Master of Engineering (By Research)

As part of this course you'll increase your knowledge and practical skills with a research project in a specific area of engineering.

Our College of Engineering and Science has high-tech engineering labs and a very strong research community.

In the latest Excellence in Research for Australia results we were rated:

• 'well above world standard' in electrical and electronic engineering
• 'above world standard' in engineering overall.

VU's engineering research areas include:

• advanced food systems (including biotechnology, chemical, analytical and polymer science)
• applied ecology
• alternative energy
• engineered packaging and distribution (including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, vibrations and dynamics, chemical, analytical and polymer science)
• structural mechanics and materials (including sustainable buildings)
• smart energy
• telecommunications, electronics, photonics and sensors
• water resources.

You'll graduate with well-developed skills for creating innovative engineering solutions. You may progress to higher-level (doctoral) study.

Prepare for a career researching and developing engineering solutions.

You may find a role in government or the private sector in one of the following, depending on your specialisation:

• power generation, transmission, distribution, management and control
• managing, designing and developing telecommunication network systems
• microelectronic and electronic design
• water-related government organisations and private firms.

The Master of Engineering (by Research) will prepare you for one of these roles:

• engineer
• research assistant
• research technician.

• Electrical engineers, A$100,200 (Job Outlook).
• Electronics engineers, A$116,400 (Job Outlook).
• Civil engineers, A$87,000 (Job Outlook).

The standard duration of a Masters Degree (Research) is two years of full-time study or part-time equivalent, although in certain circumstances the degree may be completed in eighteen months.

In some cases the student may be required to complete approved coursework units such as laboratory skills or research design as part of the Masters Degree (Research).

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.