E6001 Master of Advanced Engineering

The course comprises 96 points structured into five parts, Part A. Common core units, Part B. Enhancement units, Part C. Technical elective units, Part D. Specialisation core units and Part E. Specialist engineering research and application. 

Part A. Common core units

These units are designed to establish IT literacy and develop essential skills that translate theory into engineering practice.

Part B. Enhancement units

These units are designed to provide breadth; either outside of the chosen engineering specialisation and/or in disciplines allied with and supportive of engineering (namely information technology and business).

Part C. Technical elective units

These units are designed to deepen your understanding of specific topics and advanced elements within your specialisation.

Part D. Specialisation core units

In this part, you will identify, interpret and critically appraise current developments and advanced technologies to synthesise evidence-based design solutions within your specialisation. 

Part E. Specialist engineering research and application

In this part, Entry level 1 students will undertake two year-long projects. The first is a research project, where you are invited to work closely with a faculty academic in their discipline, on a topic of your choice. The second is a design project developing a depth of design skills in your specialisation.

Entry level 2 students will undertake a self-guided research review.

Master's entry points

Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:

• If you are admitted at entry level 1 you complete 96 points, comprising Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D and Part E. (This entry point is not available in 2021)
• If you are admitted at entry level 2 you complete 48 points, comprising Part A, Part B (6 points), Part D and Part E (6 points).

If you are eligible for credit for prior studies, you may elect not to receive the credit.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study. 

The course comprises 96 points structured into five parts: Part A. Common core units (12 points), Part B. Enhancement units (12 points), Part C. Technical elective units (24 points), Part D. Specialisation core units (24 points) and Part E. Specialist engineering research and application (24 points).

Part A. Common core units (12 points)

You must complete:

• ENG5001 Advanced engineering data analysis; and
• ENG5002 Engineering entrepreneurship or ENG5008 Work integrated learning*

*ENG5008 is available only at Clayton campus. Enrolment in the unit is subject to entry requirements

Part B. Enhancement units (6 or 12 points)

If you are admitted at entry level 1, you must complete two enhancement units (12 points) from the list below:

If you are admitted at entry level 2, you must complete one enhancement unit (6 points) from the list below:

• ACF5903 Accounting for business
• BTF5910 Corporate sustainability regulation
• CHE5882 Biomass and biorefineries
• CHE5883 Nanostructured membranes for separation and energy production
• CIV5301 Advanced traffic engineering***
• CIV5302 Traffic engineering and management***
• CIV5305 Travel demand modelling****
• CIV5310 Infrastructure project and policy evaluation***
• CIV5313 Asset management***
• CIV5314 Planning urban mobility futures***
• CIV5315 Applied transport economics***
• CIV5316 Fundamentals of urban public transport***
• CIV5323 Project risk management***
• CIV5881 Ground water hydraulics***
• CIV5882 Flood hydraulics and hydrology***
• CIV5883 Surface water hydrology***
• CIV5884 Water sensitive stormwater design***
• CIV5885 Infrastructure dynamics***
• CIV5886 Infrastructure geomechanics***
• CIV5887 Infrastructure rehabilitation and monitoring***
• CIV5888 Advanced computational methods***
• CIV5899 Infrastructure information management***
• ECE5886 Smart grids
• ECF5953 Economics
• ENG5006 Research practice*
• ENG5100 Professional engineer in organisation and society
• MEC5881 Engineering systems performance analysis
• MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring
• MEC5891 Design for additive manufacturing**
• MGF5600 Managing innovation
• MGF5011 Commercialisation
• MGF5020 Business ethics in a global environment
• MKF5955 Marketing management - Theory and practice
• MTE5883 Environmental durability and protection of metals and engineering materials
• MTE5885 Biomaterials and biomechanics
• MTE5886 Additive manufacturing of metallic materials
• MTE5887 Additive manufacturing of polymeric and functional materials

* If you are admitted to entry level 2, you are encouraged to select this unit if you are considering graduate research. If you are admitted to entry level 1, you should not choose this unit from the enhancement list, as it is already a core unit in Part E of your course requirement

** Available to mechanical and materials specialisations only.

*** Available to water, transport or infrastructure systems specialisations only.

Part C. Technical elective units (24 points)

If you are admitted at entry level 1, you must complete four technical elective units (24 points) from your specialisation:

If you are admitted at entry level 2, do not complete Part C.

Note: Not all units will be available each year.

