E6017 Master of Advanced Engineering

The course comprises 96 points structured into four parts:

Part A. Core studies
The units are designed to establish IT literacy and develop essential skills that translate theory into engineering practice and research.

Part B. Specialist studies
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 C. Advanced practice
The focus of these studies is professional or scholarly work that can contribute to a portfolio of professional development. You will have two options:

• Industry experience
• Research thesis

Part D. Specified elective studies
These units are designed to provide breadth, either outside of your chosen engineering specialisation and/or in disciplines allied with and supportive of engineering. 

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

The course comprises 96 points structured into four parts:

PART A. CORE STUDIES (24 points)
You must complete the four units below (24 credit points)

• ENG5001 Advanced data analytics for engineers
• ENG5100 Professional engineer in organisation and society
• ENG5200 Engineering project risk management
• ENG5410 Research practice in engineering

PART B. SPECIALIST STUDIES (36 points)
You must complete the requirements for your chosen specialisation.

Bioresource engineering
You must complete six units from below (36 credit points)

• CHE5321 Advanced bioprocess technology
• CHE5322 Advanced biochemical engineering
• CHE5881 Advanced reaction engineering
• CHE5882 Biomass and biorefineries
• CHE5883 Nanostructured membranes for separation and energy production
• CHE5886 Advanced biopolymers
• CHE5888 Sustainability and innovation
• CHE5889 Food engineering and processing

Engineering management
You must complete six units from below (36 credit points)

• BEX5114 Value creation and start-up capital optimisation for founders
• BEX5120 Startup fundamentals: From setting up to securing investment
• BEX5411 Creativity and entrepreneurship
• BEX5413 Technology and innovation for start-ups
• CHE5888 Sustainability and innovation
• CIV5899 Infrastructure information management
• ECE5886 Smart grids
• ENG5220 Organising the project function
• ENG5221 Project as a social system
• MEC5897 Lean manufacturing
• MGF5020 Business ethics in a global environment
• MGF5130 Managing diversity and inclusion
• MGF5600 Managing innovation
• MGF5901 Managing the project context
• MGF5903 Delivering projects
• MGF5928 Strategic leadership
• MTE5193 Materials and sustainability

Medical engineering
You must complete six units from below (36 credit points)

• ECE5087 Medical technology innovation
• MTE5096 Biomaterials 2
• MTE5197 Engineering in nanomaterials
• MTE5882 Advanced polymeric materials 
• MTE5885 Biomaterials and biomechanics 
• MTE5886 Additive manufacturing of metallic materials 
• MTE5887 Additive manufacturing of polymeric and functional materials 

Power systems engineering
You must complete the six units below (36 credit points)

• ECE5153 Power system analysis 
• ECE5155 Power electronic converters 
• ECE5886 Smart grids 
• MEC5885 Energy efficiency and sustainability engineering 
• MEC5888 Renewable energy systems 
• MTE5884 Advanced photovoltaics and energy storage

Renewable energy engineering
You must complete six units from below (36 credit points)

• CHE5888 Sustainability and innovation 
• ECE5886 Smart grids 
• MEC5881 Engineering systems performance analysis
• MEC5883 Mechanical systems design 
• MEC5885 Energy efficiency and sustainability engineering 
• MEC5888 Renewable energy systems 
• MTE5884 Advanced photovoltaics and energy storage 

Robotic construction engineering
You must complete the six units below (36 credit points)

• CIV5121 Building structures and technology
• CIV5899 Infrastructure information management 
• ECE5178 Intelligent robotics
• ECE5179 Neural networks and deep learning
• ENE5042 Environmental impact and risk assessment
• MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring

Robotics engineering
You must complete six units from below (36 credit points)

• ECE5176 Computer vision
• ECE5178 Intelligent robotics
• MEC5156 Advanced robotics in manufacturing
• MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring
• MEC5883 Mechanical systems design 
• MEC5884 Sustainable engineering systems
• MEC5888 Renewable energy systems
• MEC5897 Lean manufacturing

Smart manufacturing engineering
You must complete six units from below (36 credit points)

• ECE5179 Neural networks and deep learning
• ENE5043 Quantifying sustainability in urban systems
• ENE5044 AI applications for civil and environmental engineers
• MEC5156 Advanced robotics in manufacturing 
• MEC5881 Engineering systems performance analysis
• MEC5882 Instrumentation, sensing and monitoring
• MEC5883 Mechanical systems design
• MEC5884 Sustainable engineering systems
• MEC5897 Lean manufacturing
• MTE5886 Additive manufacturing of metallic materials
• MTE5887 Additive manufacturing of polymeric functional materials

Telecommunications engineering
You must complete six units from below (36 credit points)

• ECE5122 Advanced electromagnetics
• ECE5143 Optical communications
• ECE5145 Network performance
• ECE5176 Computer vision
• ECE5179 Neural networks and deep learning
• ECE5883 Advanced signal processing
• ECE5884 Wireless communications

Urban systems engineering
You must complete six units from below (36 credit points)

• CIV5121 Building structures and technology
• CIV5177 Advanced road engineering
• CIV5178 Advanced water treatment
• CIV5302 Traffic engineering and management
• CIV5314 Planning urban mobility futures
• CIV5899 Infrastructure information management
• ENE5042 Environmental impact and risk assessment
• ENE5043 Quantifying sustainability in urban systems
• MEC5884 Sustainable engineering systems 

PART C. ADVANCED PRACTICE (24 points)
You must complete either the 'Industrial experience' pathway or the 'Master's thesis research' pathway.

Industry experience
You must complete the four units below (24 credit points)

• ENG5008 Industry experience*
• ENG5009 Industry experience extended*
• ENG5220 Organising the project function
• ENG5221 Project as a social system 

* Note: ENG5008 and ENG5009 are subject to placement availability and application. You may substitute these two units with units selected from the specified elective studies in Part D.

Research thesis
You must complete the two thesis units below (24 credit points):

• ENG5011 Masters thesis Part 1 (12 points)
• ENG5012 Masters thesis Part 2 (12 points)

Enrolment in the Master's thesis research pathway is subject to the availability of supervisors and projects. To be eligible, you must maintain a minimum overall Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65%. The selection process involves ranking eligible students based on their entire academic record and assessing their suitability for undertaking the research component of the program.

PART D. SPECIFIED ELECTIVE STUDIES (12 points)
You must complete two units from below (12 credit points)

• CHE5888 Sustainability and innovation
• CIV5302 Traffic engineering and management
• CIV5305 Travel demand modelling
• CIV5884 Water sensitive stormwater design
• CIV5888 Advanced computational methods
• CIV5899 Infrastructure information management
• ECE5881 Real-time system design 
• ECE5882 Advanced electronics design
• ECE5886 Smart grids
• ENG5005 Research methods
• MEC5884 Sustainable engineering systems
• MEC5885 Energy efficiency and sustainability 
• MTE5882 Advanced polymeric materials
• MTE5883 Environmental durability and protection of metals and engineering materials 
• MTE5884 Advanced photovoltaics and energy storage
• MTE5885 Biomaterials and biomechanics
• MTE5886 Additive manufacturing of metallic materials
• MTE5887 Additive manufacturing of polymeric and functional materials
• MON5750 Monash Innovation Guarantee