University of Melbourne
Master of Engineering Management
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Fast-track your career in management, gain expertise in navigating organisational change and leading projects to achieve tangible results.
Course overview
The Master of Engineering Management is co-developed with Melbourne Business School to offer world-leading business study opportunities to engineering students.
Be guided in developing your technical problem-solving skills and the business skills needed to manage people, projects and resources in complex organisational settings. Understand the legal, commercial and marketing issues from a management perspective.
You may also be eligible for advanced standing into the Master of Management if you choose to continue your business studies.
Key facts
July, 2026
What you will study
To complete the Master of Engineering Management, you must complete 100 credit points. You may choose subjects based on the specialisations offered. Each subject is valued at 12.5 credit points.
Capstone
Complete both subjects:
- Engineering Management Capstone
- Strategic Management
Change management specialisation
Students must complete three specialisation subjects including at least two of the following subjects, plus up to one of the Project management specialisation subjects.
- Building Information Modeling
- Management and Leadership for Engineers
- Engineering Entrepreneurship
- Managing Change for IS Professionals
- Quality and Reliability
Project management specialisation
Students may complete up to one subject from the Project management specialisation subjects.
- Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering
- Engineering Project Implementation
- Transport System Modelling
- Engineering Contracts and Procurement
- Project Management Practices
Electives
Students must select three electives.
- Accounting for Decision Making
- Managerial Economics
- Financial Management
- Human Resource Fundamentals
- Supply Chain Management
- Operations and Process Management
- Management Competencies
- Business Analysis and Decision Making
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be considered for entry into this course, you must have one of the following:
- A four-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in engineering or appropriate discipline, with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65% (or equivalent).
- A three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline, with A WAM of at least 65% (or equivalent), and at least two years of continuous documented work experience in a relevant field (or equivalent).
English language requirements
All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test.
If you are from a non-English speaking background, the required standard of English for this degree is one of the following English proficiency test scores:
- IELTS (Academic) – 6.5 overall, with no band less than 6.0.
- TOEFL IBT – minimum score of 79, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.
- PTE – minimum score of 64, with no communicative skill below 60.
- Cambridge – minimum score of 176, with no skill less than 169.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Prior studies may be credited towards your degree and potentially reduce the duration of your course. This is known as Advanced Standing (also known as credit or recognition of prior learning). Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
The Master of Engineering Management prepares you to lead engineering projects and personnel in a broad range of technical fields, including product development, manufacturing, construction, design engineering, software engineering and telecommunications.
Gain access to advanced and senior roles in management, human resources, finance, quality assurance, education, contract arbitration and policy development within technically-focused organisations.
Potential job roles:
- Operations coordinator
- Reliability engineer
- National proposals coordinator
- Automotive program manager
- Configuration management coordinator
- Consultant
- Business analyst
- Programmatic and data intelligence manager
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year and total course fee in 2026: $45,984 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Unless otherwise noted, the indicative total course fee shown above assumes a study load of 1 EFTSL (equivalent full-time student load) commencing semester one of the listed year, except for courses with a duration of less than 1 EFTSL.
Fees are subject to annual review by the University, with any new rates effective from the beginning of each calendar year.
A student’s fee may vary depending on:
- The number of subjects studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of subjects.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.