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You are currently viewing the 2023 Handbook. For study in 2024, please refer to the .

Please be advised that this program will be transitioning from Semester to Trimester study periods in 2024. Trimester 1 starts on 22 January 2024. Read more in our new academic calendar FAQs.

Notes

In 2023 the program follows the Semester calendar. The Academic Calendar and Important Dates webpage will allow you to view and download a copy of the important dates for the Semester calendar.

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Professional accreditation

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

Provisional accreditation for the Public Works and Infrastructure specialisation has been approved from 2018.

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Program aims

To enable experienced Engineering Technologists to demonstrate and/or acquire 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.

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Program objectives

On completion of this program students should be able to:

• justify, evaluate and illustrate the professional attributes, competencies and capabilities that will lead to recognition by Engineers Australia as a professional engineer

• acquire expert and specialised cognitive and technical skills and competencies in one of the following fields: Civil Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering; Power Systems Engineering, Public Works and Infrastructure, or Structural Engineering

• demonstrate and/or acquire an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge and theories, concepts and processes in their chosen discipline as a professional engineer

• critically analyse, reflect and synthesise information to interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to a variety of professional and non-professional audiences

• meet eligibility to apply for Stage 1 Professional Engineer membership of Engineers Australia and to benchmark competency attributes to Engineers Australia Stage 2 Experienced Professional Engineer.

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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 three year Bachelor degree in the area of engineering science or engineering technology in the relevant cognate major or equivalent and a minimum of five years' professional work experience, or equivalent.^#*

• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.

Prospective students are encouraged to talk to the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences before completing an application form.

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

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, external or online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

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

Schedule A: Five core courses (seven units)

• ENG8300 Self-Assessment Portfolio

• ENG8311 Workplace Portfolio (2 units)

• ENG8308 Industry Project (2 units)

• ENM1600 Engineering Mathematics

• ENG6208 Advanced Engineering Project Management or ENG6104 Asset Management in an Engineering Environment or ENG6205 Project Management Practice

ENG8300 Self-assessment Portfolio

The course ENG8300 Self-Assessment Portfolio is the first course students undertake in the program and it is designed to enable students to assess their existing attributes and capabilities and nominate the specific workplace experiences they will use to demonstrate their level of competency in the courses: ENG8311 Workplace Portfolio and ENG8308 Industry Project. Students will also nominate the Academic courses they will undertake in the program to enable them to satisfy the remaining attribute and capability requirements in the program objectives. 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 Workplace Portfolio and Industry Project 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 program in the area of Engineering and Built Environment.

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 and Industry Project courses

The Workplace Portfolio course and the Industry Project course are designed to enable students to develop Portfolios that will enable them to obtain credit for their achievements during their employment as an Engineering Technologist. The courses are:

• ENG8311 Workplace Portfolio (2 units)

• ENG8308 Industry Project (2 units).

The core course ENM1600 Engineering Mathematics is designed to give students the enabling skills in mathematics and problem solving needed to undertake the Technical courses in their program.

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 specialisation 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.

The Academic Affairs Division may allow a student to study a single alternative advanced masters engineering course if:

• the student demonstrates prior knowledge and industrial experience in the Self-assessment Portfolio to cover all listed courses by Workplace Integrated Learning,

• or has support from their employer that such an alternative course is required in the workplace to advance their current career pathway.

Schedule C: One Practice Course

Students must complete the practice course allocated in the recommended enrolment pattern for their specialisation (0 units).

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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 5 years to complete this program.

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Specialisation

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

• Civil Engineering

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering

• Environmental Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Power Systems Engineering

• Public Works and Infrastructure

• Structural Engineering

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements, please refer to the .

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Residential schools

The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: 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 Practice course 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 the relevant Practice course is shown in the Recommended Enrolment Pattern for the program in this Handbook.

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

External students must attend a single mandatory residential school during their program to obtain experience in practical and professional activities appropriate to the program. The mandatory residential school is included in the Practice course which is conducted in Semester 3 or during the recess period in Semester 2. The dates for each mandatory residential school Practice course are shown in the in this Handbook and external students should ensure they are able to attend the mandatory 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.

Civil Engineering

• CIV4908 Civil Design Practice

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

• ELE3914 Electrical and Electronic Practice D OR

• ELE3915 Electrical and Electronic Practice E

Environmental Engineering

• ENV3904 Environmental Engineering Practice

Mechanical Engineering

• MEC3904 Mechanical Practice 4

Power Systems Engineering

• ELE3914 Electrical and Electronic Practice D OR

• ELE3915 Electrical and Electronic Practice E

Public Works and Infrastructure

• CIV3907 Civil Systems Practice OR

• ENV3904 Environmental Engineering Practice

Structural Engineering

• CIV4908 Civil Design Practice

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Exit points

Students may apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program and may apply to have the courses completed in the Master of Engineering Practice program credited to their new program.

Students who have completed four courses as per the following requirements: ENG8300 plus one course from (ENG8104, ENG8205, ENG8208) plus two Master of Engineering Practice Schedule B courses, will satisfy the requirements to be awarded the Graduate Certificate of Engineering Practice and may apply to exit with that award.

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Credit

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

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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.

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

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

• 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 Systems Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
• Public Works and Infrastructure specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
• Structural Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

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Civil Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

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Environmental Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

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Mechanical Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

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Power Systems Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

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Public Works and Infrastructure specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

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Structural Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern