Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical)

Masters (Coursework)

If you're passionate about electrical engineering, this course lets you explore complex industry problems, boost your post-professional knowledge and future-proof your engineering career.

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Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

2 years full-time, 4 years part-time

Course Code

096754G

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

About this course

Highlights

Ideal for practising engineers who want advanced, cutting-edge knowledge and skills in a chosen engineering field or want to move into an engineering management role.
Lead and contribute to complex projects.
Respond rapidly and effectively to current and emerging local and global challenges.
Use evidence-based practice to imagine and realise change using management strategies, advanced design, collaborative decision-making and innovation.
Choose from two majors within this study area:
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical and Management.

Highlights

Ideal for practising engineers who want advanced, cutting-edge knowledge and skills in a chosen engineering field or want to move into an engineering management role.
Lead and contribute to complex projects.
Respond rapidly and effectively to current and emerging local and global challenges.
Use evidence-based practice to imagine and realise change using management strategies, advanced design, collaborative decision-making and innovation.
Choose from two majors within this study area:
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical and Management.

Entry requirements

Electrical major entry requirements

1.5-year program

You must have a recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in the electrical engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale).

2-year program

You must have:

A recognised three-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree of engineering or engineering technology in the electrical engineering discipline with a minimum 4.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale); or
A recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in any other engineering discipline with a minimum 4.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale).

Electrical and management major entry requirements

1.5-year program

You must have a recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in the electrical engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale).

2-year program

You must have a recognised three-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree of engineering or engineering technology in the electrical engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale).

Opening of applications for 2024

Applications for the 2024 February and July intakes will open 1 September 2023.

Electrical and electrical and management stream - 1.5-year program

You'll need:

a completed recognised four-year full-time equivalent bachelor degree in the electrical engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale).

Electrical stream - 2-year program

You'll need a completed recognised full-time equivalent of either:

a three-year bachelor degree in electrical engineering or engineering technology (in electrical engineering) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale)
a four-year bachelor degree in any engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale).

Electrical and management stream - 2-year program

You'll need:

a completed recognised three- or four-year full-time equivalent bachelor degree in electrical engineering or engineering technology (in electrical engineering) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale).

Study locations

Gardens Point

What you will learn

This two-year course provides a developmental path for professional engineers to master skills in selected engineering disciplines and the interaction of those disciplines. Enhance your skills in dealing with more complex engineering problems and interactions between engineering technical domains and the broader context in which they exist.

This course provides post-professional knowledge and skills in a range of engineering disciplines. It will equip you with the abilities to become a leader in your chosen engineering field. The program offers both theoretical understanding and practical applications of advanced professional engineering practices with a focus on themed technical discipline areas and sustainable ethical and managerial abilities.

This course has provisional accreditation with Engineers Australia. Professional accreditation allows graduates to work as a professional engineer in countries that are signatories of the Washington Accord.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

As a graduate of this course you will be an Engineers Australia-accredited professional engineer with advanced cutting-edge knowledge and skills in a chosen engineering field or engineering management role. You will:

be able to lead and contribute to complex projects and respond rapidly and effectively to current and emerging local and global challenges
have research capacity for evidence-based practice to imagine and realise change using management strategies advanced design collaborative decision-making and innovation in ethical and sustainable ways as appropriate to your role
be strategic in the use of digital technologies
be an effective collaborator and communicator in disciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts with knowledge of and respect for diverse cultural perspectives.
be able to apply integrated computer-based approaches to monitor and manage internal and external resources in an organisation and implement a range of strategies and practices to support organisational objectives such as competitive advantages innovation sharing lessons learned integration and continuous improvement
be able to become a specialist engineering manager within your chosen professional field in particular a leader and manager of engineering processes
be capable of undertaking management level roles in operations management quality control management logistics enterprise resource planning supply chain management and other specialised engineering fields.

Professional recognition

Our Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical Engineering) and Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical and Management) are provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia. Professional accreditation allows you to work as a professional engineer in countries that are signatories of the Washington Accord.

Possible careers

Electrical engineer
Engineer
Engineering technologist
Engineering manager

Course structure

To graduate with a Master of Professional Engineering you must complete 192 credit points of course units consisting of:

84 credit points of core units including:
- advanced research skills and research-based project units
- two professional practice units
- an advanced discipline unit
- an engineering design unit
108 credit points of discipline units from your specialisation to be selected from a list of options.

Option units provide added depth and breadth in your chosen discipline area. You should select different unit if you have completed a similar or equivalent unit in your previous studies.

You are also required to undertake 60 days of approved work experience in the engineering environment as part of your Work Integrated Learning.