Master of Professional Engineering (Engineering Management and Enterprise)

What you will study

To complete this degree, students must take 16 units. Each course is worth one unit.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have one of the following:

• An Australian university three or four-year bachelor's degree in engineering in the relevant specialisation or equivalent.
• An Australian university four-year bachelor's degree in engineering in a non-related specialisation or equivalent.

To be eligible for advanced standing entry:

• Completion of an Australian university four-year embedded honours degree in engineering in the same or closely related cognate specialisation (major).

English language requirements

You are required to meet the applicable English language requirements. This degree also requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each subscore. UniSQ also accepts other English language proficiency tests.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help to reduce the number of courses that you need to study to finish your program. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Apply specialised and advanced theoretical knowledge that underpins the relevant engineering discipline to enable critical reflection on professional practice.
• Synthesise the social purposes of engineering and evaluate the performance and sustainability of engineered products and systems, including the costs and benefits to the community.
• Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate concepts and complex ideas across a range of engineering problems reflecting issues of sustainable practice in diverse social, environmental and technical contexts.
• Critically examine and autonomously evaluate evidence when justifying actions for technical, economic, environmental, ethical and cross-cultural issues, including those relevant to indigenous peoples.
• Apply project management skills and competencies in team leadership, communication and technical research to enable the delivery of engineering projects within given project constraints.
• Communicate effectively in English, using a range of high-level oral, written and technology-based approaches, to justify theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Engage in further learning through research, scholarship and critical reflection, including the defence of professional and ethical decision-making and apply a high level of personal autonomy and accountability to manage engagement with professional practice that is integrated and captured in their postgraduate program ePortfolio.

Career outcomes

As a graduate of the engineering management and enterprise specialisation, you may work across engineering, consulting, government, or tech sectors, leading projects, teams, and innovation within technical and business environments across Australia.

Specific roles may include:

• Engineering Project Manager
• Operations Manager
• Technical Consultant
• Innovation or Research and Development (R&D) Manager
• Business Development Engineer

Fees and CSP

Indicative annual fee in 2026: $9,536 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

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

Student annual fees may vary in accordance with:

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

Commonwealth Supported Places

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate programs.

Your student contribution amount is:

• Calculated per the course you're enrolled in.
• Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
• Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.