Master of Engineering (ME) - Course List
Information valid for students commencing 2021
Master of Engineering - (ME)
Bioengineering - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 48-unit ME must complete for the ME (Bioengineering) (Plan Code:BIOENX5709), 48 units comprising :
- 14 units from part A1; and
- 4 to 8 units from part A2; and
- 4 to 8 units from part B; and
- 16 units from either part C1 or part C2; and
- 4 to 8 units from part D.
Part A1 - Compulsory
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOE6901 | 2 | Medical Device Engineering |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
CHEE4020 | 2 | Bioprocess Engineering |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
BIOE4305 | 2 | Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine |
BIOE6601 | 2 | Medical Imaging |
Semester 1 or 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
PUBH7630 | 2 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
Part A2
Project or Placement
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
[ ENGG7381 | 8 | Research Thesis |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7382 | 8 | Research Thesis |
[ ENGG7341 | 4 | Research Project |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7342 | 4 | Research Project |
Part B
Bioengineering Electives
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOE6034 | 2 | Cell and Tissue Engineering |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE7409 | 2 | Metabolic Engineering |
BIOE6403 | 2 | Biomedical Instrumentation |
BIOE7902 | 2 | Biomedical Signal Processing |
Part C1
Students with a background in Chemistry or Environmental or Biological Sciences Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE2001 | 2 | Process Principles |
MATH7501 | 2 | Mathematics for Data Science 1 |
ELEC2003 | 2 | Electromechanics & Electronics |
ELEC3400 | 2 | Electronic Circuits |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ELEC2004 | 2 | Circuits, Signals & Systems |
Semester 1 or 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG1300 | 2 | Introduction to Electrical Systems |
ENGG1500 | 2 | Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment |
MATH2001 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra II |
Part C2
Students with background in Physical or Mathematical Sciences Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOE1001 | 2 | Principles of Biomedical & Bioprocess Engineering |
CHEE2001 | 2 | Process Principles |
ELEC2003 | 2 | Electromechanics & Electronics |
ELEC3400 | 2 | Electronic Circuits |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEM2056 | 2 | Physical Chemistry for Engineering |
ELEC2004 | 2 | Circuits, Signals & Systems |
Semester 1 and 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEM1100 | 2 | Chemistry 1 |
ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
Part D - Electives
Electrical Engineering Electives
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMS4113 | 2 | Photonics |
COMS4104 | 2 | Microwave Engineering |
ELEC3004 | 2 | Signals, Systems & Control |
ELEC4630 | 2 | Image Processing and Computer Vision |
METR4201 | 2 | Control Engineering 1 |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMS7305 | 2 | Advanced Microwave Engineering |
COMS7307 | 2 | Advanced Photonics |
COMS7309 | 2 | Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics |
ELEC3100 | 2 | Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields & Waves |
ELEC4620 | 2 | Digital Signal Processing |
METR4202 | 2 | Robotics & Automation |
METR6203 | 2 | Control Engineering 2 |
Semester 1 or 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
ENGG7811 | 2 | Research Methods |
Computer Science and Embedded Systems
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP4702 | 2 | Machine Learning |
CSSE3010 | 2 | Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP3702 | 2 | Artificial Intelligence |
COMP3710 | 2 | Pattern Recognition and Analysis |
Semester 1 or 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CSSE7030 | 2 | Introduction to Software Engineering |
CSSE7201 | 2 | Introduction to Computer Systems |
Process Engineering Electives
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE7111 | 2 | Advanced Process and System Modelling |
CHEE7112 | 2 | Integrated Safety Design and Management |
CHEE7113 | 2 | Whole of Process Optimisation and Control |
CHEE7502 | 2 | Sustainable Bioresource Engineering |
WATR6108 | 2 | Advanced Unit Operations in Water Management |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
WATR7103 | 2 | Advanced Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment |
Management and Business Electives
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG4800 | 2 | Project Management |
TIMS7323 | 2 | Bio-Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ECON7540 | 2 | Economics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
TIMS7328 | 2 | Strategies for Business Sustainability and Innovation |
Biological and Health Sciences Electives
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOC6007 | 2 | Directed Studies in Biomolecular Structure & Function |
BIOC6017 | 2 | Introduction to the Molecular Biology Laboratory |
Semester 1 or 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
PUBH7600 | 2 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
Chemical Engineering - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 48-unit ME must complete for the ME (Chemical Engineering) (Plan Code:CHEMIX5709), 48 units comprising;
- 34 units from part A (Compulsory); comprising 16 units from part A1 and 18 units from part A2; and
- 0 to 6 units from part B3 (Advanced BE (Hons) Electives); and
- at least 4 units from part C (ME Electives); and
- 0 to 6 units from one of part B1 (for students with a Chemistry background) or part B2 (for students with a background in a different field in engineering);and
- 0 to 4 units from part D (Non-engineering ME Electives).
