2. Requirements

By completing the units in the accompanying tables, students may qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering, or the Graduate Diploma in Engineering or the Master of Engineering as follows.

Graduate Certificate in Engineering

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Engineering a candidate must complete 24 credit points of core or specialist units of study from any stream of the Master of Engineering. It is recommended that candidates complete units from within a single stream.

Graduate Diploma in Engineering

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Engineering a candidate must complete 36 credit points of core or specialist units of study from any stream of the Master of Engineering. It is recommended that candidates complete units from within a single stream.

Master of Engineering

To qualify for the award of the Master of Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including:

(a) 42 credit points of Mechanical Stream units, consisting of:

     (i) 12 credit points of Stream Specialisation units, and

     (ii) 30 credit points of Stream Elective units

(b) 12 credit points of Engineering Management and Leadership units

(c) 6 credit points of Breadth Elective units

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

The completion of a Specialisation is mandatory, and requires 12 credit points from a single Specialisation area. The available Specialisations are:

     • Computational Engineering

     • Energy and the Environment

     • Materials Science and Engineering

     • Thermofluids Engineering

Course resolutions

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

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Engineering Leadership & Management units	6	Select from Unit Block: Engineering Leadership & Management units
Mechanical Stream Elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Mechanical Stream Elective units
Mechanical Stream Elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Mechanical Stream Elective units
Mechanical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Mechanical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen specialisation. Students may take a stream specialisation unit in Semester 2 and enrol in a Mechanical Stream elective or Engineering Leadership and Management in this slot instead.

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Engineering Leadership & Management units	6	Select from Unit Block: Engineering Leadership & Management units
Mechanical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Mechanical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen specialisation
Mechanical Stream Elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Mechanical Stream Elective units
Research units	6	Select from AMME5020: Capstone Project A Note: Students eligible for the Research pathway may replace AMME5020 and 6cp of Stream Electives with AMME5222 Dissertation A.

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Master of Engineering Breadth elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Master of Engineering Breadth elective units
Mechanical Stream Elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Mechanical Stream Elective units
Mechanical Stream Elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Mechanical Stream Elective units
Research units	6	Select from AMME5021: Capstone Project B Note: Students eligible for the Research pathway may replace AMME5021 and 6cp of recommended electives with AMME5223 Dissertation B.

4. Pathways

1. Stream Specialisation in Computational Engineering

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Computational Engineering	12	Select from AMME5060: Advanced Computational Engineering AMME5271: Computational Nanotechnology AMME5912: Crash Analysis and Design AMME8202: Computational Fluid Dynamics

2. Stream Specialisation in Energy and the Environment

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Energy and the Environment	12	Select from AMME5101: Energy and the Environment AMME5510: Vibration and Acoustics MECH5255: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration MECH5275: Renewable Energy

3. Stream Specialisation in Materials Science and Engineering

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Materials Science and Engineering	12	Select from MECH5304: Materials Failure MECH5305: Smart Materials MECH5310: Advanced Engineering Materials MECH5311: Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials

4. Stream Specialisation in Thermofluids Engineering

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Thermofluids Engineering	12	Select from AMME5292: Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence AMME5310: Engineering Tribology AMME8202: Computational Fluid Dynamics MECH5265: Combustion

ESIPS (Student Industrial Placement Scheme)

Type	CP	CP From
Core	24	AMME5010: Major Industrial Project Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take AMME5010 in place of AMME5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study.

Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take AMME5010 in place of AMME5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study.

Extended Capstone Project

Type	CP	CP From
Core	12	AMME5022: Capstone Project B Extended Note: Students achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. AMME5022 replaces AMME5021 and a 6cp elective unit.

Note: Students take Capstone Project units AMME5020 and AMME5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project AMME5020/AMME5021 and 6 cp of elective units.

Research Pathway

Type	CP	CP From
Core	12	AMME5222: Dissertation A Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway. AMME5222 replaces AMME5020 and a 6cp elective unit.
Core	12	AMME5223: Dissertation B Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway. AMME5223 replaces AMME5021 and a 6cp elective unit.

Note: Research pathway students take Dissertation units AMME5222 and AMME5223 (total 24 cp) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 cp of elective units.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Mechanical Stream Specialisation units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AMME5060	Advanced Computational Engineering	6	Semester 2
AMME5101	Energy and the Environment	6	Semester 1
AMME5271	Computational Nanotechnology	6	Semester 2
AMME5292	Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence	6	Semester 1
AMME5310	Engineering Tribology	6	Semester 1
AMME5510	Vibration and Acoustics	6	Semester 2
AMME5912	Crash Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1
AMME8202	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6	Semester 1
MECH5255	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration	6	Semester 2
MECH5265	Combustion	6	Semester 2
MECH5275	Renewable Energy	6	Semester 2
MECH5304	Materials Failure	6	Semester 2
MECH5305	Smart Materials	6	Semester 2
MECH5310	Advanced Engineering Materials	6	Semester 1
MECH5311	Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials	6	Semester 1

