Course list for the Renewable Energy Engineering Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2021

Renewable Energy Eng - Field of Study

Students enrolled in the 32 unit ME(Renewable Energy Engineering)(Plan Code: RENEWX5674), must complete 32 units comprising:

  1. 10 units from part A2 (Compulsory courses); and
  2. 8 units from part A3 (Project or Research courses); and
  3. 8 units from part C (Specialization courses); and
  4. 0 to 4 units from part F (Non-Engineering ME Electives); and
  5. 2 to 6 units from parts A1, Parts C and/or D, with at most 2 units from Part A1.

    6. Note: Part C specialization courses must be in a field related to the students prior degree in engineering, in order to satisfy the prerequisite knowledge requirements.

Students enrolled in the 48 unit ME(Renewable Energy Engineering)(Plan Code: RENEWX5709), must complete 48 units comprising:

  1. 14 to 16 units from part A1 (Foundation courses), including MECH2305; and
  2. 10 units from part A2 (Compulsory courses); and
  3. 8 units from part A3 (Project or Research courses); and
  4. 8 units from part C (Specialization courses); and
  5. 0 to 4 units from part F (Non-Engineering ME Electives); and
  6. 2 to 8 units from parts C and/or D (Advanced Engineering Electives)

    7. Note: Part A1 foundational courses should be chosen based on the students intended specialization in Part C.

Part A1 - Foundation Courses

Note: Part A2 Foundational courses should be chosen based on students intended 'Specialization' in Part C.

Compulsory Design Course

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH2305 2 Introduction to Engineering Design and Manufacturing

Mathematical Foundation Courses

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH7000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
MATH7051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
MATH7052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

Energy Systems Pre-Requisites

Course Code Units Course Title
[ CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer
[ or
[ MECH3400 2 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer

Transport Stream Pre-Requisites

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL2410 2 Sustainable Transport Engineering - Traffic Analysis
CIVL2530 2 Statistics and Data Analysis
CIVL3420 2 Sustainable Transport Engineering - Planning and Design

Power Systems Stream Pre-Requisites

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC2003 2 Electromechanics & Electronics
ELEC2004 2 Circuits, Signals & Systems

Materials Pre-Requisites

Course Code Units Course Title
MECH2300 2 Structures & Materials
MECH2310 2 Science & Engineering of Metals

Control Pre-Requisites

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH7100 2 Applied Mathematical Analysis
[ MECH2210 2 Intermediate Mechanical & Space Dynamics
[ or
[ ELEC2004 2 Circuits, Signals & Systems
METR4201 2 Control Engineering 1

Discipline Foundation Courses

Course Code Units Course Title
[ ENGG1300 2 Introduction to Electrical Systems
[ or
[ ENGG1700 2 Statics and Materials
[ or
[ ENGG1500 2 Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment
CHEE2001 2 Process Principles
CHEE3003 2 Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEE3004 2 Unit Operations
CIVL2330 2 Structural Mechanics
CIVL2210 2 Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics
CIVL2131 2 Environmental Fluid Mechanics
MECH2100 2 Machine Element Design
MECH2305 2 Introduction to Engineering Design and Manufacturing
MECH2410 2 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
MECH2700 2 Computational Engineering & Data Analysis

Part A2 - Compulsory Courses

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7901 2 Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice
ENGG7902 2 Engineering Innovation and Leadership
ENGY7003 2 Low Emission Technologies and Supply Systems
ENGY7117 2 Energy Markets, Law and Policy
ENGY7210 2 Frontiers in Renewable Energy Technologies

Part A3 - Project /Research Courses

Course Code Units Course Title
[ ENGG7381 8 Research Thesis [1]
[ or
[ ENGG7382 8 Research Thesis [2]

Part C - Specialization Courses

Note: Part C Specialization Courses must be in a field related to either the student's prior degree in Engineering for the 32 unit program or the foundational courses completed in Part A1 for the 48 unit program, in order to satisfy the prerequisite knowledge requirements for these courses.

Transport Systems and eMobility (background in Civil Engineering or related field)

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL4412 2 Travel Behaviour and Transport Modelling
CIVL7415 2 Spatial and Quantitative Methods for Transport Data Analytics
CIVL7425 2 Strategic Transport Modelling
CIVL7435 2 Traffic Simulation: Methods and Applications

Power Systems (background in Electrical Engineering or related field)

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC4310 2 Power Systems Analysis
ELEC7309 2 Power System Planning and Reliability
ELEC7313 2 Renewable Energy Integration: Technologies to Technical Challenges
ELEC4410 2 Advanced Electronic & Power Electronics Design

Generation, Storage and Materials (background in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or related field)

