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School of Electrical and Information Engineering

Master of Professional Engineering specialisations.

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical)

Candidates for the degree of Master of Professional Engineering in Electrical Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of recommended elective units as shown in the elective table below. To be eligible for the award of the degree students must gain credit for a total of not less than 96 credit points.

Electrical Core Units of Study

First Year

ENGG5202
Sustainable Design, Eng and Mgt
6    A General knowledge in science and calculus and have completed 24 credit points of specialist units of study in their selected discipline.
Semester 1
ENGG5204
Engineering Professional Practice
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1
At least 4 of the following 8 units of study:
ELEC5730
Foundations of Eng Electromagnetics
6    A Differential calculus, integral calculus, vector integral calculus; electrical circuit theory and analysis using lumped elements; fundamental electromagnetic laws and their use in the calculation of static fields.
N ELEC3102, ELEC3104


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering students with a Non-Electrical Engineering degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5732
Foundations of Electricity Networks
6    A This unit of study assumes a competence in first year mathematics (in particular, the ability to work with complex numbers), in elementary circuit theory and in basic electromagnetics
N ELEC3201, ELEC3203


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2
ELEC5734
Foundations Elec Energy & Conversion Sys
6    A Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity with circuit theory, electronic devices, ac power, capacitors and inductors, and electric circuits such as three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, the use of basic laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope and power supply.


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2
ELEC5735
Foundations of Control
6    A Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, Physics; solution of linear differential equations, Matrix Theory, eigenvalues and eigenvectors; linear electrical circuits, ideal op-amps; continuous linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain representations, Laplace transform, Fourier transform. ELEC2302 and MATH2061 or equivalent.
N ELEC3302, ELEC3304, AMME3500


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2
ELEC5736
Foundations of Digital Signal Processing
6    A Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, continuous linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain representations, Fourier transform, sampling of continuous time signals
N ELEC3303, ELEC3305


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5737
Foundations of Electronic Circuit Design
6    A A background in basic electronics and circuit theory is assumed.
N ELEC3401, ELEC3404


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5739
Foundations of Communications
6    A Confidence in mathematical operation usually needed to handle telecommunications problems such as Fourier transform, fundamental in signals and systems theory, convolution, and similar techniques.
N ELEC3503


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5741
Foundations of Embedded Systems
6    A ELEC1601 AND ELEC2602 or equivalent. Logic operations, theorems and Boolean algebra, data representation, number operations (binary, hex, integers and floating point), combinational logic analysis and synthesis, sequential logic, registers, counters, bus systems, state machines, simple CAD tools for logic design, basic computer organisation, the CPU, peripheral devices, software organisation, machine language, assembly language, operating systems, data communications and computer networks.
N ELEC2601


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1

Second Year

ENGG5217
Practical Experience
   P Students will have completed a minimum of 48cp towards the MPE.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students who have achieved a WAM of 75% or higher in their first 48 credits of study are eligible for the Research Pathway and can replace ENGG5220, ENGG5221 Engineering Project A & B and the 12 credit points selection from the list of ENGG5214, ENGG5215 and ENGG5216 with ENGG5222 and ENGG5223 Dissertation A & B or ENGG5218 Dissertation.
At least 2 of the following 5 units of study:
ENGG5203
Quality Engineering and Management
6      Semester 2
ENGG5205
Professional Practice in PM
6    A Basic engineering or science knowledge. At least 2-3 years of work experience preferred.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGG5214
Management of Technology
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5215
International Eng Strategy & Operations
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5216
Management of Engineering Innovation
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1

Electrical Recommended Elective Units.

Candidates must complete 36 credit points from the following table of elective units of study.
ELEC5101
Antennas and Propagation
6    N ELEC5522
Semester 2
ELEC5203
Topics in Power Engineering
6    A (ELEC3201 Electrical Energy Systems or ELEC3203 Power Engineering) and (ELEC3202 Power Electronics and Drives or ELEC3204 Power Electronics and Drives).
Semester 2
ELEC5204
Power Systems Analysis and Protection
6    A The unit assumes basic knowledge of circuits, familiarity with basic mathematics, competence with basic circuit theory and an understanding of three phase systems, transformers, transmission lines and associated modeling and operation of such equipment.
N ELEC4201
Semester 1
ELEC5205
High Voltage Engineering
6    A The following previous knowledge is assumed for this unit. Circuit analysis techniques, electricity networks, power system fundamentals equivalent to ELEC3105


