Master of Engineering (Engineering Management) LMEB

Duration: 2 years (full-time)
Format: Full-time

In your first year of study, you’ll learn about managing the operations of an engineering organization. Through a choice of core and elective courses, you can study quality management, intelligent production systems, leadership, robotics and automation, procurement, and energy management.

In your second year, you’ll explore the strategic management of engineering operations. This includes supply chain, enterprise resource, operation management, lean six sigma, project planning and control, and a minor thesis component.

Key to this degree is the development and application of research methods and skills. These will be invaluable when you begin work on your Research Project or Minor Thesis in the second year with a topic of your own interest or a possible industry-related project.

The Master of Engineering (Engineering Management) program provides engineering management skills for future leaders in the industrial engineering sectors, equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need to strive in the ever-competitive global market. The program teaches essential principles and advanced practical skills in all core areas of engineering management covering operation management, project management, total quality management, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, lean six sigma, engineering economic analysis and production management.

In addition, this master degree closely aligns learning to professional practice. You will apply the theory and skills you develop to a practical industry project in your own area of interest, or to a minor thesis related to a research institution at the University of South Australia affiliated with engineering.

Incorporating strong theoretical teaching, practice-based learning and contemporary facilities, the University offers the ideal academic blend for graduates to meet the challenges of modern enterprise. Learning is supported by world-class engineering research and practical industry examples to help advance your expertise and career opportunities.

There is a wide range of career options for highly qualified engineers and project managers, with employment opportunities in engineering consulting firms, construction companies, and local, state, and federal government. You could consider:

• energy manager: monitoring and reducing energy usage; understanding where and how energy is used; highlight energy reduction across the business, projects, and work sites
• engineering operations manager: supervising and leading teams of engineers, scientists, and technicians who work on projects; overseeing production and quality control; directing operations, testing, and maintenance; planning and scheduling, client consulting, budgetary responsibilities
• quality assurance manager: working with management and staff to establish procedures and quality standards and to monitor these against agreed targets; writing management and technical reports; determining training needs; promoting change and improvement in performance and quality
• business development engineer: developing and maintaining excellent client relationships; working with new and existing clients to create new business and identify new markets; proposing business ventures, providing project details, writing business proposals, meeting business revenue targets

You could also continue with a PhD through one of the University's dynamic research concentrations.