Melbourne School of Engineering

Engineering has been taught continuously at the University of Melbourne since 1861, following the creation of the School of Engineering in November 1860. The school opened with one lecturer and 15 students, who attended lectures on two evenings each week.

Today, the Melbourne School of Engineering is a dynamic and exciting school which attracts high-achieving students and top-class academics from around the world. We have around 4500 students, including more than 1400 students from over 40 different countries.

Our academic staff bring an international perspective to curricula and policy development. Most have completed their undergraduate or postgraduate studies at the world's leading universities, including Cambridge, Oxford, London, Beijing, Tsinghua, California, Cornell, Hong Kong, Gent, Madras, Harbin and Tokyo.

The Melbourne School of Engineering offers undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Computer Science and Bachelor of Geomatics. The four-year bachelor degrees are accredited by Engineers Australia, and hence via the Washington Accord and the Engineering Council, UK international professional recognition.

From 2008, the University will offer an exciting range of 'new generation' undergraduate programs which have academic breadth as well as depth of content and will lead to employment, professional graduate programs or research higher degrees.

We provide excellent graduate study options for engineers and scientists. Select from coursework or research and then decide between the acquisition of further technical knowledge in your chosen field or a move towards engineering/technical management.

The Melbourne School of Engineering is acknowledged internationally for its excellence in teaching and research, attracting students and staff of the highest calibre. 13 major research centres of international standing augment the six engineering departments. These include two ARC Special Research Centres funded by the Australian Research Council and seven Co-operative Research Centres (CRC), which represent joint ventures between universities, industry and government bodies in Australia.