Master of Professional Practice (Engineering)
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Professional Practice (Engineering) |
| Deakin course code | S788 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment |
| Campus | For students who commenced prior to 2021 |
| Duration | 2 - 2.5 years part-time |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9 |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: due to Australian Government regulations, student visas to enter Australia cannot be issued to students who enrol in this fully online degree through Deakin Online. | |
The final intake to this course version was in 2021. 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
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Pathways
- Alternative exits
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Fees and charges
Course overview
This innovative program awards a masters qualification largely based on recognition of professional practice and is designed for experienced engineering professionals seeking career advancement. Completion of this degree recognises the discipline-based knowledge and skills developed by professionals in the workplace, offering employers and professionals an alternative to a traditional masters degree.
Progress your career with the first Australian degree allowing engineers to obtain Chartered status and a masters degree at the same time.
Graduates of the Master of Professional Practice (Engineering) automatically attain Chartered membership status with Engineers Australia and are also eligible for registration on the National Engineering Register (NER). Becoming Chartered requires you to become a member of Engineers Australia.
Upon completion of this program, you will have demonstrated advanced skills and complex knowledge in your engineering area of practice.
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.
Professional recognition
Graduates of the Master of Professional Practice (Engineering) will automatically be given professional registration (National Engineers Register), and attain Engineers Australia Chartered membership status (at their membership level), providing them a clear path to Chartered and independent practice as an engineering professional.
Career opportunities
The Master of Professional Practice (Engineering) is designed for experienced engineering professionals seeking to progress their career through a professionally recognised postgraduate qualification.
Graduates of the Master of Professional Practice (Engineering) will automatically attain Chartered* membership status with Engineers Australia and will also be eligible for registration on the National Engineer Register*. Upon completion of this program, graduates will have demonstrated advanced skills and complex knowledge in their engineering area of practice.
*Both Chartered and NER credentials will be applied in the appropriate Engineers Australia occupational category Professional Engineer or Engineering Technologist based on the candidate’s undergraduate qualification.
Participation requirements
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
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate an integrated understanding and superior ability to apply contemporary Engineering theory and practices. |
| Communication | Use advanced communication tools, techniques and media to engage and inspire others about engineering professional practice. |
| Digital literacy | Discover, analyse, synthesise and disseminate complex engineering information, data and ideas to stakeholders, strategic partners and professional colleagues using a range of digital technologies and channels. |
| Critical thinking | Systematically and critically analyse and test engineering models and theories to develop optimum engineering solutions. |
| Problem solving | Apply advanced problem- solving skills to conceptualise, design, construct and advocate for recommended solutions for complex engineering related issues. |
| Self-management | Advance personal development and capacity as a leader to proactively drive and take responsibility for strategic results. |
| Teamwork | Work across a range of professions, functions, contexts or teams to optimise collaborative outcomes. |
| Global citizenship | Define and reinforce the vision and values that orient collective effort, socially responsibility and ethical decision making. |
Approved by Faculty Board 27 June 2019
Course rules
To complete the Master of Professional Practice (Engineering) students must pass 4 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
- Completion of STP050* Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- Completion of STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit-point compulsory unit) as a corequisite for SEP701 Introduction to Engineering Professional Practice
- Three (3) core units (4 credit points)
- Ten (10) Professional Practice Credentials (Advanced Level)
To qualify for the , students must successfully complete 3 core units (totalling 4 credit points) of formal study and 10 Professional Practice credentials. Each Professional Practice credential will assess the performance at a masters (advanced) level in 1 of the Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes contextualised to Engineering.
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.
* DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin replaces STP050 Academic Integrity from 2025.
Course structure
Core
STP050 Academic Integrity [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit DAI001]
| SEP701 | Continuing Professional Development |
SEB725 Engineering Entrepreneurship [No longer available for enrolment]^
SEP702 Mastery of Engineering [No longer available for enrolment]
^SEB725 will be replaced by MIS701 Business Requirements Analysis from 2022
Credentials
Plus 10 Professional Practice Credentials (completed at the advanced level) as follows. Students are able to commence their credentials at anytime, utilising Deakin’s Start Anytime calendar. Learn more about the details of each credential.
| Credential Code | Professional Practice Credentials | Minimum level |
| CRCOM-A1 | Communication (Expert) | Advanced |
| CRDIL-A1 | Digital literacy (Expert) | Advanced |
| CRCRI-A1 | Critical thinking (Expert) | Advanced |
| CRPSV-A1 | Problem solving (Expert) | Advanced |
| CRSMA-A1 | Self-management (Expert) | Advanced |
| CRCOL-A1 | Collaboration (Expert) (Formerly CRTWK-A1 - Teamwork (Masters-aligned)) | Advanced |
| CRCEN-A1 | Cultural engagement (Expert) (Formerly CRGCZ-A1 - Global citizenship (Masters-aligned)) | Advanced |
| CRPRE-A1 | Professional ethics (Expert) | Advanced |
| Knowledge based credentials: | ||
| CRENG-A1 [No longer available for enrolment] | Engineering Professional Expertise 1 (Expert) | Advanced |
| CRENG-A2 [No longer available for enrolment] | Engineering Professional Expertise 2 (Expert) | Advanced |
Work experience
SEP702 Mastery of Engineering* is designed for students to undertake a workplace research project with a view to theorise their own engineering knowledge, skills, and professional practice.
*No longer available for enrolment
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
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.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.