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