Master of Engineering Management (Professional)
2026 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Engineering Management (Professional) |
| Course Credit Points | 16 |
| Deakin course code | S787 |
| Course version | 1 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2026 onwards |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Campus note | New course from Trimester 1, 2026. |
| Online | No |
| Duration | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2026 This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2026 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS code | 117807M Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9 |
| Supplementary Information | New course from Trimester 1, 2026. Students should note the following as units are being phased in at the Burwood campus:
Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL)
|
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Alternative exits
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Strong technical expertise alone is not enough in today’s engineering industry – effective communication, project management, and business strategy are just as critical. Take the next step in your engineering career by building the leadership and management skills essential for success. The Master of Engineering Management (Professional) prepares you to step into higher-level positions where you can lead teams, sell ideas, and oversee complex engineering projects with confidence.
Gain proficiency in engineering fundamentals while refining your technical skills in an engineering discipline of your choice. At the same time, enhance your business acumen through units in project management, communication, and leadership – developing the professional practice skills that employers value. Gain industry exposure and firsthand experience in the Australian engineering landscape through completing a 60-day professional placement or engaging in continuing professional development.
Do you have the technical skills but want to develop the leadership to match?
Choose to advance your technical and leadership expertise in mechanical engineering; civil engineering; electrical and renewable energy engineering; robotics and automation engineering; environmental engineering; or smart manufacturing. You will gain advanced knowledge in your area of practice while staying up to date with technological advancements and industry practices in an Australian context. A strong foundation in engineering principles, paired with the development of analytical, management and interpersonal skills, will set you up to take your career to the next level.
Elective units allow you to gain experience in leading engineering teams, mentoring junior engineers, and managing high-impact projects – all of which are highly valued by employers. Complement your knowledge and expertise with essential management skills such as project management, team leadership, communication, negotiation, and decision-making through a structured learning framework. Upon graduation, you will open doors to administrative and management positions while maximising your earning potential.
Leadership is a highly sought-after core skill among employers worldwide, and the demand for engineering graduates continues to soar. With a strong foundation in both technical and management skills, you will be well-positioned for a rewarding and promising career in a range of areas – from manufacturing to energy and healthcare. Get ready to stand out as an in-demand engineering professional, equipped for the challenges of tomorrow.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, studios, laboratories 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
Engineering lies at the core of innovation, influencing every aspect of modern life. Engineering professional roles are projected to grow to by 19.6% by 2034, creating 40,900 new jobs across Australia*. Analytical thinking and leadership also feature in the top three fastest-growing core skills globally, according to the World Economic Forum’s ‘Future of Jobs Report 2025’.
As leaders of change, engineering managers combine both technical expertise and strategic leadership to make a lasting impact. Your ability to manage projects, lead diverse teams, and apply critical thinking and engineering judgment will empower you to tackle challenges and unlock opportunities in the areas of manufacturing, construction, technology, energy, healthcare, and consulting.
This degree provides a solid grounding for career advancement, helping you confidently step into leadership positions and inspire solutions that shape industries, foster progress, and benefit society.
*Jobs and Skills Australia, National Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Participation requirements
Postgraduate Engineering units will be phased in at the Burwood campus. Please note that the units will be gradually introduced at the Burwood campus from 2026 (Year 1 units offered in 2026, Year 2 units offered in 2027) therefore, students with Recognition for Prior Learning will not be eligible to enrol at Burwood until 2027.
Students may complete the Environmental Engineering and Smart Manufacturing pathways on campus at Burwood. All other pathways will require students to travel to Waurn Ponds.
Students commencing their course in Trimester 3 will be required to complete units in Trimester 3.
Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.
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.
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 Management (S587) |
Course Learning Outcomes
| Course Learning Outcomes | |
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply knowledge of engineering principles and techniques, and use research, project design and management skills and approaches to systematically investigate, interpret, analyse and generate solutions for complex problems and issues. 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. 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 engineering projects and practice. |
| Communication | Prepare high quality documents including project plans, budget reports and present information including in a variety of 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 or management 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 tools and techniques to locate, critically assess information and methodically and systematically differentiate between assertion, opinion and evidence for engineering decision- making. Demonstrate the ability to independently and systematically locate and share information, standards and regulations that pertain engineering work. |
| 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 and management approaches to synthesise solution strategies for complex technical and non-technical engineering problems and evaluate outcomes achieved. |
| Problem solving | Apply knowledge of engineering skills and techniques to identify and define complex problems in a variety of contexts. Evaluate and use specialist engineering methods to identify potential solutions to independently and collaboratively resolve complex, real-world problems and realise solutions. Demonstrate innovative and creative approaches and solutions to engineering problems that are constrained by local, national, global and contemporary issues and show capacity for planning, designing, executing and managing a range of engineering projects. |
| Self-management | Evaluate own knowledge and skills, professionalism and ethical development using frameworks of reflection and take responsibility for learning and performance. Work responsibly and safely in engineering environments to demonstrate professionalism. |
| Teamwork | Undertake various team roles, work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and utilise effective teamwork skills in order to achieve team objectives. Apply interpersonal skills to interact and collaborate to enhance and optimise engineering outcomes through shared knowledge and creative capacity. |
| Global citizenship | Engage with global traditions and current trends in engineering practice in order to appreciate diversity, seek equity in outcomes and adopt ethical and professional standards to evaluate engineering impacts in the society. |
Course rules
To complete the Master of Engineering Management (Professional), you must pass 8, 12 or 16 credit points. The number of credit points required may vary, depending on your entry point or how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) based on your professional experience and previous qualifications.
