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University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Kensington , New South Wales ,Australia

Master of Engineering Science

The Master of Engineering Science is for students with a recognised four year Engineering degree. It’s designed for students interested in developing job prospects through specialisation, retraining or cross-training. You will have the flexibility to specialise in one area or broaden your knowledge in other areas of Engineering. Exciting and practical, this degree features complex, open-ended enquiry-based projects as well as many other opportunities to help you become a leader in your field.

The specialisations available include: Biomedical Engineering; Chemical Process Engineering; Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Energy Systems; Environmental Engineering; Food Process Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Geothermal Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering and Management; Mechanical Engineering; Nuclear Engineering; Petroleum Engineering; Petroleum Engineering Open Learn; Photovoltaics and Solar Energy; Project Management; Renewable Energy; Robotics; Space Systems Engineering; Structural Engineering; Sustainable Systems; Systems and Control; Telecommunications; Transport Engineering; Water Engineering: catchments to coast, and Water, Wastewater and Waste Engineering.

Campus Information

Kensington

High St Kensington, NSW 2052 Australia

Intakes

  • Feb Deadline: Nov
  • June Deadline: March
  • Sep Deadline: July

Application Processing Time in Days: 21

Application Process

Application Processing
21 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Career Opportunities

  • Civil/Environmental engineer
  • Electrical engineer
  • Project manager
  • Mechanical engineer
  • Information Technologist
  • Petroleum engineer
  • Biomedical engineer
  • Chemical/Food Process engineer

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria


Admission to this program requires one of the following:

  • A recognised 4-year Bachelor degree in an appropriate area of engineering with a minimum 65% average; or
  • Completion of the 5341 UNSW Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science with a minimum 65% average; or
  • Completion of the 7320 UNSW Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science with a minimum 65% average.