Master of Professional Engineering (Civil)

This two-year course provides a developmental path for professional engineers to master skills in selected engineering disciplines and the interaction of those disciplines.

Enhance your skills in dealing with more complex engineering problems and interactions between engineering technical domains and the broader context in which they exist.

This course provides post-professional knowledge and skills in a range of engineering disciplines.

It will equip you with the abilities to become a leader in your chosen engineering field.

The program offers both theoretical understanding, and practical applications of advanced professional engineering practices, with a focus on themed technical discipline areas and sustainable, ethical and managerial abilities.

We are currently seeking provisional accreditation for this course with Engineers Australia.

Professional accreditation allows graduates to work as a professional engineer in countries that are signatories of the Washington Accord.

Domestic Students

To graduate with a Master of Professional Engineering you must complete 192 credit points of course units consisting of:

• 84 credit points of core units, including: advanced research skills and research-based project units two professional practice units an advanced discipline unit an engineering design unit
• 108 credit points of discipline units from your specialisation, to be selected from a list of options.

Option units provide added depth and breadth in your chosen discipline area. You should select different unit if you have completed a similar or equivalent unit in your previous studies.

You are also required to undertake 60 days of approved work experience in the engineering environment as part of your Work Integrated Learning.

International Students

To graduate with a Master of Professional Engineering you must complete 192 credit points of course units consisting of:

• 84 credit points of core units, including: advanced research skills and research-based project units two professional practice units an advanced discipline unit an engineering design unit
• 108 credit points of discipline units from your specialisation, to be selected from a list of options.

Option units provide added depth and breadth in your chosen discipline area. You should select different unit if you have completed a similar or equivalent unit in your previous studies.

You are also required to undertake 60 days of approved work experience in the engineering environment as part of your Work Integrated Learning.

Depending on your previous study, you may be admitted to either a 1.5-year or 2-year program. You don't need to apply separately for the 1.5 year program. You'll be automatically assessed for eligibility as part of our admissions process.

Civil, civil and construction, and civil and management streams - 1.5-year program

You'll need:

• a completed, recognised four-year full-time equivalent bachelor degree in civil engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Civil stream - 2-year program

You'll need a completed, recognised full-time equivalent of either:

• a three-year bachelor degree in civil engineering or engineering technology (in civil engineering) with a minimum GPA of 4.0  (on QUT’s 7 point scale)
• a four-year bachelor degree in any engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Civil and construction stream - 2-year program

You'll need a completed, recognised full-time equivalent of either:

• a three-year bachelor degree in civil engineering or engineering technology (in civil engineering) with a minimum GPA of 4.0  (on QUT’s 7 point scale)
• a four-year bachelor degree in any engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.0  (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Civil and management stream - 2-year program

You'll need:

• a completed, recognised three- or four-year full-time equivalent bachelor degree in civil engineering or engineering technology (in civil engineering) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Careers and outcomes(DOM,INT)

As a graduate of this course, you will be an Engineers Australia-accredited professional engineer with advanced cutting-edge knowledge and skills in a chosen engineering field or engineering management role. You will:

• be able to lead and contribute to complex projects and respond rapidly and effectively to current and emerging local and global challenges
• have research capacity for evidence-based practice, to imagine and realise change using management strategies, advanced design, collaborative decision-making and innovation in ethical and sustainable ways as appropriate to your role
• be strategic in the use of digital technologies
• be an effective collaborator and communicator in disciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts with knowledge of and respect for diverse cultural perspectives
• be able to apply integrated computer-based approaches to monitor and manage internal and external resources in an organisation and implement a range of strategies and practices to support organisational objectives such as competitive advantages, innovation, sharing lessons learned, integration and continuous improvement
• be able to become a specialist engineering manager within your chosen professional field, in particular, a leader and manager of engineering processes
• be capable of undertaking management level roles in operations management, quality control management, logistics, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management and other specialised engineering fields.

Civil engineers can be employed by many different industries as either ongoing engineers in an organisation, or as consultants in engineering firms. These firms work alongside organisations from a wide array of industries like transportation, mining, and construction. These clients are typically spread out from metropolitan to regional areas. At times, your office will be based at the client's site for the duration of the project, where you'll be working with interdisciplinary teams.

Professional recognition(DOM,INT)

We are currently seeking provisional accreditation for this course with Engineers Australia. Professional accreditation allows you to work as a professional engineer in countries that are signatories of the Washington Accord.

Possible careers

• Civil Engineer
• Construction Project Manager
• Consultant
• Engineer
• Engineering Technologist
• Engineering manager
• Project Developer
• Project Manager