The Master of Engineering is a two year full-time (or part-time equivalent) course which provides graduates with a professional engineering degree. The course is suitable for people who have previously completed an engineering degree, but wish to upgrade their qualification to an accredited professional engineering qualification, or branch out into another discipline of specialisation.  A range of specialisation options are available in this course, including Civil Engineering, Computer Systems, Electrical Power, Electronics & Communications, Instrumentation Control & Automation, Mechanical Engineering, and Mechatronics. Students who have completed a relevant degree in Science or Technology can undertake ECU's  one year Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science course to gain eligiblity to enter the Master of Engineering.

The course requires the student to complete a set of units to match the selected specialisation and, in the second year, complete a project report based on a substantial research and/or industry-based project that will run over two semesters.

Applicants to this degree must have already completed a Bachelor degree, or equivalent, in engineering, or engineering technology, or ECU's Bachelor of Engineering Science, or ECU's Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science. 

Applicants must provide proof of their previous university studies and the successful completion of a first degree, or equivalent.  The applicant must also provide full details of all units completed.  Depending on the chosen specialisation for the Masters degree the required pre-requisites will vary, but in cases where an applicant is deemed to not meet all of the required prerequisites, the applicant will be required to complete the one year Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science course as a way of meeting the prerequisite requirements prior to entering the Masters course. 

Where a student has already completed postraduate studies at level equivalent to or higher than that required in this course, advanced standing may be granted.

The Master of Engineering is a two year (full time equivalent) award requiring 240 cpts of study.  It is composed of 14 x 15-cpt units and a 30-cpt valued Design Project.  In the first year 8 units are taken and in the second year 6 units, plus the Design Project which is taken over two semesters.  The set of units to be taken depends on the chosen specialisation.

To complete the course the Engineering Practicum unit must also be undertaken.  This requires the student to complete a period of 12 weeks full time employment under the supervision of an engineer in an approved work situation. The Engineering Practicum can be undertaken during the break between the first and second years of the course, or at the conclusion of the second year.