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Programs Eng ENGI (PG)MPE/MPEA MPE MPE 2025+Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical) 2025+ (2025)

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Semesters
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Unit Blocks
Requirements
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Year 1 - Semester 1

SITS Diet Block/Type	CP	Unit of Study/Unit Block
Electrical Stream Foundation units	6	COMP9001: Introduction to Programming
Electrical Stream Foundation units	6	COMP9123: Data Structures and Algorithms
Electrical Stream Foundation units	6	ELEC9602: Digital Logic
Electrical Stream Foundation units	6	ELEC9703: Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Year 1 - Semester 2

SITS Diet Block/Type	CP	Unit of Study/Unit Block
Electrical Stream Foundation units	6	ELEC9302: Signals and Systems
Electrical Stream Foundation units	6	ELEC9103: Simulations & Numerical Solutions in Eng
Electrical Stream Foundation units	6	ELEC9704: Electronic Devices and Circuits
Electrical Stream Foundation units	6	ELEC9601: Computer Systems

Year 2 - Semester 1

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

Year 2 - Semester 2

SITS Diet Block/Type	CP	Unit of Study/Unit Block
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.

Year 3 - Semester 1

SITS Diet Block/Type	CP	Unit of Study/Unit Block
Professional Engineering units	0	ENGG5217: Practical Experience
Research units	6	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	Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Management Elective units	6	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 3 - Semester 2

SITS Diet Block/Type	CP	Unit of Study/Unit Block
Research units	6	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	Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Specialisation units	6	Electrical Stream Specialisation units Note: Students should select a unit from their chosen Specialisation/Pathway.
Electrical Stream Management Elective units	6	Electrical Stream Management Elective units

Requirements for this Pathway

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.

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.

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]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ENGG5204	Engineering Professional Practice	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ENGG5217	Practical Experience	0	Int January 101 - Int January Int February 102 - Int February Int March 103 - Int March Int April 104 - Int April Int May 105 - Int May Int June 106 - Int June Int July 107 - Int July Int August 108 - Int August Int September 109 - Int September Int October 110 - Int October Int November 111 - Int November Int December 112 - 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 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
COMP5216	Mobile Computing	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5101	Antennas and Propagation	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5203	Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5204	Power Systems Analysis and Protection	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5205	High Voltage Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5206	Sustainable Energy Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5207	Advanced Power Conversion Technologies	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5211	Power System Dynamics and Control	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5212	Power System Planning and Markets	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5213	Engineering Optimisation	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5304	Intelligent Visual Signal Understanding	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5305	Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5306	Video Intelligence and Compression	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5307	Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5308	Intelligent Information Engineering Practice	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5403	Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5405	Building Microchips: From Theory to Practice	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5507	Error Control Coding	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5510	Satellite Communication Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5511	Optical Communication Systems	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5512	Optical Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5518	IoT for Critical Infrastructures	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5614	Real Time Computing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5622	Signals, Software and Health	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5701	Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5760	Intelligent Networked Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9203	Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9204	Power Electronics and Applications	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9206	Electrical Energy Conversion Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9505	Communications	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9515	Digital Communication Systems	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9607	Embedded Systems	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ENGG5203	Quality Engineering and Management	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ENGG5214	Management of Technology	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ENGG5215	International Engineering Strategies and Operations	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ENGG5216	Management of Engineering Innovation	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
PMGT5205	Professional Project Practice	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

Block 4 - Electrical Stream Foundation units (Min CP: 48,Max CP: 48)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP9001	Introduction to Programming	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
COMP9123	Data Structures and Algorithms	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9103	Simulations & Numerical Solutions in Eng	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9302	Signals and Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9601	Computer Systems	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9602	Digital Logic	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9703	Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9704	Electronic Devices and Circuits	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5010	Major Industry Project	24	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5020	Capstone Project A	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5021	Capstone Project B	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5022	Capstone Project B Extended	12	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5222	Dissertation A	12	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5223	Dissertation B	12	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5307	Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5308	Intelligent Information Engineering Practice	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5622	Signals, Software and Health	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9607	Embedded Systems	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5306	Video Intelligence and Compression	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5701	Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5518	IoT for Critical Infrastructures	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9505	Communications	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5047	Pervasive Computing	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
COMP5216	Mobile Computing	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5760	Intelligent Networked Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5206	Sustainable Energy Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5212	Power System Planning and Markets	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9203	Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9204	Power Electronics and Applications	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9206	Electrical Energy Conversion Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5205	High Voltage Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5207	Advanced Power Conversion Technologies	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5211	Power System Dynamics and Control	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5213	Engineering Optimisation	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5510	Satellite Communication Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5512	Optical Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9505	Communications	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9515	Digital Communication Systems	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5101	Antennas and Propagation	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5403	Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5507	Error Control Coding	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5511	Optical Communication Systems	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5760	Intelligent Networked Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9304	Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC9506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

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 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5203	Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5204	Power Systems Analysis and Protection	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5205	High Voltage Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5206	Sustainable Energy Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5207	Advanced Power Conversion Technologies	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5211	Power System Dynamics and Control	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5212	Power System Planning and Markets	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5213	Engineering Optimisation	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5304	Intelligent Visual Signal Understanding	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5305	Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5306	Video Intelligence and Compression	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5307	Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5308	Intelligent Information Engineering Practice	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5403	Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5405	Building Microchips: From Theory to Practice	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5507	Error Control Coding	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5510	Satellite Communication Systems	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5511	Optical Communication Systems	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5512	Optical Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5518	IoT for Critical Infrastructures	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5614	Real Time Computing	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1 For Semester 1 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5622	Signals, Software and Health	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5701	Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
ELEC5760	Intelligent Networked Control	6	Semester 2 For Semester 2 calendar dates look up `Semester 1` on the university timetable website at https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

Course:	Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical) 2025+ (2025)
CP Required:	144
Min FT Duration:	3.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2025
Requirements:	To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering in this stream, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, including: (a) 12 credit points of Professional Engineering units (b) A minimum of 12 credit points of capstone or research units (c) 120 credit points of Electrical stream units, consisting of: (i) 48 credit points of Electrical Foundation units, (ii) 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.) (iii) 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/

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