Master of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering and Aviation) Program By RMIT University |Top Universities

Master of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering and Aviation)

Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

38,400 AUDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Mar, 2023Application Deadline

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Aeronautical

Degree

MEng

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

You will join an active research community and work with academics, peers and partner organisations who have demonstrated research success in a range of specialities, including:
  • advanced materials
  • aerodynamics
  • aerospace vehicle desig n
  • air traffic management systems
  • airframe systems
  • airworthiness
  • aviation human factors engineering
  • aviation logistics
  • aviation technology
  • avionic systems
  • ergonomics aviation logistics
  • maintenance and operations
  • multi-modal transportation  engineering
  • propulsion
  • stability and control
  • structures
  • sustainable aviation technologies
  • systems engineering
  • unmanned aerial vehicles.

RMIT researchers deliver high-impact and influential outcomes. Success is demonstrated through excellent performance in university rankings, with a ranking as well above world standard in the Australian Research Council Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015 round.

RMIT is also ranked in the top 100 universities in the fields of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the 2014 QS World University rankings.


RMIT researchers contribute to RMIT’s flagship aerospace research centre, the Sir Lawrence Wackett Aerospace Centre.

Additionally, there are active collaborations with other national and international institutes, centres, groups and partners, including:


  • Advanced Manufacturing CRC
  • Centre for Additive Manufacturing
  • Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials (CISM)
  • CRC for Advanced Automotive Technologies
  • CRC for Advanced Composite Structures
  • Defence Materials Technology Centre

Program overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Aeronautical

Degree

MEng

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

You will join an active research community and work with academics, peers and partner organisations who have demonstrated research success in a range of specialities, including:
  • advanced materials
  • aerodynamics
  • aerospace vehicle desig n
  • air traffic management systems
  • airframe systems
  • airworthiness
  • aviation human factors engineering
  • aviation logistics
  • aviation technology
  • avionic systems
  • ergonomics aviation logistics
  • maintenance and operations
  • multi-modal transportation  engineering
  • propulsion
  • stability and control
  • structures
  • sustainable aviation technologies
  • systems engineering
  • unmanned aerial vehicles.

RMIT researchers deliver high-impact and influential outcomes. Success is demonstrated through excellent performance in university rankings, with a ranking as well above world standard in the Australian Research Council Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015 round.

RMIT is also ranked in the top 100 universities in the fields of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the 2014 QS World University rankings.


RMIT researchers contribute to RMIT’s flagship aerospace research centre, the Sir Lawrence Wackett Aerospace Centre.

Additionally, there are active collaborations with other national and international institutes, centres, groups and partners, including:


  • Advanced Manufacturing CRC
  • Centre for Additive Manufacturing
  • Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials (CISM)
  • CRC for Advanced Automotive Technologies
  • CRC for Advanced Composite Structures
  • Defence Materials Technology Centre

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

79+
6.5+
58+

The minimum requirements for admission to a master by research program are:

  • a bachelor degree requiring at least four years of full-time study in a relevant discipline awarded with honours. The degree should include a research component comprised of a thesis, other research projects or research methodology courses that constitute at least 25% of a full-time academic year (or part-time equivalent). The applicant must have achieved at least a credit average in the final year; or
  • evidence of appropriate academic qualifications and/or experience that satisfies the Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Training and Development or nominee that the applicant has developed knowledge of the field of study or cognate field and the potential for research sufficient to undertake the proposed program.

At RMIT a grade of credit represents academic achievement of 60% or higher.

01 Mar 2023
2 Years
Feb
Jul

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

-
-

International Students

38,400 AUD
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