Master of Infrastructure Engineering and Management (Professional)

2025 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2025 course information
Award granted	Master of Infrastructure Engineering and Management (Professional)
Deakin course code	S759
Faculty	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
Campus	For students who commenced prior to 2025
Online	No
Duration	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Course Map - enrolment planning tool	The course map for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025 will be available soon. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9
*Enrolment in a Trimester 3 study period is compulsory to complete this course. *International students must also ensure they complete the course within their CoE duration.* Students enrolled at the Geelong Waurn Ponds campus may be required to undertake units of study at both Geelong Waurn Ponds and Waterfront (Geelong campus).
The final intake to this course was in 2024. 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

Engineering offers an exciting future with an increasing demand for graduates globally. Deakin's Master of Infrastructure Engineering and Management (Professional) has a focus on practical, real-world learning, so you graduate with relevant industry skills and experience. Gain hands-on experience with project-based and workplace learning with access to world-class facilities and equipment at your fingertips.

This two-year professional program extends your knowledge in infrastructure engineering through a unique blend of engineering and construction management units. Upon graduation, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to plan and engineer significant infrastructure projects through the consideration of technological, economic and social impacts in both regional and metropolitan profiles.

Want to develop innovative solutions to large-scale infrastructure challenges?

Study the Master of Infrastructure Engineering and Management (Professional) and you will develop critical-thinking, research, technical and problem-solving skills and the ability to design and implement engineering projects work as part of a team. Develop a well rounded understanding of the unique challenges faced in urban, regional and rural settings and the skills to devise longer-term engineering solutions, while considering how people use infrastructure and essential services.

You will have world-class facilities and equipment at your fingertips, with access to Deakin’s state-of-the-art engineering training precinct and the Geelong Future Economy Precinct (GFEP). This is home to the Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI), Renewable Energy Microgrid, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering and the Australian Future Fibre Research and Innovation Centre (AFFRIC).

The program also provides a pathway for further postgraduate qualifications – masters by research or PhD – through the completion of specific research units in your final year of study.

Indicative student workload

Successful students typically spend about 150 hours in learning and assessment for each one credit point unit. The time required to prepare evidence for credential assessment varies based on the student’s existing documentation.

Career opportunities

The combined skill sets in engineering and management will provide graduates a variety of industry opportunities related to infrastructure systems design, operation, management, and maintenance operations. Such works are undertaken both at federal/state/local government agencies and global infrastructure engineering and management consulting groups.

Example career opportunities include:

infrastructure design (including road, rail, roadside)
infrastructure construction and operation including maintenance
quantity and cost estimation in construction and management
management of the removal of railway crossings
design and management of tunnelling and excavation work/s.

Participation requirements

Study in Trimester 3 is compulsory, please refer to the Handbook for unit offering patterns.

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.

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.

Pathways

There are currently no pathway or credit arrangements.

Alternative exits

Graduate Diploma of Engineering (S652)

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities	Advocate engineering ideas and make engineering decisions from conception through to implementation by properly evaluating and integrating technical and non-technical considerations as desirable outcomes of infrastructure engineering projects and practice, while assessing the technological, economic and social impact. Apply knowledge of infrastructure engineering principles and techniques, and use research, project design and management skills and approaches to systematically investigate, interpret, analyse and generate solutions for infrastructure provision in different development settings and regional and metropolitan profiles. Manage engineering solutions, projects and programs, and ensure reliable functioning of all materials, components, sub-systems and technologies as well as all interactions between the technical system and the context within which it functions to form a complete, sustainable and self-consistent system that optimises social, environmental and economic outcomes over its full lifetime. Respond to or initiate research concerned with advancing infrastructure engineering and developing new principles and technologies within this specialist engineering discipline using appropriate methodologies and thereby contribute to continual improvement in the practice and scholarship of engineering.
Communication	Prepare high quality engineering documents and present information including approaches, procedures, concepts, solutions, and technical details in oral, written and/or visual forms appropriate to the context, in a professional manner. Use reasoning skills to critically and fairly analyse the viewpoints of stakeholders and specialists, and consult in a professional manner when presenting an engineering viewpoint, arguments, justifications or solutions to engage technical and non-technical audience in discussions, debate and negotiations.
Digital literacy	Use a wide range of digital engineering and scientific tools and techniques to analyse, simulate, visualise, synthesise and critically assess information and methodically and systematically differentiate between assertion, personal opinion and evidence for engineering decision-making. Demonstrate the ability to independently and systematically locate and share information, standards and regulations that pertain to the specialist engineering discipline.
Critical thinking	Identify, discern, and characterise salient issues, determine and analyse causes and effects, justify and apply appropriate assumptions, predict performance and behaviour, conceptualise engineering approaches and evaluate potential outcomes against appropriate criteria to synthesise solution strategies for complex engineering problems.
Problem solving	Use research-based knowledge and research methods to identify, reveal and define complex engineering problems which involve uncertainty, ambiguity, imprecise information, conflicting technical or non-technical factors and safety and other contextual risks associated with engineering application within an engineering discipline. Apply technical knowledge, problem solving skills, appropriate tools and resources to design components, elements, systems, plant, facilities, processes and services to satisfy user requirements taking in to account broad contextual constraints such as social, cultural, economic, environmental, legal, political and human factors as an integral factor in the process of developing responsible engineering solutions. Identify recent developments, develop alternative concepts, solutions and procedures, appropriately challenge engineering practice from technical and non-technical viewpoints and thereby demonstrate capacity for creating new technological opportunities, approaches and solutions.
Self-management	Regularly undertake self-review and take notice of feedback to reflect on achievements, plan professional development needs, learn from the knowledge and standards of a professional and intellectual community and contribute to its maintenance and advancement. Commit to and uphold codes of ethics, established norms, standards, and conduct that characterises accountability and responsibility as a professional engineer, while ensuring safety of other people and protection of the environment.
Teamwork	Function effectively as a team member, take various team roles, consistently complete all assigned tasks within agreed deadlines, proactively assist, contribute to ideas, respect opinions and value contribution made by others when working collaboratively in learning activities to realise shared team objectives and outcomes. Apply people and personal skills to resolve any teamwork issues, provide constructive feedback that recognises the value of alternative and diverse viewpoints, and contribute to team cohesiveness, bringing to the fore and discussing shared individual and collective knowledge and creative capacity to develop optimal solutions to complex engineering problems.
Global citizenship	Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the global, cultural and social diversity and complex needs of communities and cultures through the assessment of qualitative and quantitative interactions between engineering practices, the environment and the community, the implications of the law, relevant codes, regulations and standards. Actively seek traditional, current and new information to assess trends and emerging practice from local, national and global sources and appraise the diversity, equity and ethical implications for professional practice.

Approved by Faculty Board 21 November 2019

Course rules

To complete the Master of Infrastructure Engineering and Management (Professional) students must pass 16 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate.

DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
SEE700 Safety Induction Program (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
16 credit points of core units

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.

Course structure

Core

DAI001

Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0 credit points)

STP710

Career Tools for Employability (0 credit points)

SEE700

Safety Induction Program (0 credit points)

SET721

Engineering Sustainability (*)

SEN723

Managing Engineering Projects

SEM721

Engineering Design

SEN728

Transportation Infrastructure Systems

SEN729

Railway Infrastructure Design and Management

SEN725

Urban Stormwater Asset Design

SEN769

Advanced Structural Design

SEN727

Applied Rock Engineering

SEN700

Research Methodology

SEN710

Engineering Project Initiation # ~

SEN720

Project Implementation and Evaluation (2 credit points) ~

Plus one unit in:

SEP701

Continuing Professional Development #

SEL703

Professional Practice #

Plus three units in:

SRQ745

Construction Company Management

SRQ774

Construction Measurement and Estimating

SRQ762

Cost Planning

SRQ780

Strategic Construction Procurement

# Must have successfully completed STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0 credit-point compulsory unit)

*Compulsory Trimester 3 study

~It is recommended students undertake SEN710 and SEN720 in consecutive trimesters

Course duration

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing 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.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or 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.

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