Program Overview

Aerospace Engineering (MPE)

The Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) (Aerospace) is a postgraduate degree that requires the completion of 96 credit points. The program includes:

• 12 credit points of Professional Engineering units
• ENGG5217 Practical Experience
• 48 credit points of Aerospace Core units
• 24 credit points of Aerospace Stream Electives
• A minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research Pathway units

Professional Engineering units

Students complete 12 credit points of Professional Engineering units, which include:

• ENGG5202 Sustainable Design, Eng and Mgt (6 credit points)
• ENGG5204 Engineering Professional Practice (6 credit points)
• ENGG5217 Practical Experience (0 credit points)

Aerospace Core units

The Aerospace Core units include:

• AERO5360 Aerospace Structures 2 (6 credit points)
• AERO5400 Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis (6 credit points)
• AERO8260 Aerodynamics 1 (6 credit points)
• AERO8261 Propulsion (6 credit points)
• AERO8360 Aerospace Structures 1 (6 credit points)
• AERO8460 Aerospace Design 1 (6 credit points)
• AERO8560 Flight Mechanics 1 (6 credit points)
• AMME8501 System Dynamics and Control (6 credit points)

Aerospace Stream Elective units

Students complete a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of Stream Elective units, which include:

• AERO5200 Advanced Aerodynamics (6 credit points)
• AERO5206 Rotary Wing Aircraft (6 credit points)
• AERO5260 Aerodynamics 2 (6 credit points)
• AERO5560 Flight Mechanics 2 (6 credit points)
• AERO5700 Space Engineering (Advanced) (6 credit points)
• AERO5750 Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems (6 credit points)
• AERO9760 Spacecraft and Satellite Design (6 credit points)
• AMME5060 Advanced Computational Engineering (6 credit points)
• AMME5202 Computational Fluid Dynamics (6 credit points)
• AMME5292 Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence (6 credit points)
• AMME5510 Vibration and Acoustics (6 credit points)
• AMME5520 Advanced Control and Optimisation (6 credit points)
• AMME9450 Design and Production (6 credit points)
• ENGG5103 Safety Systems and Risk Analysis (6 credit points)
• ENGG5203 Quality Engineering and Management (6 credit points)
• MECH5275 Renewable Energy (6 credit points)
• MECH5310 Advanced Engineering Materials (6 credit points)
• MECH6305 Smart Materials (6 credit points)

Project units

All candidates are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research units during the final year of study. The project units include:

• AMME5020 Capstone Project A (6 credit points)
• AMME5021 Capstone Project B (6 credit points)
• AMME5022 Capstone Project B Extended (12 credit points)

Research Pathway

Candidates achieving an average mark of 75% or higher are eligible for the Research Pathway. Research pathway candidates take Dissertation units AMME5222 and AMME5223 (total 24 credit points) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 credit points of Stream Elective units.

Major Industrial Project

Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take AMME5010 in place of ENGG5217 Practical Experience, AMME5020/AMME5021 Capstone Project A and B, and 12 credit points of Stream Elective units of study. The Major Industrial Project unit is AMME5010 (24 credit points).