Note: See Majors/Pathways tab for Specialisation units

Block 2 - Mechanical Stream Elective units (Min CP: 30,Max CP: 30)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AERO5200	Advanced Aerodynamics	6	Semester 1
AERO5400	Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis	6	Semester 2
AERO9760	Spacecraft and Satellite Design	6	Semester 1
AMME5060	Advanced Computational Engineering	6	Semester 2
AMME5101	Energy and the Environment	6	Semester 1
AMME5271	Computational Nanotechnology	6	Semester 2
AMME5292	Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence	6	Semester 1
AMME5310	Engineering Tribology	6	Semester 1
AMME5510	Vibration and Acoustics	6	Semester 2
AMME5520	Advanced Control and Optimisation	6	Semester 1
AMME5902	Computer Aided Manufacturing	6	Semester 2
AMME5912	Crash Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1
AMME8202	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6	Semester 1
AMME9401	Industrial and Product Design Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET9981	Applied Biomedical Engineering	6	Semester 2
MECH5255	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration	6	Semester 2
MECH5265	Combustion	6	Semester 2
MECH5275	Renewable Energy	6	Semester 2
MECH5304	Materials Failure	6	Semester 2
MECH5305	Smart Materials	6	Semester 2
MECH5310	Advanced Engineering Materials	6	Semester 1
MECH5311	Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials	6	Semester 1
MECH5360	Applied Finite Element Analysis	6	Semester 1
MECH5416	Design of Micro- and Nanosystems	6	Semester 1
MECH5461	Design for Advanced Manufacturing	6	Semester 1
MECH5720	Sensors and Signals	6	Semester 2
MTRX5700	Experimental Robotics	6	Semester 1

Note: Students with RVL complete 18 credit points of Stream Elective units.

Block 3 - Engineering Leadership & Management units (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP9208	Artificial Intelligence and Society	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGG5102	Entrepreneurship for Engineers	6	Semester 1
ENGG5103	Safety Systems and Risk Analysis	6	Semester 2
ENGG5202	Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management	6	Semester 1
ENGG5203	Quality Engineering and Management	6	Semester 2
ENGG5204	Engineering Professional Practice	6	Semester 1
PMGT5205	Professional Project Practice	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Students with RVL complete 6 credit points of Engineering Leadership & Management units.

