Master of Professional Engineering (Engineering Management & Enterprise)

Overview

• Are you interested in leading complex engineering projects and teams, as well as developing your entrepreneurship skills to effectively drive your own ventures? The Master of Professional Engineering (Engineering Management and Enterprise) is ideal if you have a three or four year engineering degree and want to broaden your career options.
• Throughout this degree there is an emphasis on practical experience and preparing you thoroughly to take the next step in your engineering career. You will also have the opportunity to apply your formal knowledge to a real world problem by completing a research project and dissertation.

Further study

Master of Professional Engineering graduates are eligible to be considered for higher research degrees such as the Master of Research or PhD studies.

Thinking of studying in 2024? UniSQ will be delivering flexible new ways of teaching, with different calendar offerings, making the balance of study and life easier. Read more in our new academic calendar FAQs.

Professional accreditation

The course content in Engineering Management and Enterprise specialisation is directly linked to Engineers Australia Executive Engineering Stage 4 accreditation competencies but is not accredited as there is no graduate membership with Engineers Australia in this new professional area of practice (i.e., membership begins at CPEng and then after this stage 3 Executive Engineer). Graduates from this specialisation must submit their own evidence-based industry experience portfolio for membership accreditation review.

Career outcomes

• With the highly practical knowledge and skills you will gain in engineering management, research, innovation and entrepreneurship you will be an excellent position to pursue a career in positions in management within the field of engineering or launch your own start-up.

Degree structure

To complete this degree students must complete 16 units. Most courses (similar to 'subjects') are valued at 1 unit. To study full-time you would usually complete 4 units per semester.

Courses to be studied Units Core courses 6 Specialisation courses 6 Electives 4 Total 16

Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for courses to be studied and recommended enrolment patterns.

Residential schools

This degree has a mandatory attendance requirement for some of the residential and practical school courses. You'll attend residential schools on-campus, where you will attend face-to-face practicals and tutorials, use the facilities and meet staff and other students.

Other specialisations

• Aerospace Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Power Engineering
• Structural Engineering

How to apply

Complete your online application directly to UniSQ.

Apply direct to UniSQ

The closing dates for applying directly to UniSQ are:

• Semester 1, 2023 - applications close on 20 February and the Semester 1 study period commences on Monday 20 February, 2023.
• Semester 2, 2023 - applications close on 10 July and the Semester 2 study period commences on Monday 10 July, 2023.
• Semester 3, 2023 - applications close on 13 November and Semester 3 study period commences on Monday 13 November, 2023.

2024 intakes

If you are an Australian domestic student, or an international student wanting to study this degree online in your home country, you can apply to start in Trimesters 1, 2 or 3.

• Trimester 1 - applications close 22 January 2024 and the Trimester 1 study period starts on 22 January 2024.
• Trimester 2 - applications close 13 May 2024 and the Trimester 2 study period starts on 13 May 2024.
• Trimester 3 - applications close 2 September 2024 and the Trimester 3 study period starts on 2 September 2024.

If you are an international student wanting to study on-campus in Australia, you can apply to start in Block 2, Block 4 or Block 6. The University accepts applications from international students all year and the intakes are:

• Block 2 - The study period starts on 18 March 2024.
• Block 4 - The study period starts on 8 July 2024.
• Block 6 - The study period starts on 28 October 2024.

Further information

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