C03017v2 Master of Engineering (Research)
Award(s): Master of Engineering (ME)CRICOS code: 009468B
Load credit points: 0
Course EFTSL: 2
Location: City campus
Note(s)
Research degrees are offered on a sponsored, scholarship, faculty part-sponsored or full-fee-paying basis. Contact UTS: Engineering or the University Graduate School for further details.
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information
Overview
This degree may be awarded to candidates who have completed an individual program of supervised work and submitted a thesis embodying the results. Topics which involve close cooperation with industry are strongly encouraged, and a majority of current candidates are engaged in topics which are actively supported by their employers.
This degree provides practising engineers with an opportunity to pursue, in depth, the solution of an engineering problem which requires individual effort beyond the scope of a Bachelor's degree. In keeping with the faculty's overall policies, the accent is on applied research and development work, although basic research proposals are also welcomed and supported.
Career options
Career options include positions in universities and other institutions undertaking research or other academic work including teaching. Opportunities involving research and development also exist with national and international firms.
Admission requirements
Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree from UTS or the former NSWIT, or another qualification deemed equivalent. In special circumstances, engineers who do not possess a degree or equivalent may be admitted to the program if they can provide evidence of general and professional qualifications which satisfy the UTS Graduate School Board that they possess the educational preparation and capacity to pursue postgraduate studies.
Course duration and attendance
The maximum course duration is two years of full-time, or four years of part-time study.
Candidates may commence their studies at the beginning of Autumn or Spring semester in any given year and the work may be carried out either using faculty facilities or in an industrial location. Candidates who are specially qualified in the relevant discipline may be allowed to complete the program in less than the maximum time.
Course structure
The Master of Engineering is undertaken by candidates who complete a thesis on a topic of their choice, which has been approved by the University. The thesis must make a distinct contribution to knowledge in the area covered. Its contents may report the results of an original investigation or review, or criticise some aspect of engineering knowledge, or present an engineering design or solution involving the application of new or known techniques to an engineering problem of significance. There are no coursework subjects in this course. There is a formal assessment of progress at the end of the first two semesters for both full-time and part-time candidates, in accordance with University Rule 11.13.
Course completion requirements
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Other information
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