A 16-credit point Master of Engineering Management (Professional) includes:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
- STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- SEE700 Safety Induction Program (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- 6 credit points of core units
- 1 credit point of professional learning units
- 4 credit point pathway
- 5 credit points of course elective units.
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Course structure
Core and professional learning units
| 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) |
| SEN700 | Research Methodology |
| SEN723 | Engineering Project Management |
| SEN710 | Project Planning (capstone) * ~ |
| SEN720 | Project Implementation and Evaluation (2 credit points) (capstone) * ~ |
| SET721 | Engineering Sustainability |
~it is recommended students undertake SEN710 and SEN720 in consecutive trimesters
* available at the Burwood campus from 2027
plus
1 credit point of professional learning units:
| SEL703 | Professional Practice |
| SEP701 | Continuing Professional Development |
plus
4 credit points from one of the pathway groupings
Pathways
Civil Infrastructure Engineering (EL-S000110) - Waurn Ponds
4 credit points from the list below:
| SEN770 | Infrastructure Engineering * |
| SEN727 | Tunnel and Underground Construction |
| SEN728 | Transportation Infrastructure Systems |
| SEN729 | Railway Infrastructure Design and Management |
| SEN769 | Advanced Structural Design |
| SEV702 | Traffic and Transport Engineering + |
Electrical and Renewable Energy Engineering (EL-S000111) - Waurn Ponds
4 credit points from the list below:
| SEE705 | Energy Efficiency, Management and Market Analysis + |
| SEE706 | Power System Analysis + |
| SEE716 | Electrical Systems Protection + |
| SEE717 | Smart Grid Systems |
| SEE718 | Renewable Energy Systems |
| SEE719 | Microgrid Design, Integration and Management + |
Environmental Engineering (EL-S000112) - Burwood, Waurn Ponds
4 credit points from the list below:
| SEN725 | Urban Stormwater Asset Design |
| SEV701 | Integrated Catchment Systems * |
| SEV711 | Air Pollution and Control * |
| SEV731 | Waste Engineering and Transformation Systems * (2 credit points) |
| SLE716 | Environmental Protection |
Mechanical Engineering (EL-S000113) - Waurn Ponds
4 credit points from the list below:
| SEJ751 | Materials Performance and Durability |
| SEM700 | Computational Fluid Dynamics * |
| SEM711 | Applied Dynamics and Product Development Technologies |
| SEM712 | Advanced Modelling and Simulation |
| SEM721 | Product Design and Development |
| SEM722 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
Robotics and Automation Engineering (EL-S000114) - Waurn Ponds
4 credit points from the list below:
| SEE701 | Advanced Control Systems Engineering |
| SEE710 | Industrial Automation |
| SEE711 | IoT Systems Engineering * |
| SEE712 | Applied Signal Processing |
| SEN771 | Intelligent Autonomous Robots * |
| SIT720 | Machine Learning |
Smart Manufacturing (EL-S000115) - Burwood, Waurn Ponds
4 credit points from the list below:
| SEE711 | IoT Systems Engineering * |
| SEN771 | Intelligent Autonomous Robots * |
| SEM722 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
| SEM724 | Design for Additive Manufacturing ^ |
| SIT718 | Real World Analytics |
| SIT742 | Modern Data Science |
* available at the Burwood campus from 2027
+ available at the Burwood campus from 2028
^ available from 2027
Course electives
plus
5 credit points from Management themed course electives:
| SEN770 | Infrastructure Engineering * |
| SRQ763 | Project Risk Management |
| SLE720 | Risk Assessment and Control |
| MMH707 | Managed Change |
| SRQ745 | Construction Company Management |
| MAF752 | Principles of Finance |
| MMM760 | Small Business Management |
| MPM780 | Foundations in Leadership |
| MPM779 | Leadership in Complexity |
| MIS770 | Foundation Skills in Data Analysis |
| MIS781 | Business Intelligence and Database |
| SIT718 | Real World Analytics |
* available at the Burwood campus from 2027
Work experience
Through SEL703 Professional Practice, you'll gain industry experience by completing at least 30 to 60 days of practical work experience in an engineering workplace. This gives you the opportunity to explore potential career paths and build valuable professional networks. Assessment tasks will deepen your understanding of the engineering profession and strengthen your professional practice skills. Learn more about SEBE work integrated learning.
Course duration
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
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
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Further information
Contact Student Central for assistance in course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements. Student Central can also provide information for a wide range of services at Deakin. To help you understand the University vocabulary, please refer to our Enrolment codes and terminology page.