Master of Engineering Science (MENS)

Engineering and Built Environment
MEngSci

Master of Engineering Science (MENS) - MEngSci

CRICOS code (International applicants): 067689G

	On-campus	External
Start:	Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) Semester 3 (November)	Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) Semester 3 (November)
Campus:	Toowoomba	-
Fees:	Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place	Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place
Standard duration:	2 years full-time or 4 years part-time
Program articulation:	From: Graduate Certificate of Engineering Science; Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science

Notes

For all modes of study there are mandatory practical components which require either on-campus participation or residential school attendance.

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: studyeng@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

Professional accreditation

The specialisations of Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering and Structural Engineering have been accorded full accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer by Engineers Australia and graduates are eligible for Graduate membership at the Professional Engineer Level. The specialisation in Engineering Management and Enterprise is not accredited by any professional bodies.

Program objectives

On completion of this program graduates should be able to:

demonstrate and interpret an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge in one or more disciplines or areas of practice.
apply specialised cognitive and technical skills in a complex body of knowledge or practice in one or more disciplines or areas of practice.
critically analyse, reflect and synthesize information to interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

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 .

Admission requirements

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

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

Or

Completion of an appropriate four year Bachelor degree in the area of engineering in a non-cognate specialisation (major field), or equivalent.
English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.

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 the federal government agency, International Education group, an agency of the Department of Education and Training.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

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

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students 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. 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 .

Program structure

The Master of Engineering Science comprises 16 units (14 single-unit academic courses and one two-unit academic course) and five zero-unit practice courses. The structure is shown below:

Schedule A: Seven core courses (eight units)

Schedule B: A six-course specialisation (six units)

Schedule C: Two approved courses (two units)

Schedule D: From two to five Practice Courses (zero units), depending upon specialisations.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 6 years to complete this program.

Specialisation

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

Agricultural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Power Engineering
Structural Engineering
Engineering Management and Enterprise

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 ��ýapp. 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 ��ýapp 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.

Residential schools

The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: V = Voluntary; O = Optional; C = Compulsory; R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To find out more about , visit the to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the .

Students are required to undertake practical and professional activities relevant to their program through enrolment in a series of Practice courses in the program. Practice courses are zero unit courses that may be undertaken in either on-campus or external mode and the final grades available are Pass (P)/Fail (F) only. They are a compulsory part of the program and do not attract a student contribution charge for Australian residents or a tuition fee for international students. The recommended enrolment schedule for Practice courses is shown in the Recommended Enrolment Pattern for the program in this Handbook.

External students must attend a number of during their program to obtain experience in practical and professional activities appropriate to the program. The residential schools are included in Practice courses which are conducted in Semester 3 or during the recess periods. The dates for each residential school Practice course are shown in the in this Handbook and external students should ensure they are able to attend the residential school prior to enrolling in a Practice course. Personal protective equipment is compulsory in many engineering, construction and spatial science laboratories, students should confirm the requirements before attending residential schools for Practice courses.

Students who enrol in on-campus mode for Practice courses normally undertake a series of weekly activities and/or attend a compulsory residential school.

Agricultural Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Any two of the following:

Environment Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Any two of the following:

Power Engineering

Any two of the following:

Structural Engineering

Engineering Management and Enterprise

Articulation

Students who have completed the Master of Engineering Science are able to apply for entry to the Master of Engineering Research , Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Professional Engineering.

Exit points

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

Students who have completed eight courses in the program may satisfy the requirements for the Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science and therefore may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science.

Credit

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

Enrolment

Students should note that some of the courses specify enrolment requirements (prerequisites). Students should therefore refer to the section 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, guided if necessary by the examiners of the relevant courses. Entrants may need to undertake approved courses to address foundation knowledge in the non-cognate specialisation, in lieu of course credit in the standard recommended enrolment structure. Students should contact Faculty Administration if they encounter problems while enrolling in courses with requisites.

is to be studied in the student's penultimate year. Upon completion of ENG3902 Professional Practice 1, students must study and and in the same academic year.

Students wishing to undertake a six credit point research project need to obtain the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences prior to enrolling in either or .

