A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type |
Credit Points
|
Specific requirements |
Core Units
(5 units) |
50cp
|
Compulsory Core units totalling 50 credit points as detailed below.
ENG519 Sustainability (replaces ENG417 from 2021)
PRT501 Professional Practice (0cp)
PRT551 Project Management, Risk and Reliability
PRT565 Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms (replaces PRT503 from 2021 - not equivalent)
PRT650 System Design (20 credit points) (replaces PRT507 from 2021 - not equivalent)
Students enrolled prior to 2021 should refer to the transition arrangements provided below.
|
Specialist Elective
(7 units) |
70cp
|
Unit totalling 70 credit points selected from one of the sequences below.
Civil and Structural Engineering
ENG515 Water Resources Engineering (replaces ENG462 from 2021)
ENG516 Road and Traffic Engineering (replaces ENG412 from 2021)
ENG563 Advanced Structural Analysis (replaces ENG463 from 2021)
ENG564 Geotechnical Engineering (replaces ENG464 from 2021)
ENG566 Design of Concrete Structures (replaces ENG466 from 2021)
ENG567 Design of Steel Structures (replaces ENG467 from 2021)
ENG569 Structural Analysis (replaces ENG469 from 2021)
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ENG524 Power Engineering (replaces ENG424 from 2021)
ENG571 Analogue Devices (replaces ENG471 from 2021)
ENG572 Digital Signal Processing (replaces ENG421 from 2021)
ENG573 Communication Systems (replaces ENG473 from 2021)
ENG574 Power Systems Analysis (replaces ENG474 from 2021)
ENG576 Control Engineering (replaces ENG476 from 2021)
ENG579 Biomedical Engineering (replaces ENG429 from 2021)
Mechanical Engineering
ENG534 Dynamics of Engineering Systems (replaces ENG432 from 2021)
ENG576 Control Engineering (replaces ENG476 from 2021)
ENG579 Biomedical Engineering (replaces ENG429 from 2021)
ENG580 Applied Fluid Mechanics (replaces ENG480 from 2021)
ENG581 Applied Heat and Mass Transfer (replaces ENG481 from 2021)
ENG582 Engines and Turbomachinery (replaces ENG482 from 2021)
ENG586 Machine Design (replaces ENG486 from 2021)
|
Research
(2 units) |
40cp |
PRT820 Master Thesis x 2 (20cp, repeatable) |
|
160
|
Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)
Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements from 2021
Students who commenced the Master of Engineering prior to 2021 will note there have been some changes.
Core Unit Changes
Core units have increased from 40 credit points to 50 credit points
The following units have been removed or replaced as core units:
ENG417 Sustainability
PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals
PRT507 System Design Part A
The following units have been added as core units:
ENG519 Sustainability
PRT565 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
PRT650 System Design (20 credit points)
Specialisation Changes
Specialist elective units have decreased from 80 credit points to 70 credit points
Civil and Structural Engineering - PRT508 System Design Part B has been removed and 400-level units recoded to 500-level.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering - ENG445 Process Control and Simulation has been removed and 400-level units recoded to 500-level.
Mechanical Engineering - ENG445 Process Control and Simulation and ENG487 HVAC Systems have been removed and 400-level units recoded to 500-level.
Chemical Engineering - this specialisation was discontinued at the end of 2019. Any student still enrolled should contact the course coordinator for assistance.
Transition Arrangements - for students who commenced prior to 2021.
Unit Code Changes
With the exception of the discontinuing core units PRT503, PRT507 and the discontinuing specialist elective units PRT508, ENG445 and ENG487 students who have completed the pre-2021 ENG4xx unit should not also complete the 2021 ENG5xx unit identified in the table included below. Students who have not completed the pre-2021 ENG4xx unit will be required to complete the 2021 ENG5xx unit.
System Design Units
Civil and Structural Engineering
- Students who have not successfully completed {(PRT507 System Design Part A) AND (PRT508 System Design Part B)} will need to complete PRT650 System Design (20 cp)
- Students who have not successfully completed {((PRT507 System Design Part A) OR (PRT508 System Design Part B)) AND (PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals)} will need to complete PRT650 System Design (20 cp)
- Students who have successfully completed {((PRT507 System Design Part A) OR (PRT508 System Design Part B)) AND (PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals)} will need to complete a 10 cp elective unit at 500 level.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Students who have not successfully completed {(PRT507 System Design Part A) AND ((PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals) OR (ENG445 Process Control))} will need to complete PRT650 System Design (20 cp).
- Students who have not successfully completed {PRT507 System Design Part A} and have successfully completed {(PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals) AND (ENG445 Process Control)} will need to complete a 10 credit point elective unit at 500 level.
Mechanical Engineering
- Students who have not successfully completed {(PRT507 System Design Part A) AND ((PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals) OR (ENG487 HVAC))} will need to complete PRT650 System Design (20 cp).
- Students who have not successfully completed {PRT507 System Design Part A} and have successfully completed {(ENG487 HVAC)} will need to complete a 10 credit point elective unit at 500 level.