Part A1 - 48 unit program Compulsory
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE2001 | 2 | Process Principles |
CHEE3002 | 2 | Heat & Mass Transfer |
CHEE3003 | 2 | Chemical Thermodynamics |
CHEE3004 | 2 | Unit Operations |
CHEE3005 | 2 | Reaction Engineering |
CHEE3007 | 2 | Process Modelling & Dynamics |
CHEE3020 | 2 | Process Systems Analysis |
CHEE4060 | 2 | Process & Control System Synthesis |
Part A2 - program Compulsory
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE4001 | 4 | Process Engineering Design Project |
CHEE4002 | 2 | Risk in Process Industries |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
[ ENGG7381 | 8 | Research Thesis [1] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7382 | 8 | Research Thesis [2] |
Part B1 - Electives 48 unit program
Students with a Chemistry background
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE2003 | 2 | Fluid & Particle Mechanics |
ENGG1500 | 2 | Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment |
MATH7000 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra II |
Part B2 - Electives 48 unit program
Students with an Engineering background
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEM1100 | 2 | Chemistry 1 |
CHEM1200 | 2 | Chemistry 2 |
CHEM2056 | 2 | Physical Chemistry for Engineering |
Part B3 - Advanced BE (Hons) Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOE4305 | 2 | Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine |
BIOE6028 | 2 | Metabolic Engineering |
BIOE6034 | 2 | Cell and Tissue Engineering |
CHEE4009 | 2 | Transport Phenomena |
CHEE4012 | 2 | Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management |
CHEE4020 | 2 | Bioprocess Engineering |
CHEE4022 | 2 | Principles of Absorption |
CHEE4060 | 2 | Process & Control System Synthesis |
ENGY4000 | 2 | Energy Systems |
MECH4304 | 2 | Net Shape Manufacturing |
MINE4203 | 2 | Flotation |
MINE4204 | 2 | Hydrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy |
Part C - ME Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
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 |
CHEE7502 | 2 | Sustainable Bioresource Engineering |
ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
ENGY7000 | 2 | Energy Principles and Renewable Energy |
ENGY7003 | 2 | Low Emission Technologies and Supply Systems |
MATE7001 | 2 | Environmental Performance of Materials |
MATE7013 | 2 | Advanced Manufacturing |
MATE7014 | 2 | Advanced Materials Characterization |
MATE7015 | 2 | Additive Manufacturing |
MECH7101 | 2 | Design of Experiments |
WATR7103 | 2 | Advanced Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment |
WATR7104 | 2 | Sewer Networks - Design, Operation and Maintenance |
WATR6108 | 2 | Advanced Unit Operations in Water Management |
WATR6109 | 2 | Drinking Water Supply: Source, Treatment, Distribution |
Part D - Non-Engineering ME Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ECON7540 | 2 | Economics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
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 |
EIBS7305 | 4 | Commercialisation in Practice Project |
EIBS7307 | 4 | Lean Start Up |
IBUS7302 | 2 | Operating International Business |
IBUS7306 | 2 | Globalisation & the World Economy |
IBUS7312 | 2 | Doing Business in Asia |
IBUS7316 | 2 | International Supply Chains |
IBUS7322 | 2 | International Service Operations Management |
MKTG7501 | 2 | Fundamentals of Marketing |
MKTG7502 | 2 | Strategic Branding |
MKTG7510 | 2 | Market & Consumer Research |
MKTG7512 | 2 | Strategic Marketing Management |
MKTG7513 | 2 | Marketing for Social Change |
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 |
MGTS7329 | 2 | Cross Cultural Management |
MGTS7604 | 2 | International Human Resource Management |
MGTS7605 | 2 | Performance Leadership |
MGTS7607 | 2 | Ethical Issues in Management |
MGTS7611 | 2 | Employee and Organisational Development |
MGTS7612 | 2 | The Fundamentals of Designing and Staffing Organisations |
MGTS7619 | 2 | Leadership: Theory & Practice |
ORGC7610 | 2 | Communication and Organisation |
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 |
TIMS7329 | 2 | Social Entrepreneurship in Practice |
Civil Engineering - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 48 unit ME must complete for the ME (Civil Engineering) (Plan Code: CIVENX5709), 48 units comprising;
- 16 units from part A1 (48 unit program Compulsory); and
- 6 units from part A2 (program Compulsory);and
- 4 to 8 units from part A3 (Compulsory Research); and
- 10 units from part B (Advanced BE (Hons) Electives) with no more than 6 units from any one specified study area B1- B6; and
- 8 to 12 units from part C.
Students will be required to provide their own PPE (safety glasses and steel cap boots).
Part A1 - 48 unit program Compulsory
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL2330 | 2 | Structural Mechanics |
CIVL3210 | 2 | Geotechnical Engineering |
CIVL3140 | 2 | Hydraulics of Engineered and Natural Waterways |
[ CIVL2135 | 2 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering |
[ or | ||
[ CIVL2410 | 2 | Sustainable Transport Engineering - Traffic Analysis |
[ or | ||
[ CIVL3340 | 2 | Structural Analysis |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL2210 | 2 | Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics |
CIVL2131 | 2 | Environmental Fluid Mechanics |
CIVL2360 | 2 | Reinforced Concrete Design |
[ CIVL3141 | 2 | Hydrology and Hydrological Risk |
[ or | ||
[ CIVL3420 | 2 | Sustainable Transport Engineering - Planning and Design |
[ or | ||
[ CIVL2340 | 2 | Design of Steel Structures |
Part A2 - program Compulsory
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7505 | 2 | Research Methods for Civil Engineers |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
Part A3 - Compulsory Research
Full Year
One of the following
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7500 | 8 | Research Thesis [3] [4] |
CIVL7501 | 8 | Research Thesis [3] [4] |
CIVL7513 | 4 | Research Project [4] |
CIVL7514 | 4 | Research Project [4] |
Part B - Advanced BE (Hons) Electives
Part B1 Water and Environmental
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL4110 | 2 | Coastal & Estuarine Engineering [5] |
CIVL4120 | 2 | Advanced Hydraulic Engineering and Structures [6] |
CIVL4140 | 2 | Contaminant Transport Modelling |
CIVL4170 | 2 | Environmental Risk Assessment and Management |
CIVL4180 | 2 | Sustainable Built Environment |
Part B2 Geotechnical
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL4230 | 2 | Advanced Soil Mechanics |
CIVL4270 | 2 | Geotechnical Investigation & Testing |
CIVL4280 | 2 | Applied Rock Mechanics |
MINE4000 | 2 | Mine Waste Management & Landform Design |
Part B3 Structures
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL4332 | 2 | Advanced Structural Analysis |
CIVL4333 | 2 | Advanced Concrete Design |
CIVL4334 | 2 | Design of Timber Structures |
Part B4 Transportation
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL4412 | 2 | Travel Behaviour and Transport Modelling |
CIVL4450 | 2 | Traffic Flow Theory and Emerging Technologies |
CIVL4460 | 2 | Highway Geometric Design |
Part B5 Fire
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
FIRE3700 | 2 | Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering |
FIRE4610 | 2 | Fire Engineering Design: Solutions for Implicit Safety |
Part B6 Interdisciplinary
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL4340 | 2 | Wind Engineering |
CIVL4522 | 2 | Analytical Methods for the Design of Construction Operations |
Part C - ME Electives
Part C1 Water and Environmental
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7131 | 2 | Urban Hydrology |
CIVL7135 | 2 | Advanced Environmental Monitoring Techniques for Civil Engineers |
Part C2 Geotechnical
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7215 | 2 | Ground Improvement & Remediation Technologies [5] |
CIVL7225 | 2 | Dam and Embankment Engineering [6] |
CIVL7235 | 2 | Underground Structures [6] |
Part C3 Structures
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7315 | 2 | Advanced Concrete Structures and Concrete Technology |
CIVL7360 | 2 | Computational Design and Digital Workflows |
Electrical Engineering - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 48 unit ME(Electrical Engineering) (Plan Code: ELECTX5709),48 units comprising;
- 18 units from part A1 (48 unit program Compulsory); and
- 6 units from part A2 (program Compulsory); and
- 4 or 8 units from part A3 (Research Thesis); and