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

Agricultural Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Civil Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Electrical and Electronic Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Environmental Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Mechanical Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Power Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Structural Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Engineering Management and Enterprise specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Agricultural Engineering 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.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Agricultural Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 16215)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete all seven courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1,3			1	1,2,3
	1	1			1	1,3		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MENS or GDNS or MEPR or MSCN
	1	1			1	1
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: ( or or MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDET or METC or GDNS or MENS
	1	2,3			3	1,2
	2	1			4	1		Pre-requisite: and normally have a GPA greater than 3.5 and completed 50% of the courses in the program
^#	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite:
Schedule B: Specialisation Courses Students must complete all six courses listed in this schedule.
	2	2			2	2
	1	2			2	2		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCSC or GDSI or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or MSCN.
	1	2			3	2		Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1			2	1		Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1			3	1
	2	1			4	1
Schedule C: Approved Courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.^~
		1				1
		2				2
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
		2				2		Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
						1		Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		2				2		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
		2				2		Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or GCEN
						1		Pre-requisite: or or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR
Schedule D: Practice Courses Students must complete the following five practice courses.
			2	3			M
			3	2			M	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS
	2	1	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester.
					4	1,2,3
			3	2			M

Footnotes
#	Students wishing to undertake a research project with a total of six units may enrol in in lieu of in Schedule A and two approved courses from Schedule C. Approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences is required to undertake a six unit research project prior to enrolling in .
~	Level 8 courses from other areas of study may be chosen as approved courses with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Civil Engineering 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.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Civil Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 16216)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete all seven courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1,3			1	1,2,3
	1	1			1	1,3		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MENS or GDNS or MEPR or MSCN
	1	1			1	1
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: ( or or MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDET or METC or GDNS or MENS
	1	2,3			3	1,2
	2	1			4	1		Pre-requisite: and normally have a GPA greater than 3.5 and completed 50% of the courses in the program
^#	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite:
Schedule B: Specialisation Courses Students must complete all six courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1			2	1		Pre-requisite: and (MAT1502 or or ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	2			2	2		Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	2			3	2		Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
					2	2
	2	1			3	1		Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1			3	1		Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
Schedule C: Approved Courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.^~
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		2				2
						1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GDNS or MENS or PGCN or GCAE or MEPR
CIV8802 Advanced Prestressed Concrete ^]						2
						1		Pre-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
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2		Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
						1		Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
						1		Pre-requisite: or or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR
^*		1				1		Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDST or MSPT or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or GCBU or MPPM
Schedule D: Practice Courses Students must complete the following five practice courses.
			3	2			M	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS
	2	1	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester.
					4	1,2,3
			1	3			M	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or MEPR
			2	1,2			M	Co-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR or MENS

Footnotes
#	Students wishing to undertake a research project with a total of six units may enrol in in lieu of in Schedule A and two approved courses from Schedule C. Approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences is required to undertake a six unit research project prior to enrolling in .
~	Level 8 courses from other areas of study may be chosen as approved courses with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.
]	This course is only offered in odd years
*	Not available in on-campus mode in 2020.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 16217)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete all seven courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1,3			1	1,2,3
	1	1			1	1,3		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MENS or GDNS or MEPR or MSCN
	1	1			1	1
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: ( or or MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDET or METC or GDNS or MENS
	1	2,3			3	1,2
	2	1			4	1		Pre-requisite: and normally have a GPA greater than 3.5 and completed 50% of the courses in the program
^#	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite:
Schedule B: Specialisation Courses Students must complete all six courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1			2	1
	1	2			2	2		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GDNS or MENS or GCNS or GCEN or GEPR
	1	2			2	2
	2	1			3	1		Pre-requisite: {(MAT1502 or ) and and } or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or MENS or GCNS or GDNS
	2	1			2	1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCNS, GDNS, MENS or MEPR
	2	2			3	2		Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or MENS or GCNS or GDNS
Schedule C: Approved Courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.^~
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GCEN or GDNS or MEPR or MENS or METC
		2				2		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCNS or METC or MENS or MEPR
		1				1
ELE4109 Measurement Science & Instrument Engineering^*						1
						1		Pre-requisite: ( or ) and and or Students must be enrolled in the following program: MENS or MEPR
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or MEPR
		1				1
		2				2
	2	1			2	1
		2				2
		2				2		Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or GCEN
Schedule D: Practice Courses Students must complete the following five practice courses.
The following three:
			3	2			M	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS
	2	1	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester.
					4	1,2,3
And two from the list below:
	1	1	2	3			M	Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDNS or MENS
	1	2	2	2			M	Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDNS or MENS
	2	1	3	3			M	Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or MEPR
	2	2	3	2			M	Pre-requisite: and and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or MEPR

Footnotes
#	Students wishing to undertake a research project with a total of six units may enrol in in lieu of in Schedule A and two approved courses from Schedule C. Approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences is required to undertake a six unit research project prior to enrolling in .
~	Level 8 courses from other areas of study may be chosen as approved courses with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.
*	ELE4109 is offered in odd numbered years only.

