What you'll learn
Whether you are looking to take a new direction in your career, or if you are ready to enhance your professional prospects with specialised study – this two-year Masters in Engineering (Systems) will prepare you to tackle complex challenges in your chosen field.
As you develop your technical toolkit in modelling, analytics and design, you will also build a deeper understanding of how different systems can work together to create solutions. You will gain the skills to manage large, complex challenges, from aerospace to climate change, ensuring safety and sustainability.
Your first year will equip you with foundational engineering skills with a focus on system integration and quality improvement. Courses include:
- Data analytics
- Professional career preparation
- The principles of systems engineering
- Operations management
- Test and evaluation
- Real-world work placement
- Quality management
- Economic analysis and resource planning.
With course content on professional preparation and real-life case studies, you’ll be able to tailor your development to become the engineer you want to be. You will have the opportunity to enter an industry work placement to make life-changing connections, and to dip your toes into your potential future career.
In your second year, you’ll focus your energy on your specialised interests while continuing to build your breadth of skills as a systems engineer. You can choose from a range of courses to expand your knowledge and potential:
- Systems integration design projects
- Renewable power technologies
- Robotics and automation
- Model-base systems engineering
- Integrated logistics support
- Defence leadership
- Shipbuilding and submarine design
- System design and integration
- Carbon capture use and storage
- Engineering research project case study
- Global supply chain management.
Access cutting-edge facilities across our Adelaide City or Mawson Lakes campuses and complete a major research project over your second year. Build your professional practice and communication skills to deliver a career-authentic engineering project, from planning and modelling to the final design.
Specialisations
The Master of Engineering is also available with specialisations in the following:
- Maritime
- Biopharmaceutical
- Mechanical
- Mining
- Structural
- Mechatronic.
This degree can be studied mostly online, however it may also have some on-campus and/or in-person requirements you will need to complete for accreditation purposes. This may include in-person intensive classes, workshops or professional placements.