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727 / 508 Master of Engineering Science

The Master of Engineering Science is a research Master degree designed to provide for advanced level research in Computer, Communication, Electronic, or Information Engineering.  In addition, it provides skills of research and the qualification for students who would like to pursue further postgraduate studies towards the Doctor of Philosophy.  The course consists of two stages together requiring a minimum of two years of full-time or equivalent part-time study.  However, students with a relevant honours degree may proceed directly to Stage 2.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A relevant Bachelor degree in engineering or science. 

 

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

The course is available by full-time or part-time study on Joondalup campus.

 

FIELDS OF STUDY

The Master of Engineering Science program will be offered to students in areas such as digital signal and image processing, intelligent system engineering, microelectronics, photonics, VLSI systems, robotics, security technology, communication systems, broadband communication and networking, machine vision and machine learning.

 

SUPERVISION

The candidate will be supervised by one principal supervisor who may be assisted by one additional supervisor.  The principal supervisor will be a staff member from the School of Engineering and Mathematics.  An additional supervisor may be staff from the School, other staff from Edith Cowan University or other universities, or may be from research institutes, government or industry.

 

COURSE STRUCTURE
 
STAGE 1
This Stage consists of Master Preliminary units and normally students will enrol in a minimum of four such units.
 
In any semester of full-time study a student will enrol in:
ENS5101 Master Preliminary 30 
ENS5102 Master Preliminary 30 
 
In any semester of part-time study a student will enrol in:
ENS5101 Master Preliminary 30 
 
Stage 1 consists of the preparation of a research proposal, the conduct of background research and participation in seminars and conferences. Although formal coursework is not a stipulated part of the award, coursework may be required and will be assigned by the award coordinator on an individual basis.
 
STAGE 2
The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and equivalent to 1 year of full-time study. Each semester students nominate if they wish to enrol into research thesis unit: ENS6200 at 25, 50, 75 or 100% of full-time enrolment.
 
Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted for examination.
 
ENS6200 Master of Engineering Science Thesis 0 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2006 VET: 3/31/2006