Master of Professional Engineering
This course is a professionally accredited engineering degree for students who have completed undergraduate studies in engineering. Students specialise in a program of engineering and undertake advanced engineering technical units, a design and a research project, and professional units. The course, designed in consultation with industry, equips graduates with both outstanding technical skills and the ability to work creatively as part of a team across the breadth of an engineering challenge.
Read more about each specialisation and their program level outcomes.
Course overview
- Course title
- Master of Professional Engineering
- Award abbreviation
- MPE
- Course code
- 62550
- Course type
- professional practice master's degree
- Status
- current / 2021
- Administered by
- Faculty Office - Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
- CRICOS code
- 081025J
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 Professional Engineering has the following exit awards: 60260 Graduate Certificate in Engineering (24 points) (24 points), 60330 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (48 points) (48 points)
- Credit points required
- 144
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 2 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising 96 points of taught units and 48 points of admission credit, as recognised and granted by the Faculty
- Maximum course duration
- 3 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising up to 144 points of taught study (see Rule 5 for further information)
- Professional accreditation
- Master of Professional Engineering is accredited by: Engineers Australia (EA); Engineers Australia (EA); Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE); Australian Computer Society (ACS) and Engineers Australia (EA).
- 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 'Schedule 2: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Professor Tim Sercombe
- 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.
Specialisations
SP-EBIOM Biomedical Engineering
SP-ECHEM Chemical Engineering
SP-ECIVI Civil Engineering
SP-EELEC Electrical and Electronic Engineering
SP-EENVI Environmental Engineering
SP-EMECH Mechanical Engineering
SP-EMINI Mining Engineering
SP-ESOFT Software Engineering
Course structure
| Key to availability of units: |
|---|
| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2021; NS = non-standard teaching period |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2022 or 2023.
Students who have not completed a major in Engineering Science major from this University, or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty, must complete conversion units up to the value of 48 points.
Take all units (24 points):
Note: Students who commenced the course prior to 2014 should contact the Student Experience Office to obtain a study plan.
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | GENG5010 | Professional Engineering Portfolio (0 points) |
| 450 hours (12 weeks) |
| S1, S2 | GENG5505 | Project Management and Engineering Practice |
| lectures: 26 hours; practical classes: 13 hours |
| S1, S2 | GENG5507 | Risk, Reliability and Safety |
| lectures: 2 hour per week; practical classes: 1 hour per week; workshops: 3 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | GENG5511 | Engineering Research Project Part 1 |
| |
| S1, S2 | GENG5512 | Engineering Research Project Part 2 |
|
Biomedical Engineering specialisation
Take all units (54 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | BMEG4001 | Biomedical Instrumentation |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; activities: 2 hours per week |
| S1 | BMEG4002 | Biomaterials |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes and lab classes: 2 hours per week |
| S2 | BMEG4003 | Cardiovascular Biomechanics |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes and lab classes: 2 hours per week |
| S2 | BMEG5001 | Advanced Topics in Biomedical Engineering |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; activities: 2 hours per week |
| S1 | BMEG5551 | Biomedical Engineering Design Project 1 |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes/activities: 2 hours per week |
| S2 | BMEG5552 | Biomedical Engineering Design Project 2 |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes/activities: 2 hours per week |
| S1 | PHYS5401 | Medical Imaging Physics |
| 2 - 4 hours per week plus one hour of practicals per week |
| S1 | SCIE5516 | Materials Characterisation for Bioengineering Applications |
| lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorial/activity: 2 hrs per week for up to 12 weeks |
| S1 | SSEH4633 | Advanced Biomechanical Methods |
| lectures: 1 x 2 hours per week; labs: 1 x 2 hours per week |
Take unit(s) to a total value of 18 points, comprising either: 12 points from Group A and 6 points from Group B, or 12 points from Group C and 6 points from Group B, or 18 points from Group B:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | SCIE4001 | Collecting, Analysing and Interpreting Big Data in Biology |
| Lectures and Seminars: 27 hours |
| S2 | SCIE4002 | Bioinformatics and Data Analysis for Genomics |
| lectures and tutorials: 24 hours per semester; presentation sessions: approx. 6 (depending on student enrolment) |
As per sequence notes in Group A.