- 6 units from part B (Advanced BE (Hons) Electives); and
- 6 units from part C (ME Electives); and
- the balance (4 to 8 units) from electives, being courses from part B, part C, part D or part E or other courses approved by the associate dean (academic) with a maximum of 4 units from courses not on the ME list.
Part A1 - 48 unit program Compulsory
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CSSE2010 | 2 | Introduction to Computer Systems |
CSSE2310 | 2 | Computer Systems Principles and Programming |
CSSE3010 | 2 | Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing |
ELEC3004 | 2 | Signals, Systems & Control |
ELEC3100 | 2 | Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields & Waves |
ELEC3310 | 2 | Electrical Energy Conversion & Utilisation |
ELEC3400 | 2 | Electronic Circuits |
ENGG2800 | 2 | Team Project I |
MATH7000 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra II |
Part A2 - program Compulsory
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
Part A3 - Compulsory Research/Thesis
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
[ ENGG7817 | 8 | Engineering Postgraduate Project D [1] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7818 | 8 | Engineering Postgraduate Project D [2] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7813 | 4 | Engineering Postgraduate Project B [1] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7814 | 4 | Engineering Postgraduate Project B [2] |
Part B - Advanced BE (Hons) Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMS4113 | 2 | Photonics |
COMS4104 | 2 | Microwave Engineering |
COMS4105 | 2 | Communication Systems |
CSSE4010 | 2 | Digital System Design |
ELEC4310 | 2 | Power Systems Analysis |
ELEC4410 | 2 | Advanced Electronic & Power Electronics Design |
ELEC4620 | 2 | Digital Signal Processing |
ELEC4630 | 2 | Image Processing and Computer Vision |
METR4201 | 2 | Control Engineering 1 |
METR4202 | 2 | Robotics & Automation |
Part C - ME Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOE6901 | 2 | Medical Device Engineering |
BIOE7902 | 2 | Biomedical Signal Processing |
COMS7305 | 2 | Advanced Microwave Engineering |
COMS7307 | 2 | Advanced Photonics [5] |
COMS7309 | 2 | Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics |
ELEC7051 | 2 | Transformer Technology Design and Operation [5] |
ELEC7309 | 2 | Power System Planning and Reliability |
ELEC7310 | 2 | Electricity Market Operation and Security |
ELEC7313 | 2 | Renewable Energy Integration: Technologies to Technical Challenges |
METR6203 | 2 | Control Engineering 2 |
Courses offered on an occasional basis
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMS7000 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Communications I |
CSSE7080 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Computer Systems A |
CSSE7081 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Computer Systems B |
ELEC7300 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Power |
ENGG7300 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Engineering I |
ENGG7301 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Engineering II |
Part D - Other ME Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7811 | 2 | Research Methods |
Part E - Other BE (Hons) Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOE6403 | 2 | Biomedical Instrumentation |
BIOE6601 | 2 | Medical Imaging |
COMP4702 | 2 | Machine Learning |
COMS3200 | 2 | Computer Networks I |
COMS6200 | 2 | Computer Networks II |
CSSE2002 | 2 | Programming in the Large |
CSSE4011 | 2 | Advanced Embedded Systems |
ELEC4302 | 2 | Power System Protection |
ELEC4320 | 2 | Modern Asset Management and Condition Monitoring in Power System |
ENGG4800 | 2 | Project Management |
Mechanical Engineering - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 48 unit ME (Mechanical Engineering)(Plan Code: MECHAX5709), must complete 48 units comprising;
- 16 units from part A1 (48 unit program Compulsory); and
- 20 units from part A2 (program Compulsory); and
- 2 units from part B (Energy Electives); and
- 2 units from part C (Fluids Electives); and
- 8 units from part D (Advanced Electives)
Part A1 - 48 unit program Compulsory
12 units for
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MATH7000 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra II |
