UNSW Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) is a two-year postgraduate degree offered at Australia’s top engineering faculty. This flexible postgraduate degree lets you specialise in mechanical engineering and gain in-depth knowledge and technical ability while continuing your professional development through industrial training.
This degree is an entry point for graduates who want to pursue a career as an engineer with accreditation by Engineers Australia. In this degree, you’ll gain the theory, tools and strategies to design engineering systems and manage a product’s full life-cycle. You’ll gain advanced disciplinary knowledge and practical experience in areas of:
- Computer-aided design and manufacture
- Machine condition monitoring
- Acoustics and noise
- Composite materials and mechanics
- Solar thermal energy design
- Automobile engine technology
The Master of Engineering includes an integrated 60 days industrial training component and courses to develop your technical knowledge and skills in engineering management, analysis and design to ensure you graduate career-ready and accredited.
Through an extensive research project, you’ll have the opportunity to extend your knowledge in a specific area of interest. The project enables students to gain valuable skills in project planning and management and learn methods to undertake the critical analysis, interpretation and communication of results.
Standout from other graduates in the job market with a degree from Australia’s top-ranking Engineering faculty. In 2022 Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, UNSW Mechanical Engineering ranked 1st in Australia and 36th in the world. UNSW Engineering consistently ranks as a top Engineering faculty in Australia and globally. We're ranked 1st in Australia and 31st globally for Engineering and Technology by QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024.
With our global academic standing and size, benefits from studying with us include:
- Our teaching staff and researchers have expertise in a diverse set of Mechanical Engineering disciplines: aerospace, mechanical, advanced manufacturing, mechatronics and robotics
- Cutting-edge facilities including laboratories specialising in robotics, energy storage, solar thermal energy and nuclear energy
- Our School is a research powerhouse for Mechanical Engineering with strengths in Energy Conversion and Storage, Engineered Medical Solutions and Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Partnerships with industry leaders such as Australia Advanced Aerospace Technology, Delta V – Fusion Power Systems, Hyundai NGV, The Boeing Company and Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology