Master of Engineering (Professional)
2023 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2023 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Engineering (Professional) |
| Campus | For students who commenced prior to 2021. |
| Duration | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 052600A |
| Deakin course code | S751 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9. |
The final intake to this course version was in 2020. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the Handbook archive. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Alternative exits
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Specialisations
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
Course overview
Study the Master of Engineering (Professional) and you’ll develop technical skills, a positive approach to problem solving and the ability to work as part of a team, while focusing on practical experience and a supervised research or industry project that provides you with the advanced project management skills required to tackle complex, industry-focused problems head on.
This degree focusses on practical experience and enables you to partner with industry and form professional networks.
This course is designed to extend your research, technical engineering and professional skills gained from a 4-year undergraduate degree. Throughout the degree you will acquire advanced engineering skills and the forward-thinking, innovative and entrepreneurial skills employers are looking for, while strengthening and extending your understanding of engineering through the pursuit of specialised study.
Want to advance your career through specialised study?
You will have world-class facilities and equipment at your fingertips with access to Deakin’s state-of-the-art engineering precinct and the Geelong Technology Precinct (GTP) – home to the Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI), CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering and the Australian Future Fibre Research and Innovation Centre.
Deakin’s Master of Engineering (Professional) partners with industry to provide you with practical work experience opportunities, the capacity to apply your skills to real-world problems and the opportunity to form professional networks prior to graduation.
Engineering offers an exciting future for your working life, with a huge demand for engineering graduates in Australia and internationally. Skilled engineers are needed across all sectors, with employers looking for graduates who are fully equipped with advanced engineering, project management and interpersonal skills and capable of starting work immediately.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Career opportunities
With strong demand for professional engineers continuing to increase, engineering graduates can be selective about the location and type of employer they want to work for. Employers are looking for graduates who are fully equipped with advanced engineering skills and capable of starting work projects immediately. Graduates of this course may find career opportunities in a wide range of industries associated with their study area producing job-ready graduates that industry is looking for.
Participation requirements
Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Elective units may be selected that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Students commencing in Trimester 3 will be required to complete units in Trimester 3.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Alternative exits
| Graduate Certificate of Engineering (S550) |
Equipment requirements
Students must have access to a suitable computer and a network connection. Information about the hardware and software requirements may be obtained from the School of Engineering, telephone 03 9244 6699.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year, the units you choose and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. Further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods is available on our Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply specialised, integrated and practical knowledge of engineering principles in the design and analysis of systems and/or processes. Apply advanced and specialised knowledge of contextual factors that impact on engineering including Innovation, Sustainability, Leadership and Project management. Apply advanced and in-depth knowledge of current research directions and methodologies within an engineering specialisation. |
| Communication | Communicate effectively and professionally in a range of contexts using oral, written, graphical and interpersonal communication to professional, non-professional audiences. |
| Digital literacy | Locate, select, analyse, apply, evaluate, and disseminate both technical and non-technical information utilising a range of digital technologies and information sources. Use specialised engineering tools and technologies to communicate ideas, concepts, and designs. |
| Critical thinking | Apply critical and analytical thinking and judgment to complete engineering projects through design-based learning activities. Reflect critically on the theory and professional practice or scholarship of Engineering. |
| Problem solving | Apply design-based methodologies and creative and innovative approaches to solve problems in the context of research-based or professional engineering projects. |
| Self-management | Demonstrate self-management through professional and ethical conduct, and apply the principles of lifelong learning to new challenges. |
| Teamwork | Work effectively in teams and demonstrate team leadership in a collaborative learning environment with others from different disciplines and backgrounds. |
| Global citizenship | Manage technical, economic, social and ethical aspects of global engineering problems and projects in sustainable and culturally sensitive ways. |
Approved by Faculty Board 27 June 2019
Course rules
To complete the Master of Engineering (Professional), students must attain 16 credit points. Most units (think of units as ‘subjects’) are equal to 1 credit point. So that means in order to gain 16 credit points, you’ll need to study 16 units (AKA ‘subjects’) over your entire degree. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake two trimesters each year.
The course comprises a total of 16 credit points, which must include the following:
- 4 core units (totalling 4 credit points)
- Completion of STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point compulsory unit)
- Completion of SEE700 Safety Induction Program (0-credit point compulsory unit)
- Completion of STP050 Academic Integrity (0-credit point compulsory unit)
- One 8-credit point specialisation from the list below. You will be required to complete at least one specialised study as part of this course.
- 4 elective units (totalling 4 credit points)(you can choose which ones to study)
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Specialisations
Refer to the details of each specialisation for availability.
- Additive Manufacturing
- Civil Engineering
- Engineering Management
- Electrical and Renewable Energy Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Design
- Mechatronics and Control Engineering
For students pursuing a second Engineering specialisation, you will only be required to complete the four credit points of discipline specific units (excluding project units) within the second specialisation requirements.
Work experience
You may have the opportunity to complete an engineering internship of 120-160 hours (typically as a 4-6 week unpaid placement or as a 12 week unpaid placement) in an Engineering-related position.
Other course information
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
You may choose to use one of your elective units to undertake an internship or participate in an overseas study tour to enhance your global awareness and experience.