Recommended: ELEC5204 Power Systems
Semester 2
ELEC5206
Sustainable Energy Systems
6    A Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity with transformers, ac power, capacitors and inductors, electric circuits such as three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, and basic electronic circuit theory.
Semester 2
ELEC5303
Computer Control System Design
6    A This unit assumes a basic knowledge of calculus, functions of real variables, Laplace transform, matrix theory and control theory.
N ELEC4301
Semester 1
ELEC5402
Digital Integrated Circuit Design
6    A Electronic circuit design and physics of electronic devices.
N ELEC4402

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ELEC5403
Radio Frequency Engineering
6    A Students will be expected to be familiar with ELEC3404 - Electronic Circuit Design , ELEC3104 - Engineering Electromagnetics and the third year course in Circuit Design: ELEC3105 - Circuit Theory and Design.
N ELEC5521
Semester 1
ELEC5507
Error Control Coding
6    A Basic knowledge on digital communications. Fundamental mathematics including probability theory and linear algebra.
N ELEC4503
Semester 1
ELEC5508
Wireless Engineering
6    A Basic knowledge in probability and statistics, analog and digital communications, error probability calculation in communications channels, and telecommunications network.
N ELEC5504, ELEC4504
Semester 2
ELEC5509
Mobile Networks
6    A Basically, students need to know the concepts of data communications and mobile communications, which could be gained in one the following units of study: ELEC3505 Communications, ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet, or similar units. If you are not sure, please contact the instructor.
N ELEC5501
Semester 1
ELEC5510
Satellite Communication Systems
6    A Knowledge of error probabilities, analog and digital modulation techniques and error performance evaluation studied in ELEC3505 Communications and ELEC4505 Digital Communication Systems, is assumed.
N ELEC5502
Semester 2
ELEC5511
Optical Communication Systems
6    A (ELEC3503 Introduction to Digital Communications or ELEC3505 Communications) and (ELEC3402 Communications Electronics or ELEC3405 Communications Electronics and Photonics) or equivalent
Semester 1
ELEC5512
Optical Networks
6    A ELEC3503 Introduction to Digital Communications
N ELEC5506
Semester 2
ELEC5514
Networked Embedded Systems
6    A ELEC3607, ELEC3305, ELEC3506 and ELEC5508
Semester 2
ELEC5515
Gigabits Wireless Systems
6    A This unit assumes a competence in fundamental communications theory on modulation and equalization, digital signal processing techniques on filtering and FFT/IFFT, error-control coding and linear algebra.
Semester 2
ELEC5613
Image Processing and Computer Vision
6    A SOFT2130 Software Construction (or SOFT2004 Software Development Methods 1) or ELEC2602 Digital System Design (or ELEC3601 Digital Systems Design or ELEC3608 Digital Systems Design) or ELEC3603 Introduction to Computing Systems.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing
6    A SOFT2130 Software Construction (or SOFT2004 Software Development Methods 1) and ELEC3607 Embedded Computing (or ELEC2601 Microprocessor Systems). Ability to program in a high level language.
N ELEC4602
Semester 1
ELEC5615
Advanced Computer Architecture
6    A Equivalent to ELEC4605 Computer Engineering or ELEC4601 Computer Design.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ELEC5616
Computer and Network Security
6    A A programming language, basic maths.
N ELEC5611, NETS3016, NETS3916
Semester 1
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Master of Professional Engineering (Network)

Candidates for the degree of Master of Professional Engineering in Network Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of recommended elective units as shown in the elective table below. To be eligible for the award of the degree students must gain credit for a total of not less than 96 credit points.

Network Core Units of Study

First Year

ENGG5202
Sustainable Design, Eng and Mgt
6    A General knowledge in science and calculus and have completed 24 credit points of specialist units of study in their selected discipline.
Semester 1
ENGG5204
Engineering Professional Practice
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1
ELEC5736
Foundations of Digital Signal Processing
6    A Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, continuous linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain representations, Fourier transform, sampling of continuous time signals
N ELEC3303, ELEC3305


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5739
Foundations of Communications
6    A Confidence in mathematical operation usually needed to handle telecommunications problems such as Fourier transform, fundamental in signals and systems theory, convolution, and similar techniques.
N ELEC3503


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5740
Foundations of Data Comm & the Internet
6    N ELEC3504, ELEC4501


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2
ELEC5744
Foundations of Digital Comm Systems
6    A ELEC3505 Communications or equivalent
N ELEC4502


