Master of Electrical Engineering (Professional)

Prepare to solve global problems by advancing your skills and knowledge in electrical engineering.

The Master of Electrical Engineering (Professional) degree will develop your technical and research skills, provide a global perspective on professional engineering practice and give you the competence to identify and apply current practice to solve real-world engineering problems.

As part of this program you will complete a 2-semester research project or industry placement giving you invaluable experience in developing, managing and delivering complex projects.

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

a 4-year bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), or
a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) which includes all of the relevant discipline content (see below), or
to have successfully completed 3 years of study towards an approved qualification at an overseas partner institution, with a formal pathway to the Master of Electrical Engineering (Professional).

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

Relevant disciplines for previous qualifications

Relevant disciplines include electrical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, electrical power engineering, electronic engineering (not electronic information engineering), telecommunication engineering, communication engineering, and power engineering.

If your bachelor's degree was not awarded in these disciplines, you must have successfully completed all of the following discipline content in your tertiary studies:

advanced/higher/engineering mathematics
statistics
programming
electrical circuits
electronic circuits
signal systems OR control
at least one of the following:
electromagnetic fields and waves OR
electrical machines OR
power and energy systems

English language requirements

IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ

TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.

TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.

Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.

BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.

CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.