Master of Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies offers the Master of Engineering coursework program in an articulated sequence of graduate certificate, graduate diploma and masters level.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Master of Engineering |
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| 1. The Master of Engineering (ME) is a coursework degree of 48 credits, 1.0 years in duration full-time enrolment or 2.0 years as part-time enrolment. | |||
| 2. For ME, the award must be completed in a specialist area. Specialist areas offered by the schools of the faculty are, | |||
| School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering | |||
| – Aerospace Engineering | |||
| – Biomedical Engineering | |||
| – Mechanical Engineering | |||
| School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | |||
| – Biophysical Processes | |||
| – Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | |||
| – Environmental Engineering | |||
| – Sustainable Processing | |||
| School of Civil Engineering | |||
| – Civil Engineering | |||
| – Environmental Fluids | |||
| – Geotechnical Engineering | |||
| – Structural Engineering | |||
| School of Electrical and Information Engineering | |||
| – Electrical Engineering | |||
| – Network Engineering | |||
| – Power Engineering | |||
| – Wireless Engineering | |||
| 3. The director of the Graduate School of Engineering and Information Technology may permit under special circumstances, students to enrol in up to 12 credits of units of study given by schools outside the Faculty or given by other Institutions. | |||
Course rules
Master of Engineering
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended)and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
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Code |
Course title |
|---|---|
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HG027 |
Graduate Certificate in Engineering |
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HF044 |
Graduate Diploma in Engineering |
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HC048 |
Master of Engineering |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
Providing candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.
4 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants in the order in which complete applications are received, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Engineering requires a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.
(a)
a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification with a credit average; or
(b)
completion of the embedded graduate diploma or graduate certificate with a minimum credit average.
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Admission to the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering or the Biomedical Engineering requires completion of prerequisites equivalent to 12 credit points of mathematics, six credit points of computing and six credit points of biology, chemistry or related fundamental science units.
(6)
In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications who, in the opinion of the faculty, have qualifications and evidence of experience and achievement sufficient to successfully undertake the award.
5 Requirements for award
(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the courses are set out in the table of units of study: Graduate Certificate in Engineering/Graduate Diploma in Engineering/Master of Engineering.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Engineering a candidate must complete 24 credit points of units of study from the prescribed tables.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Engineering a candidate must complete 36 credit points of units of study from the prescribed tables.
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Master of Engineering a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a)
24 credit points of fundamental and/or specialist units of study from a relevant specialisation; and
(b)
12 credit points of professional or research pathway units of study from a relevant specialisation; and
(c)
12 credit points of elective units of study, except for Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering specialisation, where these 12 credit points must be chosen from specialist units of study; and
6 Specialisations
0.
Completion of a specialisation is a requirement of the Master of Engineering. A specialisation requires the completion of prescribed units of study listed in the table for that specialisation. The specialisations available are:
7 Research Pathway
0.
A candidate for the Master of Engineering must complete 24 credit points of units of study with an average mark of at least 75 or be given approval at the discretion of the postgraduate program director, before taking Research Pathway units.
8 Course transfer
(1)
A candidate for the master or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.
(2)
A candidate who has had a certificate or diploma in this sequence conferred may apply for transfer of 12 credit points to the Master of Engineering.