Fast Facts
Location
Commencing
- Townsville: February, July
- Cairns: February, July
Fees
$37,960.00+
+estimated annual tuition fee for a full-time study load
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Scholarships and financial aid available if eligible
Duration
2 years full-time
Entry Requirements
Four-year AQF level 7 Bachelor of Engineering; or equivalent in any discipline; or three years of the Bachelor of Engineering at Xi’an University of Technology (JCU-XUT Articulation Schedule only).
English language requirements
Band 1
If your native language is not English, you must meet the minimum English language requirements for this course.
CRICOS Code
098486G
Course detail
Master basic and advanced engineering subjects, develop professional skills such as risk engineering, asset management, safety in design, business leadership and data analytics, and gain industry experience as required by Engineers Australia.
Graduates will demonstrate in‐depth knowledge of advanced engineering methods through their application in engineering practice. These include design processes, whole system approaches, contemporary project management tools, and decision‐making strategies.
Gain an understanding of the relevance of engineering in society, with specific reference to practices and priorities for creating sustainable communities and industries in the tropics.
Plan and execute a substantial research‐based project by applying advanced laboratory, field or computer techniques to analyse and design solutions to an engineering problem. Gain advanced technical knowledge including an understanding of recent developments in engineering.
Consult the handbook for more information. Additional information
Master of Professional Engineering
A career as an engineer is a rewarding one with huge earning potential, job safety and the possibility of working in multiple fields depending on your interests. Society will always need engineers, which means it’s a career path that ensures you’ll always find work. If you want to become an engineer, study the Master of Professional Engineering at JCU. This degree combines high-level teaching with real world experience and offers plenty of opportunities for networking. You’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities and excellent networking opportunities to begin or advance your career, while you learn all the skills and knowledge to make you a desirable candidate for employers in your field. With a future-proof degree from JCU, you’re prepared for work in Australia or abroad. Depending on your major, you will graduate with the eligibility to be accredited by Engineers Australia for Stage 1 competency standards and with extensive knowledge in advanced engineering techniques.
Engineering Majors
Engineering is a varied industry, offering plenty of alternative career paths and fields to enter. JCU’s Master of Professional Engineering comes with four different major options to choose your own interests and ambitions and allow for specialisation in your chosen field. The options include the following:
- Electrical and Renewable Energy: A more desirable field than ever, studying renewable energy will provide you with knowledge about the concepts behind smart grid technologies, low carbon networks, sustainable electricity systems and more.
- Internet of Things and Data Engineering: Data engineering is a rapidly advancing field, and studying it as your major will involve learning about privacy and security, data mining, machine learning, advanced sensor technologies, and digital control and automation, among other topics.
- Technology and Management: The core subjects of this major include economic growth, sustainable development, entrepreneurship, business innovation and more, perfect for those wanting to learn about business in the engineering field.
- Water Resource Management: Learn about hydrology and hydrological engineering and the technologies involved in the management of environmental resources. This includes advanced ground water modelling and management, hydrology, and advanced water and wastewater engineering.
Gain Real-Life Experience with Masters Degree in Engineering
The reason why JCU’s postgraduate engineering programme is the superior choice when it comes to an engineering master’s degree in Queensland is the fact that it offers plenty of opportunities to gain practical experience in a real work environment. You will have several options to choose from: you can undertake a substantial research-based project, capstone experience or a scholarship piece in a professional workplace. This experience will provide you with skills that classroom learning never could, and it’s seen as extremely valuable by employers in the engineering field. There are few engineering degrees that prepare you for your future career as well as the one at JCU.
How Engineering Masters Work
If you want to do a master’s degree in Engineering in Queensland, choose JCU. Study at either Townsville or JCU Cairns and become a Master of Professional Engineering in two years of full-time studies. If you meet the prerequisite criteria, apply for the degree through JCU’s online application portal or reach out to the Student Centre to discuss. Hide additional information
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Master of Engineering (Professional).
Majors
Electrical and Renewable Energy
Be introduced to the concepts behind renewable systems such as smart grid technologies, future-low carbon networks, sustainable electricity systems and the main renewable generation technologies. In this major, you’ll learn how to work with the tools and techniques to integrate renewable energy resources into power systems and processes. You will also learn to work with renewable electronics and create and work within advanced electrical engineering designs.
Internet of Things and Data Engineering
Gain the knowledge and skills to enhance your career in a rapidly advancing field. In this major, you’ll learn about privacy and security in IoT, data mining, machine learning, advanced sensor technologies, and digital control and automation. You will gain practical skills relevant to multiple systems and processes within IoT and be prepared for your future career through applying your knowledge to real-world case studies.
Technology and Management
In this major, you’ll study core subjects including Economic Growth and Sustainable Development, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship, and Business Innovation and Technology Management. You will gain an in-depth understanding of engineering technologies while you develop essential management skills for business in the field of engineering.
Water Resource Management
This majors consists of core subjects such as Advanced Ground Water Modelling and Management, Hydrology, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, and Advanced Water and Wastewater Engineering. You’ll learn about the concepts and methodologies used in the analysis of hydrological processes and their application in practice. Gain skills in hydrology and hydrological engineering as well as related theories and technologies in the management of environmental resources.
