| Duration | 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time |
| Location | Melbourne and Rockhampton |
| Next start term | Term 2, 2024 |
| Internship | Yes |
| Study mode | On Campus |
| Course code | CV82 |
| CRICOS | 088196M |
| First-year fee | A$38,160 (Indicative) |
Overview
Whether you are a current professional engineer seeking to expand your engineering practice into a new specialisation, or you hold an engineering degree and want to meet the accreditation requirements to practice as a professional engineer in Australia, CQUniversity's Master of Engineering will enhance your career. You will have the choice to develop your knowledge and skills in traditional engineering disciplines of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering as well as the flexibility to tailor your studies in specialist engineering applications such as structural or municipal engineering (civil), power, control, or communications engineering (electrical), and energy engineering or dynamics (mechanical). You will also have the option to deepen your discipline knowledge and contextualise your engineering practice to the rail, mining and infrastructure sectors, through the choice of electives.
The Master of Engineering allows you the opportunity to develop professional skills such as teamwork and communication while applying and further developing the theoretical knowledge you gained in your undergraduate study. If you are a practicing engineer, this is a versatile course that allows you to extend or expand your engineering practice.
This course begins with an introduction to Australian engineering practice, providing the opportunity to apply discipline knowledge and skills in an authentic project, in some cases with an industry mentor, and will help to prepare you for engineering practice. You will then complete an internship of a minimum of 300 hours to gain work experience required to meet the accreditation requirements of the course. If you have significant and recent engineering experience (at least 480 hours) you may opt out of this unit and choose an elective unit as an alternative.
Depending on your choice of elective units, you will study one or two units from topics including sustainability, mining, project management and rail providing the opportunity to contextualise your learning to your current or preferred industry. Finally, you will complete a major research project that will demonstrate your ability to work as a professional engineer.
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The Master of Engineering program that we offer places a lot of emphasis on the type of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary skills set that our prospective employers actually seek in our graduates and this is something that we have embedded very successfully in the classroom.
The Master of Engineering offers majors in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.
Students have an opportunity to spend a lot of time practically in several types of laboratory-based environments.
We also take them out on field trips.
I really learned and enjoyed a lot of things here. I'm a technical student and I enjoy doing labs, projects and lot more group work with different students because I learnt how to do teamwork and I learned how to talk in front of different people, and I learned how to do the presentations, do the reports, and laboratories, in fact, we're sitting in one of the labs I've worked in before.
The Master of Engineering is delivered by a group of academics who hold PhD’s in their chosen disciplines. We have several academics who are also affiliated to their individual discipline related professional bodies.
One of the key aspects of the Master of Engineering course is all students have to undertake a mandatory 12-week industry placement. During these 12 weeks internship, our students work as full-time engineers in a nominated industry.
We have 60 to 75 different internship providers who work very closely with us.
The main benefit of the ongoing partnerships that we have with our internship providers is we have successfully placed a lot of students on paid part-time or full-time employment before they graduated.
I was offered a scholarship from CQUniversity and during my degree CQUniversity helped me find my internship. At the end of my first year, which was my first internship, and at the end of my second year, CQUniversity found me a second internship through which I was offered a job and I've been working there ever since.
We have companies such as Holcim, Boral and BHP who have offered full time employment to our graduates. Our graduates are able to find employment in a diverse range of industries, including construction, manufacturing, energy, transportation and maintenance.
As a mechanical engineer, I always want to look at myself as a leading engineer in an organisation where I can plan and develop certain projects, which is useful for the real world. And, if I want to take up a project or if I'm designing something, I always want to see how useful it is to the world and for the sustainable living at this point.
My career aspirations are yet to be solidified. Since coming to CQUniversity has broadened my visions on what I can become as an engineer in manufacturing, mining and teaching sectors. I know that wherever I go and whatever I do, CQUniversity has enabled me to become the best version of myself.
Engineering is all about innovation and creativity. It's all about problem solving. So, until one understands what the problem is, the problem cannot be solved.
“I chose to study at CQU because I wanted to work as a professional engineer. Being a recipient of the Australia Awards Scholarship was a wonderful opportunity. There was a lot I wanted to change in terms of women in engineering and the issues we face in my country.
Eunice Eva
Papua New Guinea | Master of Engineering
“I undertook a 12-week internship during my course, which gave me a lot of confidence to improve my performance and professional skills. I had an opportunity to work on various civil engineering projects. It has helped me to utilise my knowledge in real-world applications.
Yogesh Goyal
Master of Engineering (Civil) I India
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CQU is very well connected with manufacturing companies in Australia. Through this, it was easy for me to get an internship placement and upon completion, I was offered a job. CQU has broadened my vision on what I can become as an engineer in manufacturing, mining and teaching sectors.
Shibirajan MD
Master of Engineering I India
“My 12-week internship taught me real-life engineering practice and how to implement the theoretical engineering knowledge. I enhanced my technical, communication and time management skills. I would encourage students not to miss this internship opportunity provided.
Jayita Nandi
Nepal | Master of Engineering
“My internship at BHP is the perfect medium where I can get in touch with the real world and build a network with a school of industrial employees. It gives me practical exposure, which complements and enhances my theoretical knowledge, and puts my analytical skills to the test.
Juhil Bharatbhai Zalavadiya
Master of Engineering I India
“During my internship, I established my professional network circle and boosted my communication skills. It was a golden opportunity provided by CQU to furnish new skill sets, work culture and ethics. I seized this opportunity to make the best out of myself.