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE7502 2 Sustainable Bioresource Engineering
ENGY4000 2 Energy Systems
MATE6301 2 Nanomaterials
MATE7016 2 Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
METR6203 2 Control Engineering 2

Part D - Advanced Engineering Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE3005 2 Reaction Engineering
CHEE3007 2 Process Modelling & Dynamics
CHEE3020 2 Process Systems Analysis
CHEE4009 2 Transport Phenomena
CHEE4060 2 Process & Control System Synthesis
CHEE7111 2 Advanced Process and System Modelling
CHEE7112 2 Integrated Safety Design and Management
CHEE7113 2 Whole of Process Optimisation and Control
CHEE7501 2 Advanced Water Technology and Management
CIVL3141 2 Hydrology and Hydrological Risk
CIVL3210 2 Geotechnical Engineering
CIVL3340 2 Structural Analysis
CIVL3350 2 Integrated Structural Design
CIVL4110 2 Coastal & Estuarine Engineering
CIVL4340 2 Wind Engineering
CIVL4140 2 Contaminant Transport Modelling
CIVL4170 2 Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
CIVL4180 2 Sustainable Built Environment
CIVL4270 2 Geotechnical Investigation & Testing
CIVL4280 2 Applied Rock Mechanics
CIVL4332 2 Advanced Structural Analysis
CIVL4333 2 Advanced Concrete Design
CIVL4522 2 Analytical Methods for the Design of Construction Operations
CIVL7131 2 Urban Hydrology
CIVL7135 2 Advanced Environmental Monitoring Techniques for Civil Engineers
CIVL7225 2 Dam and Embankment Engineering
CIVL7315 2 Advanced Concrete Structures and Concrete Technology
CIVL7360 2 Computational Design and Digital Workflows
COMS7305 2 Advanced Microwave Engineering
COMS7307 2 Advanced Photonics
COMS7309 2 Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics
CSSE3010 2 Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing
ELEC3310 2 Electrical Energy Conversion & Utilisation
ELEC3400 2 Electronic Circuits
ELEC4302 2 Power System Protection
ELEC4320 2 Modern Asset Management and Condition Monitoring in Power System
ELEC7051 2 Transformer Technology Design and Operation
ELEC7310 2 Electricity Market Operation and Security
ENGG7811 2 Research Methods
ENGG4800 2 Project Management
ENGG7302 2 Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering
ENGG7500 2 Geoscience for Petroleum Engineering
ENGG7502 2 Reservoir Engineering
ENGG7504 2 Reservoir Simulation
ENGG7506 2 Drilling Engineering
ENGG7507 2 Petroleum Project Economics and Decision Making
ENGY7004 2 Energy Investment and Finance
ENGY7200 2 Energy Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
ENGY7301 2 Energy Efficiency and Transport
ENVE3150 2 Environmental Systems Dynamics & Modelling
MATE7013 2 Advanced Manufacturing
MATE7015 2 Additive Manufacturing
MECH3410 2 Fluid Mechanics
MECH6480 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics
WATR6106 2 Emerging Issues in the Urban Water Cycle and Public Health
WATR6108 2 Advanced Unit Operations in Water Management
WATR6109 2 Drinking Water Supply: Source, Treatment, Distribution
MECH7101 2 Design of Experiments
WATR7103 2 Advanced Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment
WATR7104 2 Sewer Networks - Design, Operation and Maintenance
WATR7107 2 Wastewater Modelling and Control

Part F - Non-Engineering ME Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
ECON7000 2 Foundations in Microeconomics
ECON7540 2 Economics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
ECON7730 2 Natural Resource Economics
ECON7760 2 The Economics of Climate Change
EIBS7300 2 Creativity for Innovation and Design Thinking
EIBS7301 2 Idea Management
EIBS7302 2 Managing Innovation
EIBS7303 2 Building Innovation Capability
EIBS7304 2 Entrepreneurial Leadership
IBUS7302 2 Operating International Business
IBUS7316 2 International Supply Chains
IBUS7322 2 International Service Operations Management
LAWS7805 2 Natural Resources Law
MGTS7303 2 Principles of Strategic Management
MGTS7308 2 Social Enterprises and Not for Profits
MGTS7309 2 Decision Making & Reporting for Sustainability
MGTS7310 2 Business Negotiation
TIMS7301 2 Principles of Entrepreneurship
TIMS7317 2 Corporate Sustainability
TIMS7323 2 Bio-Entrepreneurship and Innovation
TIMS7326 2 Management of Intellectual Property
TIMS7328 2 Strategies for Business Sustainability and Innovation

End notes

  • [1] Code for full-time students in year long courses commencing in Semester 1. Students must re-enrol in the same code in Semester 2.
  • [2] Code for full-time students in year long courses commencing in Semester 2. Students must re-enrol in the same code in Semester 1 the following year.