Master of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering

• General information
• Course outline and structure
  • Group 2 units
• Length of course
• Admission requirements
• Advanced standing

General information

The program is intended to appeal both to recent graduates who wish to enhance their first qualification with studies in the area of electrical and computer systems engineering to improve their prospects in this area of sustained employment growth, and to mature students who wish to select units that suit their personal and professional needs as they develop from time to time and in so doing to accumulate credit towards the program over a period of some years.

Course outline and structure

The masters course consists of coursework units and a project or a minor thesis. The course structure is as follows:

Students must complete either a 24 credit point minor thesis or a 12 credit point project and coursework units to a course total of 48 credit points.
At least 24 credit points of the coursework units must be at postgraduate level (group 2). Students taking the 12-credit-point project may, with the approval of the director of postgraduate coursework studies, take up to 12 credit points of coursework units from any other postgraduate program of the university.

Group 2 units

• ECE5203.06 Antennas and propagation
• ECE5302.06 Modern control systems
• ECE5303.06 Advance control systems
• ECE5304.06 Computer control
• ECE5305.06 Industrial control and automation
• ECE5403.06 Signal processing
• ECE5404.06 Digital signal processing
• ECE5503.06 Electrical energy systems
• ECE5504.06 Electrical conversion systems
• ECE5505.06 Power electronics applications
• ECE5506.06 Variable speed motor drives
• ECE5507.06 Energy supply and demand
• ECE5508.06 High voltage systems and protection
• ECE5509.06 Reliability engineering
• ECE5510.06 Distribution and utilization of electrical energy
• ECE5603.06 Advanced electronic and photonic devices
• ECE5604.06 Large scale digital design
• ECE5706.06 Advanced computer architecture
• ECE5707.06 Neural computing
• ECE5708.06 Evolutionary computing
• ECE5709.06 Advanced programming techniques
• ECE5710.06 Computer image processing and pattern recognition
• ECE5711.06 Computer vision and robotics
• ECE5712.06 Interactive computer graphics
• ECE5101.12 Electrical and computer systems engineering project

Note that not all units will be available in any given year.

Length of course

The minimum length of the course is one year full-time, or equivalent part- time, post four-year degree. As the course is intended to be a professional development program, there is no maximum duration for completion of studies.

Admission requirements

The normal entry requirement is a four-year degree or postgraduate- diploma-level qualification in a discipline that provides a suitable basis for the course, eg electrical, electronic, computer systems or communications engineering.

With the approval of the director of postgraduate coursework studies, applicants with a four-year degree or postgraduate diploma in a discipline not directly related to the course will be considered, if they have relevant experience in computer systems, electrical engineering or communication engineering.

Advanced standing

Advanced standing in the program is available for applicants who hold a suitable postgraduate qualification. A maximum of 12-credit-point level five units from the Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering may be counted towards the Master of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering.

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