1. Overview

Course:	Master of Complex Systems (2021)
CP Required:	72
Min FT Duration:	1.50 Years
Min PT Duration:	3.00 Years
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

2. Requirements

To qualify for the award of the Master of Complex Systems a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including:

(a) 54 credit points in core units, comprising of:

• 24 credit points of foundational core units of study

• 24 credit points of core complex systems units of study

• 6 credit points of capstone units of study;

(b) 6 credit points of advanced computing units of study

(c) 12 credit points of elective units of study

Specialisations

Completion of a specialisation is not a requirement of the course. Candidates have the option of completing at most one specialisation. A specialisation requires the completion of 12 credit points chosen from units of study listed for that specialisation. The specialisations available are:

• Engineering

• Biosecurity

• Transport

• Research pathway

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Foundation Core	6	Select from STAT5002: Introduction to Statistics
Foundation Core	6	Select from COMP9001: Introduction to Programming
Complex Systems Core	6	Select from CSYS5010: Introduction to Complex Systems
Foundation Core	6	Select from ENVI5801: Social Science of Environment Note: From 2024, COMP9208 replaces ENVI5801. Students who have not yet completed ENVI5801 should enrol in COMP9208.

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Foundation Core	6	Select from PMGT5886: System Dynamics Modelling for PM
Complex Systems Core	6	Select from CSYS5030: Information Theory and Self-Organisation
Complex Systems Core	6	Select from CSYS5040: Criticality in Dynamical Systems
Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Electives

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Complex Systems Core	6	Select from CSYS5020: Interdependent Civil Systems
Capstone	6	Select from CSYS5050: Complex Systems Capstone Project A
Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Electives
Advanced Computing Units	6	Select from COMP5048: Visual Analytics COMP5313: Large Scale Networks Note: Department permission required for enrolment in COMP5048 for Semester 1

5. Unit Blocks

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

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP9001	Introduction to Programming	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ENVI5801	Social Science of Environment	6	Semester 1
PMGT5886	System Dynamics Modelling for PM	6	Semester 2 Semester 2 Online
STAT5002	Introduction to Statistics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Block 2 - Complex Systems Core (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CSYS5010	Introduction to Complex Systems	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSYS5020	Interdependent Civil Systems	6	Semester 1
CSYS5030	Information Theory and Self-Organisation	6	Semester 2
CSYS5040	Criticality in Dynamical Systems	6	Semester 2

Block 3 - Advanced Computing Units (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 6)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5048	Visual Analytics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5313	Large Scale Networks	6	Semester 1

Block 4 - Capstone (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 6)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CSYS5050	Complex Systems Capstone Project A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Candidates for the Master of Complex Systems must complete 48 credit points from Core and Elective units of study before taking Complex Systems Capstone Project Unit.

Block 5 - Electives (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CHNG9202	Chemical Engineering Modelling and Analysis	6	Semester 1
CISS6004	Disease and Security	6	Semester 1
COMP5318	Machine Learning and Data Mining	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSYS5060	Complex Systems Research Project A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSYS5061	Complex Systems Research Project B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
DATA5207	Data Analysis in the Social Sciences	6	Semester 1 Int December
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC9103	Simulations & Numerical Solutions in Eng	6	Semester 2
ENVI5809	Environmental Simulation Modelling	6	Semester 2a
ENVI5904	Methods in Applied Ecology	6	Semester 2
GEOG5001	Geographic Information Science A	6	Semester 1
GEOG5004	Environmental Mapping and Monitoring	6	Semester 2
HTIN5003	Health Technology Evaluation	6	Semester 2b Semester 2 Block Mode
HTIN5004	Integrated Approaches to Chronic Disease	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5060	Data Analytics and Business Intelligence	6	Int July
ITLS5020	Production and Operations Management	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS5050	Introductory Supply Chain Analysis	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS5100	Transport and Infrastructure Foundations	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS6002	Supply Chain Planning Systems	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS6007	Disaster Relief Operations [not offered in 2021]	6	Int July
ITLS6102	Transport Modelling and Forecasting	6	Semester 2
ITLS6111	Spatial Analytics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
PHYS5031	Ecological Econ & Sustainable Analysis	6	Semester 1
PHYS5032	Techniques for Sustainability Analysis	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
PMGT5875	Project Innovation Management	6	Semester 2 Online Semester 2 Block Mode
PMGT5897	Disaster Project Management	6	Semester 2 Online Int July
PUBH5010	Epidemiology Methods and Uses	6	Semester 1
QBUS5001	Quantitative Methods for Business	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6810	Statistical Learning and Data Mining	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6840	Predictive Analytics	6	Semester 1
SUST5004	Populations and Health	6	Semester 2

Faculty of Engineering

Master of Complex Systems (2021)