Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
Tech things up a notch with postgrad study
A graduate certificate, diploma or master degree with a strong tech focus could future-proof your career. Get all the course info and application advice you need to help you make that next crucial career step.
Duration
1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2) - View application and start dates
Study modes
- Full-time,
- Part-time (day)
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Course structure
- 3 foundation units (37.5 credit points)
- 4 technical units (50 credit points)
- 2 elective units (25 credit points) selected from the elective, foundation or technical unit lists
- 1 research methods or principles unit (12.5 credit points)
- 1 research project unit (25 credit points)
Units of study
Technical units
Masters Research
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives, graduate skills and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Graduates may find employment as design engineers, manufacturing engineers, production engineers, engineering managers, systems engineers, or research and development engineers in companies such as automotive, appliances manufacturing and discrete manufacturing intending to adopt advanced manufacturing technologies to enhance the productivity and competitive advantage in the global market.
Aims and objectives
- demonstrate high-level advanced knowledge and skills in advanced design and manufacturing practice
- plan and implement an independent research project in advanced manufacturing technology applying research principles and methods and using technical research skills
- reflect on contemporary and emerging issues and trends in advanced manufacturing technology practice
- investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories from advanced manufacturing practice to provide solutions to complex problems using critical thinking and independent judgement
- demonstrate clear and coherent communication skills to articulate complex knowledge and justify propositions and professional decisions in advanced manufacturing to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- demonstrate a high level of autonomy, accountability, credibility, ethics, and responsibility for all personal work outputs in the advanced manufacturing sector.

Graduate skills
- capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- effective and ethical in work and community situations
- adaptable and able to manage change, and
- aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. socio-cultural, economic, natural).
- provide appropriate evidence of advanced knowledge about a specialist body of theoretical and applied topics
- demonstrate a high order of skill in analysis, critical evaluation and/or professional application through the planning and execution of project work or a piece of scholarship or research
- demonstrate creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations, to solve complex problems and to think rigorously and independently.
Professional recognition
Pathways and scholarships
- Credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
Entry requirements
The entry requirements for Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) (or Master of Engineering Science (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)) are as follows:
- A Bachelor of Engineering or a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)* (minimum four years of full time study) degree in any of the following cognate fields: Mechanical; Manufacturing; Electrical and Electronic; Robotics and/or Automation or
- A Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Engineering degree following on from a four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree in any of the above cognate fields or
- A qualification deemed to be equivalent to any of the above
* Applicants with a recognised Bachelor of Engineering Honours degree in an approved cognate field may be eligible for advanced standing.