Group B
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | BUSN5100 | Applied Professional Business Communications | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S1 | CITS4402 | Computer Vision |
| |
| S2 | GENG4402 | Control Engineering |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: to be scheduled during semester |
| S2 | GENG4405 | Numerical Methods and Modelling |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 2 hours per week; computer class: 1 hour per week |
| S2 | PUBH5769 | Biostatistics II |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1.5 hours per week (for face-to-face mode only) |
| S1, S2 | SCIE5515 | Global Challenges in Biomedical Science |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 2 hours per week |
| N/A | SVLG5003 | Wicked Problems |
| The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether. |
As per sequence notes in Group A.
Group C
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS | MKTG5503 | Enterprise and Innovation |
| lectures/workshops/seminars: total of 36 hours over 8 weeks |
| NS | MKTG5604 | Technology Commercialisation |
| lectures/seminars: 36 hours (12 x 3 hours) |
Chemical Engineering specialisation
Take all units (48 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | CHPR4404 | Advanced Thermodynamics |
| |
| S1 | CHPR4405 | Particle Mechanics and Solids Handling |
| |
| S2 | CHPR4406 | Reaction Engineering |
| |
| S2 | CHPR4407 | Transport Phenomena |
| |
| S1 | CHPR5501 | Advanced Reaction Engineering and Catalysts |
| |
| S2 | CHPR5551 | Chemical Engineering Design Project 1 |
| |
| S2 | CHPR5552 | Chemical Engineering Design Project 2 |
| |
| S2 | GENG4402 | Control Engineering |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: to be scheduled during semester |
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS | CHPR5520 | Combustion Science and Technology |
| |
| S1 | CHPR5521 | Gas Processing 1—Flow Assurance and Gathering |
| |
| S2 | CHPR5522 | Gas Processing 2—Treating and LNG Production |
| |
| S1 | ELEC5506 | Process Instrumentation and Control |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| S1 | GENG5516 | Energy Storage Systems |
| lectures: 36 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 9 hours |
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
Group B
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | BMEG4002 | Biomaterials |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes and lab classes: 2 hours per week |
| S2 | BMEG4003 | Cardiovascular Biomechanics |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes and lab classes: 2 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | BUSN5100 | Applied Professional Business Communications | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S2 | CITS4009 | Computational Data Analysis |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week |
| S2 | ENVE4401 | Contaminant Fate and Transport |
| 3 per week |
| S1 | GENG4403 | Extractive Metallurgy |
| |
| S1, S2 | GENG4410 | Fossil to Future – The Transition |
| lectures: 36 hours; practicals: 12 hours |
| S2 | GENG5503 | Modern Control Systems |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| S2 | GENG5504 | Petroleum Engineering |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S2 | GENG5506 | Renewable Energy |
| lectures and practical classes |
| N/A | SVLG5003 | Wicked Problems |
| The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether. |
Civil Engineering specialisation
Take all units (48 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | CIVL4401 | Applied Geomechanics |
| 49 (lectures: 20 hours; seminars: 13 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 4 hours) |
| S1 | CIVL4402 | Civil Hydraulics |
| lectures: 39 hours; practical classes: 26 hours |
| S2 | CIVL4403 | Structural Concrete |
| lectures: 39 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; workshops: 12 hours |
| S1 | CIVL4404 | Structural Steel |
| lectures: 39 hours; practical classes: 24 hours |
| S1 | CIVL5551 | Civil Engineering Design Project 1 |
| |
| S2 | CIVL5552 | Civil Engineering Design Project 2 |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S2 | GENG4405 | Numerical Methods and Modelling |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 2 hours per week; computer class: 1 hour per week |
| S1 | GENG5514 | Finite Element Method |
| lectures and practical classes |
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | BUSN5100 | Applied Professional Business Communications | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S2 | CIVL5501 | Structural Dynamics |
| lectures: 39 hours; practical classes: 26 hours |
| S1 | CIVL5502 | Transportation Engineering |
| lectures: 24 hours; practical classes: 24 hours |
| NS | CIVL5503 | Underground Construction |
| 49 hours |
| S2 | CIVL5504 | Offshore Geomechanics |
| 56 hours |
| S2 | CIVL5505 | Introduction to Design of Offshore Systems |
| |
| S1 | CIVL5506 | Pavement Design |
