2. Requirements

To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) in this stream, a candidate must complete 96 credit points, including:

(a) 12 credit points of Professional Engineering units

(b) A minimum of 12 credit points of capstone or research units

(c) 72 credit points of Electrical stream units, consisting of:,

       (i) 60 credit points of from a chosen Electrical Specialisation, including:

               a) 48 credit points of Electrical Specialisation Core units, and

               b) 12 credit points of Electrical Specialisation Elective units

                (Students in the Electrical Stream Specialist Units (No Specialisation) complete different Core and Elective requirements.)

       (ii) 12 credit points of Management Elective units

Specialisations

The completion of a Specialisation is optional and requires 60 credit points from a Specialisation area.

The available Specialisations are:

     • Intelligent Information Engineering

     • Internet of Things

     • Power Engineering

     • Telecommunications Engineering

     • Electrical Stream Specialist units (No Specialisation)*

*Students choosing not to complete a Specialisation must enrol in the Electrical Stream Specialist units (No Specialisation) pathway, wherein they complete 24 credit points of Stream Specialist Core units and 36 credit points of Stream Specialist Elective units.

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
Professional Engineering units	6	Select from ENGG5202: Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management
Professional Engineering units	6	Select from ENGG5204: Engineering Professional Practice
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Professional Engineering units	0	Select from ENGG5217: Practical Experience
Research units	6	Select from ELEC5020: Capstone Project A Note: Students eligible for the Research pathway may replace ELEC5020 and 6cp of Stream Electives with ELEC5222 Dissertation A.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Management Elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Management Elective units

Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project Placement pathway take ELEC5010 in place of ENGG5217 Practical Experience, ELEC5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study.

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Research units	6	Select from ELEC5021: Capstone Project B Note: Students eligible for the Research pathway may replace ELEC5021 and 6cp of recommended electives with ELEC5223 Dissertation B.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Management Elective units	6	Select from Unit Block: Electrical Stream Management Elective units

4. Pathways

1. Stream Specialisation in Intelligent Information Engineering

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Intelligent Information Engineering Core Units	48	Select from ELEC5304: Intelligent Visual Signal Understanding ELEC5307: Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning ELEC5308: Intelligent Information Engineering Practice ELEC5622: Signals, Software and Health ELEC9304: Control ELEC9305: Digital Signal Processing ELEC9506: Communications Networks ELEC9607: Embedded Systems
Specialisation - Intelligent Information Engineering Elective Units	12	Select from ELEC5305: Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing ELEC5306: Video Intelligence and Compression ELEC5516: Electrical and Optical Sensor Design ELEC5517: Software Defined Networks ELEC5701: Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]

2. Stream Specialisation in Internet of Things

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Internet of Things Core Units	48	Select from ELEC5509: Mobile Networks ELEC5514: IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking ELEC5517: Software Defined Networks ELEC5518: IoT for Critical Infrastructures ELEC9304: Control ELEC9305: Digital Signal Processing ELEC9505: Communications ELEC9506: Communications Networks
Specialisation - Internet of Things Elective Units	12	Select from COMP5047: Pervasive Computing COMP5216: Mobile Computing COMP5426: Parallel and Distributed Computing ELEC5208: Intelligent Electricity Networks ELEC5508: Wireless Engineering ELEC5616: Computer and Network Security ELEC5760: Intelligent Networked Control

3. Stream Specialisation in Power Engineering

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Power Engineering Core Units	48	Select from ELEC5204: Power Systems Analysis and Protection ELEC5206: Sustainable Energy Systems ELEC5208: Intelligent Electricity Networks ELEC5212: Power System Planning and Markets ELEC9203: Electricity Networks ELEC9204: Power Electronics and Applications ELEC9206: Electrical Energy Conversion Systems ELEC9304: Control
Specialisation - Power Engineering Elective Units	12	Select from ELEC5203: Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021] ELEC5205: High Voltage Engineering ELEC5207: Advanced Power Conversion Technologies ELEC5211: Power System Dynamics and Control ELEC5213: Engineering Optimisation

4. Stream Specialisation in Telecommunications Engineering

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Telecommunications Engineering Core Units	48	Select from ELEC5508: Wireless Engineering ELEC5509: Mobile Networks ELEC5510: Satellite Communication Systems ELEC5512: Optical Networks ELEC9305: Digital Signal Processing ELEC9505: Communications ELEC9506: Communications Networks ELEC9515: Digital Communication Systems
Specialisation - Telecommunications Engineering Elective Units	12	Select from ELEC5101: Antennas and Propagation ELEC5403: Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021] ELEC5507: Error Control Coding ELEC5511: Optical Communication Systems ELEC5514: IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking ELEC5516: Electrical and Optical Sensor Design ELEC5760: Intelligent Networked Control

