Faculty of Engineering

Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing) 2026+ (mid-year) (2026)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2026.


1. Overview

Course: Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing) 2026+ (mid-year) (2026)
CP Required: 72
Min FT Duration: 1.50 Years
Min PT Duration: 3.00 Years
Faculty/School: Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered: 2027, 2026

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 Advanced Manufacturing stream units, consisting of:

     (i) 12 credit points of Stream Specialist 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

Master of Engineering RVL

A candidate who has received direct admission to the Master of Engineering and has a Bachelor of Engineering Honours with a distinction average from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification may be eligible to receive up to 24 credit points of Reduced Volume of Learning.

To qualify for the award of the Master of Engineering with RVL, a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:

(a) 30 credit points of Advanced Manufacturing stream units, consisting of:

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

     (ii) 18 credit points of Stream Elective units

(b) 6 credit points of Engineering Management and Leadership units

(c) A minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research Pathway 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 2

Type CP CP From
6 Select from AMME5902: Computer Aided Manufacturing
MECH6304: Materials Failure


Note: Select one unit
6 Select from ENGG5103: Safety Systems and Risk Analysis
ENGG5203: Quality Engineering and Management
PMGT5205: Professional Project Practice


Note: Select one unit
12 Select from AERO5400: Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis
AMME5710: Computer Vision and Image Processing
AMME6902: Computer Aided Manufacturing
COMP5318: Machine Learning and Data Mining
COMP5328: Advanced Machine Learning
MECH5304: Materials Failure
MECH5720: Sensors and Signals
MECH6305: Smart Materials


Note: Select two units

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
6 Select from MECH5461: Design for Advanced Manufacturing
MECH6310: Advanced Engineering Materials


Note: Select one unit
6 Select from COMP9208: Artificial Intelligence and Society
ENGG5202: Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management
ENGG5204: Engineering Professional Practice
PMGT5205: Professional Project Practice


Note: Select one unit
6 Select from AMME5520: Advanced Control and Optimisation
AMME9401: Industrial and Product Design Engineering
COMP5318: Machine Learning and Data Mining
MECH5310: Advanced Engineering Materials
MECH5461: Design for Advanced Manufacturing
MECH6311: Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials
MTRX5700: Experimental Robotics


Note: Select one unit
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 2

Type CP CP From
6 Select from Unit Block:
Master of Engineering Breadth Elective units


Note: Select one unit
12 Select from AERO5400: Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis
AMME5710: Computer Vision and Image Processing
AMME6902: Computer Aided Manufacturing
COMP5318: Machine Learning and Data Mining
COMP5328: Advanced Machine Learning
MECH5304: Materials Failure
MECH5720: Sensors and Signals
MECH6305: Smart Materials


Note: Select two 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

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 ENGG5217 Practical Experience, 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 24 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 24 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 - Advanced Manufacuring Stream Specialist units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
AMME5902 Computer Aided Manufacturing 6 Semester 2
MECH5461 Design for Advanced Manufacturing 6 Semester 1
MECH6304 Materials Failure 6 Semester 2
MECH6310 Advanced Engineering Materials 6 Semester 1

Block 2 - Advanced Manufacturing Stream Elective units (Min CP: 18,Max CP: 30)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
AERO5400 Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis 6 Semester 2
AMME5310 Engineering Tribology 6 Do not offer
AMME5510 Vibration and Acoustics 6 Do not offer
AMME5520 Advanced Control and Optimisation 6 Semester 1
AMME5710 Computer Vision and Image Processing 6 Semester 2
AMME5912 Crash Analysis and Design 6 Do not offer
AMME6902 Computer Aided Manufacturing 6 Semester 2
AMME9401 Industrial and Product Design Engineering 6 Semester 1
COMP5318 Machine Learning and Data Mining 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5328 Advanced Machine Learning 6 Semester 2
MECH5304 Materials Failure 6 Semester 2
MECH5310 Advanced Engineering Materials 6 Semester 1
MECH5416 Design of Micro- and Nanosystems 6 Do not offer
MECH5461 Design for Advanced Manufacturing 6 Semester 1
MECH5720 Sensors and Signals 6 Semester 2
MECH6305 Smart Materials 6 Semester 2
MECH6311 Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials 6 Semester 1
MTRX5700 Experimental Robotics 6 Semester 1

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

Some units listed may not be available in a given year. If unavailable, students are advised to choose an alternative, available unit.

Block 3 - 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 specialist units.

Block 4 - 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 5 - 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
AMME5310 Engineering Tribology 6 Do not offer
AMME5510 Vibration and Acoustics 6 Do not offer
AMME5520 Advanced Control and Optimisation 6 Semester 1
AMME5912 Crash Analysis and Design 6 Do not offer
AMME6292 Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence 6 Do not offer
AMME8202 Computational Fluid Dynamics 6 Semester 1
AMME9401 Industrial and Product Design Engineering 6 Semester 1
BMET5790 Introduction to Biomechatronics 6 Do not offer
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 Do not offer
BMET9981 Applied Biomedical Engineering 6 Do not offer
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 Do not offer
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 Do not offer
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 Do not offer
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 Do not offer
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
MECH5265 Combustion 6 Semester 2
MECH5416 Design of Micro- and Nanosystems 6 Do not offer
MECH5461 Design for Advanced Manufacturing 6 Semester 1
MECH5720 Sensors and Signals 6 Semester 2
MECH6255 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 6 Semester 2
MECH6275 Renewable Energy 6 Semester 2
MECH6304 Materials Failure 6 Semester 2
MECH6305 Smart Materials 6 Semester 2
MECH6310 Advanced Engineering Materials 6 Semester 1
MECH6311 Microscopy and Microanalysis of Materials 6 Semester 1
MECH6360 Applied Finite Element Analysis 6 Semester 1
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.