Coursework programs
Master of Telecommunication and Network Engineering – Melbourne (Bundoora) (SMTNE)
This two year (full-time) course aims to produce engineers with specialist skills and practical experience in telecommunications and network engineering.
Admission requirements
Applicants should have a four year engineering or computer science degree, or an Honours degree in science in an appropriate field or its equivalent, with a minimum background in digital logic, computer architecture, mathematics at second year level and programming skills in C or C++. Candidates who do not strictly meet the above requirements may be considered for admission following the successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Electronic Engineering.
Course structure
The Master of Telecommunication and Network Engineering degree is structured to include core, level 2 or 3, specialised and elective subjects from electronic engineering and computer science in the areas of telecommunication and network engineering, with a number of electives from electronic engineering and computer science. Students complete 240 credit points over the two years of the degree, which must include a telecommunication-engineering project. The normal duration of the course is two years.
Students may select a maximum of 60 credit points of level 2 or 3 subjects (offered from either computer science or electronic engineering) depending on their background and the area(s) in which they wish to specialise. Students then choose a minimum of 60 credit points of specialised computer networks subjects. They must also include a minimum of 45 credi tpoints of core telecommunications subjects plus a 30-credit point, 45-credit point or 60-credit point telecommunications project. Elective subjects from the list of specialised and advanced subjects offered by the Departments of Computer Science and Computer Engineering (CS and CE), and Electronic Engineering (EE) (which may include CSE4THA and CSE4THB) comprise the remaining credit points. Students who take less than the maximum four level 2 or 3 subjects choose additional electives from the pool of subjects offered by CS and CE and EE. Subject to approval by the course coordinator, students may enrol in up to two relevant subjects to the value of 30 credit points, from other areas of the University.
A typical enrolment for students with a background in telecommunications would be:
| Course type | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Two level 2 or 3 computer networks subjects | 30 credit points |
| Four specialised computer networks subjects | 60 credit points |
| Three core telecommunication engineering subjects | 45 credit points |
| One telecommunication engineering project | 30, 45 or 60 credit points (depending on the project selected) |
| One advanced computer science elective | 15 credit points |
| One, two or three advanced telecommunication engineering electives | 15, 30 or 45 credit points |
| Two core subjects | 30 credit points |
| Total: 240 credit points |
A typical enrolment for students with a background in computer science would be:
| Course type | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum of two level 2 or 3 telecommunication/electronic engineering subjects | 30 credit points |
| Three core telecommunication engineering subjects | 45 credit points |
| One telecommunication engineering project | 30 or 45 credit points (depending on the project selected) |
| Four specialised computer networks subjects | 60 credit points |
| None or one advanced telecommunication engineering elective | None or 15 credit points |
| Three advanced computer science electives | 45 credit points |
| Two core subjects | 30 credit points |
| Total: 240 credit points |
Compulsory telecommunications project/design subjects (30, 45 or 60 credit points)
Students are required to complete ELE5PRA and CSE1CES.
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | C Programming for Engineers | CSE1CES | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Engineering Practice | ELE5PRA | 15 |
Each student must select a design/project option from the following:
(a) A 30-credit point single-semester design exercise
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Telecommunications Design | ELE5TDE** | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Network Design Exercise | ELE5NDE** | 30 |
(b) A 45-credit point two-semester telecommunications project (students enrol in both subjects)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Telecommunications Project A1 | ELE5TRA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Telecommunications Project B1 | ELE5TRB | 30 |
(c) A 60-credit point two-semester telecommunications major project1 (students enrol in both subjects)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Telecommunications Major Project A1 | ELE5TPA | 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Telecommunications Major Project B1 | ELE5TPB | 30 |
**Under special circumstances a student may enrol in more than one design exercise or project, subject to approval of the course coordinator.
Core specialist computer networks subjects
60 credit points from the following list:
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-2 | Pervasive Network Design* | CSE4PND | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Communication Protocol Engineering* | CSE4CPE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Wireless Network Engineering | CSE4WNE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Mobile and Pervasive Computing | CSE4MPC | 15 |
Key: *Not offered in 2010.
Core specialist telecommunication engineering subjects
A minimum of 45 credit points from the following list:
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Broadband Digital Communications | ELE5BDC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Personal Mobile Communications | ELE5PMC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Optical Networks | ELE5OPN | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Telecommunications Systems Engineering | ELE5TSE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Communication Systems | ELE4ACS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Communications Networks | ELE4NET | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Antennas and Propagation | ELE4ANS | 15 |
Level 2 and 3 subjects
A maximum of 60 credit points may be taken from the following list:
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Advanced Games Programming Technology | CSE3AGT | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Advanced Graphics Programming | CSE3AGR | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Network Engineering Fundamentals | CSE2NEF | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Intermediate Network Engineering | CSE3INE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Communication Systems | ELE3CMN | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Control Systems | ELE3CON | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Embedded Processors | ELE3EMB | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Instrumentation Electronics and Sensors | ELE3IES | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Networks Systems and Web Security | CSE3NSW | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Digital Communication Systems | ELE3DCS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Electronic Design Automation-Tools and Technique | ELE3DDE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Digital Signal Processing | ELE3SIP | 15 |
Elective subjects
Advanced computer science
Subjects offered may vary from year to year depending on demand and staff availability.
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 and TE-SEM-2 |
Thesis A and Thesis B | CSE4THA and CSE4THB |
30 plus 30 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Real-time and Fault-tolerant Systems | CSE4RFS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Web Services Engineering | CSE4WSE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Databases | CSE4ADB | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Data Mining | CSE4DMI | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Performance Analysis of Computer Systems | CSE4PCS | 15 |
Elective subjects
Advanced electronic engineering
Subjects offered may vary from year to year, depending on demand and staff availability.
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Advanced Signal Processing | ELE4ASP | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Digital System Design | ELE5DSD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Integrated Circuit Design | ELE5ICD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Multimedia Communications* | ELE5MMC* | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Optical Networks | ELE5OPN | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Radio Frequency Design | ELE4RFD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Secure Communications* | ELE5SEC* | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Semiconductor Materials and Devices | ELE5SDP | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Telecommunications Systems Engineering | ELE5TSE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Instrumentation Electronics | ELE4AAE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Antennas and Propagation | ELE4ANS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Communications Networks | ELE4NET | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Design for Mass Production | ELE5DES | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Digital Control Theory | ELE4DCT | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | EDA Tools and Design Methodology* | ELE5TDM* | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Emerging Topics in IC Design | ELE5ETD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Image Processing and Coding | ELE4IPC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Advanced Studies in Telecommunication A1 | ELE5ASA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Studies in Telecommunication B1 | ELE5ASB | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Advanced Topics A1* | ELE4ATA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Topics B1* | ELE4ATB | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Advanced Topics in Telecommunications A1 | ELE5TTA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Topics in Telecommunications B1 | ELE5TTB | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Directed Study1 | ELE4DIR | 15 |
Key: 1 Enrolment subject to approval from the course coordinator.
* Not offered in 2010.