2. Requirements

To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, including core and elective units of study as listed here.

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

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, and required to have a WAM >= 65% based on the results of all units of study once a minimum of 48 credit points have been first attempted. Candidates who do not meet this WAM requirement will have their enrolment transferred to the Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Professional Engineering).

Transitional provisions

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2013 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January 2013 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January 2013 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

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	COMP5212: Software Construction
Core	6	ELEC5710: Foundations of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Core	6	ELEC5722: Foundations of Digital Systems Design
Core	6	ENGG5011: Engineering Foundation Studies A

Note: Year 1 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.

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC5711: Foundations of Computer Systems
Core	6	ELEC5720: Foundations of Electronic Devices and Circuits
Core	6	ELEC5721: Foundations of Signals and Systems
Core	6	ELEC5723: Foundations of Simulations & Numerical Solutions in Eng

Note: Year 1 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.

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ENGG5202: Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management
Core	6	ENGG5204: Engineering Professional Practice
Foundation Units	12	Select from Unit Block: 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.

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Foundation Units	12	Select from Unit Block: Foundation Units
List	12	Select from Unit Blocks: Electrical Electives Management Electives

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.

Year 3 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC5020: Capstone Project A Note: See Streams/Majors for full details. Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway and may replace ELEC5020 and 6cp of recommended electives with ELEC5222 Dissertation A.
Core	0	ENGG5217: Practical Experience
List	18	Select from Unit Blocks: Electrical Electives Management Electives

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.

Year 3 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC5021: Capstone Project B Note: See Streams/Majors for full details. Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway and may replace ELEC5021 and 6cp of recommended electives with ELEC5223 Dissertation B.
List	18	Select from Unit Blocks: Electrical Electives Management Electives

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 over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project.

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 over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway.

Course:	Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical) (2013)
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

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5730	Foundations of Eng Electromagnetics	6
ELEC5732	Foundations of Electricity Networks	6
ELEC5733	Foundations of Power Electronics & Apps	6
ELEC5734	Foundations of Electrical Energy Conversion Systems	6
ELEC5735	Foundations of Control	6
ELEC5736	Foundations of Digital Signal Processing	6
ELEC5737	Foundations of Electronic Circuit Design	6
ELEC5738	Foundations Comm Electronics & Photonics	6
ELEC5739	Foundations of Communications	6
ELEC5740	Foundations of Data Comm & the Internet	6
ELEC5741	Foundations of Embedded Computing	6
ELEC5742	Foundations: Internet Software Platforms	6
ELEC5743	Foundations of E-Business Analysis & Design	6
ELEC5744	Foundations of Digital Comm Systems	6

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
ELEC5303	Computer Control System Design [not Offered 2021]	6	Semester 1
ELEC5402	Digital Integrated Circuit Design	6
ELEC5403	Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021]	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
ELEC5614	Real Time Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC5615	Advanced Computer Architecture	6	Semester 1
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1
ELEC5617	Topics in Software Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5621	Digital Systems Design	6
ELEC5701	Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ENGG5203	Quality Engineering and Management	6	Semester 2
ENGG5205	Professional Practice in Project Management	6	Semester 1 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

Faculty of Engineering

Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical) (2013)

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