Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) (Software)

Program Overview

The Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) is a two-year full-time degree designed for engineers who want advanced technical skills in software, along with professional development in communication, leadership, and management. The program includes core units in advanced computer architecture, software platforms, and object-oriented design, as well as specialist elective units and a professional practice component. Graduates are eligible for accredited practice in Australia and overseas.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This accelerated version of our Master of Professional Engineering (Software) degree is designed to provide you with deep technical skills in your chosen field of engineering combined with professional development in the areas of communication, leadership, and time and resource management.

Outline:

Key information

• Duration: 2 years full-time (Available part-time)
• Intake/s: Check semester start dates
• Location: Camperdown/Darlington University of Sydney
• Study mode: Face to face
• Additional information: Credit points - Total amount of credits points required to complete this course.
All subjects have a credit point value to indicate their contribution towards completing the course. 96

What you’ll study:

Areas of study include advanced computer architecture, real time computing, internet software platforms, and object-oriented design.

You will complete:

• 9 x core units
• 3 x specialist elective units
• 2 x management electives
• a minimum of 2 x project or research pathways units
• database management
• multimedia and telecommunication software systems
• language compilers
• internet programming
• real-time software engineering
• control systems
• biomedical systems, and
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