| 5 hours per week (3 lectures, 1 practice session, 1 computer lab) |
| S1 | ENVE4402 | Hydrology |
| |
| NS | ENVE5502 | Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery |
| workshops |
| S1 | GENG5501 | Coastal and Offshore Engineering |
| |
| S2 | GENG5502 | Environmental Geotechnics |
| |
| N/A | SVLG5003 | Wicked Problems |
| The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether. |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering specialisation
Take all units (48 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | ELEC4401 | Circuits and Electronic Systems |
| lectures: 36 hours; practical classes: 22 hours; labs: 8 hours |
| NS | ELEC4402 | Communications Systems |
| lectures: 36 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 18 hours |
| S1 | ELEC4404 | Signal Processing |
| lectures: 36 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 6 hours |
| S2 | ELEC4406 | Digital System Design |
| 48 hours (lectures 36 hours: practical classes: 12 hours: laboratories 12 hours) |
| S1 | ELEC5505 | Power System Analysis |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S1 | ELEC5551 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Design Project 1 |
| |
| S2 | ELEC5552 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Design Project 2 |
| |
| S2 | GENG4402 | Control Engineering |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: to be scheduled during semester |
Take units to a total value of 24 points from Group A or take units to a total value of 18 points from Group A and 6 points from Group B:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ELEC5501 | Advanced Communications |
| practical classes: 24 hours; lectures: 24 hours; labs: 9 hours |
| N/A | ELEC5502 | Analogue Electronics |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| S1 | ELEC5503 | Digital Microelectronics System Design |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| S1 | ELEC5504 | Power Electronics |
| lectures: 36 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 9 hours |
| S1 | ELEC5506 | Process Instrumentation and Control |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| S1 | ELEC5508 | Semiconductor Nanoelectronics |
| |
| S2 | GENG5503 | Modern Control Systems |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| S2 | GENG5506 | Renewable Energy |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S1 | GENG5508 | Robotics |
| lectures and laboratories |
Take units to a total value of 24 points from Group A or take units to a total value of 18 points from Group A and 6 points from Group B:
Group B
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | BMEG4001 | Biomedical Instrumentation |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; activities: 2 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | BUSN5100 | Applied Professional Business Communications | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S1 | CITS4402 | Computer Vision |
| |
| N/A | CITS4404 | Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems |
| |
| N/A | CITS4419 | Mobile and Wireless Computing |
| |
| S2 | ELEC5509 | Grid Integration of Renewable Energy |
| lectures: 24 hours; practical classes: 24 hours; labs: 9 hours |
| N/A | ELEC5510 | Design and Analysis of Smart Grids and Microgrids |
| lectures: 36 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 9 hours |
| S2 | GENG4405 | Numerical Methods and Modelling |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 2 hours per week; computer class: 1 hour per week |
| S1 | GENG5516 | Energy Storage Systems |
| lectures: 36 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 9 hours |
| S1 | SCIE5516 | Materials Characterisation for Bioengineering Applications |
| lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorial/activity: 2 hrs per week for up to 12 weeks |
| N/A | SVLG5003 | Wicked Problems |
| The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether. |
Environmental Engineering specialisation
Take all units (54 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENVE4401 | Contaminant Fate and Transport |
| 3 per week |
| S1 | ENVE4402 | Hydrology |
| |
| S1 | ENVE4403 | Fluid Transport, Mixing and Dispersion |
| lectures: 2 per week; practical sessions: 2 per week; laboratories: two 3-hour sessions per semester |
| S1 | ENVE4405 | Ecological Engineering |
| |
| S2 | ENVE5551 | Environmental Engineering Design Project 1 |
| |
| S1 | ENVE5552 | Environmental Engineering Design Project 2 |
| |
| S1, S2 | ENVT4411 | Geographic Information Systems Applications |
| The total workload for the unit is 150 hours. This includes podcasts for viewing and reading to be undertaken prior to attending one compulsory 3-hour workshop per week where students will be contributing to interactive discussions together with practical lab work using GIS software. Completion of the practical workshop labs is necessary to enable skills for completing written unit assessment. Independent learning is required throughout the unit. |
