About this Course

This degree is for those who have a non-professionally accredited engineering or technology degree and wish to upgrade to a professionally accredited engineering qualification, or wish to branch out into another area of specialisation.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 9 Masters Degree (Coursework) Award.

Course Entry

Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.

• Academic Admission requirements (Band 8)

  The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

  All applicants are required to have completed a Bachelor degree in engineering or engineering technology or a Bachelor of Engineering Science, or a Master of Technology with equivalents considered, successful applicants with an Engineers Australia accredited 4 year AQF level 8 Bachelor of Engineering Honours or a Master of Technology (or equivalents) may be eligible for a reduced course duration through the award of credit and recognition of prior learning.

  Academic admission requirements (Band 8) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

• English Language requirements (Band 4)

  English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Bachelor degree from a country specified on the English Proficiency Bands page;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.

Course notes

Important course notes

• Work Experience requirement

  Before being eligible to graduate from this course, students must meet the requirement of accumulating (or have previously accumulated) and being credited with a minimum 12 weeks professional practice in a relevant industry environment. This can be commenced at any point in the course.

Course learning outcomes

1. Reflect critically on a complex body of knowledge, research principles and methods within the engineering discipline to demonstrate mastery of professional practice.
2. Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, evaluate and synthesise complex ideas, concepts and theories in authentic engineering situations.
3. Apply high level communication and collaboration skills in a professional engineering context.
4. Use high level self-management skills to initiate, plan and execute a substantial engineering project.

Career Opportunities

Possible future job titles

Professional Engineer

Courses you can consider if you are interested in progressing further in this area.

• Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
  Students interested in completing a PhD in Civil Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Instrumentation, Control and Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Mechatronics Engineering should consider the Doctor of Philosophy.