Master of Engineering (Transport)

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
Mawson Lakes

Duration
2 year(s) full-time

Program Code
LMCL

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have:
- A completed four-year Bachelors degree in civil engineering or a related discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; OR
- A Graduate Certificate, or Graduate Diploma in civil engineering
Applicants who have completed a Bachelor degree in civil engineering; or Graduate Certificate in civil engineering, may be eligible to enter the program with 0.5 EFTSL Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1.5 years of full time study or equivalent part time study.

Applicants who have completed a Bachelor (Honours) degree in civil engineering; or Graduate Diploma in civil engineering, may be eligible to enter the program with 1.0 EFTSL Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1 year of full time study or equivalent part time study.

A related discipline may be other four year duration engineering or science degrees depending on the specialisation selected. Applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements, will be assessed on a case by case basis by the Program Director.
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Aim

The Master of Engineering (Transport) aims to provide graduates and current practitioners with an advanced level of knowledge and skills in a range of areas relevant to the transport sector of Civil Engineering.

Content & Structure

The program requires completion of 67 units of course work and 9 units of electives in transport engineering. On completion of these courses students should be able to:

Apply and synthesise traffic and transport engineering theories in solving practical cases
Create and design models to be used in traffic signal analysis and transport planning
Evaluate and conduct traffic accident investigations
Adapt transport data analysis methods at advanced level
Integrate ITS technology and consolidate GIS applications in forming comprehensive traffic management systems
Develop advanced skills to communicate with transport related professionals

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Principles of Project Management	BUSS 5142	4.5
Geographical Information Systems and Analysis	GEOE 5001	4.5
Seminar in Sustainability	ENVT 5007	4.5
Transportation Engineering	CIVE 4039	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Research Theory and Practice	ENGG 4005	4.5
Civil Engineering Design Project	CIVE 4008	9
Elective 1		4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
NBE Masters Thesis Part A	CIVE 5089	9	Note(s): 1
Research Data Analysis	CIVE 5015	4.5
Elective 2		4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
NBE Masters Thesis Part B	CIVE 5090	9	Note(s): 1
Transport Modelling	CIVE 5025	4.5
Road Safety Engineering	CIVE 5021	4.5

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
YEAR 1 - SP5
Transport and Planning	ARCH 5014	4.5
Sustainable Transportation	CIVE 4040	4.5
YEAR 2 - SP2
Spatial Analysis and Modelling	GEOE 5016	4.5
Transport Policy	BUSS 5127	4.5

Rules & notes

Notes

1. Students must undertake both Natural and Built Environments Thesis (SP2) and (SP5). The order in which they take these courses will depend on the study period in which they commence the research project. The courses combine to provide 18 units in total of a single research project for the degree.