Recently, the School of Engineering and Information Technology of the University of Sydney issued the latest notice: from 2013, there will be major changes in Master of Engineering and Master of Professional Engineering.
Master of Engineering (CRICOS 077463K)
[The original one-year system was changed to 1.5 years, and students with engineering background can apply for a half-year credit reduction. 】
Teacher Guo Ailun, the consultant of studying abroad in Australia, learned that from 2013, the Master of Engineering will be changed to a 1.5-year course (72 credits) instead of the previous one-year course (CRICOS 061789G). If the applicant has completed the bachelor’s degree in engineering and is equivalent to the honours degree in Australia, 24 credits, that is, one semester’s course, can be reduced.
The new Master of Engineering will have 12 directions-automation and manufacturing systems, Biomedical, Chemical & Biomolecular engineering, Civil, Electrical (electrical), Fluids (fluid), geomechanics (geomechanics), Mechanical (mechanical), Telecommunications (communication), Power (energy), Structural (structure) and sustainability and environment (sustainability and environment).
Master of Professional Engineering (CRICOS 077470M)
[The original two-year system is changed to three years, and students with engineering background and applying for the same major can apply for a one-year credit reduction. The application process is simplified. 】
The new Master of Professional Engineering is a three-year course with 144 credits. It will replace the existing graduate diploma in engineering (professional engineering) (48 credits) and master of professional engineering (96 credits). If the applicant has completed an undergraduate engineering degree in the same direction and is equivalent to a honours degree in Australia, 48 credits, that is, one-year courses, can be reduced or exempted.
Certification-
Engineer Australia has recently awarded the Master of Professional Engineering as a certified course in the following directions-Chemical and Biomolecular, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical. Power (energy) and Structural Engineering, indicating that the above majors will have the opportunity to nominate immigrant occupations.
The rest of the direction was awarded the provisional accreditation (quasi-accreditation), that is, after the students graduated, the engineers’ association assessed whether they could be certified.
The chemical and biomolecular engineering specialisation is also a certification course for the institution of chemical engineers.
This major of the University of Sydney is the first master’s major in Australia to be recognized by the Australian Institute of Engineers in the first stage of competitiveness. The first-stage competitiveness of the Australian Institute of Engineers is an index to evaluate the professional ability of graduates.
At this point, the University of Sydney, UNSW, UWA and Uni Melb, four famous universities, all have master’s degrees in engineering that can be certified by EA. Experts pointed out that it seems that the engineering enthusiasm is not diminished, and students who have studied in Australia for a master’s degree in engineering can make full use of this favorable policy.