Environmental Engineering 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.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Environmental Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 16218)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete all seven courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1,3			1	1,2,3
	1	1			1	1,3		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MENS or GDNS or MEPR or MSCN
	1	1			1	1
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: ( or or MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDET or METC or GDNS or MENS
	1	2,3			3	1,2
	2	1			4	1		Pre-requisite: and normally have a GPA greater than 3.5 and completed 50% of the courses in the program
^#	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite:
Schedule B: Specialisation Courses Students must complete all six courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1			2	1		Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
						2
	1	2			3	2		Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1			3	1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
					3	1		Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
Schedule C: Approved Courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.^~
		1				1
						1
		1				1
		2				2
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
		2				2		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCSC or GDSI or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or MSCN.
						1		Pre-requisite: or or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR
^*		1				1		Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDST or MSPT or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or GCBU or MPPM
Schedule D: Practice Courses Students must complete the following five practice courses.
			3	2			M	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS
	2	1	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester.
					4	1,2,3
			3	3			M	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDNS or MENS or MEPR or GEPR
			2	2			M

Footnotes
#	Students wishing to undertake a research project with a total of six units may enrol in in lieu of in Schedule A and two approved courses from Schedule C. Approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences is required to undertake a six unit research project prior to enrolling in .
~	Level 8 courses from other areas of study may be chosen as approved courses with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.
*	Not available in on-campus mode in 2020.

Mechanical Engineering 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.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Mechanical Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 16220)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete all seven courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1,3			1	1,2,3
	1	1			1	1,3		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MENS or GDNS or MEPR or MSCN
	2	1			3	1
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: ( or or MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDET or METC or GDNS or MENS
	1	2,3			3	1,2
	2	1			4	1		Pre-requisite: and normally have a GPA greater than 3.5 and completed 50% of the courses in the program
^#	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite:
Schedule B: Specialisation Courses Students must complete all six courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1			2	1		Pre-requisite: ((MAT1502 or or ) and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCNS or METC or MEPR or MENS
	1	1			2	1		Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GDNS or MENS Students cannot enrol in if they have successfully completed, or are currently enrolled in, MEC2101 or
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
	1	2			2	2		Pre-requisite: ((MEC2101 and ) or ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCNS or GDNS or METC or MENS or MEPR
	2	1			3	1		Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	2			3	2		Pre-requisite: ( and (MAT2500 or )) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS
Schedule C: Approved Courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.^~
						1		Pre-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
		1				1
		2				2
		1				1
		2				2
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
		2				2
MEC4108 Advanced Thermofluids^**		1				1
						1		Pre-requisite: or or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR
MEC5105 Combustion^{^}						2
Schedule D: Practice Courses Students must complete the following five practice courses.
The following three:
			3	2			M	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS
	2	1	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester.
					4	1,2,3
And two from the list below:
^<	1	2	3	3			M
	2	2	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDNS or MENS or MEPR
			4	2			M

Footnotes
#	Students wishing to undertake a research project with a total of six units may enrol in in lieu of in Schedule A and two approved courses from Schedule C. Approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences is required to undertake a six unit research project prior to enrolling in .
~	Level 8 courses from other areas of study may be chosen as approved courses with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.
**	MEC4108 Advanced Thermofluids will be offered for the first time in 2021. Students can enrol in instead of MEC4108 Advanced Thermofluids only if they also complete instead of .
^	Offered odd years only.
<	On-campus offering only available at Toowoomba in 2020.

