Master of Engineering

As part of your studies you will be required to undertake a minimum of 12 weeks of professional work placement. Previous internships have taken place at professional organisations such as Intelledox, Omni Executive, Pursuit Technology, Qirx, Fujitsu Australia, Birdsnest, Agsafe, ThoughtPatterns Consulting, ESKAPEE, HydroAlgorithmics, ALLBIDS, VerveEd.com, Emanate Technology, Xero Australia and the Australian Taxation Office.

This course will pursue accreditation with Engineers Australia at Professional Engineer level and also with the Australian Computer Society at Professional level.

Applicants need to have completed a four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree (or equivalent), or a three-year bachelor's degree accredited by Engineers Australia at a Technologist level (or equivalent), or have completed the following University of Canberra degrees: Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Software Engineering, or Bachelor of Science with a major in either Software Engineering or Network Engineering. Assumed knowledge includes basic ICT knowledge and skills and basic programming skills.

In your final year, you will get to complete a capstone research project, producing and implementing a real-world engineering solution for a local business, government or community organisation.

The course is open for new admissions in Semester 1 (starting 16 February 2026) and Semester 2 (starting 10 August 2026) in 2026, and in Semester 1 (starting 15 February 2027) and Semester 2 (starting 09 August 2027) in 2027, at the Bruce, Canberra campus. Both domestic and international students are welcome to apply.