MECH2100 | 2 | Machine Element Design |
MECH2210 | 2 | Intermediate Mechanical & Space Dynamics |
MECH2300 | 2 | Structures & Materials |
MECH3400 | 2 | Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer |
MECH3410 | 2 | Fluid Mechanics |
And 4 units from
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MECH2305 | 2 | Introduction to Engineering Design and Manufacturing |
MECH2310 | 2 | Science & Engineering of Metals |
MECH2410 | 2 | Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics |
MECH2700 | 2 | Computational Engineering & Data Analysis |
MECH4304 | 2 | Net Shape Manufacturing |
Part A2 - program Compulsory
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
AERO4300 | 2 | Aerospace Composites |
[ ENGG7381 | 8 | Research Thesis [1] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7382 | 8 | Research Thesis [2] |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
MECH3100 | 2 | Mechanical Systems Design |
MECH3300 | 2 | Finite Element Method & Fracture Mechanics |
METR4201 | 2 | Control Engineering 1 |
Part B - Energy Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
AERO4450 | 2 | Aerospace Propulsion |
ENGY4000 | 2 | Energy Systems |
MECH3400 | 2 | Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer |
Petroleum Engineering - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 32-unit ME (Petroleum Engineering) (Plan Code:PETROX5674), must complete 32 units comprising :
- 22 units from part A1; and
- 8 units from part A2; and
- 2 units from part B.
- 22 units from part A1; and
- 8 to 12 units from part A2; and
- 2 to 6 units from part B; and
- 12 units from part C1.
Part A1 - Compulsory
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7503 | 2 | Well Test Analysis |
ENGG7504 | 2 | Reservoir Simulation |
ENGG7505 | 2 | Production Technology |
ENGG7507 | 2 | Petroleum Project Economics and Decision Making |
CHEE4002 | 2 | Risk in Process Industries |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7500 | 2 | Geoscience for Petroleum Engineering |
ENGG7501 | 2 | Well Logging for Petroleum Engineers |
ENGG7502 | 2 | Reservoir Engineering |
ENGG7506 | 2 | Drilling Engineering |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
A2 - Projects
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7381 | 8 | Research Thesis [4] |
ENGG7508 | 4 | Petroleum Eng Field Project |
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7509 | 4 | Individual Project in Petroleum Engineering |
Part B - Electives
Chemical Engineering Electives
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE4009 | 2 | Transport Phenomena |
ENGY4000 | 2 | Energy Systems |
CHEE7112 | 2 | Integrated Safety Design and Management |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE4022 | 2 | Principles of Absorption |
Energy Electives
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGY7000 | 2 | Energy Principles and Renewable Energy |
ENGY7001 | 2 | Climate Science and Policy |
ENGY7002 | 2 | Energy and Development |
ENGY7003 | 2 | Low Emission Technologies and Supply Systems |
Engineering Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7020 | 2 | Systems Safety Engineering |
ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
MATE7001 | 2 | Environmental Performance of Materials |
MATE7014 | 2 | Advanced Materials Characterization |
MATE7015 | 2 | Additive Manufacturing |
MECH6480 | 2 | Computational Fluid Dynamics |
MECH7101 | 2 | Design of Experiments |
Part C1 - Compulsory
For students with a non-engineering background
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE2001 | 2 | Process Principles |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MATH7052 | 2 | Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations |
Renewable Energy Eng - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 32 unit ME(Renewable Energy Engineering)(Plan Code: RENEWX5674), must complete 32 units comprising:
- 10 units from part A2 (Compulsory courses); and
- 8 units from part A3 (Project or Research courses); and
- 8 units from part C (Specialization courses); and
- 0 to 4 units from part F (Non-Engineering ME Electives); and
- 2 to 6 units from parts A1, Parts C and/or D, with at most 2 units from Part A1.
