Master of Professional Engineering (Specialisation) (N7E)

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Overview  2021

Entry Requirements

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Duration

Minimum 3 Years, up to a maximum of 7 Years

Duration

Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

This course may not be available to international students. Please see the International Online Course Guide (PDF 809KB) for courses that are offered to international students

Due to the ongoing response to COVID-19, online study may replace some or all of your on-campus classes. We'll be sure to keep you informed of any changes.
This new conversion course is primarily aimed at students with non-Washington accord Engineering degrees, or who have a Washington accord degree in a different engineering discipline, and who wish to practice as a professional engineer following graduation.

The learning outcomes of the Master of Professional Engineering (Specialisation) degree are:

  • to provide a sound basis in the physical sciences, mathematics and basic engineering science;
  • to provide specific theory and practice in the relevant engineering discipline;
  • to train students to an AQF level 9 graduate level
  • to deliver graduates equipped with Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies to allow entry to engineering practice in the relevant engineering specialisation and form the foundation for ongoing learning towards Stage 2 Competency and Chartered Status
  • to produce well-rounded graduates who can develop their professional and managerial skills in their places of employment;
  • to provide students with experience and expertise in substantive research training as is required for AQF level 9 certification; and
  • to offer a pathway into AQF level 10 Doctoral research studies.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 12 weeks practical experience in an engineering environment outside the university where they are exposed to professional engineering practice. This is normally achieved through a summer placement during the course, but relevant prior experience may be counted.

Career outcomes

Professional Recognition

Accreditation (Stage 1 competencies) will be sought for the proposed Masters degree through Engineers Australia and related international recognition in all other countries that are co-signatories to the Washington Accord.  Provisional accreditation will be sought in 2016 with full accreditation after first graduations.

Course structure

The MProfEng (Specialisation) is a three year qualification but advanced standing for up to 1 year may be granted for suitably qualified candidates.  It is open to both science and engineering graduates who seek to obtain an AQF Level 9 qualification that satisfies the Engineers Australia requirement for admission as a graduate member at the professional engineering (Washington Accord) Stage 1 Level.

Civil and Structural Specialisation

Year 1

The applicability of calculus and linear algebra is so broad that fluency in it is essential for a successful career in a variety of areas including science and engineering. This unit is devoted to the conceptual and logical development of…

Credit Points: 12.5

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HobartSemester 1

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This unit aims to introduce students to the profession of engineering and covers professional skills including design,communication (written, oral, visual and technical), teamwork and project management. This unit will help studentsclarify an engineering career path and will build their skill-set…

Credit Points: 12.5

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The main objective of this unit is to develop in students the ability to analyse engineering statics problems in a simple and logical manner through the application of several basic principles. It will consolidate the fundamental concepts of Newton’s Mechanics…

Credit Points: 12.5

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This unit is a continuation of KMA152, with emphasis on the application of single-variable calculus and linear algebra to problems in the physical and biological sciences, economics, and engineering. The units KMA152 and KMA154 also provide an excellent introduction to…

Credit Points: 12.5

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HobartSemester 2

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In this unit you will develop knowledge and skills for solving problems in engineering dynamics based on fundamentaltheory developed using Newtonian Mechanics with an introductory focus on particle kinematics and kinetics. This isundertaken by applying theory to solve dynamics problems…

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This unit will provide students with an overview of programming and its role in problem-solving, and strategies for designing solutions to programming problems with reference to the Java programming language. Beginning with the fundamental characteristics of computers and how they…

Credit Points: 12.5

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HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2

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The unit develops a basic knowledge of chemistry and chemical principles necessary for the understanding of the physical and chemical properties of materials. Topics include an introduction to chemical theory, bonding and intermolecular forces, water chemistry, metals, alloys, silicates, glasses,…

Credit Points: 12.5

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This unit extends the students' knowledge and experience of programming. It introduces dynamic data structures, foundational collection abstract data types, and computational algorithms and techniques. Programming is undertaken in Java and C and topics include: references and pointers, memory management,…

