Master of Engineering Management

The Master of Engineering Management is a 72-unit program offered by the College of Science and Engineering. This course articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management and the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Engineering Management, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.

Students who have completed a relevant Washington Accord accredited Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or have passed the same topics in a Flinders University Master of Engineering Science may receive up to 36 units of credit towards the Master of Engineering Management.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study

Admission requirements

Applicants must either:

• hold a degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution OR
• hold the Flinders Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Engineering Management

The Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Course aims

The course provides graduates with advanced study in both the theoretical and the practical aspects of engineering management that builds on a student's previous knowledge and experience. It provides graduates with the ability to critically analyse and evaluate information and solve complex engineering management problems, preparing them for future roles as engineering managers.

Engineering managers are required to manage and articulate solutions with regard to a strong professional and ethical position and to do that they need well developed written and oral communication skills and an ability to continue to learn and adapt. This course provides these skills.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• critically evaluate engineering management problems and use professional skills and knowledge in managing the systematic development of complex engineering systems
• communicate effectively with other management and engineering professionals using a wide range of communication technologies
• plan solutions using accounting, financial management, human resource management and marketing knowledge and skills
  
• make use of management fundamentals to manage teams able to accomplish solutions appropriate to the social, political, international, economic and environmental contexts in which they are applied
• apply financial management techniques and analytical skills to the operations and strategic management of their organisations
• evaluate and select appropriate contemporary strategic management practices as they apply to engineering problems
• plan and execute a research project, applying relevant methodologies and knowledge
  

Program of study

To qualify for the Master of Engineering Management a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Core – Year 1 topics

36 units comprising:

BUSN9035 Business Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN9234 Project Management (4.5 units)
BUSN9248 Managing People (4.5 units)
BUSN9259 Supply Chain and Operations (4.5 units)
DSGN8102 Design Communication GE (4.5 units)
ENGR8711 Engineering Design GE (4.5 units)
ENGR9704 Engineering Management (4.5 units)
ENGR9742 Systems Engineering (4.5 units)

Core – Year 2 topics

27 units comprising:

BUSN9022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN9123 Principles of Commercial Law (4.5 units)
DSGN8702 Design for Manufacture GE (4.5 units)
ENGR9710A Masters Project 4.5/9 (4.5 units)
ENGR9710B Masters Project 4.5/9 (4.5 units)
ENGR9901 Sustainable Engineering GE (4.5 units)

Option – Year 2 topics

9 units selected from:

BUSN9235 Managing Negotiations (4.5 units)
DSGN8722 Design Methods GE (4.5 units)
ENGR8882 Waste Management GE (4.5 units)
ENGR8901 Managing Innovation and Industry 4.0 (4.5 units)
ENGR8762 Networks and Cybersecurity GE (4.5 units)