If you are a mechanical engineer looking to fast-track your career, the Master of Professional Engineering (Mechanical) will help you develop management expertise, specialise and deepen your technical skills and be equipped to lead projects and move into more senior roles.
This program has been granted provisional accreditation through Engineers Australia.
Advance Your Engineering Career: 1-year Accelerated MPE
If you are already a professionally recognised engineer, the 1-year accelerated MPE will allow you to gain a highly relevant postgraduate qualification to help advance your career.
Get Professional Recognition in Australia: 2-year Accelerated MPE
If you already have an engineering degree from an overseas university but are seeking professional recognition, this 2-year accelerated MPE will give you an advanced, accredited qualification, preparing you for practice in Australia and around the world.
Make a Career Change to Engineering: 3-year MPE
Are you seeking to make a career change into engineering? If you have a background in a related area, such as science or mathematics, the 3-year MPE provides an opportunity for you to gain a professionally recognised qualification in engineering.
What you will study
The Master of Professional Engineering (Mechanical) is a flexible degree that will allow you to advance your career in engineering. You will have the opportunity to diversify your engineering expertise with courses in mechanical or another area of engineering, or broaden your skills base in a complimentary area such as business and management, entrepreneurship and innovation, design or multimedia. Plus you can choose a major project that’s linked to industry or focused on design and research.
Career opportunities
Engineers work on a huge range of tasks in many different environments – industries like electronics, energy, food, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, construction, environmental health and transportation. Engineering continues to be one of the most in-demand qualifications in the world, with many countries desperate to fill a shortage of professional skills in this field.
A Master of Professional Engineering will open up even more varied career opportunities, empowering you to take on a leadership role, start your own business or manage major engineering projects.
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22 July 2024
University of Newcastle
Callaghan Campus,
University Drive,
CALLAGHAN,
New South Wales,
2308, NEWCASTLE, Australia
Direct admission into the 3 year MPE (Mechanical) Pathway A:
Graduates from the University of Newcastle or another institution with a non-engineering Bachelor Degree with at least 20 units of study in Mathematics (especially calculus and linear algebra); and Science, as related to Mechanical Engineering AND a UON GPA of 4.5 or above. You may also be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) which will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Direct admission into the 2 year MPE (Mechanical) Pathway B with 80 units of Recognition (RPL):
Graduates from the University of Newcastle or another institution with a Bachelor Degree (AQF 7) in Mechanical Engineering AND a UON GPA of 4.5 or above.
Direct admission into the 1 year MPE (Mechanical) Pathway C with 160 units of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
Graduates from an institution other than University of Newcastle with a Bachelor Honours Degree (AQF 8) in Mechanical Engineering with a UON GPA of 4.5 or above.
University of Newcastle Engineering Graduate Pathway C:
Graduates of the University of Newcastle Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) single and combined programs will automatically be approved for admission to the 80 unit or 1-year program (Pathway C) with 160 units of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
TOEFL paper-based test score of 550; TOEFL internet based score of 79; IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5; PTE GSE score of 58; Cambridge English: Advanced score of 58.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
The University of Newcastle, Australia is ranked in the top 175 universities in the world.