CQUniversity
Master of Management for Engineers
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Analyze contemporary business issues, practices and processes such as regionalization, emerging global markets, global governance and globalization, supported by sustainable business development.
Course overview
This course is designed for engineers who wish to complement their technical or engineering qualifications with business management skills. It is ideal for those seeking professional development or who want to enhance their career opportunities and improve employability.
During the course, you will develop knowledge and skills in management and business by studying units in human resource management, marketing and digital communications, managing people and business analytics. You will examine contemporary business issues, practices and processes, including regionalisation, emerging new world markets, global governance and globalisation, which are underpinned by sustainable business development. You will also complete a capstone unit focusing on strategic solutions for sustainable organisations, preparing you for employment in a world where sustainability is critical in organisations.
Designed to cover a broad range of core units, you will also have the flexibility to choose electives from a pool of management-related units and project management, allowing you to design your degree around your career aspirations and interests.
Key facts
What you will study
You are required to complete a total of 14 core units and two electives.
- Management and Business Context
- Effective Business Communications
- Managing Human Resources
- Marketing Management and Digital Communications
- Innovation and Sustainable Business Development
- Think Big
- Initiating and Planning Projects
- Project Management Concepts
- Leading Lean Projects
- Executing and Closing Projects
- Research in Business
- Operations Management and Business Analytics
- Professional Practice and Career Development
- Strategic Solutions for Sustainable Organisations
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be eligible for this course, applicants must have completed a three-year bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a technology (specialisation) related discipline from an Australian university, college, or equivalent.
English language requirements
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of one of the following criteria:
- A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent).
- Bachelor's level qualification study for at least two years full-time with a minimum overall GPA of 4.0 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or the United States of America.
If you do not satisfy any of the above criteria, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores below:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): The overall band score was at least 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each subset.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Requires 550 or better overall and a minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test).
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46.
- Occupational English Test: Grades A or B only in the four components.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between the final examination date and the commencement date of study. They must appear on a single result certificate. Each student will be assessed individually.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Upon completing the Master of Management for Engineers, you will be qualified to manage engineering projects in industry and government. The acquired knowledge and developed skills may also be applied to areas other than engineering.
Learning Outcomes
- Solve management problems in engineering and professional practice in the global context.
- Identify, research and analyse complex management issues and develop appropriate creative solutions that consider ethical, environmental and sustainability issues in and beyond engineering contexts.
- Plan and execute a research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship.
- Effectively communicate complex ideas and information to technical and managerial audiences.
- Participate collaboratively and responsibly in teams and exercise leadership and initiatives to achieve desired outcomes.
- Exhibit a high level of personal autonomy, ethical, legal, social and civic responsibility and behaviour consistent with the professional practice of a management professional in and beyond the engineering context.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year tuition fee in 2025: $31,980(domestic full-fee paying place)
The indicative first-year fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in this course for one academic year for a full-fee paying place. For a graduate certificate, this is usually four units studied full-time over one term or part-time over two terms.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.