Note: This course is not available in 2025.
Course overview
- Description
This course provides a comprehensive skill set for engineering graduates to facilitate employment across the energy export and utilisation industries. In the coming decades, the transition from emissions-managed liquefied natural gas (LNG) to low- and emissions-neutral hydrogen (H2) and ammonia (NH3) as chemical vectors for energy export requires a nuanced appreciation of chemical engineering and its disciplinary interfaces. In addition to a robust understanding of energy exports, this course provides flexibility for the student to understand the engineer's interface with areas such as (i) economics and management; (ii) subsurface reservoir extraction and sequestration; or (iii) low-emissions energy generation. The course is synchronised with the dynamic and rapidly growing energy export industry across Australia.
Graduates from this course will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of energy export vectors in the context of diverse transport, storage, and utilization requirements;
- Assess the energy and emissions intensity associated with the creation of export vectors, including liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, and ammonia; and
- Design an energy export strategy with technical consideration of source vectors, processing, and utilization.
- Course title
- Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies (coursework)
- Award abbreviation
- MLEET
- Course code
- 62520
- Course type
- Master's degree by coursework only
- Status
- Not available in 2025
- Administered by
- Engineering
- CRICOS code
- 083861A
Course details
- Intake periods
- Beginning of year and mid-year
- Attendance type
- Full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
- Articulation
- The Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies has the following exit awards: 60260 Graduate Certificate in Low Emission Energy Technologies (24 points) (24 points), 60330 Graduate Diploma in Low Emission Energy Technologies (48 points) (48 points)
- Credit points required
- 96
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 1 year full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising 48 points of taught units and 48 points of admission credit, as recognised and granted by the School
- Maximum course duration
- 2 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising up to 96 points of taught study (see Rule 5 for further information)
- Time limit
- 5 years
- Delivery mode
- Internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth)
- Domestic fee type
- Commonwealth supported and/or HECS-HELP
- Available to international students
- Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Student Procedures: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Professor Zach Aman
- Fees
- Visit the fees calculator.
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.
Specialisations
Course structure
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
- SS
- summer teaching period
- N/A
- not available in 2025 – may be available in 2026 or 2027
- *
- to be advised
Students who have not completed an engineering degree in chemical engineering or equivalent as recognised by the School, must complete the following conversion units.
Note: Students take CHPR3019 Unit Operations or CHPR3406 Reaction Engineering, depending on prior study
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | CHPR2006 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 2 hours per week |
| S2 | CHPR2007 | Heat and Mass Transfer |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 1 hour per week; labs: 2 hours per semester |
| S2 | CHPR3019 | Unit Operations |
| Lectures: 3 hours per week; Laboratories: 10 hours per semester |
| S2 | CHPR3406 | Reaction Engineering | Lectures: 3-hours per week; Practical Classes: 2-hours per week | |
| S1 | GENG2003 | Fluid Mechanics |
| lectures/workshops: 2 hours per week; practical classes: 1 hour per week; labs: 3 sessions during semester, totalling 6 hours |
Take all units (36 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | CHPR4408 | Chemical and Thermal Renewable Energies |
| 3 hours per week workshop |
| NS | CHPR5520 | Combustion Science and Technology |
| |
| S1 | CHPR5521 | Flow Assurance for Future Energy |
| |
| S2 | CHPR5522 | Gas Processing Technologies |
| |
| S2 | CHPR5809 | Field Development Project |
| |
| S2 | GENG4410 | Fossil to Future – The Transition |
| 3 hours per week workshop |
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points. Students who have not completed an engineering degree in a cognate area, or equivalent as recognised by the School, must take unit(s) to the value of 36 points.
Note: Business related units (MGMT5239, ECON5504, FINA5601, and GENG5507); Reservoir related units (GEOS4412, GEOS5503, GEOS5504); and Renewable related units (OCEN4007, GENG5506, CIVL5505, GENG5516)
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | CIVL5505 | Design of Offshore Energy Facilities |
| |
| T2 | ECON5504 | Global Energy and Mineral Markets |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| NS | FINA5601 | Valuation and Risk Analysis for Resource Companies |
| Intensive—lectures/seminars/workshops: 5 sessions (7–8 hours) over 7 weeks Trimester—lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S2 | GENG5504 | Petroleum Engineering |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S2 | GENG5506 | Renewable Energy |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S1, S2 | GENG5507 | Risk, Reliability and Safety | lectures: 2 hour per week; practical classes: 1 hour per week; workshops: 3 hours per week | |
| S1 | GENG5516 | Energy Storage Systems | lectures: 36 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 9 hours | |
| S2 | GEOS4403 | Introduction to Basin Analysis |
| workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| NS | GEOS4412 | Petroleum Systems and Subsurface Characterisation |
| workshops: 8 hours per week for 6 weeks |
| T3 | MGMT5239 | Oil and Gas Sector Management |
| intensive delivery |
| S2 | OCEN4007 | Renewable Ocean Energy |
| lectures: 3 x 45 mins per week; practical classes: 2 x 1 hrs per week; labs: 3 hours every third week |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Note: This course is not available in 2025.
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules
2.(1) A student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).
(2) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.
English Language competency requirements
3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.
Admission requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a Master of Professional Engineering, or a Bachelor of Engineering(Honours), or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
and
(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent.
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Articulations and exit awards
6.(1) This course has the following exit awards:
- 60260 Graduate Certificate in Low Emission Energy Technologies (24 points)
- 60330 Graduate Diploma in Low Emission Energy Technologies (48 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies course before completing it, A student who withdraws from the Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies before completing it, but after completing level 4 and 5 core units to the value of 24 points, including at least one or all of CHPR4408, CHPR5520, CHRP5521 or CHPR5522 either in-semester or through micro-credentials where available, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Low Emission Energy Technologies, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Low Emission Energy Technologies.
(3) A student who withdraws from the Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies course before completing it, A student who withdraws from the Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies before completing it, but after completing level 4 and 5 core units to the value of 48 points, including at least one or all of CHPR4408, CHPR5520, CHRP5521 or CHPR5522 either in-semester or through micro-credentials where available, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Low Emission Energy Technologies, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Low Emission Energy Technologies.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 96 points (maximum value) which include conversion units to a value of 48 points.
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
(3) Students who have completed an Engineering degree in a cognate area, or equivalent as recognised by the School are granted credit for conversion units up to a value of 48 points.
Satisfactory progress
8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.
(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—
(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';
(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';
(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.
Award with distinction
12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent which is calculated based on—
(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;
(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;
and
(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.
Deferrals
13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).