

• (2 units)

ENG8300 Self-assessment Portfolio

The course is the first course students undertake in the program and it is designed to enable them to firstly assess their existing attributes and capabilities and then to nominate the specific workplace experiences they will use to demonstrate their level of competency in the courses: and . Students will also nominate the Academic courses they will undertake in the program to enable them to satisfy other attribute and capability requirements. It may also be necessary for them to identify some specific types of industrial experience they need to undertake to be able to satisfy any remaining requirements. The outcome of this self-assessment process will be a Pathway to Graduation Plan prepared by the student in consultation with the examiner of the course.

A second component of this course will require students to show that they can write a Career Episode Report that demonstrates their achievement of two of the specified attributes and capabilities. To do this successfully students will have to demonstrate they are able to accurately reflect on their experience and that they have the communication skills that are necessary to write such a report. The information in a Career Episode Report must be verified and endorsed by a professional engineer who is preferably a member of Engineers Australia. Achievement of this component of the course is critical because students will use Career Episode Reports to demonstrate Engineers Australia's Stage 2 and discipline specific competencies in the two Workplace Portfolio courses.

At the end of this course students will submit a portfolio containing their Curriculum Vitae, the Career Episode Reports and the Pathway to Graduation Plan. The Examiner of the course will assess the portfolio and either:

1. Approve the Pathway to Graduation Plan

2. Request modifications to the Plan before it is approved, or

3. Decide that the student does not have the required knowledge, experience, attributes or capabilities to be able to satisfactorily complete the program. In this case the student will be cancelled from this program and counselled on alternative ways of achieving their goals. Students in this category may still be awarded a passing grade in the course. If a student has passed this course, they will then be granted an exemption when they enrol in another .

Once a Pathway to Graduation Plan has been approved a student may enrol in the remaining courses in the Plan. The Plan will, in due course, be used by the Faculty to assess the student's eligibility to graduate.

Prospective students should visit the Engineers Australia web site to gain an understanding of the processes which will be followed. In particular, they should view the Stage Two Competencies and the guidelines for achieving Chartered status.

The Workplace Portfolio courses

The two core Workplace Portfolio courses are designed to enable students to develop a Workplace Portfolio that will enable them to obtain credit for their achievements during their employment as an Engineering Technologist. The courses are:

• (2 units)

• (2 units).

The Core Technical courses

The two core Technical courses are designed to give students the enabling skills in mathematics, computing, and problem solving they will need to undertake the Technical courses in their program. The courses are:

Students who have completed one of the Technical courses, or an equivalent course, as part of an earlier completed program of study should apply for an exemption

Schedule B: Five technical courses

During the preparation of their Pathway to Graduation Plan students must nominate how they are going to demonstrate achievement of the objectives of each of the Technical Courses defined for their major and listed in this Schedule. They may do this by studying a course or by demonstrating achievement of the objectives of the course in their Workplace Portfolio. A student may study a maximum of five of the Technical Courses listed in this Schedule.

Schedule C: One Practice Course

Program completion requirements

To be eligible to graduate students must complete, or have credited to the program, at least six units of USQ courses. The maximum duration of the program is 12 terms.

Required time limits

Full-time students have a maximum of three years to complete this program. Part-time students have a maximum of four years to complete this program.

Major studies objectives

The major study provides students with knowledge and skills in a specific discipline. The six major study areas in the Master of Engineering Practice are:

• Civil Engineering

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering

• Environmental Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Power Systems Engineering

• Structural Engineering

IT requirements

Access to an up-to-date computer is necessary. On-campus students can access appropriately equipped laboratories, but should consider acquisition of their own computer. External students should be able to access a computer with the following as advised by the 精东传媒app. All students should have access to email and the Internet via a computer running the latest versions of Internet web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. The 精东传媒app has a wireless network for on-campus students' computers. In order to take advantage of this facility and further enhance their on-campus learning environment, students should consider purchasing a notebook/laptop computer with wireless connectivity. A notebook/laptop may be required for some courses.

Residential schools

Students enrolled in the external offer of a Practice Course must attend the residential school for that course. In some cases students enrolled in the on-campus mode may also be required to attend the residential school. Students should only enrol in a Practice Course when they are able to attend the residential school for that course. Practice courses may not be taken earlier than shown except with the permission of the Program Coordinator responsible for the program. In some cases students may enrol in two Practice courses in one term so they can complete the two residential schools in a two-week period. The actual dates for each residential school are shown in the in this Handbook.

Safety boots are compulsory in engineering laboratories for several of the Practice courses and are strongly recommended for all other Practice courses.

Exit points

Students who have completed four courses in the program may satisfy the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Technology program and therefore exit the program with a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Technology.

Students who are unable to satisfactorily complete the program may apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Engineering program. They may also apply to have the courses completed in the Master of Engineering Practice program credited to their new program.

Exemptions

Candidates for admission to the program are eligible to seek advanced standing in the program, in accordance with existing 精东传媒app regulations. The maximum number of exemptions permitted in this program will be six units of courses. Studies used as the basis for claims for advanced standing must normally have been completed within a period of five years prior to the date of application for advanced standing. Applications for advanced standing will be assessed during the course .

Enrolment

Students should note that some of the courses specify enrolment requirements (prerequisites). Students should therefore refer to the Course Specification section of the USQ Web to determine the enrolment requirements for the courses they intend enrolling in. Students should avoid enrolling in courses for which they do not have sufficient pre-requisite knowledge. Students will be expected to rectify any deficiencies in their pre-requisite knowledge by private study.

Students should contact Faculty Administration if they encounter problems while enrolling in courses with requisites.

In this section:

• Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Environmental Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Power Systems Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Structural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Environmental Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Power Systems Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Structural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern