Engineering Management
MC-ENGRMG

Engineering Management

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Combine your engineering knowledge with management skills, and learn optimal ways to lead teams of engineering specialists.

This offering version is phasing out and no longer taking applications. You may be able to apply for a later version.

Course outline
  • Qualification
    Master of Engineering Management
  • Duration

    Duration

    1 year full-time
  • Credit

    Credit

    300
  • CRICOS

    CRICOS

    058865E
Course outline
Engineering Management

Outline

Outline

Engineering managers combine management expertise with engineering knowledge to lead teams of specialists who may work on highly technical tasks.

An engineering manager’s role may focus more on the processes and procedures of project realisation and on budgets, rather than technical input. They may also be involved at the beginning stages of a project to determine project feasibility. 

Engineering managers commonly have postgraduate education and tend to work in offices, though they may conduct site visits. 

This course provides a balance between engineering and business skills. It is jointly taught by staff from the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Business and Law. 

The format of the course has kept up with industry needs and trends since its inception, and the coursework is relevant to all engineering disciplines. It integrates the functions and skills needed by engineers in management, and successful completion prepares you for high-level leadership in engineering and technology companies across Australia and around the world. 

Evening classes allow you to tie in education and ongoing work commitments. 

Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.

What jobs can the Engineering Management course lead to?

In Australia, it is expected there will be 2,600 job openings for engineering managers each year, until 2023.

Industries

  • Construction
  • Defence 
  • Engineering
  • IT and computing
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining
  • Transport and infrastructure

What you'll learn

  • integrate knowledge from a range of Engineering and Business sub-disciplines to coordinate and manage projects that require engineering control
  • integrate learning with client requirements to produce feasible practical sustainable solutions towards managing engineering projects
  • acquire and evaluate information to facilitate the coordination and management of engineering works
  • communicate effectively to all stakeholders using appropriate (engineering project) management tools and techniques in the control of engineering works
  • identify and use suitable and appropriate (engineering project) management tools and techniques in the control of engineering works
  • continuously extend and build upon professional understanding and skills learned during post-graduate/master’s study
  • practise engineering management with a global perspective and apply appropriate international standards
  • address activities that recognise the impact of cultural and environmental diversity in the exercising of engineering management
  • demonstrate leadership, professional behaviour and ethical practice in the context of managing engineering projects

Admission criteria

What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.

Recognised degree in engineering or an equivalent qualification in a recognised discipline of engineering with a high aggregate, preferably with at least one year of relevant work experience since graduation.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

6.0

Speaking

6.0

Reading

6.0

Listening

6.0

Overall band score

6.0

Credit for recognised learning (CRL)

Use your experience to get credit towards your degree

Finish your course sooner with credit for your previous study or work experience.

Fees and charges

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  • Curtin course code: MC-ENGRMG
  • CRICOS code: 058865E
  • Last updated on: 5 November 2024

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