Master of Engineering (Professional)

Program Overview

Master of Engineering (Professional)

Advance your engineering career with a structured skills and development program, complemented by advanced engineering coursework. Gain real-world experience that is tailored to your professional interests with a focused research project.

Learn from the best

Gain access to expert lecturers and industry professionals

Progress your career

Develop the skills to earn Engineers Australia accreditation

Diversify your capabilities

Build expertise in risk engineering, asset management, and safety in design

Fast Facts

• Domestic: You’re a domestic student if you are a citizen of Australia or New Zealand, are an Australian permanent resident, or hold an Australian permanent humanitarian visa.
• International: You’re an international student if you intend to study on a student visa, are not a citizen of Australia or New Zealand, are not an Australian permanent resident, or don’t hold an Australian permanent humanitarian visa.

Location

• Townsville
• Cairns

Commencing

• Townsville: January, September
• Cairns: January, September

Fees

• Estimated annual tuition fee: $35,428.00
• Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
• Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible

Duration

• 2 years full-time

Entry Requirements

• Completion of a four-year Bachelor of Engineering at AQF Level 7 (or equivalent) in any discipline; or
• Completion of three years of the Bachelor of Engineering at Xi’an University of Technology (XUT) approved under the JCU-XUT Articulation Schedule only.
• Note: Entry for Master of Engineering (Professional) in Water Resource Management; Internet of Things and Data Engineering; and Electrical and Renewable Energy majors require completion of a four-year Bachelor of Engineering at AQF Level 7 (or equivalent) in a discipline cognate to the major.

Course Code

• The course code is JCU's unique identifier for this course.

Course detail

• What to expect: Master basic and advanced engineering subjects, develop professional skills such as risk engineering, asset management, safety in design, business leadership, and data analytics, and gain industry experience as required by Engineers Australia.
• Graduates will demonstrate: in-depth knowledge of advanced engineering methods through their application in engineering practice. These include design processes, whole system approaches, contemporary project management tools, and decision-making strategies.
• Gain an understanding: of the relevance of engineering in society, with specific reference to practices and priorities for creating sustainable communities and industries in the tropics.
• Plan and execute: a substantial research-based project by applying advanced laboratory, field or computer techniques to analyse and design solutions to an engineering problem. Gain advanced technical knowledge including an understanding of recent developments in engineering.

Majors

Electrical and Renewable Energy

• Be introduced to the concepts behind renewable systems such as smart grid technologies, future-low carbon networks, sustainable electricity systems, and the main renewable generation technologies.
• In this major, you’ll learn how to work with the tools and techniques to integrate renewable energy resources into power systems and processes.
• You will also learn to work with renewable electronics and create and work within advanced electrical engineering designs.

Internet of Things and Data Engineering

• Gain the knowledge and skills to enhance your career in a rapidly advancing field.
• In this major, you’ll learn about privacy and security in IoT, data mining, machine learning, advanced sensor technologies, and digital control and automation.
• You will gain practical skills relevant to multiple systems and processes within IoT and be prepared for your future career through applying your knowledge to real-world case studies.

Water Resource Management

• This major consists of core subjects such as Advanced Ground Water Modelling and Management, Hydrology, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, and Advanced Water and Wastewater Engineering.
• You’ll learn about the concepts and methodologies used in the analysis of hydrological processes and their application in practice.
• Gain skills in hydrology and hydrological engineering as well as related theories and technologies in the management of environmental resources.

Career Opportunities

• Work as a graduate engineer in Australia and abroad.
• You will be a job-ready graduate with competencies in advanced engineering techniques.
• You will have the broader skillsets and attributes required to work and succeed as a professional engineer.

Inherent requirements

• Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course.
• These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession.
• For more information, please review the inherent requirements for the Master of Engineering (Professional).

Program Outline

Careers:

Work as a graduate engineer in Australia and abroad. You will be a job‐ready graduate with competencies in advanced engineering techniques. You will have the broader skillsets and attributes required to work and succeed as a professional engineer.