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:
- 14 to 16 units from part A1 (Foundation courses), including MECH2305; and
- 10 units from part A2 (Compulsory courses); and
- 8 units from part A3 (Project or Research courses); and
- 8 units from part C (Specialization courses); and
- 0 to 4 units from part F (Non-Engineering ME Electives); and
- 2 to 8 units from parts C and/or D (Advanced Engineering Electives)
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 |
Software Engineering - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 48 unit ME(Software Engineering)(Plan Code:SOFTWX5709), must complete 48 units comprising;
- 18 units from part A1 (48 unit program Compulsory); and
- 4 units from part A2 (program compulsory); and
- 4 to 8 units from part A3 (Compulsory Thesis Project); and
- at least 8 units from part B (Advanced BE(Hons) Electives); and
- at least 4 units from part C (ME Electives); and
- at most 8 units from part D (Other ME Electives); and
- at most 8 units from part E (Other BE(Hons) Electives) with a maximum 6 units at level 3.
Part A1 - 48 unit program Compulsory
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP3506 | 2 | Algorithms & Data Structures |
CSSE2010 | 2 | Introduction to Computer Systems |
CSSE2310 | 2 | Computer Systems Principles and Programming |
CSSE3012 | 2 | The Software Process |
CSSE7023 | 2 | Advanced Software Engineering |
DECO2500 | 2 | Human-Computer Interaction |
DECO2800 | 2 | Design Computing Studio 2 - Testing & Evaluation |
DECO3800 | 2 | Design Computing Studio 3 - Proposal |
DECO3801 | 2 | Design Computing Studio 3 - Build |
Part A2 - program Compulsory
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
Part A3 - Compulsory Research / Thesis
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
[ ENGG7813 | 4 | Engineering Postgraduate Project B [4] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7814 | 4 | Engineering Postgraduate Project B [4] |
[ ENGG7817 | 8 | Engineering Postgraduate Project D [4] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7818 | 8 | Engineering Postgraduate Project D [4] |
Part B - Advanced BE (Hons) Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP4403 | 2 | Compilers and Interpreters |
COMP4500 | 2 | Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures |
COMP4702 | 2 | Machine Learning |
COMS4507 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Security |
COMS6200 | 2 | Computer Networks II |
CSSE3100 | 2 | Reasoning About Programs |
CSSE4004 | 2 | Distributed Computing |
CSSE4010 | 2 | Digital System Design |
DECO6500 | 2 | Advanced Human-Computer Interaction |
Part C - ME Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CSSE4630 | 2 | Principles of Program Analysis |
CSSE7610 | 2 | Concurrency: Theory and Practice |
INFS7410 | 2 | Information Retrieval and Web Search |
Part D - Other ME Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMS7309 | 2 | Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics |
ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
ENGG7811 | 2 | Research Methods |
Courses offered on an occasional basis
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP7000 | 2 | Special Topics in Computer Science 7A |
COMP7001 | 2 | Special Topics in Computer Science 7B |
CSSE7090 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Software Engineering A |
CSSE7091 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Software Engineering B |
DECO7000 | 2 | Special Topics in Design Computing 7A |
DECO7001 | 2 | Special Topics in Design Computing 7B |
ENGG7300 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Engineering I |
ENGG7301 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Engineering II |
Part E - Other BE (Hons) Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP3301 | 2 | Operating Systems Architecture |
COMP3702 | 2 | Artificial Intelligence |
COMS3200 | 2 | Computer Networks I |
COSC3000 | 2 | Visualization, Computer Graphics & Data Analysis |
COSC3500 | 2 | High-Performance Computing |
CSSE3012 | 2 | The Software Process |
CSSE4011 | 2 | Advanced Embedded Systems |
CYBR3000 | 2 | Information Security |
DECO3500 | 2 | Social & Mobile Computing |
ENGG4800 | 2 | Project Management |
INFS3200 | 2 | Advanced Database Systems |
INFS3202 | 2 | Web Information Systems |
INFS3208 | 2 | Cloud Computing |
INFS4203 | 2 | Data Mining |
INFS4205 | 2 | Advanced Techniques for High Dimensional Data |
Urban Water Engineering - Field of Study
Students enrolled in the 48 unit ME(Urban Water Engineering) (Plan Code:URBWAX5709), must complete 48 units comprising;
- 22 units from part A1; and
- 8 units from part A2; and
- 0 to 2 units from part B; and
- 0 to 2 units from part C1; and
- 16 units from either part C2 or C3; and
- 0 to 2 units from part D.
