On approval of the specialisation authority, a 12 UOC project/thesis may be undertaken in the Master or Master Extension program, if the student has achieved a credit average in other completed courses. A project involves an independent investigation at an advanced level by the student and may include research, design, feasibility or other analysis requiring integration of knowledge and evaluation across a range of topics in the area of specialisation. Work based projects are encouraged for practising engineers provided they meet the requirements of advanced independent study. Work based projects must be approved by the program authority prior to commencement of the project.