Overview

This degree is designed for students who already have a four-year accredited engineering degree and want to broaden their job prospects through cross-training, re-training or specialisation. This Engineering Science - Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology degree at the University of New South Wales will allow you to meet or maintain professional accreditation standards and provide opportunities for continuing professional development.

You’ll work on a complex, open-ended enquiry-based project to develop your systematic approach to a problem. It will require project planning and the ability to analyse, interpret and communicate results proficiently. The completion of the research provides a pathway towards postgraduate research degrees through the development and demonstration of enquiry-based skills.

Future careers

A degree from UNSW Engineering offers local and international students the very best in training. It is highly regarded by employers and opens doors to local and global career opportunities. A career in Geotechnical Engineering will include planning, directing and conducting survey work to analyse the predicted behaviour of soil and rock underneath proposed structures. Geotechnical Engineers also design above and below ground foundations for these structures.

Geotechnical Engineers also work in drilling wells, constructing production and storage facilities, transporting petroleum products and examining ground water flow. This career has countless possibilities, from marine operations, to floating ice platforms in the Arctic, to mining operations across the world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Structural Dynamics
Deformation Monitoring Surveys
Geotechnical Models and Site Investigation
Geomechanics
Advanced Foundation Engineering
Slope Instability and Stabilisation
Rock Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering of Dams
Earthquake Engineering and Foundation Dynamics
Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-14 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-23 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-27 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-06 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-29 00:00:00 , National

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Language

English

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Credits

96 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Kensington, Australia

Disciplines

Environmental Engineering Geology Geographical Information Systems (GIS) View 15 other Masters in Geology in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS Code: 084282A

Admission to this program requires one of the following:

A recognised 4-year Bachelor degree in an appropriate area of engineering with a minimum 65% average; or
Completion of the 5341 UNSW Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science with a minimum 65% average; or
Completion of the 7320 UNSW Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science with a minimum 65% average.

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Tuition Fees

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58000 AUD / year

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9500 AUD / year

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Scholarships Information

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