5. Stream Specialisation in Electrical Stream Specialist units (No Specialisation)

Type	CP	CP From
No Specialisation - Electrical Stream Specialist Core units	24	Select from ELEC9203: Electricity Networks ELEC9304: Control ELEC9305: Digital Signal Processing ELEC9506: Communications Networks
No Specialisation - Electrical Stream Specialist Elective units	36	Select from ELEC5101: Antennas and Propagation ELEC5203: Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021] ELEC5204: Power Systems Analysis and Protection ELEC5205: High Voltage Engineering ELEC5206: Sustainable Energy Systems ELEC5207: Advanced Power Conversion Technologies ELEC5208: Intelligent Electricity Networks ELEC5211: Power System Dynamics and Control ELEC5212: Power System Planning and Markets ELEC5213: Engineering Optimisation ELEC5304: Intelligent Visual Signal Understanding ELEC5305: Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing ELEC5306: Video Intelligence and Compression ELEC5307: Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning ELEC5308: Intelligent Information Engineering Practice ELEC5403: Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021] ELEC5405: Building Microchips: From Theory to Practice ELEC5507: Error Control Coding ELEC5508: Wireless Engineering ELEC5509: Mobile Networks ELEC5510: Satellite Communication Systems ELEC5511: Optical Communication Systems ELEC5512: Optical Networks ELEC5514: IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking ELEC5516: Electrical and Optical Sensor Design ELEC5517: Software Defined Networks ELEC5518: IoT for Critical Infrastructures ELEC5614: Real Time Computing ELEC5616: Computer and Network Security ELEC5618: Software Quality Engineering ELEC5619: Object Oriented Application Frameworks ELEC5620: Model Based Software Engineering ELEC5622: Signals, Software and Health ELEC5701: Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021] ELEC5760: Intelligent Networked Control

Note: Students choosing not to complete a specific specialisation enrol in the Electrical Stream Specialist units (No Specialisation) pathway.

ESIPS (Student Industrial Placement Scheme)

Type	CP	CP From
Core	24	ELEC5010: Major Industry Project Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take ELEC5010 in place of ELEC5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study.

Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take ELEC5010 in place of ELEC5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study.

Extended Capstone Project

Type	CP	CP From
Core	12	ELEC5022: 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. ELEC5022 replaces ELEC5021 and a 6cp elective unit.

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

Research Pathway

Type	CP	CP From
Core	12	ELEC5222: 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. ELEC5222 replaces ELEC5020 and a 6cp elective unit.
Core	12	ELEC5223: 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. ELEC5223 replaces ELEC5021 and a 6cp elective unit.

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

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Professional Engineering units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ENGG5202	Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management	6	Semester 1
ENGG5204	Engineering Professional Practice	6	Semester 1
ENGG5217	Practical Experience	0	Int January Int February Int March Int April Int May Int June Int July Int August Int September Int October Int November Int December

Block 2 - Electrical Stream Specialisation units (Min CP: 60,Max CP: 60)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5047	Pervasive Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5216	Mobile Computing	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
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
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
ELEC9505	Communications	6	Semester 1
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC9515	Digital Communication Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC9607	Embedded Systems	6	Semester 1

Note: Students completing a specialisation take 60 credit points from a single specialisation area. Students not completing a specialisation complete the Electrical Stream Specialist units (No Specialisation) pathway.

See the Majors/Pathways tab for details of specialisation and no specialisation pathways.

Block 3 - Electrical Stream Management Elective units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CSYS5010	Introduction to Complex Systems	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
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 5 - Research units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5010	Major Industry Project	24	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC5020	Capstone Project A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC5021	Capstone Project B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC5022	Capstone Project B Extended	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC5222	Dissertation A	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC5223	Dissertation B	12	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: See Majors/Pathways tab for Extended Capstone, Research and Major Industrial Project details.

Block 7 - Specialisation - Intelligent Information Engineering Core Units (Max CP: 48)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5304	Intelligent Visual Signal Understanding	6	Semester 1
ELEC5307	Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning	6	Semester 2
ELEC5308	Intelligent Information Engineering Practice	6	Semester 2
ELEC5622	Signals, Software and Health	6	Semester 2
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC9607	Embedded Systems	6	Semester 1

Block 8 - Specialisation - Intelligent Information Engineering Elective Units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5305	Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing	6	Semester 2
ELEC5306	Video Intelligence and Compression	6	Semester 1
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5701	Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2

Block 9 - Specialisation - Internet of Things Core Units (Max CP: 48)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5518	IoT for Critical Infrastructures	6	Semester 1
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1
ELEC9505	Communications	6	Semester 1
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2

Block 10 - Specialisation - Internet of Things Elective Units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5047	Pervasive Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5216	Mobile Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1
ELEC5760	Intelligent Networked Control	6	Semester 2

Block 11 - Specialisation - Power Engineering Core Units (Max CP: 48)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5204	Power Systems Analysis and Protection	6	Semester 1
ELEC5206	Sustainable Energy Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5212	Power System Planning and Markets	6	Semester 2
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

Block 12 - Specialisation - Power Engineering Elective Units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5203	Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2
ELEC5205	High Voltage Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5207	Advanced Power Conversion Technologies	6	Semester 2
ELEC5211	Power System Dynamics and Control	6	Semester 1
ELEC5213	Engineering Optimisation	6	Semester 1

Block 13 - Specialisation - Telecommunications Engineering Core Units (Max CP: 48)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5510	Satellite Communication Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5512	Optical Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1
ELEC9505	Communications	6	Semester 1
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC9515	Digital Communication Systems	6	Semester 1

Block 14 - Specialisation - Telecommunications Engineering Elective Units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5101	Antennas and Propagation	6	Semester 2
ELEC5403	Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 1
ELEC5507	Error Control Coding	6	Semester 1
ELEC5511	Optical Communication Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1
ELEC5760	Intelligent Networked Control	6	Semester 2

Block 15 - No Specialisation - Electrical Stream Specialist Core units (Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC9203	Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2

Block 16 - No Specialisation - Electrical Stream Specialist Elective units (Max CP: 36)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
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

Course:	Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) (Electrical) 2025+ (2025)
CP Required:	96
Min FT Duration:	2.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2025

Faculty of Engineering

Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) (Electrical) 2025+ (2025)

1. Overview