Master of Engineering (Electrical)

The Master of Engineering is a 48-unit program comprising 12 units of core courses, 12 units of foundation courses, 12 units of advanced technical coursework and a project to the value of 12 units, which introduces candidates to research.
Normally, students will complete the requirements for the Master of Engineering in two years of full-time study.
Graduates of a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Adelaide or another institution whose program is equivalent to an AQF level 8 honours program will be eligible to be considered for credit allowing them to complete the master's program in less than two years, with a minimum of one year of full-time study.
International students from non-English speaking backgrounds will be required to take an English language communications course as part of the program.
The availability of all courses is conditional on the availability of staff, facilities and sufficient enrolments.
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Master of Engineering (Electrical) Example Study Plan The below study plan is indicative of a semester 1 commencement.
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MASTER OF ENGINEERING (ELECTRICAL) Year1S1 ELEC ENG 7057 Engineering Communication & Critical Thinking(3 units) ELEC ENG 7082 Principles of Control Systems (3 units) ELEC ENG 7069 Electric Energy Systems (3 units) PROJMGNT 5021 Applied Project Management 1 (3 units) S2 ELEC ENG 7049 Power Electronics Systems (3 units) ELEC ENG 7074 Power Systems PG (3 units) ELEC ENG 7164 Business Management Systems (3 units) MATHS 7025 Research Methods and Statistics (3 units) Year2S1 ELEC ENG 7078A Masters Electrical Project Part A (6 units) Elective (3 units) Elective (3 units) S2 ELEC ENG 7078B Masters Electrical Project Part B (6 units) Elective (3 units) Elective (3 units) CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING ELECTIVES SEMESTER1 ELEC ENG 7046 Power Quality & Fault Diagnostics (3 units) ELEC ENG 7066 Power System Dynamics (3 units)^ ELEC ENG 7079 Principles of Signal Processing (3 units) SEMESTER2 ELEC ENG 7075 Distributed Generation Technologies (3 units) ELEC ENG 7068 Power Systems Monitoring & Protection (3 units) MECH ENG 7034 Advanced Digital Control (3 units) TECHCOMM 7029 Systems Engineering 2 (3 units)^ PROJMGNT 7013 Systems Engineering 1 (3 units) PROJMGNT 7057 Project Management Controls (3 units) GUIDE TO ENROLMENT This study plan should be used to guide enrolment for the current academic year.
Some students may need to modify their enrolment based on previous study (e.
g.
students granted advanced standing/credit, students repeating previously failed courses).
COURSE AVAILABILITY^Check the course planner for course availability noting the availability of all courses is conditional on the availability of staff and facilities.
Download a print copy of the study plan Master of Engineering (Electrical) Semester 2 Start: Students commencing in semester 2, download a print copy of the study planSemester 2 - Master of Engineering (Electrical)  Assessment Assessment includes course and project work.
All students are required to complete a minimum of 12 weeks of practical experience outside normal class time.
Practical experience can be undertaken in Australia or overseas.
Students who have already completed equivalent practical experience that is deemed acceptable by the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences may be given a partial or total exemption from this requirement.