Master of Engineering Science (Mechanical and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering)

UNSW Master of Engineering Science (Mechanical and Advanced Manufacturing 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.

Continue to expand your knowledge through this degree to offer the best solutions to their sector. This degree allows a professional Mechanical Engineer to upgrade their skills and knowledge through rigorous and rewarding coursework that will prepare you for more specialised and senior roles and meet ongoing accreditation requirements.

A key element of the Master of Engineering Science (Mechanical and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering) at UNSW is core disciplinary knowledge, advanced disciplinary knowledge and an advanced research project. This postgraduate degree features complex, open-ended enquiry based projects to help you think laterally, tackle problems head on and develop the mindset to become a leader.

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

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. 

^{*Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023}

Standout from other graduates in the job market with a degree from Australia’s top-ranking Engineering faculty. In the 2022 Shanghai  Ranking's  Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, UNSW  Mechanical Engineering ranked 1st in Australia and 36th in the world. As one of the largest mechanical engineering schools in Australia, we have more than 2,500 students and 90 staff members. 

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 

There are two entry points into this Master of Engineering Science specialisation depending on your cognate background. This provides a structured and supportive option for students with a non-cognate background, while enabling students with cognate backgrounds earlier flexibility in their course selection. Both entry points equate to the same duration of 2 years (96 UOC), and differ only in the order and structure of core foundation courses.

Students with a cognate background:

Entry into the Master’s program requires completion of a 4-year Bachelor of Engineering degree (or equivalent) or 3-year Engineering Science degree in a cognate discipline. A minimum 65% average, or its equivalent, throughout the qualifying bachelor’s degree is mandatory.*

Students with a non-cognate background:

Students with a non-cognate background can enter the Master of Engineering Science via the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science/Master of Engineering Science pathway.

Entry into the pathway requires completion of a 4-year Bachelor of Engineering degree (or equivalent) or 3-year Engineering Science degree in any engineering discipline.

A minimum 65% average, or its equivalent, throughout the qualifying bachelor’s degree is mandatory.*

Successful applicants will be offered entry to the Master of Engineering Science via the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science/Master of Engineering Science pathway. Students can transition to the Master of Engineering Science after passing 18 UOC of foundational courses. The total study duration is the same as the entry point for students with a cognate background (2 years/ 96 UOC). There is no separate application required for this pathway. Applicants with non-cognate backgrounds must apply for the Master of Engineering Science to be considered for this entry.

*Qualifications from non-211 Chinese Universities will require a 70% average