1. Overview

Course:	Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical) (2024)
CP Required:	144
Min FT Duration:	3.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

2. Requirements

To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, including:

(a) 60 credit points of Core units as listed

(b) ENGG5217 Practical Experience

(c) 24 credit points of Foundation units

(d) 36 credit points of Electrical Elective units

(e) 12 credit points of Management Elective units

(f) A minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research Pathway units

(g) Candidates undertaking the Research Pathway, replace 12 credit points of elective units with Research Pathway units

Admission to candidature

Admission to candidature requires: EITHER (a) a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Sydney, OR (b) equivalent qualification, with a minimum credit average; OR (c) a non-engineering bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average, with studies equivalent to 48 credit points in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, computing or statistics, as related to the intended engineering specialisation.

All candidates for admission must have prior learning equivalent to 48 credit points in total, which, in the estimation of the Dean, is comparable to the requirements for the first year of a Bachelor of Engineering at this University in the stream sought for admission.

Credit for previous study

Candidates with a Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent in the relevant discipline, and who have reached an acceptable level of academic achievement in their prior degree, may be eligible for a reduction of volume in learning of up to 48 credit points.

A maximum of 72 credit points may be granted towards the Master of Professional Engineering from external postgraduate studies where no award has been, or will be made, provided the studies are acceptable to the Program Director Dean and are equivalent to units of study offered in the Master of Professional Engineering.

Candidates transferring from the Master of Engineering to the Master of Professional Engineering may transfer up to 24 credit points provided units are equivalent to units of study offered in the Master of Professional Engineering. Any additional credit is subject to the approval by the Dean.

Progression

Candidates are required to meet the progression requirements as specified in the University's Coursework Rule.

Transitional provisions

These rules apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2015 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January 2015 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January 2015 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement.

Course resolutions

This course is administered under course resolutions published in the Faculty Handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/

3. Semesters

Note: Year One covers Foundation units only. Candidates with a prior Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent in the field related to this specialisation may be exempted from Foundation units.

Note: Year One covers foundation units only. Students with a prior Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent in the field related to this specialisation are exempt from these foundation units.

Note: Students need to complete 24 credit points of Foundation Units across Year Two. 12 credit points is recommended for each semester, but students may take more or less in each semester as long as the final total for the year as a whole is 24 credit points.

Note: Students need to complete 24 credit points of Foundation Units across Year Two plus 36 credit points of Electrical Electives and 12 credit points of Management Units for the degree as a whole. The Electrical Electives and Management Units may be completed in Year Two or Year Three as preferred.

Note: 36 credit points of Electrical Electives and 12 credit points of Management Units must be completed across the degree as a whole. The Electrical Electives and Management Units may be completed in Year Two or Year Three as preferred.

Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project Placement pathway take ELEC5010 in place of ENGG5217 Practical Experience, ELEC5020/ELEC5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Elective units of study.

Note: 36 credit points of Electrical Electives and 12 credit points of Management Units must be completed across the degree as a whole. The Electrical Electives and Management Units may be completed in Year Two or Year Three as preferred.

Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project Placement pathway take ELEC5010 in place of ENGG5217 Practical Experience, ELEC5020/ELEC5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Elective units of study.

4. Pathways

Capstone Project

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC5020: Capstone Project A
Core	6	ELEC5021: Capstone Project B

Note: Capstone Project must be completed by all students, unless undertaking Research Pathway (conditions below). Capstone Project is normally completed across two semesters in two stages through ELEC5020 (6cp) and ELEC5021 (6cp). However, it may also be completed in a single semester (12 cp).

Extended Capstone Project

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC5020: Capstone Project A
Core	12	ELEC5022: Capstone Project B Extended

Note: Students take Capstone Project units ELEC5020 and ELEC5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project ELEC5021 and 6 cp of elective units.

Students achieving an average mark of 70% or higher are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project.

MIPP Pathway (Major Industrial Project Placement)

Type	CP	CP From
Core	24	ELEC5010: Major Industry Project

Note: Candidates take ELEC5010 in place of ENGG5217 Practical Experience, ELEC5020/ELEC5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Elective units of study.

Research Pathway

Type	CP	CP From
Core	12	ELEC5222: Dissertation A
Core	12	ELEC5223: Dissertation B

Note: Research pathway students take Dissertation units Research pathway students take Dissertation units ELEC5222 and ELEC5223 (total 24 cp) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 cp of elective units.

Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher are eligible for the Research Pathway.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Foundation Units (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC9104	Engineering Electromagnetics	6	Semester 1
ELEC9203	Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC9204	Power Electronics and Applications	6	Semester 1
ELEC9206	Electrical Energy Conversion Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1
ELEC9404	Electronic Circuit Design	6	Semester 1
ELEC9405	Communications Electronics and Photonics	6	Semester 2
ELEC9505	Communications	6	Semester 1
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC9515	Digital Communication Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC9607	Embedded Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC9608	Computer Architecture	6	Semester 2
ELEC9609	Internet Software Platforms	6	Semester 2
ELEC9610	E-Business Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1

Block 2 - Electrical Electives (Min CP: 36,Max CP: 36)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5047	Pervasive Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5416	Advanced Network Technologies	6	Semester 2
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC5101	Antennas and Propagation	6	Semester 2
ELEC5203	Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2
ELEC5204	Power Systems Analysis and Protection	6	Semester 1
ELEC5205	High Voltage Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5206	Sustainable Energy Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5207	Advanced Power Conversion Technologies	6	Semester 2
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5211	Power System Dynamics and Control	6	Semester 1
ELEC5212	Power System Planning and Markets	6	Semester 2
ELEC5303	Computer Control System Design [not Offered 2021]	6	Semester 1
ELEC5304	Intelligent Visual Signal Understanding	6	Semester 1
ELEC5305	Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing	6	Semester 2
ELEC5306	Video Intelligence and Compression	6	Semester 1
ELEC5307	Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning	6	Semester 2
ELEC5403	Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 1
ELEC5405	Building Microchips: From Theory to Practice	6	Semester 1
ELEC5507	Error Control Coding	6	Semester 1
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5510	Satellite Communication Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5511	Optical Communication Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC5512	Optical Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5518	IoT for Critical Infrastructures	6	Semester 1
ELEC5614	Real Time Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5622	Signals, Software and Health	6	Semester 2
ELEC5701	Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2
ELEC5760	Intelligent Networked Control	6	Semester 2
ELEC5803	Advanced Bioelectronics [Not Offered 2019]	6	Semester 1

Block 3 - Management Electives (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ENGG5203	Quality Engineering and Management	6	Semester 2
ENGG5214	Management of Technology	6	Semester 2
ENGG5215	International Engineering Strategies and Operations	6	Semester 2
ENGG5216	Management of Engineering Innovation	6	Semester 1
PMGT5205	Professional Project Practice	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Block 4 - Exchange Units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC6901	Electrical Exchange Unit 1A	6	Semester 1 Int January Int July
ELEC6902	Electrical Exchange Unit 1B	12	Semester 1 Int January Int July
ELEC6903	Electrical Exchange Unit 1C	24	Semester 1
ELEC6904	Electrical Exchange Unit 2A	6	Semester 2 Int January Int July
ELEC6905	Electrical Exchange Unit 2B	12	Semester 2 Int January Int July
ELEC6906	Electrical Exchange Unit 2C	24	Semester 2

Note: Summer/Winter Exchange units require the approval of the Program Director. With approval, up to 12 credit points of Exchange units may taken in place of other units, towards the requirements of the degree.