Master of Engineering (Applied Research) - [Civil: Structural]

The Master of Engineering – Applied Research comprises 48 credit points and is designed to be completed over two years full-time (or part-time equivalent). Students must complete 18 credit points by coursework (6 units) and a research component equivalent to 30 credit points. Two of the six units are electives selected from the Master by Coursework stream within the relevant engineering discipline. The second year is dedicated to the research component, where students produce a thesis at AQF Level 9.

Yes. Students who elect to exit the program after successfully completing the first four units can opt to receive EIT's Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering: Structural Design and Engineering Practice.

EIT's Master of Engineering programs require students to undertake 240 hours of paid or unpaid professional work-integrated learning. This can incorporate paid or unpaid internships, site visits, contributing to industry projects, and networking activities. If you already have some work experience in the relevant engineering field, you may apply to have credit granted by completing the associated recognition of prior learning form.

This course may use the following software: SPACE GASS, ETABS/SAP-2000/SAFE, Prokon, ABAQUS, ANSYS, Inducta (FTG, SLB), STAAD.Pro, PLAXIS, Autodesk REVIT, and MATLAB/Simulink. Please note that due to ongoing unit and course reviews, software may change from the list provided.

The master's degree is designed to be completed in two years full-time or part-time equivalent, delivered over four 12-week terms per year. Students are expected to dedicate approximately 10 hours per unit, per week to learning, completing assessments, and attending tutorials, and to study for 48 weeks of the year. Following enrolment, the maximum time allowed to complete all units is 5 years.