Additive Manufacturing

• ENG4700 Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing
• MTE4590 Modelling of materials
• MTE4592 Advanced ceramics and applications
• MTE4593 Materials and sustainability
• MTE4594 Engineering alloy design, processing and selection
• MTE4596 Biomaterials 2
• MTE4597 Engineering with nanomaterials
• MTE4598 Electron microscopy
• MTE5882 Advanced polymeric materials

Chemical engineering

• CHE3161 Chemistry and chemical thermodynamics
• CHE3162 Process control
• CHE3163 Sustainable processing I
• CHE3164 Reaction engineering
• CHE3165 Separation processes
• CHE3167 Transport phenomena and numerical methods
• CHE3171 Bioprocess technology
• CHE3172 Nanotechnology and materials 1
• CHE4161 Engineer in society
• CHE4162 Particle technology
• CHE4171 Biochemical engineering
• CHE4172 Nanotechnology and materials 2
• CHE4173 Sustainable processing 2
• ENE4042 Environmental impact and risk assessment
• CHE5889 Food engineering and processing

Civil engineering

• CIV4234 Advanced structural analysis
• CIV4235 Advanced structural design
• CIV4248 Ground hazards engineering
• CIV4249 Foundation engineering
• CIV4261 Integrated urban water management
• CIV4268 Water resources management
• CIV4283 Transport planning
• CIV4284 Traffic systems
• ENE4042 Environmental impact and risk assessment
• ENG4700 Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing

Electrical engineering

• ECE4012 Applied digital signal processing
• ECE4024 Wireless communications
• ECE4032 Advanced control
• ECE4042 Communications theory
• ECE4043 Optical communications
• ECE4044 Telecommunications protocols
• ECE4045 Network performance
• ECE4053 Power system analysis
• ECE4054 Electrical energy - power converters and motor control
• ECE4055 Power electronic converters
• ECE4058 Electrical energy - high voltage engineering
• ECE4063 Large scale digital design
• ECE4074 Advanced computer architecture
• ECE4076 Computer vision
• ECE4077 Advanced computing techniques
• ECE4078 Intelligent robotics
• ECE4081 Medical instrumentation
• ECE4084 Biomechanics of human musculoskeletal systems
• ECE4086 Medical imaging technology
• ECE4087 Medical technology innovation
• ECE4122 Advanced electromagnetics
• ECE4146 Multimedia technologies
• ECE4179 Neural networks and deep learning
• ECE5156 Advanced power electronics
• ECE5886 Smart grids
• ENG4700 Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing

Energy resources engineering 

(This specialisation is not offered in 2021)

• CHE4161 Engineer in society
• CHE4171 Biochemical engineering
• CHE4172 Nanotechnology and materials 2
• CHE4173 Sustainable processing 2
• CHE5110 Advance thermodynamics
• CHE5112 Advanced fluid dynamics
• CHE5881 Advanced reaction engineering
• CHE5882 Biomass and biorefineries
• CHE5883 Nanostructured membranes for separation and energy production
• CIV4234 Advanced structural analysis
• CIV4235 Advanced structural design
• CIV4248 Ground hazards engineering
• CIV4249 Foundation engineering
• ECE4053 Power system analysis
• ECE4054 Electrical energy - power converters and motor control
• ECE4055 Power electronic converters
• ECE4058 Electrical energy - high voltage engineering
• ENE4042 Environmental impact and risk assessment
• MEC4418 Control systems
• MEC4426 Computer-aided design
• MEC4447 Computers in fluids and energy
• MEC4459 Wind engineering
• MEC4802 Sustainable engineering and design with nanomaterials
• MEC5881 Engineering systems performance analysis
• MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring
• MEC5884 Sustainable engineering systems
• MTE4593 Materials and sustainability
• MTE5883 Environmental durability and protection of metals and engineering material
• RSE4040 Mineral processing
• RSE4050 Energy systems and design

Materials engineering

• ENG4700 Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing
• MTE4590 Modelling of materials
• MTE4592 Advanced ceramics and applications
• MTE4593 Materials and sustainability
• MTE4594 Engineering alloy design, processing and selection
• MTE4596 Biomaterials 2
• MTE4597 Engineering with nanomaterials
• MTE4598 Electron microscopy

Mechanical engineering

• ENG4700 Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing
• MEC4416 Momentum, energy and mass transport in engineering systems
• MEC4418 Control systems
• MEC4425 Micro/nano solid and fluid mechanics
• MEC4426 Computer-aided design
• MEC4428 Advanced dynamics
• MEC4444 Industrial noise and control
• MEC4446 Composite structures
• MEC4447 Computers in fluids and energy
• MEC4456 Robotics
• MEC4459 Wind engineering
• MEC5897 Lean manufacturing
• TRC4200 Engineering cyber-physical systems

Medical engineering

(This specialisation is not offered in 2021)

• CHE4172 Nanotechnology and materials 2
• ECE4076 Computer vision
• ECE4081 Medical instrumentation
• ECE4086 Medical imaging technology
• ECE4087 Medical technology innovation
• ECE4179 Neural networks and deep learning
• ENG4700 Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing
• MEC4425 Micro/nano solid and fluid mechanics
• MEC4426 Computer-aided design
• MEC4456 Robotics
• MTE4596 Biomaterials 2
• MTE4597 Engineering with nanomaterials
• MEC5881 Engineering systems performance analysis
• MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring
• MEC5883 Mechanical systems design
• MTE5882 Advanced polymeric materials