Power Engineering 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.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Power Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 16221)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete all seven courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1,3			1	1,2,3
	1	1			1	1,3		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MENS or GDNS or MEPR or MSCN
	1	1			2	1
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: ( or or MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDET or METC or GDNS or MENS
	1	2,3			3	1,2
	2	1			4	1		Pre-requisite: and normally have a GPA greater than 3.5 and completed 50% of the courses in the program
^#	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite:
Schedule B: Specialisation Courses Students must complete all six courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1			2	1
	1	2			1	2
	1	2			2	2		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCNS or METC or MENS or MEPR
	2	2			2	2		Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1			3	1
	2	2			3	2		Pre-requisite: ((MEC2101 and ) or ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCNS or GDNS or METC or MENS or MEPR
Schedule C: Approved Courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.^~
		1				1
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCNS, GDNS, MENS or MEPR
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		1				1
		2				2
		1				1
		2				2
						1		Pre-requisite: ( or ) and and or Students must be enrolled in the following program: MENS or MEPR
		2				2
		1				1,3
		2				2		Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BENH or BEBC or BEHS or GCEN or MENS or GEPR
Schedule D: Practice Courses Students must complete the following five practice courses.
The following three:
			3	2			M	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS
	2	1	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester.
					4	1,2,3
And two from the list below:
	1	1	2	3			M	Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDNS or MENS
	1	2	2	2			M	Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDNS or MENS
	2	1	3	3			M	Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or MEPR
	2	2	3	2			M	Pre-requisite: and and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or MEPR

Footnotes
#	Students wishing to undertake a research project with a total of six units may enrol in in lieu of in Schedule A and two approved courses from Schedule C. Approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences is required to undertake a six unit research project prior to enrolling in .
~	Level 8 courses from other areas of study may be chosen as approved courses with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Structural Engineering 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.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Structural Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 16222)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete all seven courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1,3			1	1,2,3
	1	1			1	1,3		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MENS or GDNS or MEPR or MSCN
	1	1			1	1
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: ( or or MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDET or METC or GDNS or MENS
	1	2,3			3	1,2
	2	1			4	1		Pre-requisite: and normally have a GPA greater than 3.5 and completed 50% of the courses in the program
^#	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite:
Schedule B: Specialisation Courses Students must complete all six courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1			2	1		Pre-requisite: and (MAT1502 or or ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	2			2	2		Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1			2	1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1			3	1		Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
CIV8802 Advanced Prestressed Concrete ^]					3	2
					4	1		Pre-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
Schedule C: Approved Courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.^~
						1
						2
		1				1
		2				2
		1				1
		2				2
		1				1		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
Schedule D: Practice Courses Students must complete the following five practice courses.
			3	2			M	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS
	2	1	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester.
					4	1,2,3
			1	3			M	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or MEPR
			2	1,2			M	Co-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR or MENS

Footnotes
#	Students wishing to undertake a research project with a total of six units may enrol in in lieu of in Schedule A and two approved courses from Schedule C. Approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences is required to undertake a six unit research project prior to enrolling in .
]	Offered odd years only
~	Level 8 courses from other areas of study may be chosen as approved courses with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Engineering Management and Enterprise 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.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Engineering Management and Enterprise Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 18289)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete all seven courses listed in this schedule.
	1	1,3			1	1,2,3
	1	1			1	1,3		Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MENS or GDNS or MEPR or MSCN
	1	1			2	1
	1	2			1	2		Pre-requisite: ( or or MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDET or METC or GDNS or MENS
	1	2,3			3	1,2
	2	1			4	1		Pre-requisite: and normally have a GPA greater than 3.5 and completed 50% of the courses in the program
^#	2	2			4	2		Pre-requisite:
Schedule B: Specialisation Courses Students must complete six courses listed in this schedule including the following three courses.
	2	1			1	3
						2
	1	1			1	3
Choose three of the following Schedule B courses:
		1				1
		2				2
						2
		2				2
ENG8111						2
		1				1,3		Pre-requisite: Students enrolled in one of the following Programs: Master of Professional Accounting (MPAC) or Master of Business Administration & Master of Professional Accounting (MBAC) are not eligible for enrolment
		1,2				1,2
		1,2				1,2,3
						3
^{^}						2		Enrolment is not permitted in if MGT8027 has been previously completed.
Schedule C: Approved Courses Students must complete the two (2) courses listed in this schedule.
Choose a Schedule B course from the other specialisations^*
Choose a Schedule B course from the other specialisations^*
Schedule D: Practice Courses Students must complete the following two (2) practice courses.
			3	2			M	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS
	2	1	4	2			M	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester.

Footnotes
#	Students wishing to undertake a research project with a total of six units may enrol in in lieu of in Schedule A and two approved courses from Schedule C. Approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences is required to undertake a six unit research project prior to enrolling in .
^	This course is offered on-campus at Springfield campus only.
*	Courses will normally be technical Engineering, Science or Technology courses not lower than Level 3. Consult the Program Coordinator via usq.support@usq.edu.auto seek approval.

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