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1

Second Year

ENGG5217
Practical Experience
   P Students will have completed a minimum of 48cp towards the MPE.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students who have achieved a WAM of 75% or higher in their first 48 credits of study are eligible for the Research Pathway and can replace ENGG5220, ENGG5221 Engineering Project A & B and the 12 credit points selection from the list of ENGG5214, ENGG5215 and ENGG5216 with ENGG5222 and ENGG5223 Dissertation A & B or ENGG5218 Dissertation.
At least 2 of the following 5 units of study:
ENGG5203
Quality Engineering and Management
6      Semester 2
ENGG5205
Professional Practice in PM
6    A Basic engineering or science knowledge. At least 2-3 years of work experience preferred.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGG5214
Management of Technology
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5215
International Eng Strategy & Operations
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5216
Management of Engineering Innovation
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1

Network Recommended Elective Units.

Candidates must complete 36 credit points from the following table of elective units of study.
ELEC5508
Wireless Engineering
6    A Basic knowledge in probability and statistics, analog and digital communications, error probability calculation in communications channels, and telecommunications network.
N ELEC5504, ELEC4504
Semester 2
ELEC5509
Mobile Networks
6    A Basically, students need to know the concepts of data communications and mobile communications, which could be gained in one the following units of study: ELEC3505 Communications, ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet, or similar units. If you are not sure, please contact the instructor.
N ELEC5501
Semester 1
ELEC5512
Optical Networks
6    A ELEC3503 Introduction to Digital Communications
N ELEC5506
Semester 2
ELEC5514
Networked Embedded Systems
6    A ELEC3607, ELEC3305, ELEC3506 and ELEC5508
Semester 2
ELEC5515
Gigabits Wireless Systems
6    A This unit assumes a competence in fundamental communications theory on modulation and equalization, digital signal processing techniques on filtering and FFT/IFFT, error-control coding and linear algebra.
Semester 2
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing
6    A SOFT2130 Software Construction (or SOFT2004 Software Development Methods 1) and ELEC3607 Embedded Computing (or ELEC2601 Microprocessor Systems). Ability to program in a high level language.
N ELEC4602
Semester 1
ELEC5616
Computer and Network Security
6    A A programming language, basic maths.
N ELEC5611, NETS3016, NETS3916
Semester 1
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Master of Professional Engineering (Power)

Candidates for the degree of Master of Professional Engineering in Power Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing addition credit points of recommended eletive units as shown in the elective table below. To be eligible for the award of the degree students must gain credit for a total of not less than 96 credit points.

Power Core Units of Study

First Year

ENGG5202
Sustainable Design, Eng and Mgt
6    A General knowledge in science and calculus and have completed 24 credit points of specialist units of study in their selected discipline.
Semester 1
ENGG5204
Engineering Professional Practice
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1
ELEC5732
Foundations of Electricity Networks
6    A This unit of study assumes a competence in first year mathematics (in particular, the ability to work with complex numbers), in elementary circuit theory and in basic electromagnetics
N ELEC3201, ELEC3203


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2
ELEC5733
Foundations of Power Electronics & Apps
6    A Differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, analysis of linear circuits. Fourier theory applied to periodic and non-periodic signals. Software such as MATLAB to perform signal analysis and filter design. Familiarity with the use of basic laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope, function generator, power supply, etc.
N ELEC3202, ELEC3204


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5734
Foundations Elec Energy & Conversion Sys
6    A Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity with circuit theory, electronic devices, ac power, capacitors and inductors, and electric circuits such as three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, the use of basic laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope and power supply.


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2
ELEC5735
Foundations of Control
6    A Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, Physics; solution of linear differential equations, Matrix Theory, eigenvalues and eigenvectors; linear electrical circuits, ideal op-amps; continuous linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain representations, Laplace transform, Fourier transform. ELEC2302 and MATH2061 or equivalent.
N ELEC3302, ELEC3304, AMME3500


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2

Second Year

ENGG5217
Practical Experience
   P Students will have completed a minimum of 48cp towards the MPE.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students who have achieved a WAM of 75% or higher in their first 48 credits of study are eligible for the Research Pathway and can replace ENGG5220,ENGG5221 Engineering Project A & B and 12 credit points selectionfrom the list of ENGG5214, ENGG5215 and ENGG5216 with ENGG5222 and ENGG5223 Dissertation A & B or ENGG5218 Dissertation.
At least 2 of the following 5 units of study:
ENGG5203
Quality Engineering and Management
6      Semester 2
ENGG5205
Professional Practice in PM
6    A Basic engineering or science knowledge. At least 2-3 years of work experience preferred.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGG5214
Management of Technology
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5215
International Eng Strategy & Operations
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5216
Management of Engineering Innovation
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1

Power Recommended Elective Units.

