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Master of Advanced Engineering (MAEN) - MAdvEng

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Semester intake:Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 3 (November)
Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Campus:Toowoomba -
Fees:Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:1.5 - 2 years part-time 
Program articulation:

From: Graduate Certificate of Advanced Engineering ; Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

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Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students  Future International students  Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315
Email: study@usq.edu.au  

Phone: +61 7 4631 5543
Email: international@usq.edu.au 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

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Professional accreditation

The Master of Advanced Engineering is not accredited by any professional bodies other than the 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland.

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Program aims

The aim of the Master of Advanced Engineering program is to produce graduates who are equipped with essential management knowledge and an appreciation of the latest technologies in addition to their initial specialisation. The skill set would therefore allow the graduate to manage more complex technological or engineering businesses.

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Program objectives

Students who successfully complete the Master of Advanced Engineering will be able to demonstrate their ability to:

  • Critically evaluate knowledge from literature and other information sources relevant to their field

  • Apply asset management theory and practice to the management of engineering assets

  • Evaluate the importance of technological innovation and risk in engineering businesses

  • Apply the specialist knowledge and skills acquired in their specialisation


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Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 09. Graduates at this level will have specialised knowledge and skills for research, and/or professional practice and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

  • Completion of an Australian university four year Bachelor degree in the area of engineering in a relevant cognate specialisation (major), or equivalent.

  • English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.


All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

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. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The Master of Advanced Engineering comprises eight units of study as follows:

  • Two courses from Schedule A (core courses):

  • Four courses from Schedule B (related to the specialisation); and

  • An Industry Project course in Schedule C (2 units).


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Specialisation

The specialisation study provides students with knowledge and skills in a specific discipline. The three specialisation study areas in the Master of Advanced Engineering are:

  • Structural Engineering Design

  • Engineering Management

  • Engineering Project Management


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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. Specialist software is required for some courses.

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Articulation

Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate of Advanced Engineering are able to apply to articulate into the Master of Advanced Engineering degree.

The standing of degrees awarded by an overseas institution will be determined by reference to the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR).

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Credit

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

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Structural Engineering Design specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem

Schedule A: Core Courses
Students must complete the two courses in this schedule:

2
1

Schedule B: Specialisation Courses
Students must complete the four courses in this schedule:

     1
     1Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or PGCN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or MENC or MAEN
     2
     CIV8802 Advanced Prestressed Concrete ] 2

Schedule C Capstone Project
Students must complete this course:

#2Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following program: MENC or MAEN

Footnotes
]Offered odd years only
#2 units

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Engineering Management specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem

Schedule A: Core Courses
Students must complete the two courses in this schedule:

2
1

Schedule B: Specialisation Courses
Students must complete the four courses in this schedule:

     1
     1
     2
     2

Schedule C Capstone Project
Students must complete this course:

#2Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following program: MENC or MAEN

Footnotes
#2 units

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Engineering Project Management specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem

Schedule A: Core Courses
Students must complete the two courses in this schedule:

2
1

Schedule B: Specialisation Courses
Students must complete this course:

     2
     1
     2
     1,3

Schedule C Capstone Project
Students must complete an Industry Project from this schedule:

#2Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following program: MENC or MAEN

Footnotes
#2 units