Part A1 - Compulsory
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE4002 | 2 | Risk in Process Industries |
CIVL7131 | 2 | Urban Hydrology |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
WATR6105 | 2 | Integrated Urban Water Management |
WATR6108 | 2 | Advanced Unit Operations in Water Management |
WATR6109 | 2 | Drinking Water Supply: Source, Treatment, Distribution |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
WATR7103 | 2 | Advanced Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment |
WATR7104 | 2 | Sewer Networks - Design, Operation and Maintenance |
WATR7107 | 2 | Wastewater Modelling and Control |
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
PUBH7630 | 2 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
Part A2 - Project or Placement
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
[ ENGG7381 | 8 | Research Thesis [4] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7382 | 8 | Research Thesis [4] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG7290 | 8 | Engineering Placement Semester |
Part B - Electives
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL4140 | 2 | Contaminant Transport Modelling |
CIVL4170 | 2 | Environmental Risk Assessment and Management |
CIVL4180 | 2 | Sustainable Built Environment |
Part C1 - Electives 32unit program
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE7502 | 2 | Sustainable Bioresource Engineering |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
WATR6106 | 2 | Emerging Issues in the Urban Water Cycle and Public Health |
Part C2 - Electives 48unit program
Students with a background in Chemistry, Environmental or Biological Sciences
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE2001 | 2 | Process Principles |
CHEE3002 | 2 | Heat & Mass Transfer |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENVE2501 | 2 | Environmental Systems |
ENVE3160 | 2 | Environmental Phenomena |
MATH7052 | 2 | Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations |
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG1500 | 2 | Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment |
MATH7051 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra I |
[ CHEE2003 | 2 | Fluid & Particle Mechanics |
[ or | ||
[ MECH2410 | 2 | Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics |
Part C3 - Electives 48unit program
Students with a background in Engineering (excluding Chemical Engineering)
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
BIOE1001 | 2 | Principles of Biomedical & Bioprocess Engineering |
CHEE2001 | 2 | Process Principles |
CHEE3002 | 2 | Heat & Mass Transfer |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEM2056 | 2 | Physical Chemistry for Engineering |
ENVE2501 | 2 | Environmental Systems |
ENVE3160 | 2 | Environmental Phenomena |
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEM1100 | 2 | Chemistry 1 |
ENGG1500 | 2 | Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment |
Part D - Non-Engineering ME Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENVH7001 | 2 | Environmental Health Risk - Biological Hazards |
ENVM7001 | 2 | Foundations in Environmental Studies |
ENVM7201 | 2 | Catchment Processes & Management |
ENVM7202 | 2 | Conservation Planning & Management |
MGTS7607 | 2 | Ethical Issues in Management |
TIMS7323 | 2 | Bio-Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ECON7540 | 2 | Economics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
MGTS7309 | 2 | Decision Making & Reporting for Sustainability |
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MGTS7303 | 2 | Principles of Strategic Management |
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.
- [3] Approval from the Executive Dean, Head of School or Program Coordinator required.
- [4] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.
- [5] Course is offered in odd-numbered years only.
- [6] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.