Candidates must complete 36 credit points from the following table of elective units of study.
ELEC5203
Topics in Power Engineering
6    A (ELEC3201 Electrical Energy Systems or ELEC3203 Power Engineering) and (ELEC3202 Power Electronics and Drives or ELEC3204 Power Electronics and Drives).
Semester 2
ELEC5204
Power Systems Analysis and Protection
6    A The unit assumes basic knowledge of circuits, familiarity with basic mathematics, competence with basic circuit theory and an understanding of three phase systems, transformers, transmission lines and associated modeling and operation of such equipment.
N ELEC4201
Semester 1
ELEC5205
High Voltage Engineering
6    A The following previous knowledge is assumed for this unit. Circuit analysis techniques, electricity networks, power system fundamentals equivalent to ELEC3105


Recommended: ELEC5204 Power Systems
Semester 2
ELEC5206
Sustainable Energy Systems
6    A Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity with transformers, ac power, capacitors and inductors, electric circuits such as three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, and basic electronic circuit theory.
Semester 2
ELEC5303
Computer Control System Design
6    A This unit assumes a basic knowledge of calculus, functions of real variables, Laplace transform, matrix theory and control theory.
N ELEC4301
Semester 1
ELEC5616
Computer and Network Security
6    A A programming language, basic maths.
N ELEC5611, NETS3016, NETS3916
Semester 1
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Master of Professional Engineering (Wireless)

Candidates for the degree of Master of Professional Engineering in Wireless Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of recommended elective units as shown in the elective table below. To be eligible for the award of the degree students must gain credit for a total of not less than 96 credit points.

Wireless Core Units of Study

First Year

ENGG5202
Sustainable Design, Eng and Mgt
6    A General knowledge in science and calculus and have completed 24 credit points of specialist units of study in their selected discipline.
Semester 1
ENGG5204
Engineering Professional Practice
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1
ELEC5736
Foundations of Digital Signal Processing
6    A Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, continuous linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain representations, Fourier transform, sampling of continuous time signals
N ELEC3303, ELEC3305


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5739
Foundations of Communications
6    A Confidence in mathematical operation usually needed to handle telecommunications problems such as Fourier transform, fundamental in signals and systems theory, convolution, and similar techniques.
N ELEC3503


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1
ELEC5740
Foundations of Data Comm & the Internet
6    N ELEC3504, ELEC4501


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2
ELEC5744
Foundations of Digital Comm Systems
6    A ELEC3505 Communications or equivalent
N ELEC4502


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 1

Second Year

ENGG5217
Practical Experience
   P Students will have completed a minimum of 48cp towards the MPE.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students who have achieved a WAM of 75% or higher in their first 48 credits of study are eligible for the Research Pathway and can replace ENGG5220, ENGG5221 Engineering Project A & B and the 12 credit points selection from the list of ENGG5214, ENGG5215 and ENGG5216 with ENGG5222 and ENGG5223 Dissertation A & B or ENGG5218 Dissertation.
At least 2 of the following 5 units of study:
ENGG5203
Quality Engineering and Management
6      Semester 2
ENGG5205
Professional Practice in PM
6    A Basic engineering or science knowledge. At least 2-3 years of work experience preferred.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGG5214
Management of Technology
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5215
International Eng Strategy & Operations
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5216
Management of Engineering Innovation
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1

Wireless Recommended Elective Units.

