General Information

Overview

Build on your undergraduate studies and undertake industry placement with a Master of Professional Engineering. If you’re an engineer who wants to diversity your career, this course will help you expand upon your current specialisation with contemporary coursework. You’ll further develop your professional management and communication skills, as well as research methods and principles.

Study structure

To qualify for the award of Master of Professional Engineering students must complete 200 credit points as follows.

  • 4 specialisation units 50 credit points
  • 9 core units (137.5 credit points)
  • 1 elective unit (chosen from any other specialisation) (12.5 credit points)

Students are also required to undertake the Career Success Program (CSP).

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

Units of study Unit code
Core units
Technology Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ADM80012
Engineering Project Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM80006
Principles of Sustainability
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CVE80010
Risk Management in Projects and Engineering Industries
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		RSK80006
Professional Masters Career Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		EDU80011
Research Methods
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT80011
Professional Engineering Entrepreneurship Project
Core unit, 25.0 credit points 		EAT80001
Professional Masters Industry Project
Core unit, 25.0 credit points 		EAT80002
Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ENT60009
Professional Skills Development
Core unit 		EAT80004
Elective units
Leading
Elective unit, 12.5 credit points 		MGT60041

Civil and Structural Engineering:

Complete any 3-4 units

 Construction Engineering Management:

Complete any 4 units

 Electrical and Electronic Engineering:

Complete any 4 units

 Engineering Management :

Complete any 4 units

 Mechanical and Production Engineering:

Complete any 4 units

 Renewable Energy:

Complete any 4 units

 Robotics and Mechatronics

Choose all 4 units:

 Sustainable Manufacturing:

Choose all 4 units:

 Elective unit  (12.5 credit points):

Choose MGT60041 Leading

OR one unit from any of the other specialisations offered in the Master of Professional Engineering.

(subject to availability)

 Compulsory Professional Skills Development unit - 0cp 

Students must complete the compulsory Professional Skills Development unit - 0cp 

Participation in CSP units A-B-C is a Requisite (Assumed Knowledge) to the Professional Masters Industry Project unit EAT80002. 

Find more detail about elective units

These recommended elective units can deepen your understanding of your chosen major or an area of interest. A full list of available elective units can be found upon enrolment.

 Elective unit  (12.5 credit points):

Choose MGT60041 Leading

OR one unit from any of the other specialisations offered in the Master of Professional Engineering (subject to availability).

Find more detail about elective units

Students must complete the EAT80004 Professional Skills Development unit (0 credit points)

Participation in CSP units A-B-C is a Requisite (Assumed Knowledge) to the Professional Masters Industry Project unit EAT80002.  

Aims and objectives

At the completion of the Master of Professional Engineering course, graduates will be able to: 

  • demonstrate broad knowledge and skills in engineering professional practice and have high-level advanced knowledge and skills in an engineering specialisation

  • plan and execute a team-based research project in a relevant Engineering topic by applying appropriate research principles, sound methods and technical research skills

  • reflect on managing practical issues and complex problems, and describe contemporary and sustainable trends and best practices in engineering

  • investigate, analyse and synthesise information relating to complex problems, concepts and theories of professional engineering practice, and to provide solutions to these problems using critical thinking and judgement 

  • demonstrate clear and coherent communication skills to articulate complex knowledge and justify propositions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences

  • demonstrate a high level of autonomy, accountability, credibility, ethics, and responsibility for all personal work outputs.

Career opportunities

The skills attained from the program should assist graduates gaining employment in a range of industries including consulting engineering, construction, local government, and public and private infrastructure owners.

Graduate skills

The program will provide the following generic attributes:

  • Providing career orientated education 

  • Developing links with industry and knowledge transfer 

  • Undertaking research which is applied and relevant to the needs of industry  

  • Developing lifelong learning skills

  • Establishing international links including opportunities for collaboration with Swinburne’s other campuses.

Professional recognition

Completion of this course may assist graduates in meeting eligibility criteria for membership to various levels of Engineers Australia.

Admission criteria

Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.

Interested in the Master of Professional Engineering?

From state-of-the-art facilities to opportunities to engage with industry – this course is designed with your future in mind. Let's get started.

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