Chemical Engineering Students
- Students who have not successfully completed {(PRT507 System Design Part A) AND (PRT508 System Design Part B)} will need to complete PRT650 System Design (20 cp)
- Students who have not successfully completed {((PRT507 System Design Part A) OR (PRT508 System Design Part B)) AND (PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals)} will need to complete PRT650 System Design (20 cp)
- Students who have successfully completed {((PRT507 System Design Part A) OR (PRT508 System Design Part B)) AND (PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals)} will need to complete one 10 cp elective unit at 500 level. However, students how intend to seek IChemE recognition in the future must discuss their enrolment first with the course coordinator.
Summary of Unit Code Changes
Pre-2021 Unit Code |
2021 Unit Code |
Core unit changes |
ENG417 Sustainability |
ENG519 Sustainability |
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See further information for mapping |
PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals
PRT507 System Design Part A |
Discontinued (no longer required)
Discontinued (no longer required) |
|
ENG565 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
PRT650 System Design (20 credit points) |
Civil and Structural |
ENG412 Road and Traffic Engineering |
ENG516 Road and Traffic Engineering |
ENG462 Water Resources Engineering |
ENG515 Water Resources Engineering |
ENG463 Advanced Structural Analysis |
ENG563 Advanced Structural Analysis |
ENG464 Geotechnical Engineering |
ENG564 Geotechnical Engineering |
ENG466 Design of Concrete Structures |
ENG566 Design of Concrete Structures |
ENG467 Design of Steel Structures |
ENG567 Design of Steel Structures |
ENG469 Structural Analysis |
ENG569 Structural Analysis |
PRT508 System Design Part B |
Discontinued (no longer required) |
Electrical and Electronics |
ENG421 Digital Signal Processing |
ENG572 Digital Signal Processing |
ENG424 Power Engineering |
ENG524 Power Engineering |
ENG429 Biomedical Engineering |
ENG579 Biomedical Engineering |
ENG471 Analogue Devices |
ENG571 Analogue Devices |
ENG473 Communication Systems |
ENG573 Communication Systems |
ENG474 Power Systems Analysis |
ENG574 Power Systems Analysis |
ENG476 Control Engineering |
ENG576 Control Engineering |
ENG445 Process Control and Simulation |
Discontinued - (no longer required) |
Mechanical |
ENG429 Biomedical Engineering or
ENG445 Process Control and Simulation |
ENG579 Biomedical Engineering
Discontinued |
ENG432 Dynamics of Engineering Systems |
ENG534 Dynamics of Engineering Systems |
ENG476 Control Engineering |
ENG576 Control Engineering |
ENG480 Applied Fluid Mechanics |
ENG580 Applied Fluid Mechanics |
ENG481 Applied Heat and Mass Transfer |
ENG581 Applied Heat and Mass Transfer |
ENG482 Engines and Turbomachinery |
ENG582 Engines and Turbomachinery |
ENG486 Machine Design |
ENG586 Machine Design |
ENG487 HVAC |
Discontinued - (no longer required) |
Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements - 2020
Specialisation: The Chemical Engineering specialisation is no longer be available for entry from 2020. Students who have commenced Chemical Engineering prior to 2020 should liaise with the course coordinator to ensure they are able to complete.
Chemical Engineering (no longer available for entry from 2020)
ENG441 Separation Processes
ENG442 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ENG443 Reactor Design
ENG444 Hydrocarbon Processing
ENG445 Process Control and Simulation
ENG446 Bioprocess Engineering
ENG481 Applied Heat and Mass Transfer (replaced by ENG581 Applied Heat and Mass Transfer from 2021)
PRT508 System Design Part B (replaced by PRT650 (20cp) or a (10cp elective) from 2021 - all students should liaise with the course coordinator before enrolling in 2021)
Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements - 2016
PRT508 has moved from a core unit to a specialist elective in the Chemical and the Civil and Structural stream.
Students who have completed PRT508 can use this as a specialist elective in the Electrical and Electronics or Mechanical stream.
Students who have completed PRT502 and PRT542 should not complete PRT551.
Students who have not completed PRT502 nor PRT542 should complete PRT551.
Students who have completed PRT502 and not completed PRT542 should not complete PRT551.
Students who have completed PRT542 and not completed PRT502 should not complete PRT551.
Students who have not completed PMO401 may complete DEM511.
Unit Title Changes
Unit Code |
Previous Title |
New Title (2016) |
ENG466 |
Concrete Design |
Design of Concrete Structures |
ENG467 |
Steel Design |
Design of Steel Structures |
ENG417 |
Environmental Awareness and Sustainability |
Sustainability |
ENG473 |
Wireless Communication Systems |
Communication Systems |
ENG476 |
Control Systems |
Control Engineering |
Unit Code Changes
Previous Unit Code |
New Unit Code (2016) |
Unit Title |
PRT550 |
PRT820 |
Thesis |
Discontinued Units from 2016:
Unit Code |
Unit Title |
PMO401 |
Engineering in Emergencies |
PRT502 |
Project Management Tools and Techniques |
PRT550 |
Thesis |