Leading a huge infrastructure project takes a huge amount of skill and expertise in both business and engineering disciplines – from understanding the financials to managing staff and resources, all with incredibly effective communication. This unique 2-year double degree is offered at our beachside Gold Coast campus - on the doorstep of an international airport - and taught by industry experts to prepare you as an innovator and leader.You will study to hone your skills in project and strategic asset management, stakeholder engagement, accounting and economics, and managing digital enterprises. You will also undertake a research investigation and complete a significant project on a topic that you can apply to real-world problems.Graduates of the Master of Engineering Management, Master of Business Administration will be recognized as experts, with skills highly attractive across industries, both in the government or private sector or as a consultant.... [-]

Equip yourself with the tools you’ll need to become a leader in the engineering industry, managing projects across the corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors.

La Trobe University’s flexible degree will help you build your technical proficiency in electronics, telecommunications, or computer engineering and develop skills to manage innovation within your organisation.

You'll study the foundations of good management through accounting, finance and marketing subjects, and then go on to more detailed engineering and business subjects. You’ll also have the opportunity to complete an independent design project to give you practical experience and deeper knowledge.... [-]

The Master of Engineering provides you with the opportunity to gain expertise in the area of engineering management.

You will gain knowledge and skills in operations management, total quality management, supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, automation, energy and society, and project management.

This program aims to closely align learning to professional practice and provides you with opportunities to develop and apply skills whilst integrating knowledge to complete a practical industry project in your own area of interest or a project related to any research institutions affiliated to the School of Engineering.

Engineering Management graduates can pursue opportunities as factory operation managers, engineering department managers, energy managers, project managers and engineering business development managers.... [-]

This course is for students who have a bachelor's qualification in engineering and who want to combine the Master of Engineering with a specific major with the Master of Engineering Management. This enables students to gain engineering-specific skills and engineering management skills in an accelerated way and complete two courses in two years rather than three years individually.

Students who have a basic engineering undergraduate degree are able to enhance their ability and knowledge through master's-level courses in their respective majors, and gain knowledge and skills that enhance their ability to progress to engineering management roles.

This program allows students to complete the Master of Engineering Management and Master of Business Administration in two years of full-time study. This unique course is for students who have a bachelor's in engineering and who want to combine a Master of Engineering Management with a Master of Business Administration.

This course is suitable for professional engineers who want to master skills in engineering management and business administration. It is suitable for practising engineers who want to take up challenging and leadership roles in their organisation or career.

The MEM has been specifically designed to emphasise the interface between engineering, technology and management. The integration of carefully tailored coursework and an independent project delivers graduates who understand the professional, societal and environmental context and have developed a range of management and engineering capabilities to respond to it.

The MEM program provides an opportunity for those who aspire to excellence to challenge themselves at the master's level, deepen their skills and knowledge and gain a competitive edge in the industry.

Your Future

The role of an engineer has developed over the years, moving from a "nuts and bolts" approach to a position that requires various managerial skills. As a key component of the job, you will manage people, projects, technology and finance.

The Master of Engineering Management programme recognises this fact and equips engineers with the managerial component that is needed in this global transition, enhancing your engineering knowledge and specialisation at the same time. This programme is relevant to all engineering sections of industry and is of utmost importance to those who plan to work at a managerial level.

What will you study

The Master of Engineering Management programme is distinguished by its flexibility.... [-]