| S2 | ENVT5566 | Advanced Spatial and Environmental Modelling |
| total of 150 hours |
| S2 | GENG4405 | Numerical Methods and Modelling |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 2 hours per week; computer class: 1 hour per week |
Take unit(s) to the value of 18 points:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | BUSN5100 | Applied Professional Business Communications | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S1 | ECON4410 | Environmental and Resource Economics |
| lectures: 2 hours; tutorials: 1 hour; labs: 1 hour (4 hours/week for 12 weeks) |
| NS | ENVE5502 | Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery |
| workshops |
| S1 | GENG5501 | Coastal and Offshore Engineering |
| |
| S2 | GENG5502 | Environmental Geotechnics |
| |
| S2 | GENG5506 | Renewable Energy |
| lectures and practical classes |
| NS | MINE4406 | Geotechnology of Mine Waste |
| |
| NS | OCEN4002 | Ocean Hazards |
| |
| N/A | OCEN4004 | Sustainable Marine Management and Planning |
| |
| 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 |
| N/A | SVLG5003 | Wicked Problems |
| The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether. |
Mechanical Engineering specialisation
Take all units (60 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | GENG4402 | Control Engineering |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: to be scheduled during semester |
| S2 | GENG4405 | Numerical Methods and Modelling |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 2 hours per week; computer class: 1 hour per week |
| S1 | GENG5514 | Finite Element Method |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S2 | MECH4424 | Measurement and Noise |
| lectures/information sessions: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 1 hour per week; labs: 2 hours per week |
| S2 | MECH4426 | Dynamics, Vibration and Sound |
| lectures/practical classes |
| S1 | MECH4428 | Degradation of Materials |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 1 hour per week; labs: 3-hour session per semester |
| S1 | MECH4429 | Applied Engineering Thermodynamics | lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes: 1 hour per week; labs: 6 hours in total | |
| S2 | MECH5502 | Analysis and Design of Machine Components |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; specialised lectures: 5–6 hours per semester; practical classes: 2 hours per week |
| S1 | MECH5551 | Mechanical Engineering Design Project 1 |
| |
| S2 | MECH5552 | Mechanical Engineering Design Project 2 |
|
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | BMEG4002 | Biomaterials |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes and lab classes: 2 hours per week |
| S2 | BMEG4003 | Cardiovascular Biomechanics |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; practical classes and lab classes: 2 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | BUSN5100 | Applied Professional Business Communications | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S1 | CHPR4405 | Particle Mechanics and Solids Handling |
| |
| S2 | CHPR4407 | Transport Phenomena |
| |
| S2 | CIVL5505 | Introduction to Design of Offshore Systems |
| |
| S1 | ENVE4405 | Ecological Engineering |
| |
| NS | ENVE5502 | Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery |
| workshops |
| S1 | GENG4403 | Extractive Metallurgy |
| |
| S1, S2 | GENG4410 | Fossil to Future – The Transition |
| lectures: 36 hours; practicals: 12 hours |
| S1 | GENG5501 | Coastal and Offshore Engineering |
| |
| S2 | GENG5503 | Modern Control Systems |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| S2 | GENG5504 | Petroleum Engineering |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S2 | GENG5506 | Renewable Energy |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S1 | GENG5508 | Robotics |
| lectures and laboratories |
| N/A | MECH5501 | Applied Acoustics |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| S2 | MECH5504 | Design and Failure Analysis of Materials |
| lectures, practical classes and laboratories |
| 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 |
| NS | OCEN5002 | Ocean Engineering and Technology |
| |
| S1 | SCIE5516 | Materials Characterisation for Bioengineering Applications |
| lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorial/activity: 2 hrs per week for up to 12 weeks |
| N/A | SVLG5003 | Wicked Problems |
| The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether. |
Mining Engineering specialisation
Take all units (48 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | MINE4401 | Underground Mining 1 |
| |
| S2 | MINE4404 | Rock Mechanics |
| |
| S1 | MINE4405 | Mineral Resources |
| |
| NS | MINE4406 | Geotechnology of Mine Waste |
| |
| S1 | MINE4503 | Surface Mining |
| |
| S1 | MINE5501 | Mining Management | ||
| S2 | MINE5502 | Underground Mining 2 | ||
| S1 | MINE5552 | Mining Engineering Design Project 2 |
Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | MINE5551 | Mining Engineering Design Project 1 | ||
