- Course Overview
- Course Details
- Admission Requirements
- English Requirements
The ever increasing demand for electricity, the rising costs of power generation, and a shortage of skilled electrical engineers are challenges faced worldwide.
Expanding economies and populations require an adequate and uninterrupted supply of electrical power. This places enormous pressure on power industries; they need to fuel this growing demand cost-effectively. The greater challenge, however, is the scarcity of skilled personnel to design, operate, and maintain the power networks.
The program presents renewable energy options to address the environmental issues posed by fossil fuel power plants. The section on project management provides the skills required for effective management of power generation, transmission, and distribution projects.
The Project Thesis, the capstone of the program, requires a high level of personal autonomy and accountability, as it reinforces the knowledge and skill base developed in the previous units. As a significant research component of the program, this project will facilitate research, critical evaluation, and the application of knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative, enabling you to critique current professional practice in the electrical engineering industry.
You must complete 48 credit points comprising twelve core units and one capstone thesis. There are no electives in this program. The program duration is two years full-time. We deliver units over two semesters per year, and you will take four units per semester. There will be a short mid-semester break and extended breaks between semesters.
Year One
| Semester | Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| Semester 1 | MEE501 | Power Generation | 3 |
| Semester 1 | MEE502 | Underground Power System Design | 3 |
| Semester 1 | MEE503 | Overhead Line and System Design | 3 |
| Semester 1 | MEE504 | Insulation Coordination and Substation Earth Grid Design | 3 |
| Semester 2 | MEE505 | Substation Automation | 3 |
| Semester 2 | MXX507 | Professional Engineering Management | 3 |
| Semester 2 | MEE507 | Environmental Issues and Sustainability | 3 |
| Semester 2 | MEE508 | Electrical Safety – Earthing/Grounding | 3 |
Year Two
| Semester | Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| Semester 1 | DENG601 / MXX501/601 | Engineering Practice and Key Research Methodologies | 3 |
| Semester 1 | MEE601 | Power System Analysis and Operation | 3 |
| Semester 1 | MEE602 | Transient Analysis and Stability | 3 |
| Semester 1 | MEE603 | Power System Quality and Harmonics | 3 |
| Semester 2 | ME700 | Project Thesis (taken over one semester – equivalent to 4 units) | 12 |
Additional Mandatory Units
| Semester | Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| N/A | BXX001* | Hands-on Workshop 1 | 0 |
| N/A | BXX002* | Hands-on Workshop 2 | 0 |
| N/A | BXX003* | Hands-on Workshop 3 | 0 |
| N/A | BXX004* | Hands-on Workshop 4 | 0 |
| N/A | MXX001 | Professional Practice Hands-on Workshop | 0 |
| N/A | MXX510 | Professional Experience | 0 |
*Applicable to students gaining entry under option 1) or 4) of the Entry Requirements.
Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Students who elect to exit the program after successfully completing all of the first-year units, as outlined above, can opt to receive EIT’s Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Electrical Systems). If students wish to finalize the Master qualification after exiting at Graduate Diploma level, they will need to re-enroll in the program and relinquish the Graduate Diploma testamur.
Rules of Progression
You can only attempt the Project Thesis once you have successfully completed all other units. All engineering disciplines are built up of individual bodies-of-knowledge that together target a specific application. It not only relies on the combined body of knowledge from the undergraduate degree, specifically mathematics, physics, and discipline knowledge, but also on the various units that form this program.
The ‘500’ level units are designed at the Australian Qualifications Framework level eight (Graduate Diploma). The knowledge from each unit allows you to be able to investigate challenging problems, analyse and synthesize complex solutions, and communicate your solutions and ideas.
This will enable successful progress to the ‘600’ level units at the Australian Qualifications Framework level nine (master’s degree). All this knowledge is brought together as you tackle complex application problems in your final thesis.
The content of each unit is designed to provide a graduated increase in knowledge and skills from the ‘500’ level units to the ‘600’ level units culminating in a Project Thesis. All units must be passed, or have exemptions, to achieve the qualification.
The Graduate Diploma of Engineering is nested within the master’s degree as an exit point only after the successful completion of all the ‘500’ level units of the program. Both qualifications have the same entry requirements. The second year of the master’s degree does not serve as an entry point.
Work-Integrated Learning
EIT’s Master of Engineering programs require students to undertake 240 hours of paid or unpaid professional work-integrated learning. This can incorporate paid or unpaid internships, site visits, contributing to industry projects, and networking activities.
In undertaking an internship, students will interact with employees and become exposed to organizational policy and culture. You will familiarise yourself with organizational communication procedures, a variety of engineering disciplines, and obtain insight and practical aptitude in projects from the planning phase to completion.
If you already have some work experience in the relevant engineering field, you may apply to have credit granted by completing the associated recognition of prior learning form.
To gain entry into this program, we require applicants to hold:
- A recognized 3-year bachelor degree* in an engineering qualification in a congruent** field of practice; OR
- An EIT Bachelor of Science (Engineering) degree* in a congruent** field of practice; OR
- A 4-year Bachelor of Engineering qualification (or equivalent) that is recognized under the Washington Accord or by Engineers Australia, in a congruent**, or a different field of practice at the discretion of the Admissions Committee; OR
- A 4-year Bachelor of Engineering qualification (or equivalent)* that is not recognized under the Washington Accord, in a congruent** field of practice to this program; AND
- An appropriate level of English Language Proficiency equivalent to an English pass level in an Australian Senior Certificate of Education, or an IELTS score of 6.0 (with no individual band less than 6.0***), or equivalent as outlined in the EIT Admissions Policy.
* With integrated compulsory twelve-week professional industry experience, training or project work of which six weeks are directly supervised by a professional/eligible professional engineer as determined by EIT.
** Congruent field of practice means one of the following with adequate Electrical Engineering content (fields not listed below to be considered by the Dean and the Admissions Committee on a case-by-case basis):
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic and Communication System
- Industrial Engineering
- Instrumentation, Control, and Automation
- Mechatronic Systems
- Manufacturing and Management Systems
- Industrial Automation
- Production Engineering
***Applicants may have a maximum of one individual band of 5.5 and be granted entry subject to the provision of English language support by EIT.
| Exam Type | Overall Score (min) | Speaking(min) | Reading(min) | Writing(min) | Listening(min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
