Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical with Management)

What you will study

To graduate with a Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical with Management), you are required to complete 192 credit points (16 units). Each unit is valued at 12 credit points.

Entry Requirements

1.5-year program

You must have a completed four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor's degree in the electrical engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7-point scale).

Two-year program

You must have completed one of the following:

• Three-year full-time (or equivalent) engineering or engineering technology in an electrical engineering discipline with a minimum of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7-point scale).
• Four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor's degree in the electrical engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7-point scale).

Recognition of Prior Learning

1.5 year entry

If you have completed a four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor's degree in the electrical engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7-point scale), you will be granted 48 credit points (one semester) of general advanced standing upon offer.

No further advanced standing will be granted for degree or honours degree studies.

Other advanced standing

Besides the above, advanced standing will be only be considered for relevant:

• Postgraduate (graduate certificate, graduate diploma, masters and doctorate) studies; and/or
• Work experience gained after completing your engineering degree (or higher) qualification.

Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

You will graduate 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 and imagine and realise change using management strategies, advanced design, collaborative decision-making and innovation in ethical and sustainable ways 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.

Career Outcomes

Possible careers:

• Electrical Engineer
• Engineer
• Engineering Technologist
• Engineering Manager

Fees and FEE-HELP

Estimated first-year tuition fee in 2026: $36,800 (domestic full-fee paying place).

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 96 credit points (normally eight units) per year.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• Choice of units.
• 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.