| N/A | SVLG5003 | Wicked Problems |
| The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether. |
Take unit(s) to the value of 18 points:
Group B
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | ACCT5432 | Introductory Financial Accounting |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | BUSN5100 | Applied Professional Business Communications | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S2 | CITS4009 | Computational Data Analysis |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week |
| S1 | CIVL4401 | Applied Geomechanics |
| 49 (lectures: 20 hours; seminars: 13 hours; practical classes: 12 hours; labs: 4 hours) |
| S2 | ECON5541 | Economics for Business: Applications and Policy |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S1 | EMPL5412 | Employment Relations |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S2 | EMPL5450 | Advanced Topics in Employment Relations |
| Seminars: 5 blocks of 6 hours in the first part of the semester plus one block of 6 hours at the end of the semester |
| S1 | EMPL5511 | Employment Relations in a Global Context |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S1 | GENG4403 | Extractive Metallurgy |
| |
| S2 | GENG4405 | Numerical Methods and Modelling |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 2 hours per week; computer class: 1 hour per week |
| S2 | GENG5506 | Renewable Energy |
| lectures and practical classes |
| S1, S2 | HRMT5504 | Introduction to Human Resource Management |
| seminars: up to 3 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | MGMT5507 | Management and Organisations |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S2 | MGMT5508 | Organisational Behaviour and Leadership |
| seminars: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks |
Software Engineering specialisation
Take all units (36 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | CITS4401 | Software Requirements and Design |
| |
| S1 | CITS5501 | Software Testing and Quality Assurance |
| |
| S2 | CITS5503 | Cloud Computing |
| |
| S2 | CITS5507 | High Performance Computing |
| |
| S1 | CITS5551 | Software Engineering Design Project 1 |
| |
| S1, S2 | CITS5552 | Software Engineering Design Project 2 |
|
Take unit(s) to the value of 36 points:
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | BUSN5100 | Applied Professional Business Communications | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
| S2 | CITS4009 | Computational Data Analysis |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week |
| S1 | CITS4402 | Computer Vision |
| |
| N/A | CITS4403 | Computational Modelling |
| |
| N/A | CITS4404 | Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems |
| |
| N/A | CITS4419 | Mobile and Wireless Computing |
| |
| S2 | CITS5506 | The Internet of Things |
| Lectures: 2-hours per week; Labs: 3-hours per week |
| S1 | CITS5508 | Machine Learning |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week for 11 weeks from week 2 |
| S2 | ELEC4406 | Digital System Design |
| 48 hours (lectures 36 hours: practical classes: 12 hours: laboratories 12 hours) |
| S2 | GENG4402 | Control Engineering |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: to be scheduled during semester |
| S2 | GENG4405 | Numerical Methods and Modelling |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practical classes: 2 hours per week; computer class: 1 hour per week |
| S1 | GENG5508 | Robotics |
| lectures and laboratories |
| N/A | SVLG5003 | Wicked Problems |
| The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether. |
Example Study Plans
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE BIOM 2 Year Study Plan [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE CIVI 2 Year Study Plan [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE ECHEM 2 Year Study Plan Final [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE EMINI 2 Year Study Plan Final [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE ENVI 2 Year Study Plan [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE ENVI 2 Year Study Plan 1 [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE MECH 2 YEAR Study Plan [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE MPE EELEC 2 YEAR Study Plan Final [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 1 2021 MPE SOFT 2 Year Study Plan [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 2 2021 MPE BIOM 2 Year Study Plan [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 2 2021 MPE CIVI 2 Year Study Plan [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 2 2021 MPE ECHEM 2 Year Study Plan Final [pdf]
- 62550 SEM 2 2021 MPE EELEC 2 Year Study Plan Final [pdf]
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See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
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) Except as stated in (2), 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 who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the CARS module is not required to repeat the module.
