Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne

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The Melbourne School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne is the oldest engineering faculty in Australia. It was established in 1861, 8 years after the establishment of the University of Melbourne, and was made a Faculty in 1889. It teaches a substantial number of undergraduate and postgraduate students (around 4,500, including over 1,400 international students from over 50 countries), as well as being a significant centre for engineering research, employing many leaders in their fields. In 2011 the Melbourne School of Engineering celebrates its sesquicentenary and the School developed a large range of events and activities which are listed on the 150th Anniversary Website (MSE:150th Anniversary).[1]

Undergraduate Studies in Engineering

To become a professionally accredited engineer, students now complete five years of study, starting with an engineering major in a three-year undergraduate degree with an engineering major, followed by a two-year Master of Engineering.[2]

Engineering majors are available in the four undergraduate pathway degrees:

Following graduation from these degrees, students enter the two-year Master of Engineering program, continuing and intensifying their study in their chosen specialisation.

The Master of Engineering is accredited by Engineers Australia, ratified by the Washington Accord. In 2011, The Master of Engineering became the first Australian engineering course to be accredited by EUR-ACE, allowing graduates to work as accredited engineers in Europe.

Refer to the Undergraduate pages for the discipline areas, and pathways to Engineering.

Graduate Courses for Engineers

For Engineering Graduates, the following specialised Masters are available:

Civil Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Engineering Management

Energy

Environmental Engineering

Information and Communication Technology

Geomatics and Spatial Information Science

Information Technology

Professional Entry Masters

Graduates with a three-year undergraduate degree can undertake the following degrees

Professional Master of Engineering

Graduates with a three-year "Melbourne Model" degree with an Engineering major or sequence can complete a two-year Professional Master of Engineering to gain accreditation as an Engineer.

The Master of Engineering is available in the following specialisations:

Research

The Melbourne School of Engineering is one of the largest engineering research institutions in Australia, with a 2010 research income of $90 million. The School conducts leading interdisciplinary research in four key themes – Biomedical, Structured Matter, Information and Communication Systems, and Sustainable Systems and Energy.

The School is home to a range of key research centres, institutes, groups and laboratories, including:

Deans of the Faculty

1889 – 1909 W.C. Kernot
1909 – 1910 G. Higgins
1910 – 1931 H. Payne
1932 – 1936 W.N. Kernot
1937 – 1943 A.F. Burstall
1943 J.N. Greenwood
1944 – 1945 A.F. Burstall
1946 C.W. Sexton
1947 R.R. Blackwood
1948 – 1949 J.A.L. Matheson
1950 – 1952 C.E. Moorhouse
1953 – 1955 H.K. Worner
1956 – 1957 A.J. Francis
1958 – 1959 H.W. Worner
1960 – 1961 P.L. Henderson
1962 – 1965 C.E. Moorhouse
1966 P.W. Whitton
1967 – 1969 M.E. Hargreaves
1970 – 1976 S.R. Siemon
1977 – 1979 J.B. Potter
1980 – 1987 L.K. Stevens
1988 – 1996 W.W.S. Charters
1997 – 2002 D.G. Wood
2003 – 2006 J. van Deventer
2007 – I.M.Y. Mareels

The Kernot Memorial Medal

The Kernot Memorial Medal honours distinguished engineering achievement in Australia, and was established in memory of Professor William Charles Kernot, the first professor of Engineering at the University of Melbourne. The award is made by the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Engineering following the recommendation of a selection committee. This committee comprises the Heads of Departments within the Faculty, and two members who do not hold teaching or research appointments in the University. It is open to persons resident in Australia for at least five out of the last seven years before the award. Throughout its history, the Kernot Memorial Medal has been presented to many distinguished Australian engineers.

Recipients of The Kernot Memorial Medal

Supporters of the Faculty

The engineering school has benefited from close links to industry including donations for its research from a number of engineering companies such as Hardcastle & Richards.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/MSE150
  2. ↑ Master of Engineering
  3. ↑ 'Reflecting on the first engineering industry student projects', Jennifer Thomas Alumni September 27, 2012

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