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Master of Engineering Technology Major Power Systems Engineering
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 1.5 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 12 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Commonwealth supported
    AUD 8360
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 18740
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 1.5 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 12 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 20440
  • On-campus
    AUD 23400

What will I study?

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units
Core course 1
plus Major courses 7
plus Engineering Technology Studies Pathway1
or Project and Dissertation Pathway1		 4
Total 12

Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.

Core Courses: 
ENG8001Masters Dissertation A 
Power Systems Engineering Major:Select at least seven units from the following:
ECO8010Corporations and Sustainable Development
ELE2704Electricity Supply Systems
ELE3107Signal Processing 
ELE3506Electronic Measurement 
ELE3803Electrical Plant 
ELE3805Power Electronics Principles and Applications 
ELE3807Power Systems Analysis 
ENG3003Engineering Management
ENG4004Engineering Project and Operations Management 
ENV2201Land Studies 
MGT8015Corporate Occupational Health and Safety
Engineering Technology Studies Pathway: 
ENG8101Technological Impact and its Management 
ENG8103 Management of Technological Risk 
ENG8104 Asset Management in an Engineering Environment 
ENG8205 Technology Management Practice 
Project and Dissertation Pathway:  
ENG8002Masters Dissertation2,3

 

 

Other majors

Other majors available for the Master of Engineering Technology are: Agricultural, Civil, Computer Systems and Telecommunications, Environmental, Mechanical, Mechatronic, Structural, Technology Management and Transdisciplinary.

1 Follow the Standard Enrolement Pattern and adopt either the Engineering Technology Studies pathway or the Project and Dissertation pathway. The Project and Dissertation pathway is normally available only to students acheiving a GPA of 5.0 or higher in their first six courses.

2 Four units.

3 Permission to enrol in this course must be obtained from the Associate Dean (Research).