(3) 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 UWA bachelor's degree with a major in Engineering Science1 or Bachelor of Automation and Robotics; or
(b) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
(i) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent; and
(ii) prior studies in engineering, physics or mathematics;
or
(c) completed units in the Master of Professional Engineering Preliminary course at UWA as prescribed by the Faculty;
or
(d) completed a UWA Diploma in Science with a major in Engineering Science1
1 Students are required to achieve a course weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent in their bachelor's degree or a weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Engineering Science major.
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 Engineering (24 points)
- 60330 Graduate Diploma in Engineering (48 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Professional Engineering course before completing it, but after completing course core units and/or specialisation-specific units to the value of 24 points, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Engineering.
(3) A student who withdraws from the Master of Professional Engineering course before completing it, but after completing course core units and/or specialisation-specific units to the value of 48 points, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Engineering.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 144 points (maximum value) which includes conversion units to a value of 48 points, course core units and specialisation units. The course comprises the following specialisations :
- SP-EBIOM Biomedical Engineering
- SP-ECHEM Chemical Engineering
- SP-ECIVI Civil Engineering
- SP-EELEC Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- SP-EENVI Environmental Engineering
- SP-EMECH Mechanical Engineering
- SP-EMINI Mining Engineering
- SP-ESOFT Software Engineering
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
(3) Students who have completed a major in Engineering Science from this University, or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty are granted credit for conversion units up to a value of 48 points.
Satisfactory progress
8.(1) Subject to (2), to make satisfactory progress in a calendar year a student must pass units to a value of at least half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
(2) A student who fails a unit twice is not permitted to enrol again in that unit unless the Faculty approves otherwise.
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) Students who make satisfactory progress are assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.
(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—
(a) students who do not make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 for the first time are assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';
(b) students who do not make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 for the second time are assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';
(c) students who do not make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 for the third time are 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).
Additional rules
Professional practicum
14.(1) Students are required to complete at least 450 hours of suitable practical experience as approved by the Faculty.
(2) With the support of the Faculty, students are expected to make their own arrangements for practical experience.
(3) The Faculty may, on written application by a student and on production of satisfactory evidence, accept work completed by the student prior to acceptance into the course as fulfilling the requirements of (1).
(4) Students must submit an online portfolio (GENG5010 Professional Engineering Portfolio2) at the end of their final semester of study in the Master of Professional Engineering. The portfolio must refer to the practicum work completed under (1) and/or (3) above and demonstrate the student's attainment of the sixteen elements of competency outlined in the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer. Students may also refer to coursework activities in their portfolio. Certificates of Work Performed and other evidence must be included.
2 Students enrol in GENG5010 Professional Engineering Portfolio in their final semester of study. They may, however, contribute material to their portfolio at any time during their studies.
Substitution
15. Where a student has completed relevant studies in a course accredited by Engineers Australia, the Faculty may permit or require a student to substitute for specialisation specific units other units available within the course up to a value of 24 points, provided that no more than 48 points are completed at Level 4.
Admissions/enrolment-related rules
16. Students who have not completed WACE Mathematics: Specialist 3C/3D, Physics 3A/3B, or equivalent are required to take additional preparatory units, and may not be able to complete in a full-time enrolment.