Sai Ruthwick Madas
Master of Engineering, Master of Research I India
Career Opportunities
Upon successful completion of the Master of Engineering, you will be recognised as a graduate professional engineer in Australia. As an engineer, you will realise career opportunities in a wide range of industries including energy, infrastructure, resources.
Possessing a Masters qualification will enhance your employability and elevate you above your engineering peers.
Structure & Availability
COURSE STRUCTURE
You are required to complete a total of eight units plus a major research project (96 units of credit) to be awarded the Master of Engineering. You will have the option of the following majors:
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
All international students, regardless of previous experience, will be required to complete an internship in Australia in order to give them the experience of working in Australia in an engineering workplace:
Students who complete the full-time internship will be deemed to have satisfied the Engineers Australia requirements
Students who complete a part-time internship will have to make up the remaining hours in other professional practice activities. Engineers Australia has indicated this is acceptable to them but we will require students to provide a log in the university required format of these activities.
Please note that students who have not completed the requisite work experience will not be able to graduate from the course.
UNIT INFORMATION
For information on the units, you could study as part of this course, visit the Handbook and select the "Course Structure" tab.
CREDIT TRANSFER INFORMATION
If you have already completed study relevant to the course you have enrolled in, you may be eligible for credit transfer.
On-Campus Availability
| Intake | Locations |
|---|---|
| Term 1, 2023 | Melbourne, Rockhampton |
| Term 2, 2023 | Melbourne, Rockhampton |
| Term 3, 2023 | Melbourne, Rockhampton |
| Term 1, 2024 | Melbourne, Rockhampton |
| Term 2, 2024 | Melbourne, Rockhampton |
| Term 3, 2024 | Melbourne |
| Term 1, 2025 | Melbourne, Rockhampton |
| Term 2, 2025 | Melbourne, Rockhampton |
| Term 3, 2025 | Melbourne |
Civil major
Within this major, you will enhance your project management skills, stakeholder engagement and leadership capabilities through a civil engineering lens. Plus, your ability to create solutions to complex civil engineering systems will be heightened, as will your sustainable development aptitude.
Electrical major
Within this major, you will enhance your project management skills, stakeholder engagement and leadership capabilities through an electrical engineering lens. Plus, your ability to create solutions to complex electrical engineering systems will be heightened, as will your sustainable development aptitude. You will also design and analyse advanced power, communication and control systems according to industry standards.
Mechanical major
Within this major, you will enhance your project management skills, stakeholder engagement and leadership capabilities through a mechanical engineering lens. Plus, your ability to create solutions to complex mechanical engineering systems will be heightened, as will your sustainable development aptitude. You will also design and analyse complex dynamic, thermofluid and control systems according to industry standards.
Professional Practice - Engineers Australia
Mechanical Major
The CV82 Master of Engineering course is fully accredited by Engineers Australia https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ Graduates are recognised as professional engineers and are eligible for Graduate membership with EA.Professional Practice - Engineers Australia
Electrical Major, Civil Major
The CV82 Master of Engineering course is fully accredited by Engineers Australia https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/ Graduates are recognised as professional engineers and are eligible for Graduate membership with EA.Internship Work Experience - ENEP29001
Students undertake a 12-week industry experience at a nominated engineering company in the 3rd term of the course. This will account for a minimum of 300 hours of engineering practice. As per Engineers Australia's accreditation requirements, all CV82 students must show proof of having acquired 480 hours of engineering practice. The remaining 180 hours of experience will be acquired through participation in industry seminars, guest lectures by industry experts, workshops etc. throughout their candidature.
Requirements
Recommended study
Students are advised to choose a major and stream which is consistent with their undergraduate studies. If in any doubt, students are advised to contact the Course Advisory Team.
It is recommended that full-time students enroll in 24 credit points per term, and part-time students enroll in 12 credit points per term.
To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold:
- A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) three-year Bachelor of Engineering, or equivalent, with an aligned engineering major.
Degrees completed without standard engineering majors (Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical) will be assessed for compatibility on a case-by-case basis by the Head of Course PG (Engineering).
English Language Proficiency Requirements
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
- A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
- An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, or
- Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0
Completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland or the United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between the final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
If you are an International student please visit International students English requirements for further information.
Each student will be assessed individually.
Fees & Scholarships
2024 Indicative Fees
| Fee Type | Fees |
|---|---|
| International Indicative First Term Fee | A$19,080 |
| International Indicative First Year Fee | A$38,160 |
Please note the following important information:
- Fees are in Australian dollars (A$).
- Fees are indicative only and do not cover additional costs such as textbooks, accommodation, visa applications, OSHC, general living etc.
- Fees are based on a full-time study load and the final fee payable will be determined by your selection of units and if any credit was awarded for recognition of prior learning.
- The University reserves the right to amend fees at any time during the course. Fees are reviewed yearly and may increase in the following year to enable CQUniversity to continue to provide quality services and facilities to students.
- Courses are subject to change at the discretion of the University.
- It is your responsibility to make yourself aware of the entry requirements and prerequisites of the courses you wish to undertake.
- The typical annual fee shown provides an estimate of the tuition fees for the first year of the course in the same academic year. This estimate assumes a full-time study load of 4 units per term (based on two terms).
- Students not on an Australian student visa can only undertake courses online from an overseas location.
- Courses undertaken online may be studied on a full-time or part-time mode.
- International students studying on-campus in Australia may take no more than 33 per cent of their entire course by online education, and this option cannot be taken in its entirety during a compulsory term (Term 1 and Term 2).
Please refer to our international course fees page.
We offer a range of scholarships to support international students and encourage you to apply for one that's right for you.
How to apply
Our easy to use online application system for international students will guide you through the process of applying for a course at CQUniversity Australia.