Renewable and sustainable energy engineering

• CHE4161 Engineer in society
• CHE4171 Biochemical engineering
• CHE4172 Nanotechnology and materials 2
• CHE4173 Sustainable processing 2
• CIV4234 Advanced structural analysis
• CIV4235 Advanced structural design
• CIV4248 Ground hazards engineering
• CIV4249 Foundation engineering
• CIV4283 Transport planning
• CIV4284 Traffic systems
• ECE4053 Power system analysis
• ECE4054 Electrical energy - power converters and motor control
• ECE4055 Power electronic converters
• ECE4058 Electrical energy - high voltage engineering
• ENE4042 Environmental impact and risk assessment
• MEC4418 Control systems
• MEC4426 Computer-aided design
• MEC4444 Industrial noise and control
• MEC4446 Composite structures
• MEC4447 Computers in fluids and energy
• MEC4459 Wind engineering
• MEC4802 Sustainable engineering and design with nanomaterials
• MTE4572 Polymer and composite processing and engineering
• MTE4573 Processing and engineering of metals and ceramics
• MTE4590 Modelling of materials
• MTE4592 Advanced ceramics and applications
• MTE4593 Materials and sustainability
• MTE4594 Engineering alloy design, processing and selection
• MTE4597 Engineering with nanomaterials
• CHE5881 Advanced reaction engineering
• CHE5882 Biomass and biorefineries
• CHE5883 Nanostructured membranes for separation and energy production
• MEC5881 Engineering systems performance analysis
• MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring
• MEC5883 Mechanical systems design
• MEC5884 Sustainable energy systems
• MTE5882 Advanced polymeric materials
• MTE5883 Environmental durability and protection of metals and engineering materials

Part D. Specialisation core units (24 points)

You must complete the requirements from one of the following specialisations:

Additive manufacturing
You must complete:

• MTE5886 Additive manufacturing of metallic materials
• MTE5887 Additive manufacturing of polymeric and functional materials
• MEC5891 Design for additive manufacturing
• MEC5881 Engineering systems performance analysis

Chemical engineering
You must complete:

• CHE5881 Advanced reaction engineering
• CHE5882 Biomass and biorefineries
• CHE5883 Nanostructured membranes for separation and energy production
• CHE5884 Process modelling and optimisation

Civil engineering (Infrastructure systems)
You must complete:

• CIV5885 Infrastructure dynamics
• CIV5886 Infrastructure geomechanics
• CIV5887 Infrastructure rehabilitation and monitoring
• CIV5888 Advanced computational methods

Civil engineering (Transport)
You must complete:

• CIV5301 Advanced traffic engineering
• CIV5302 Traffic engineering and management
• CIV5304 Intelligent transport systems
• CIV5314 Planning urban mobility futures

Civil engineering (Water)
You must complete:

• CIV5881 Ground water hydraulics
• CIV5882 Flood hydraulics and hydrology
• CIV5883 Surface water hydrology
• CIV5884 Water sensitive stormwater design

Electrical engineering
You must complete:

• ECE5881 Real-time system design
• ECE5882 Advanced electronics design
• ECE5883 Advanced signal processing
• ECE5884 Wireless communications

Energy and sustainability engineering 

(This specialisation is not offered in 2021)

You must complete:

• CHE5885 Principles and practices for sustainable engineering
• CIV5801 Green building
• MEC5885 Energy efficiency and sustainability engineering
• MEC5886 Sustainable energy technologies

Energy resources engineering

(This specialisation is not offered in 2021)

You must complete:

• RSE5881 Petroleum engineering fundamentals 
• RSE5882 Heat integration and utility systems 
• RSE5883 Natural gas, hydrogen and carbon utilisation engineering
• MEC5888 Renewable energy systems 

Materials engineering
You must complete:

• MTE5881 Applied crystallography in advanced materials characterisation
• MTE5882 Advanced polymeric materials
• MTE5883 Environmental durability and protection of metals and engineering materials
• MTE5884 Advanced photovoltaics and energy storage

Mechanical engineering
You must complete:

• MEC5881 Engineering systems performance analysis
• MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring
• MEC5883 Mechanical systems design
• MEC5884 Sustainable engineering systems

Medical engineering

(This specialisation is not offered in 2021)

You must complete:

• BMA5011 Introduction to human bioscience for engineering
• ENG5007 Translation and commercialisation of medical technologies
• MEC5889 Medical device technologies
• MTE5885 Biomaterials and biomechanics

Renewable and sustainable energy engineering

You must complete:

• ECE5886 Smart grids
• MEC5885 Energy efficiency and sustainability engineering
• MEC5888 Renewable energy systems
• MTE5884 Advanced photovoltaics and energy storage

Part E. Specialist engineering research and application (24 or 6 points)

If you are admitted at entry level 1, you must complete:

• ENG5003 Advanced design project A
• ENG5004 Advanced design project B
• ENG5005 Research methods
• ENG5006 Research practice

If you are admitted at entry level 2, you must complete: 

• ENG5005 Research methods