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Master of Mechanical Engineering

Help build the future of mechanical engineering

Hybrid learning

Graduate in 12 months**

Industry-focused

Taught by experts

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  • Duration 12 months**
  • Cost per program* $11,640
  • Courses 8

Program Benefits

  • Industry connected: with a curriculum shaped by industry-leading engineers, you’ll graduate with in-demand skills to help you stand out from the competition.
  • Cutting-edge curriculum: taught by industry experts, the curriculum redefines education through dynamic and responsive learning experiences, equipping students to solve real-world technical challenges.
  • Hybrid learning: the flexibility of online learning combined with on-campus intensive sessions helps you advance your education, career, and expand your network.

Design, lead and innovate with us

UniSC’s Master of Mechanical Engineering will strengthen your technical capabilities, problem solving approaches, and build the communication and leadership skills that are essential in today’s collaborative, tech-driven environment.

To ensure our curriculum is current and prepares students for modern day challenges, our lectures are at the cutting edge of research. You’ll learn from those who research functional smart materials and their applications, including high performance magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) and shear thickening fluids (STFs), among others.

The Master of Mechanical Engineering is provisionally accredited with Engineers Australia and is recognised by 18 countries under the Washington Accord.

As a part of the masters program, you’ll:

  • Develop skills to review, analyse, consolidate, and synthesize knowledge to generate innovative solutions. 
  • Be prepared to confidently assess complex tasks within diverse specialised technical and/or creative environments.
  • Analyse complex ethical issues and make independent judgments in a technical or management role.
  • Apply advanced communication skills to effectively convey complex theoretical concepts to diverse audiences.

Our intentionally small class sizes foster closer engagement with lecturers, collaborative learning with peers, and access to tailored career guidance and our network of industry connections.

Senior-level mechanical engineering roles commanding high salaries

Professionals with a masters degree earned 29% more than those with a bachelors degree.1 As the demand for skilled mechanical engineers rises, so do salaries. Achieving your masters degree can not only increase your earning potential, but your career prospects.

Engineering Director2 $220,000

Senior Aerospace Engineer3 $112,000

Lead Mechanical Engineer4 $149,000

Curriculum: Learn from industry professionals

8 courses

12 months to complete** 

Graduates of our Master of Mechanical Engineering are equipped with expert skills needed to independently design, manage, and execute sophisticated engineering solutions.

Across six core courses and two projects you’ll develop a strong foundation in sustainability, ethical practice, and global awareness, equipping you to lead high-impact projects in diverse industries.

Courses include

This course equips participants with advanced theoretical and technical knowledge and skills on processes involved in engineering the functional properties of materials for different applications. An important role for an engineer is to select materials for specific purposes through understanding the connections between processing, properties, and performance. This course is supported by labs and workshops that allow you to apply this knowledge and develop skills for the assessment and selection of engineering materials.
This course has been designed to enhance your knowledge of advanced control system design. You will analyse automated, digital, and predictive control systems, and use control system software for real-time implementation. You will distinguish principles of control systems and apply them to engineering processes. Theoretical knowledge is complemented with projects simulating real-world scenarios, demonstrated through software like Matlab or Octave.
This course will provide you with an in-depth analysis of advanced robotic systems with a focus on contemporary engineering methods for dynamic modelling and simulation of robots. You will solve real world dynamic problems involving a wide range of industrial applications. Throughout the course you will use computer algebra systems such as the Python scientific stack to develop complex models and undertake dynamic analysis. This will allow results obtained through computer modelling to be correlated with those measured experimentally in the laboratory or in an industrial setting.

This course will prepare you as practising engineer to project manage the development of solutions in the workplace. You will be introduced to engineering project management theory, considering issues and challenges throughout a project life cycle. You will consider the project responsibilities of engineering managers and organisations, from the definition phase of a project to its conclusion. The emphasis is interdisciplinary and relevant to all fields of engineering practice.

This course is designed to enable you to develop and demonstrate advanced teamwork, design and analysis skills. A topical and challenging project will be selected from a larger pool of proposals by each of the teams of multi-disciplinary engineers. The course will simulate an engineering working environment with teams reporting progress at regular intervals to the course coordinator, who will assume the role of project manager.

This course develops the understanding of a student to be able to apply advanced knowledge to Machine Design. As such, the course presents advanced professional and scholarly platforms for further learning and development.

This course is the first course of a larger capstone engineering project. It will develop your knowledge and skills to undertake an engineering research project. You will apply advanced knowledge of an area of engineering relevant to your discipline and of relevance to external stakeholders. It may include computational engineering, laboratory work, design, analysis and site visits. It will equip you with highly developed research and analytical skills relevant to engineering problems and will ensure you have the basic skills needed to undertake a higher research degree.

This course is the second part of a larger capstone engineering project. It will develop your knowledge and skills to undertake an engineering research project. You will apply advanced knowledge of an area of engineering relevant to your discipline and of relevance to external stakeholders. It may include computational engineering, laboratory work, design, analysis and site visits. It will equip you with highly developed research and analytical skills relevant to engineering problems and will ensure you have the basic skills needed to undertake a higher research degree.

Collaboration in hybrid learning

Limited practical elements of the program will require on-campus attendance in an intensive format at our Moreton Bay campus engineering labs, which boasts state of the art facilities that are purpose-built for engineering excellence.

Entry requirements: we make it easy to get started

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To enrol you need:

  • A completed four-year bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or a relevant discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent.
  • Transcripts from your completed bachelor’s program
  • Resume or CV

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Fee details

$1,164 per course*

8 courses

FEE-HELP available

Your education is a long-term investment that pays dividends over time with top-paying careers that are in demand.

Even so, we realise that looking at total costs can seem daunting, but we’re here to help. Our online graduate certificate is available for FEE-HELP and we have limited Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available for eligible students. We can also help guide you through how to have a conversation with your employers about getting tuition assistance.

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Frequently asked questions

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No, prior work experience is not required.

You’ll complete 8 courses to earn the Master of Mechanical Engineering.

The online program is designed for professionals who work full time and is offered in a part time format with one or two courses every trimester. This allows you to achieve a realistic balance between work, school and personal responsibilities.

There are limited scholarships available at UniSC. You can visit our scholarship page to see if there is a scholarship you qualify for.

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Sources

  1. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/au/personal-finance/average-salary-in-australia/?utm
  2. https://www.glassdoor.com.au/Salaries/director-of-engineering-salary-SRCH_KO0,23.htm
  3. https://www.glassdoor.com.au/Salaries/senior-aerospace-engineer-salary-SRCH_KO0,25.htm
  4. https://www.glassdoor.com.au/Salaries/australia-lead-mechanical-engineer-salary-SRCH_IL.0,9_IN16_KO10,34.htm

* Cost shown is with a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) applied. There are limited CSPs for our upcoming intake.

** Students can graduate in 12 months full time or two years part time.