Postgraduate subjects available to undergraduate engineering students

A number of postgraduate engineering subjects are available to undergraduate engineering students as electives.

To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 120 credit points AND met the access conditions for the subject(s) as specified in the Handbook.

Please note:

  • Not all subjects are offered every session. Refer to the timetable for confirmation of availability.
  • Enrolment in postgraduate subjects not listed here is not negotiable.
  • You may undertake a maximum of four postgraduate subjects over the duration of your undergraduate degree.

School of Biomedical Engineering

PG SubjectUG Requisite/Anti-requisite Subject(s)
42001 Bioinformatics31005 Advanced Data Analytics
42026 Biomedical Polymers65111 Chemistry 1
42906 Biomedical Signal Processing48540 Signals and Systems
49261 Biomedical Instrumentation 
49275 Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic 

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

PG SubjectUG Requisite/Anti-requisite Subject(s)
42907 Design for Durability48352 Construction Materials; or 48353 Concrete Design
42991 Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment 
49047 Finite Element Analysis 
49049 Air and Noise Pollution 
49106 Road Engineering Practice48370 Road and Transport Engineering
49107 Urban Stormwater Design 
49115 Façade Engineering 
49116 Contaminated Site and Waste Remediation 
49117 Floodplain Risk Management 
49118 Applied Geotechnics48330 Soil Behaviour
49119 Problematic Soils and Ground Improvement Techniques48360 Geotechnical Engineering; and 48330 Soil Behaviour
49123 Waste and Pollution Management 
49125 Environmental Risk Assessment 
49127 Decentralised Environmental Systems48350 Environmental and Sanitation Engineering; or 48840 Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering
49131 Bridge Design48389 Computer Modelling and Design
49133 Steel and Composite Design 
49134 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 
49136 Application of Timber in Engineering Structures48389 Computer Modelling and Design
49150 Prestressed Concrete Design48353 Concrete Design
49151 Concrete Technology and Practice48352 Construction Materials
49254 Advanced Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design48360 Geotechnical Engineering
49255 Catchment Modelling48362 Hydraulics and Hydrology
49256 Flood Estimation48362 Hydraulics and Hydrology
49257 Geographic Information Systems 
49258 Pavement Analysis and Design48330 Soil Behaviour

School of Electrical and Data Engineering

PG SubjectUG Requisite/Anti-requisite Subject(s)
42890 4G/5G Mobile Technologies 
49202 Communication Protocols 
49227 Wireless Sensor NetworksAnti-requisite: 48033 Internet of Things

School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

PG SubjectUG Requisite/Anti-requisite Subject(s)
49274 Advanced Robotics 
49312 Advanced Flow Modelling 
49316 Materials Handling 
49325 Computer-aided Mechanical Design 
49329 Control of Mechatronic Systems 
49928 Design Optimisation for Manufacturing 

School of Professional Practice and Leadership

PG SubjectUG Requisite/Anti-requisite Subject(s)
49006 Risk Management in Engineering 
49016 Technology and Innovation ManagementAnti-requisites: 48080 Introduction to Innovation; and 48081 Innovation Processes
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