Candidates must complete 36 credit points from the following table of elective units of study.
ELEC5101
Antennas and Propagation
6    N ELEC5522
Semester 2
ELEC5403
Radio Frequency Engineering
6    A Students will be expected to be familiar with ELEC3404 - Electronic Circuit Design , ELEC3104 - Engineering Electromagnetics and the third year course in Circuit Design: ELEC3105 - Circuit Theory and Design.
N ELEC5521
Semester 1
ELEC5507
Error Control Coding
6    A Basic knowledge on digital communications. Fundamental mathematics including probability theory and linear algebra.
N ELEC4503
Semester 1
ELEC5508
Wireless Engineering
6    A Basic knowledge in probability and statistics, analog and digital communications, error probability calculation in communications channels, and telecommunications network.
N ELEC5504, ELEC4504
Semester 2
ELEC5509
Mobile Networks
6    A Basically, students need to know the concepts of data communications and mobile communications, which could be gained in one the following units of study: ELEC3505 Communications, ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet, or similar units. If you are not sure, please contact the instructor.
N ELEC5501
Semester 1
ELEC5510
Satellite Communication Systems
6    A Knowledge of error probabilities, analog and digital modulation techniques and error performance evaluation studied in ELEC3505 Communications and ELEC4505 Digital Communication Systems, is assumed.
N ELEC5502
Semester 2
ELEC5515
Gigabits Wireless Systems
6    A This unit assumes a competence in fundamental communications theory on modulation and equalization, digital signal processing techniques on filtering and FFT/IFFT, error-control coding and linear algebra.
Semester 2
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Master of Professional Engineering (Software)

Candidates for the degree of Master of Professional Engineering in Software Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Additional credit necessary shall be gained by completing additional credit points of recommended elective units as shown in the elective table below. To be eligible for the award of the degree students must gain credit for a total of not less than 96 credit points.

Software Core Units of Study

First Year

INFO5990
Professional Practice in IT
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5028
Object-Oriented Design
6    A Intermediate level of object oriented programming such as Java
N INFO3220
Semester 1
COMP5615
Software Engineering Project
6    P INFO6007
N COMP3615, INFO3600

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
ELEC5742
Foundations: Internet Software Platforms
6    A INFO1103, INFO2110 and INFO2120 or equivalent
N EBUS4001


This Unit of Study is only available to Master of Professional Engineering degree students with a Non- Electrical Engineering Bachelor's degree.
Semester 2
COMP5047
Pervasive Computing
6    A Networking concepts, operating system concepts, programming expertise.
N NETS4047
Semester 2
COMP5348
Enterprise Scale Software Architecture
6    A INFO3220 or COMP5028 or equivalent.
Semester 1

Second Year

ELEC5618
Software Quality Engineering
6    N SOFT3302
Semester 1
ELEC5619
Object Oriented Application Frameworks
6    A Java programming, and some web development experience are essential. Databases strongly recommended
Semester 2
ELEC5620
Model Based Software Engineering
6    A A programming language, basic maths

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
ENGG5217
Practical Experience
   P Students will have completed a minimum of 48cp towards the MPE.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students who have achieved a WAM of 75% or higher in their first 48 credits of study are eligible for the Research Pathway and can replace ENGG5220,ENGG5221 Engineering Project A & B and the 12 credit points selection from the list of ENGG5214, ENGG5215, ENGG5216 and INFO6007 with ENGG5222 and ENGG5223 Dissertation A & B or ENGG5218 Dissertation.
At least 2 of the following 4 units of study:
ENGG5214
Management of Technology
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5215
International Eng Strategy & Operations
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 2
ENGG5216
Management of Engineering Innovation
6    A As graduates, they will have a soundly based technical knowledge in engineering or a related area, life skills and work experience.
Semester 1
INFO6007
Project Management in IT
6    A INFS6000 or COMP5206 or INFO5990
N INFS6014, PMGT5871
Semester 1
Semester 2

Software Recommended Elective Units.

Candidates must complete 18 credit points from the following table of elective units of study.
COMP5338
Advanced Data Models
6    A COMP5138 or equivalent
Semester 2
COMP5426
Parallel and Distributed Computing
6    A Equivalent of COMP5116
Semester 1
ELEC5613
Image Processing and Computer Vision
6    A SOFT2130 Software Construction (or SOFT2004 Software Development Methods 1) or ELEC2602 Digital System Design (or ELEC3601 Digital Systems Design or ELEC3608 Digital Systems Design) or ELEC3603 Introduction to Computing Systems.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ELEC5614
Real Time Computing
6    A SOFT2130 Software Construction (or SOFT2004 Software Development Methods 1) and ELEC3607 Embedded Computing (or ELEC2601 Microprocessor Systems). Ability to program in a high level language.
N ELEC4602
Semester 1
ELEC5615
Advanced Computer Architecture
6    A Equivalent to ELEC4605 Computer Engineering or ELEC4601 Computer Design.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ELEC5616
Computer and Network Security
6    A A programming language, basic maths.
N ELEC5611, NETS3016, NETS3916
Semester 1