Engineering Science - 8338
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Contact: http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 96
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Program Description
Students will have the chance to work on a complex, open-ended enquiry-based project. This will develop their systematic approach to a problem and require project planning and the ability to analyse, interpret and communicate results proficiently. The completion of the research provides a pathway towards postgraduate research degrees through the development and demonstration of enquiry-based skills.
(* It is also possible for students to acquire some knowledge and skills in a different specialisation with the approval of the Stream Authority. This may require the student to take additional foundation and disciplinary knowledge courses at the discretion of the Stream Authority.)
Entry Requirements
Students need a recognised four year Bachelor degree in an appropriate area of engineering with a minimum 65% average as determined by the Postgraduate Entry Score Calculator**
** NOTE: The cut-off for students from Chinese non-211 institutions is 70% (as determined by the Postgraduate Coursework Entry Score Calculator). For entry details (particularly for South Asian students) click here.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
- Updating technical knowledge and skills in an existing engineering specialisation.
- Acquiring new knowledge and skills in a different engineering specialisation.
- Updating qualifications and knowledge to meet or maintain professional accreditation standards.
- Providing opportunities for continuing professional development.
- Providing opportunities for interaction with those at the cutting edge of the discipline
- Providing a preliminary step towards postgraduate research degrees.
Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge and practices
- Graduates will develop advanced theory-based knowledge and techniques within their chosen specialisation.
- Graduates will broaden their knowledge of engineering, including engineering management.
- Graduates will be able to proficiently apply engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.
- Graduates will acquire enquiry-based techniques and practice through the completion of research-oriented courses and a complex research-based project.
- Graduates will develop their ability to define, investigate and analyse engineering problems and develop creative and innovative solutions to these problems.
- Graduates will demonstrate professional-level skills in presenting information and justifying decisions to other professionals, clients, stakeholders and the broader community.
- Graduates will demonstrate creative and ethical approaches to practice.
- Graduates will develop their ability to work as team members and leaders.
- Students will develop an appreciation of the issues associated with international engineering practice and global operating contexts.
Program Structure
- At least 18UOC of enquiry-based courses
- At least a further 30UOC of advanced disciplinary courses
- At least 6UOC of Engineering and Technical Management Courses.
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Process Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Energy Systems
- Environmental Engineering
- Food Process Engineering
- Geospatial Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering & Engineering Geology
- Manufacturing Engineering & Management
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering Open Learning
- Photovoltaics & Solar Energy
- Project Management
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Satellite Systems Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Sustainable Systems
- Systems & Control
- Telecommunications
- Transport Engineering
- Water Resources: catchments to coasts
- Water, Wastewater & Waste Engineering
Specialisations may be broad or narrow, and include options that cross the traditional disciplinary boundaries in the Faculty. Some specialisations include approved courses outside the Faculty of Engineering. A number of specialisation courses may be offered in both internal and external attendance modes and may be delivered in regular sessions, block or intensive modes on or off campus.
At the discretion of the Program or Stream Authority, students may be required to develop their foundational disciplinary knowledge through enrolment in undergraduate level courses that are deemed appropriate by the Authority. Students will be granted credit towards the program for the satisfactory completion of these courses up to a maximum of 12UOC.
Research project
Students complete between 18UOC and 30UOC of enquiry-based projects and research-directed 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.
Enquiry-based projects must be complex, open-ended problems that allow room for student creativity, and the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of results. There must be multiple possible solutions or conclusions at the outset and sufficient complexity to require a degree of project planning from the student.
Work-based projects are encouraged for practising engineers provided they meet the requirements of advanced independent study. Such projects must be approved by the specialisation authority prior to commencement of the project.
Advanced Standing
A student may apply for credit towards the program as per the UNSW Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedures. For example, a student with a 4-year engineering honours degree could obtain a maximum of 48UOC of advanced standing.
If the maximum credit is given, a student must still complete the following:
- At least 36UOC of courses from their specialisation
- At least 6UOC of research-related courses
- At least 6UOC of electives from the approved elective courses list
- At least 30UOC of advanced disciplinary courses
Applications for credit should be addressed to the relevant Stream Authority (contact relevant school for further details).
Enquiry-based Learning
The specialisation courses must include between 18UOC and 30UOC of enquiry-based learning. Of this between 12UOC and 24UOC must be a enquiry-based project.
A enquiry-based 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. Such projects must be complex, open-ended problems that allow room for student creativity, and the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of results. There must be multiple possible solutions or conclusions at the outset and sufficient complexity to require a degree of project planning from the student. Work-based projects are encouraged for practising engineers provided they meet the requirements of advanced independent study. Such projects must be approved by the specialisation authority prior to commencement of the project.
Academic Rules
Progression in all postgraduate coursework programs in the Faculty of Engineering is permitted by course. However:
(a) Not all courses are available every session and some courses may only be available in alternate years. Students should check the approved list of courses for their specialisation and the Engineering and Technical Management specialisation for further details. Students will need to select courses carefully to ensure they can complete their program in minimum time. Students are not permitted to enrol in courses with clashing timetables.
(b) Students must satisfy the rules governing re-enrolment. A student's academic standing is evaluated at the end of each session. Any student not in Good Standing should discuss the situation with the Academic Adviser in the relevant school, and may be required to talk to a counsellor in the Careers and Counselling Unit. The full description of the University policy governing enrolment and academic standing can be found at https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/academiclife/assessment/AcademicStandingExplanation.html
(c) Students must satisfy the relevant pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements for each course.
(d) Only in exceptional circumstances will students be permitted to enrol in more than 24 units of credit in a session. The part-time mode will usually require students to enrol in a minimum of 18 UOC within any three consecutive sessions.
(e) Students are only permitted to enrol in courses that satisfy the program requirements as specified in the On-Line Handbook for the program in which they are enrolled. Enrolment in any other course is permitted only on a Non-Award basis, that is, on a tuition fee basis.
(f) Notwithstanding the above, before a student can enrol in any non-standard program, such a program must meet with the approval of the relevant program authority as shown in the program rules.
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