Master of Professional Engineering (Fluids)

Program Overview

Graduates will be equipped with specialized technical knowledge to develop environmental impact studies, monitor and clean up environmental problems, and pursue careers in government agencies or consultancies. The program is provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia and ranked among the top 25 engineering programs globally.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Develop specialized technical knowledge in fluids engineering to help you transition to an engineering career.

Outline:

Areas of study:

• Water resources management
• Wind engineering for design
• Environmental geotechnics
• Open channel flow and hydraulic structures

Course structure:

• 20 x core units
• 1 x specialist elective unit
• 1 x elective unit

Location:

Camperdown/Darlington University of Sydney

Study mode:

Face to face

Professional practice:

• Usually undertaken over 12 weeks.

Careers:

• Career paths for fluids engineering graduates include:
• developing environmental impact studies
• monitoring environmental problems
• cleaning up the environment, and overcoming major environmental damage.
• This can involve work with government agencies and consultancies specialising in remediation of groundwater and surface water pollution, and disposal of municipal and mining waste.

Other:

• This course has provisional accreditation from Engineers Australia.
• We're ranked 25th globally for engineering and computer science (2023 Shanghai Ranking of Academic Subjects).
• We are a top 20 university globally (2025 QS World University Rankings)
• Access to more than 1200 industry, not-for-profits and government partners to gain real-world work experience before you graduate.