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Master of Engineering Science - MEngSc8338 - Engineering Science

Specialisation Structure
96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC.

Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge Core Courses

Students must take 18 UOC of the following core courses.

CEIC6711
6 UOC
Complex Fluids Microstructure and Rheology
CEIC8102
6 UOC
Advanced Process Control
CEIC8105
6 UOC
Advanced Polymer Science and Research

Disciplinary Knowledge Core Course

Students must take 6 UOC of the following core courses.

CEIC8104
6 UOC
Topics in Polymer Technology

Research Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

CEIC9951
6 UOC
Advanced Research Thesis A
CEIC9952
6 UOC
Advanced Research Thesis B
CEIC9953
6 UOC
Advanced Research Thesis C

Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge Elective Courses

Students must take at least 6 UOC, up to a maximum of 36 UOC of the following elective courses.

CVEN9701
6 UOC
Engineering Economics and Financial Management
CVEN9731
6 UOC
Project Management Framework
CVEN9888
6 UOC
Environmental Management
CVEN9892
6 UOC
Sustainability Assessment and Risk Analysis
GSOE9017
6 UOC
Managing Energy Efficiency
GSOE9210
6 UOC
Engineering Decision Structures
GSOE9340
6 UOC
Life Cycle Engineering
GSOE9510
6 UOC
Ethics and Leadership in Engineering
GSOE9712
6 UOC
Engineering Statistics and Experiment Design
GSOE9810
6 UOC
Process and Product Quality in Engineering
GSOE9820
6 UOC
Engineering Project Management
GSOE9830
6 UOC
Economic Decision Analysis in Engineering
GSOE9840
6 UOC
Process Improvement and Maintenance Engineering
SOLA9016
6 UOC
Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries

Disciplinary Knowledge Elective Courses

Students must take at least 18 UOC, up to a maximum of 24 UOC of the following elective courses.

CEIC6712
6 UOC
Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering
CEIC6789
6 UOC
Data-driven Decision Making in Chemical Engineering and Food Science
CEIC8204
6 UOC
Topics in Business Management in Chemical Engineering
CEIC8205
6 UOC
Fuel and Energy Engineering
CEIC8330
6 UOC
Process Engineering in the Petroleum Industry
CEIC8341
6 UOC
Membrane Processes
CHEN6701
6 UOC
Advanced Reaction Engineering
CHEN6703
6 UOC
Advanced Particle Systems Engineering
CHEN6706
6 UOC
Advanced Transport Phenomena

Engineering and Technical Management Elective Courses

Student complete a maximum 24 UOC of electives.Students may choose the remainder of the electives from the Disciplinary or Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge course lists, or with the approval of the stream authority, other courses.Students may only choose electives for which they are appropriately prepared by way of prior learning.Up to … For more content click the Read More button below.

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Exemptions or Advanced Standing

Exemptions and advanced standing rules for the stream follow the program rules. A student may apply for exemptions. Students with a four year honours degree (for example in Chemical Engineering) can obtain a maximum of 48 UOC of exemptions. Full details are noted on the program handbook page.

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