The Master of Engineering Science is usually completed by research only at the Clayton Campus. Under exceptional circumstances the programme may be conducted by external candidature. Doctor of Philosophy. The Doctor of Philosophy is currently the highest degree offered by the Department. There are a very wide range of topics available at any time in the general areas of biomedical engineering , computer systems and software engineering , control engineering , electronics , telecommunications engineering , electrical power systems and robotics .
Electrical engineering is among the most rapidly developing areas of knowledge.
The Doctor of Philosophy is usually completed by research only at the Clayton Campus. Under exceptional circumstances the programme may be conducted by external candidature. The award of this degree is generally accepted as showing that the candidate is capable of carrying out unsupervised research. This program of work takes a minimum of three years for a holder of a Bachelor's degree or two years for a Master's degree. Postgraduate Single Subject Enrolments.