Block 4 - Master of Engineering Breadth elective units (Max CP: 6)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AERO5200	Advanced Aerodynamics	6	Semester 1
AERO5360	Aerospace Structures 2	6	Semester 1
AERO5400	Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis	6	Semester 2
AERO9760	Spacecraft and Satellite Design	6	Semester 1
AMME5060	Advanced Computational Engineering	6	Semester 2
AMME5101	Energy and the Environment	6	Semester 1
AMME5202	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6	Semester 1
AMME5271	Computational Nanotechnology	6	Semester 2
AMME5292	Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence	6	Semester 1
AMME5310	Engineering Tribology	6	Semester 1
AMME5510	Vibration and Acoustics	6	Semester 2
AMME5520	Advanced Control and Optimisation	6	Semester 1
AMME5902	Computer Aided Manufacturing	6	Semester 2
AMME5912	Crash Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1
AMME8202	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6	Semester 1
AMME9401	Industrial and Product Design Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5790	Introduction to Biomechatronics	6	Semester 2
BMET5907	Orthopaedic and Surgical Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5911	Instrumentation for Nanotechnology	6	Semester 1
BMET5931	Nanomaterials in Medicine	6	Semester 1
BMET5933	Biomedical Image Analysis	6	Semester 1
BMET5934	Biomedical Machine Learning	6	Semester 2
BMET5935	Biomedical Application in Genetic Technology	6	Semester 1
BMET5944	Nanofabrication and Bioinspired Materials	6	Semester 2
BMET5953	Rehabilitation Engineering	6	Semester 1
BMET5957	Neural Engineering	6	Semester 2
BMET5958	Nanoscale Biomedical Diagnostics	6	Semester 1
BMET5959	Introduction to Biophotonics	6	Semester 1
BMET5963	Microfluidics in Healthcare	6	Semester 2
BMET5964	Advanced Cellular Biomechanics	6	Semester 2
BMET5992	Regulatory Affairs in the Medical Industry	6	Semester 2
BMET5995	Advanced Bionics	6	Semester 1
BMET5996	Biomedical Technology Software	6	Semester 2
BMET9981	Applied Biomedical Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5001	Process Systems Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5003	Green Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5004	Mineral Processing	6	Semester 2
CHNG5005	Wastewater Engineering	6	Semester 1
CHNG5006	Advanced Wastewater Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5008	Nanotechnology in Chemical Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5009	Digital Circular Economy	6	Semester 1
CHNG5601	Membrane Science	6	Semester 1
CHNG5602	Biophysics and Biosensors	6	Semester 2
CHNG5603	Advanced Industrial Modelling and Analysis	6	Semester 1
CHNG5604	Advanced Membrane Engineering	6	Semester 2
CHNG5605	Bio-Products: Laboratory to Marketplace	6	Semester 2
CHNG5606	Advanced Food Processing	6	Semester 2
CIVL5266	Steel Structures - Stability	6	Semester 1
CIVL5269	Advanced Concrete Structures	6	Semester 2
CIVL5276	Bridge Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5277	Structural Rehabilitation and Timber Design	6	Semester 2
CIVL5320	Engineering for Sustainable Development	6	Semester 2
CIVL5351	Geoenvironmental Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL5458	Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5460	Soil Mechanics 2	6	Semester 1
CIVL5531	Advanced Integrated Building Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5533	Energy-efficient Building Systems	6	Semester 2
CIVL5535	Building Envelope and Adaptive Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL5665	Water Supply for Towns and Cities	6	Semester 2
CIVL5668	Fundamentals of Wind Engineering for Design	6	Semester 1
CIVL5670	Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5701	Transport Networks	6	Semester 2
CIVL5702	Traffic Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL5703	Transport Policy, Planning and Deployment	6	Semester 1
CIVL5704	Transport Analytics	6	Semester 2
CIVL6001	Civil Engineering in a Changing Climate	6	Semester 2
CIVL6002	Measurement and Data in Civil Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL6257	Concrete Structures - Prestressed Concrete	6	Semester 1
CIVL6264	Composite Steel-Concrete Structures	6	Semester 2
CIVL6267	Steel Structures - Advanced Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1
CIVL6268	Structural Dynamics	6	Semester 2
CIVL6450	Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations	6	Semester 1
CIVL6452	Foundation Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL6454	Rock Engineering	6	Semester 1
CIVL6455	Advanced Soil Mechanics	6	Semester 1
CIVL6456	Advanced Geotechnical Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL6665	Advanced Water Resources Engineering	6	Semester 2
CIVL6669	Applied Fluid Engineering Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP9208	Artificial Intelligence and Society	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
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
ELEC5213	Engineering Optimisation	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
ELEC5308	Intelligent Information Engineering Practice	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
ENGG5102	Entrepreneurship for Engineers	6	Semester 1
ENGG5103	Safety Systems and Risk Analysis	6	Semester 2
ENGG5202	Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management	6	Semester 1
ENGG5203	Quality Engineering and Management	6	Semester 2
ENGG5204	Engineering Professional Practice	6	Semester 1
ENGG5206	Exponential and Emerging Technologies	6	Semester 2
MECH5255	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration	6	Semester 2
MECH5265	Combustion	6	Semester 2
MECH5275	Renewable Energy	6	Semester 2
MECH5304	Materials Failure	6	Semester 2
MECH5305	Smart Materials	6	Semester 2
MECH5310	Advanced Engineering Materials	6	Semester 1
MECH5311	Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials	6	Semester 1
MECH5360	Applied Finite Element Analysis	6	Semester 1
MECH5416	Design of Micro- and Nanosystems	6	Semester 1
MECH5461	Design for Advanced Manufacturing	6	Semester 1
MECH5720	Sensors and Signals	6	Semester 2
MTRX5700	Experimental Robotics	6	Semester 1
PMGT5205	Professional Project Practice	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Specialist units may also be taken as Breadth elective units.

Block 5 - Research units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AMME5010	Major Industrial Project	24	Semester 1 Semester 2
AMME5020	Capstone Project A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
AMME5021	Capstone Project B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
AMME5022	Capstone Project B Extended	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
AMME5222	Dissertation A	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
AMME5223	Dissertation B	12	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: A candidate who has been granted RVL and who is eligible to undertake the extended capstone project or dissertation may be granted exemption of up to 12 credit points of elective units.

Block 6 - Specialisation - Computational Engineering (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AMME5060	Advanced Computational Engineering	6	Semester 2
AMME5271	Computational Nanotechnology	6	Semester 2
AMME5912	Crash Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1
AMME8202	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6	Semester 1

Block 7 - Specialisation - Energy and the Environment (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AMME5101	Energy and the Environment	6	Semester 1
AMME5510	Vibration and Acoustics	6	Semester 2
MECH5255	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration	6	Semester 2
MECH5275	Renewable Energy	6	Semester 2

Block 8 - Specialisation - Materials Science and Engineering (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
MECH5304	Materials Failure	6	Semester 2
MECH5305	Smart Materials	6	Semester 2
MECH5310	Advanced Engineering Materials	6	Semester 1
MECH5311	Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials	6	Semester 1

Block 9 - Specialisation - Thermofluids Engineering (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AMME5292	Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence	6	Semester 1
AMME5310	Engineering Tribology	6	Semester 1
AMME8202	Computational Fluid Dynamics	6	Semester 1
MECH5265	Combustion	6	Semester 2

Course:	Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2025+ (2025)
CP Required:	72
Min FT Duration:	1.50 Years
Min PT Duration:	3.00 Years
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2025

Faculty of Engineering

Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2025+ (2025)

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