A postgraduate qualification in engineering, project management, transport or computer science will give you the edge in a global economy that places a premium on demonstrated professional skills and genuine innovation.
Hone your management skills and strengthen your technical expertise with a Master of Engineering. Or change paths and build a career in engineering with a Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated).
If you are a qualified engineer and looking to strengthen your management capability and technical knowledge, this is the ideal course for you. Or perhaps you want to update your engineering skills or specialise in a particular area linked to your job or career aspirations.
The Master of Engineering allows you to build on your existing engineering undergraduate degree by developing specialised technical knowledge in one of 13 engineering specialisations:
Your prior qualifications or in some cases, work experience, may enable you to reduce the number of credit points required to complete your degree.
To see how it works, read about credit for previous study for your Master of Engineering.
The Master of Professional Engineering will help you to develop the sound communications, management and decision-making capabilities necessary to interpret and discuss complex issues in your chosen area of specialisation.
Graduates of the Master of Professional Engineering streams with Full Accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer with the national accreditation body, Engineers Australia, are recognised internationally through the Washington Accord of the International Engineering Alliance.*
*The following stream has Conditional Provisional Accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer and is recognised by the national accreditation body, Engineers Australia, and not through the Accord: the Master of Professional Engineering (Sustainability and Environmental Engineering).
Full Accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia
Conditional Provisional Accreditation at the level of Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has accredited the Master of Professional Engineering (Software Engineering) and Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated)(Software Engineering) at the full professional level until the end of 2029.
To stay up to date on available study options, including course details, accreditation, admission criteria and availability, refer to the relevant course page at: Sydney.edu.au/courses.
For those with an undergraduate engineering degree seeking accreditation in a related field, please consider the Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated).
This two-year full time accelerated version of our Master of Professional Engineering degree is available to prospective students seeking accreditation who have previously graduated with an undergraduate engineering degree in a related field.
Our Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) degree is designed to provide you with the technical skills and sound communications, management and decision-making capabilities necessary to interpret and discuss complex issues in your chosen area of specialisation.
The following specialisations are available as part of our Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) program:
Please note that the degree to be conferred will be the Master of Professional Engineering in your particular specialisation.
Our graduate courses in engineering offer a specialised program for qualified engineers seeking to move into a management role or strengthen their technical expertise.
If you are a qualified engineer and looking to strengthen your management capability and technical knowledge, this is the ideal course for you. Or perhaps you want to update your engineering skills or specialise in a particular area linked to your job or career aspirations.
The Master of Engineering program can be taken as a:
Please refer to individual degree requirements to identify the relevant units of study and much more available to suit your interests.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has accredited the following degrees at the conditional provisional professional level until the end of 2026 — Master of Computer Science, Master of Data Science, Master of Cybersecurity.
The University of Sydney is currently undergoing the review and reaccreditation process with the ACS for 2027 and will publish an update on the accreditation status in May 2026. To stay up to date on available study options, including course details, accreditation, admission criteria and availability, refer to the relevant course page at: sydney.edu.au/courses.
Telecommunications technology moves rapidly. I chose the Master of Engineering for its focus on emerging technologies. I now have both strong management skills and the technical knowledge to put me at the top of my field.
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I wanted to build a stronger foundation in chemical engineering and become a professional engineer. Choosing the Master of Professional Engineering is one of the best decisions I’ve made. I’m now working as a risk and safety engineer in Sydney.
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