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ProgramsEngENGI (PG)ME/GDE/GEME/GDE/GEME to 2024Master of Engineering (2024 and earlier) (2022)


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Year 1 - Semester 1

SITS Diet Block/TypeCPUnit of Study/Unit Block
Core
6ENGG5102: Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Core
6ENGG5202: Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management
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Specialist Units


Note:  See Pathways tab for list of majors available and details of their requirements.

Note:   Candidates must complete a total of 72 credit points overall, with at least 24 credit points of Core units, 24 credit points of Specialist units in their major, 12 credit points of Research units in the same major and no more than 12 credit points of Elective units.

Candidates who have been granted 24 credit points of Reduced Volume Learning (RVL) must complete a total of 48 credit points, with at least 12 credit points of Core units, 24 credit points of Specialist units in their major, 12 credit points of Research units in the same major. Elective units are not available for candidates with RVL.

Click on each Unit Block for details of units available or go to Unit Block tab above for details of all. See Pathways tab for details of majors available.


Year 1 - Semester 2

SITS Diet Block/TypeCPUnit of Study/Unit Block
Core
6ENGG5103: Safety Systems and Risk Analysis
Core
6PMGT5871: Project Planning


Note:  From 2024, PMGT5871 is replaced by PMGT5205 Professional Project Practice. Students who have not yet completed PMGT5871 should enrol in PMGT5205.
6Research Units


Note:  Students must choose Capstone Project A in their chosen major. Students achieving a WAM average of 75% or higher may take Dissertation A and B (24 cp) in place of Capstone Project A and B (12 cp) and 12 cp of electives. See Pathways tab for details of major requirements.
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Specialist Units
Elective Units


Note:  See Pathways tab for list of majors available and details of their requirements.

Year 2 - Semester 1

SITS Diet Block/TypeCPUnit of Study/Unit Block
List
18Select from
Specialist Units
Elective Units


Note:  See Pathways tab for list of majors available and details of their requirements.
6Research Units


Note:  Students must choose Capstone Project A in their chosen major. Students achieving a WAM average of 75% or higher may take Dissertation A and B (24 cp) in place of Capstone Project A and B (12 cp) and 12 cp of electives. See Pathways tab for details of major requirements.

Requirements for this Pathway

TypeCPCP From
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CIVL5452: Geotechnical Engineering 2
CIVL5458: Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
CIVL6450: Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations
CIVL6454: Rock Engineering
CIVL6455: Advanced Soil Mechanics
CIVL6456: Advanced Geotechnical Engineering


Note:Candidates must complete 24 credit points of Specialist units.

Where Reduced Volume Learning has been granted candidates must complete a minimum of 12 credit points of Specialist units.

Exchange units may be taken as Specialist units with the approval of the Program Director.
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AMME5202: Computational Fluid Dynamics
CIVL5266: Steel Structures - Stability
CIVL5269: Advanced Concrete Structures
CIVL5277: Structural Rehabilitation and Timber Design
CIVL5320: Engineering for Sustainable Development
CIVL5351: Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIVL5453: Geotechnical Hazards
CIVL5460: Soil Mechanics 2
CIVL5668: Fundamentals of Wind Engineering for Design
CIVL5670: Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering
CIVL5701: Transport Networks
CIVL5702: Traffic Engineering
CIVL5703: Transport Policy, Planning and Deployment
CIVL5704: Transport Analytics
CIVL5999: Advanced Research and Analysis
CSYS5010: Introduction to Complex Systems
CSYS5020: Interdependent Civil Systems
ENGG5231: Engineering Graduate Exchange A
ENGG5232: Engineering Graduate Exchange B


Note:Candidates may complete a maximum of 12 credit points of Elective units.

Other Postgraduate units in Faculty may be taken as Elective units with the approval of the Program Director.

Electives may be approved for candidates who have been granted RVL with the approval of the Program Director.
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CIVL5010: Major Industry Project
CIVL5020: Capstone Project A
CIVL5021: Capstone Project B
CIVL5022: Capstone Project B Extended
CIVL5222: Dissertation A
CIVL5223: Dissertation B

Candidates must complete 24 credit points of listed Specialist units and 12 credit points of listed Elective units.

Candidates who have been granted 24 credit points of Reduced Volume Learning (RVL) must complete 48 credit points including: a minimum of 12 credit points of Core units; a minimum of 24 credit points of Specialist units in their major; and a minimum of 12 credit points of Research units in their major. Elective units are not available for candidates with RVL.

All candidates must complete Research units comprising either Capstone Project A & B (CIVL5020 plus CIVL5021 - 12cps), Capstone Project A & B Extended (CIVL5020 plus CIVL5022 - 18cps), Major Industrial Project (CIVL5010 in place of Practical Experience, Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist or Elective units - 24cps) or Dissertation A & B (CIVL5222 plus CIVL5223 - 24cps). To be eligible for the Extended Project option, students must have a WAM of 70 or higher. To be eligible for the Dissertation option, students must have a WAM of 75 or higher.
Course: Master of Engineering (2024 and earlier) (2022)
CP Required: 72
Min FT Duration: 1.50 Years
Min PT Duration: 3.00 Years
Faculty/School: Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
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 units of study drawn from the lists of core and specialist units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Engineering

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Engineering a candidate must complete 36 credit points of units of study from the prescribed tables.

Master of Engineering

To meet requirements for the Master of Engineering a candidate must complete 72 credit points as listed in the unit of study tables including:

- - 24 credit points of Core units

- - 24 credit points of Specialist units in their major

- - A minimum of 12 credit points of Research units in their major

- - A maximum of 12 credit points of Elective units in their major

Candidates who have been granted 24 credit points of Reduced Volume Learning (RVL), must complete 48 credit points including:

- - A minimum of 12 credit points of Core units

- - A minimum of 24 credit points of Specialist units in their major

- - A minimum of 12 credit points of Research units in their major

- - Elective units are not available for candidates with RVL

Course resolutions

This course is administered under course resolutions published in the Faculty Handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/
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