Program Overview
The Master of Engineering Science degree from UNSW empowers students to advance their careers through specialization or broadening their knowledge in engineering. It features inquiry-based projects, enhances technical skills, and provides a pathway to postgraduate research. Graduates can pursue leadership roles in engineering or transition into management positions, leveraging their expertise in various engineering fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This degree is designed for students looking to further their career by upskilling, retraining, refreshing on recent developments in the field, or further specializing in an area of engineering. You’ll have the flexibility to specialize in one area or broaden your knowledge in other areas of Engineering. As you build on your knowledge, you’ll meet the requirements to maintain professional accreditation standards and continue your professional development. Exciting and practical, this degree features complex, open-ended inquiry-based projects as well as many other opportunities to help you become a leader in your field. Students will develop their technical knowledge and ability to analyze engineering problems. They will also gain further skills in solving engineering problems and justifying professional decisions. The completion of an inquiry-based project provides a pathway toward postgraduate research degrees.
Outline:
- Enhances your knowledge in your area of expertise or broadens your knowledge in another area of Engineering to grow professionally.
- Flexibility to specialize in one area or broaden your knowledge in other areas of Engineering.
- Complex, open-ended inquiry-based projects.
- Develops technical knowledge and ability to analyze engineering problems.
- Gain further skills in solving engineering problems and justifying professional decisions.
Careers:
As a UNSW Master of Engineering Science graduate, you'll have the opportunity to hone in on your desired career pathway in engineering or build on your existing career to transition into management and leadership positions in the engineering industry. You'll also have the opportunity to undertake research with UNSW Engineering. Each year, our academics and research centers work with businesses, government, and community organizations on specific projects that transfer our research into practice. Your research efforts will make a real impact on today's most urgent issues. Your career opportunities will depend on your area of specialization, with career pathways spanning across mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering, and more. Your degree will provide you with the special expertise to excel in your specialization, as well as the broad knowledge that will ensure you can thrive across multiple fields.