南澳大學

In the Master of Engineering (Engineering Management) program, you will learn the latest theories related to engineering management and apply them to the core areas, covering project management, supply chain management, operation management and resource management. You will also be immersed in practical industry operation procedures to suit becoming an engineering manager as a future career path.

In addition, as a part of your study, you will develop research skills and use these skills to produce a minor thesis, by working on a topic of your own interest or a possible industry-related project.

If you decide to exit this degree having completed the four courses in the first year of the program, you will receive the Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Engineering Management). If you have completed eight courses in the first year of the program, you will receive the Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Engineering Management).

What you'll learn

In your first year of study you’ll learn about managing the operations of an engineering organisation. Through a choice of core and elective courses, you can study quality management, intelligent production systems, leadership, robotics and automation, procurement and energy management.

In your second year you’ll explore the strategic management of engineering operations. This includes supply chain, enterprise resource, operation management, lean six sigma, project planning and control, and a minor thesis component.

Key to this degree is the development and application of research methods and skills. These will be invaluable when you begin work on your Research Project or Minor Thesis in the second year with a topic of your own interest or possible industry-related project.

Your career

There are a wide range of career options for highly qualified engineers and project managers, with employment opportunities in engineering consulting firms, construction companies, and local, state and federal government. You could consider:

energy manager: monitoring and reducing energy usage; understanding where and how energy is used; highlight energy reduction across business, projects and work sites
engineering operations manager: supervising and leading teams of engineers, scientists and technicians who work on projects; overseeing production and quality control; directing operations, testing and maintenance; planning and scheduling, client consulting, budgetary responsibilities
quality assurance manager: working with management and staff to establish procedures and quality standards and to monitor these against agreed targets; writing management and technical reports; determining training needs; promoting change and improvement in performance and quality
business development engineer: developing and maintaining excellent client relationships; working with new and existing clients to create new business and identify new markets; proposing business ventures, providing project details, writing business proposals, meeting business revenue targets