Credit Points: 12.5

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LauncestonSemester 2

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This unit aims to continue the introduction of design, and will cover professional engineering skills of communication (written, oral, visual and technical), teamwork, project management, sustainability, ethics and creativity and innovation. This unit will further enhance design in the context…

Credit Points: 12.5

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HobartSemester 2

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The unit presents a fundamental introduction to electrical circuits, and is the first unit to cover this material for allengineers. It covers basic concepts used in the study of electricity and circuits, including the fundamental laws ofelectrical phenomena, and methods…

Credit Points: 12.5

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Year 2

This unit extends concepts from single variable calculus into the domain of several variables. Particular attention is given to the 3 dimensional Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems.Topics include the analysis of general surfaces, quadric surfaces and countour surfaces; parameterisation…

Credit Points: 12.5

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The unit augments the fundamentals of the elastic behaviour of solid bodies acquired in the first year of the course, particularly in KNE113 Statics and KNE216 Civil Engineering 1. It will also lay foundations of modern methods of analysis of…

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Year 3

Engineering Project A and Engineering Project B will normally be taken consecutively in the final two semesters of the degree. Each student is required to undertake a substantial high level two-semester project within their engineering discipline, which may involve aspects…

Credit Points: 25

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Closed conduit flow -- velocity distribution and friction factors; pipe networks, surge towers, water hammer. Surface waves, shoaling, breaking, wind generation. Open channel flow -- estuarine bores, hydraulic jumps, critical flow, backwater analysis, flood and surge waves. Weirs, spillways, flood…

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The unit covers fundamental concepts, principles, and methods of stress analysis, including elastic stress analysis of two- and three-dimensional bodies, Airy and Saint Venant stress function formulations and specific solutions in rectangular and polar coordinates, axisymmetric stresses in rotating bodies,…

Credit Points: 12.5

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Engineering Project A and Engineering Project B will normally be taken consecutively in the final two semesters of the degree. Each student is required to undertake a substantial high level two-semester project within their engineering discipline, which may involve aspects…

Credit Points: 25

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Credit Points: 12.5

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HobartSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit gives an introduction to rock mechanics and its application in controlling rock mass instability and reinforcing rock mass by design appropriate support system in mining and tunnelling. The syllabus consists of two components, i.e. mining geomechanics and ground…

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Entry requirements

  • A Bachelor degree in a science based discipline with sufficient numerical skills to undertake the MProfEng (Specialisation) course; or
  • A Bachelor degree in Engineering (Non-Washington Accord) or
  • A Bachelor degree in Engineering majoring in a different specialisation than that to be undertaken under the MProfEng (Specialisaton).

For those applicants who are nationals of and currently residing in a country where English is NOT the official language, evidence of an IELTS or TOEFL test must be provided. For the MProfEng (Specialisation) an IELTS score of 6.0 or above (with no area below 6.0), or equivalent is required.

Candidates who are able to demonstrate a minimum of 12 weeks practical experience in an engineering environment outside a university where they have been exposed to professional engineering practice will be granted credit for KNE389 and KNE390.

Advanced standing for the first year of the MProfEng (Specialisation) may be granted for suitably qualified candidates. Granting of additional credit in years 2 and 3 may be considered where applicable.

Students who have completed a Bachelor of Engineering from an Institution accredited under the Washington Accord cannot enroll in the MProfEng (Specialisation) for which they already hold the specialisation.

MProfEng (Specialisation) graduates will be eligible to apply for a Higher Degree Research program, including PhD, contingent on performance.

Fees & scholarships

Domestic students

Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.

Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

Domestic students enrolled in certain postgraduate coursework programs may not be eligible for student payments through Youth Allowance and Austudy. Visit the Department of Social Services website to find out more about eligibility for Centrelink support and the list of eligible courses

International students

2021 Total Course Fee (international students): TBA *.

Course cost based on a rate of $34,450 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).

* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.

Scholarships

For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.

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