University of Melbourne
Master of Engineering Management
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Fast-track your career in management, gain expertise in navigating organisational change and leading projects to achieve tangible results.
Course overview
The Master of Engineering Management is co-developed with Melbourne Business School to offer world-leading business study opportunities to engineering students.
Be guided in developing your technical problem-solving skills and the business skills needed to manage people, projects and resources in complex organisational settings. Understand the legal, commercial and marketing issues from a management perspective.
You may also be eligible for advanced standing in the Master of Management if you choose to continue your business studies.
Key facts
July, 2026
What you will study
To complete the Master of Engineering Management, you must complete 100 credit points. You may choose subjects based on the specialisations offered. Each subject is valued at 12.5 credit points.
Capstone
Complete both subjects:
- Engineering Management Capstone
- Strategic Management
Change management specialisation
Students must complete three specialisation subjects including at least two of the following subjects, plus up to one of the Project management specialisation subjects.
- Building Information Modeling
- Management and Leadership for Engineers
- Engineering Entrepreneurship
- Managing Change for IS Professionals
- Quality and Reliability
Project management specialisation
Students may complete up to one subject from the Project management specialisation subjects.
- Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering
- Engineering Project Implementation
- Transport System Modelling
- Engineering Contracts and Procurement
- Project Management Practices
Electives
Students must select three electives.
- Accounting for Decision Making
- Managerial Economics
- Financial Management
- Human Resource Fundamentals
- Supply Chain Management
- Operations and Process Management
- Management Competencies
- Business Analysis and Decision Making
Entry requirements
To be considered for entry into this course, you must have one of the following:
- A four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree (AQF7) with a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65%, or equivalent.
- Bachelor's degree (AQF7) in a cognate (relevant) discipline with a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65%, or equivalent and two years of documented relevant experience since graduation.
Cognate (relevant) disciplines include: Engineering or a related discipline in Engineering Management.
Relevant experience is measured in full-time years but may be completed within a part-time equivalent timeframe.
English language requirements
All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including a recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test.
Contact the university or visit its website for more information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Prior studies may be credited towards your degree and potentially reduce the duration of your course. This is known as Advanced Standing (also known as credit or recognition of prior learning). Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
The Master of Engineering Management prepares you to lead engineering projects and personnel in a broad range of technical fields, including product development, manufacturing, construction, design engineering, software engineering and telecommunications.
Gain access to advanced and senior roles in management, human resources, finance, quality assurance, education, contract arbitration and policy development within technically-focused organisations.
Potential job roles:
- Operations coordinator
- Reliability engineer
- National proposals coordinator
- Automotive program manager
- Configuration management coordinator
- Consultant
- Business analyst
- Programmatic and data intelligence manager
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year and total course fee in 2026: $45,984 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The indicative fee shown is based on a full-time study load of 100 credit points (eight subjects).
Student fees may vary in accordance with:
- The number of subjects studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of subjects.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.