Master of Engineering - Industrial Automation

The Master of Engineering (Industrial Automation) perfectly addresses the gap in the industrial automation industry by providing a career-oriented, practical course with a strong theoretical underpinning. The program's twelve core units, and project thesis, provide you with the practical knowledge and skills required. Students with a background in electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and control, or industrial

computer systems engineering can benefit from this program.

The content has been carefully designed to provide you with relevant concepts and the tools required in

today’s fast-moving work environment. For example, Power Engineering covers major equipment and

technologies used in power systems, including power generation, transmission and distribution networks.

Programmable Logic Controllers covers in-depth principles of operation of programmable controllers,

networking, distributed controllers, and program control strategies. Industrial Process Control Systems

combines the process identification and feedback control design with a broad understanding of the

hardware, system architectures and software techniques widely used to evaluate and implement complex

control solutions. Industrial Instrumentation identifies key features of widely used measurement

techniques and transducers combined with microprocessor devices to create robust and reliable industrial

instruments. Process Engineering will enable students to evaluate and apply complex process calculations

through application of control principles. Industrial Data Communications provides the requisite knowledge

to manage modern field buses and industrial wireless systems. Safety Systems provides an introduction

to the common safety philosophy of hazard identification, risk management and risk-based design of

protection methods and functional safety systems. SCADA and DCS cover hardware and software systems,

evaluation of typical DCS and SCADA systems and configuration of DCS controllers. Special Topics enable

students to incorporate current technologies and the knowledge acquired from the entire course and thus

solve complex industrial automation problems.

The Masters project, as the capstone of the course, requires a high level of personal autonomy and accountability, and reinforces the knowledge and skill base developed in the preceding units. As a significant research component of the course, this project will facilitate research, critical evaluation and the application of knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative, enabling students to critique current

professional practice in the industrial automation industry.

Students must complete 48 credit points comprised of 12 core subjects and one capstone Thesis. The Thesis is the equivalent of one full semester of work. There are no electives in this course. The course duration is two years full time, or equivalent. Units will be delivered over 4 semesters per year in our acclaimed part time intensive mode.

Students will take 2 units per semester and be able to complete 8 units per year. There will be a short break

between semesters.

*Graduate Diploma of Industrial Automation: Students who successfully complete all units from year one, as outlined above, can opt to receive EIT's Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Industrial Automation). This provides a useful exit point as successful graduates will meet all competencies for industrial automation occupation-specific requirements, from academic, workplace, to industry-sector technical competencies, according to the ISA and Automation Federations' Automation Competency Model.

Prospective students with a background in a range of engineering fields can benefit from this program. If you are unsure whether this course is right for you, please contact the Engineering Institute of Technology for more information.

4-year Bachelor of Engineering or

3-year technologist level qualification, or

a 3-year bachelor degree qualification constituting the first cycle of a 3+2- cycle Bologna style sequence in the same field of practice - or

a 3-year (EIt) Bachelor of Science (Engineering) degree

Plus substantial industrial experience in a related field is preferred, with a minimum of two years experience

Each application reviewed by the Applications Committee and the Dean of EIT

Further details please contact eit