Work as a graduate engineer in Australia and abroad. All majors except Technology and Management and Water Resource Management have conditional full accreditation, meaning you may be eligible for accreditation by Engineers Australia against Stage 1 competency standards.
You will be a job‐ready graduate with competencies in advanced engineering techniques. You will have the broader skillsets and attributes required to work and succeed as a professional engineer.
You will also gain a head‐start in preparing for Stage 2 competency standards prescribed by Engineers Australia for Professional Engineers.
Handbook | Information valid for students commencing in 2023 |
Course code | 118304 |
Course type | Master (Coursework) (AQF Level 9) |
Professional accreditation status | Master of Engineering (Professional) majoring in Electrical and Renewable Energy and the Master of Engineering (Professional) majoring in Internet of Things and Data Engineering have conditional full accreditation with Engineers Australia. Professional accreditation allows graduates to work as a professional engineer in countries that are signatories of the Washington Accord. The Master of Engineering (Professional) majoring in Technology and Management and the Master of Engineering (Professional) majoring in Water Resource Management are not eligible for professional accreditation with Engineers Australia. |
Owner | Academy |
College | Science and Engineering |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of a four-year Bachelor of Engineering at AQF Level 7 (or equivalent) in any discipline; or Completion of three years of the Bachelor of Engineering at Xi’an University of Technology (XUT) approved under the JCU-XUT Articulation Schedule only. Note: Entry for Master of Engineering (Professional) in Water Resource Management; Internet of Things and Data Engineering; and Electrical and Renewable Energy majors require completion of a four-year Bachelor of Engineering at AQF Level 7 (or equivalent) in a discipline cognate to the major. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 48 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion | Must hold current Apply First Aid certificate at the time of graduation |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the Master of Engineering (Professional), graduates will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Master of Engineering (Professional). |
Reasonable adjustments | All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
EG5200:03 Career Planning
EG5210:03 Risk Engineering and Systems Safety
MA5800:03 Foundations for Data Science
EG5220:03 Advanced Asset Management and Reliability
LB5205:03 People in Organisations
EG5300:06 Engineering Practice
EG5311:03 Research Project 1
EG5312:03 Research Project 2
PLUS
Select a major from Table A
TABLE A (Majors)
Type of major | Mandatory, Single |
Credit points in major | 21 credit points |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Cairns | ||
JCU Townsville | ||
JCU Townsville |
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
JCU Cairns | Only Internet of Things and Data Engineering major is available at JCU Cairns |
JCU Townsville | Internet of Things and Data Engineering major is not available at JCU Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Maximum time to complete | 5 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Mandatory engagement with professional practice includes 15 weeks equivalent of industry engagement encompassing Employability Unit (EG5200) and seven weeks of Industry Placement (EG5300). |
Course includes mandatory Fieldwork | No |
Special assessment | Nil |
Professional accreditation | Minimum of 12 weeks equivalent of engagement with professional practice, which is met through EG5200 and EG5300. Must hold current Apply First Aid certificate at the time of graduation |
Supplementary exam for | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure Credit may be granted for the following:
Credit will only be granted for subjects aligned to the current course’s learning outcomes and if the applicant demonstrates sufficient prior knowledge and skills to achieve the course learning outcomes in the time available in the course |
Maximum allowed | 24 credit points, except where a student transfers from one JCU award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards. |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 15 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Credit will not be granted for undergraduate studies or work experience used to gain admission to the course when assessed separately for admission requirements. |
Award Details
Award title | MASTER OF ENGINEERING (PROFESSIONAL) |
Approved abbreviation | MEng (Prof) |
Inclusion of majors on | Majors will appear on the testamur |
Exit with lesser award | Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have successfully completed the relevant number of credit points and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive one of the following awards:
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Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special Awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |
Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD37,960.00
Course fees are charged per year of full-time study. International course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.
A Student Services and Amenities Fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.
Student Visa holders must have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of their Student Visa (except Norwegian, Swedish and Belgian citizens). Costs depend on the length of study and the number of dependents accompanying the student. For more information see Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).
Scholarships and financial aid are also available for international students.
Consult the admission requirements section in the Handbook for prerequisites and pathways into this course.
Application dates vary between courses, whether they're delivered in semester, trimester or carousel study modes. View our Application due dates page for more information.
Gather the documents you need to apply and submit an application via JCU's online application portal.
Real stories
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International Student - India
Harsh Parekh
Master of Engineering (Professional)
The best part of my degree is that it doesn’t focus on one thing but gives an overall picture of everything. We do engineering subjects, programming subjects, and then data science subjects – it’s a wide variety. So, when I go to work in industry, I’ll have the knowledge in each area.
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International student - Nepal
Sunita Dhital
Master of Engineering (Professional)
I found JCU to be the home of resources and infrastructures, probably the best place that I have chosen so far in my engineering career. To be with renowned academics from all around the world with different experience was a highlight. I appreciate the continuous motivation and assistance for international students.
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Lecturer
Mr Madhu Krishnamenon
Master of Engineering (Professional)
The course provides a unique opportunity to improve engineering knowledge, skills, application ability, and professional and personal attributes. The content, case studies and projects are designed keeping industrial problem solving practices in mind. Acquiring these tools offer a head start to a rewarding career.