- 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]
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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:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Commerce (breadth sequence in Engineering)
- Bachelor of Science
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:
Biomedical Engineering
- Master of Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
- Master of Engineering Structures
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Master of Nanoelectronic Engineering
- Master of Telecommunications Engineering
Engineering Management
- Master of Engineering Management
- Master of Engineering Project Management
Energy
- Master of Energy Systems
Environmental Engineering
- Master of Environmental Engineering
Information and Communication Technology
- Master of Engineering in Distributed Computing
- Master of Software Systems Engineering
Geomatics and Spatial Information Science
- Master of Geographic Information Technology
Information Technology
- Master of Engineering in Distributed Computing
- Master of Information Systems (1.5 years)
- Master of Software Systems Engineering
Professional Entry Masters
Graduates with a three-year undergraduate degree can undertake the following degrees
- Master of Information Technology
- Master of Spatial Information Science
- Master of Information Systems (2 Year Program)
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:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Geomatics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Software Engineering
- Structural Engineering
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:
- Advanced Centre for Automotive Research and Testing (ACART)
- ARC Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing
- Australia-China Centre on Water Resources Research
- Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNST)
- Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration
- Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (CLOUDS) Laboratory
- CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)
- CRC for Irrigation Futures
- CRC for Polymers
- CRC for Spatial Information (CRC-SI)
- eWater CRC
- Gait Analysis & Gait Rehabilitation (NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence)
- Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society
- Melbourne Systems Laboratory
- Mercury Project
- National ICT Australia (NICTA)
- Neuroengineering Research Laboratory
- Nonlinear Signal Processing Lab
- Particulate Fluids Processing Centre (PFPC) (ARC Special Research Centre)
- Peer-to-Peer Networks and Applications Research Laboratory
- Research Network for a Secure Australia (RNSA)
- Uniwater
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
- 1926 F W Clements
- 1927 R W Chapman
- 1928 M E Kernot
- 1929 J N Reeson
- 1930 Sir John Monash
- 1931 G K Williams
- 1932 J R Kemp
- 1933 J J C Bradfield
- 1934 H R Harper
- 1935 E G Ritchie
- 1936 F W H Wheadon
- 1937 A G Michell
- 1938 Sir George Julius
- 1939 C F Broadhead
- 1943 Essington Lewis
- 1944 C S Steele
- 1945 D McVey
- 1946 J G Burnell
- 1947 T H Upton
- 1948 W E Bassett
- 1949 L R East
- 1950 A K Hacke
- 1951 C H Kernot
- 1952 R J Dumas
- 1953 E D Shaw
- 1954 H Hey
- 1955 L F Loder
- 1956 W Nimmo
- 1957 W H Connolly
- 1958 Sir William Hudson
- 1959 Sir Lawrence Wackett
- 1960 D V Darwin
- 1961 A J Keast
- 1962 B B Lewis
- 1963 A W Knight
- 1964 Sir Lindesay Clark
- 1965 Sir Maurice Mawby
- 1966 Sir Philip Baxter
- 1967 Dr J A L Matheson
- 1968 L P Coombes
- 1969 Sir George Fischer
- 1970 Sir Ian McLennan
- 1971 I Langlands
- 1972 Sir Robert Blackwood
- 1973 Dr H K Worner
- 1974 Dr D M Myers
- 1975 Sir James Foots
- 1976 Sir John Holland
- 1977 Sir Brian Inglis
- 1978 Sir Frank Espie
- 1979 Professor Kenneth Hunt
- 1980 Dr John W Connell
- 1981 Professor H W Worner
- 1982 Sir Bernard Callinan
- 1983 Professor Arthur J Francis
- 1984 Professor David H Trollope
- 1985 Mr F Belgiorno-Nettis
- 1986 Professor S R Siemon
- 1987 Professor P T Fink
- 1988 Mr Brian Loton
- 1989 Sir Arvi Parbo
- 1990 Dr H Wragge
- 1991 Professor H R C Pratt
- 1992 Mr G P Cook
- 1993 Professor O E Potter
- 1994 Dr John M Schubert
- 1995 Dr Robert H Brown
- 1996 Dr Robin J Batterham
- 1997 Professor Jorg Imberger
- 1998 Mr Ian Vaughan
- 1999 Mr P Boland
- 2007 Professor Don M Grant
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