Master of Engineering (Professional)

2014 Deakin University Handbook

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Year2014 course information
Award granted Master of Engineering (Professional)
CampusOffered at Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Cloud CampusNo
Duration2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code052600A
Deakin course codeS751

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Deakin University's postgraduate Engineering program has been designed to strengthen, build on and extend your understanding of the engineering principles required to build successful engineering careers in Australia and overseas.

As a student, you will gain technical skills, a positive approach to problem solving and the ability to work in a team, enabling you to start work on complex projects immediately.

You can choose from specialisms in Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Electrical and Renewable Energy Engineering. The specialisms all provide expertise in areas of high demand for graduates.

The program's focus on practical experience and a supervised research project or industry project provides you with advanced project management skills. This experience equips you with the ability to apply your skills and knowledge to practical, industrially focussed problems.

The Master of Engineering (Professional) enables you to partner with industry and form professional networks. You may undertake a trimester of paid industry-based learning and a trimester of an industry-based project.

Units in the course may include assessment hurdle requirements.

Alternative exits

Graduate Certificate of Engineering (S550)

Equipment requirements

Cloud (online) students must have access to a personal computer with internet access and be able to run software in a Windows XP, vista or 7 environment.

Information about the hardware and software requirements may be obtained from the School of Engineering, telephone 03 9244 6699.

Course rules

To be awarded the Master of Engineering (Professional), a student must successfully complete units with a total value of 16 credit points as detailed below.

Course structure

Six core units (8 credit points):

SEB711Unit description is currently unavailable

SEB712Unit description is currently unavailable

SET721Unit description is currently unavailable

SEN700Unit description is currently unavailable

SEN719Unit description is currently unavailable (2cp)

SEN720Unit description is currently unavailable (2cp)

plus


A four credit point specialism in one of:

Engineering Management

Mechanical Engineering

Electronics Engineering

Civil Engineering

Water Engineering

Electrical and Renewable Energy Engineering

plus

four elective units at level 7 (across the University)