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Doctor of Engineering Practice

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment | School of Electrical and Information Engineering

Program Code: LPEP

Program Level: Postgraduate — Professional Doctorate

Home Campus: Mawson Lakes

Program Length (in EFTSL): 3

Program director/s

HOW TO APPLY

Applications to this program are online via UniSA's Apply Online portal.

Aim

The Doctor of Engineering Practice educates engineers to develop the combination of technical and professional qualities for high level leadership of engineering work.

Your program orientation.

Entry requirements

An applicant for admission to candidature for the Doctor of Engineering Practice demonstrates their competence to undertake a doctoral degree by:

  1. Holding, or being eligible to hold, from an approved higher education institution, an award which is assessed by this University as being equivalent to:
    • an honours degree or a bachelors degree with at least class 2A standard in any discipline; or
    • an appropriate masters degree; and
  2. Hold a degree accredited as a first degree in engineering; and
  3. Be currently employed as an engineer with significant responsibility for the leadership of a project or process or other engineering activity (which would form the basis of the project component); and
  4. Have at least five years of work experience as an engineer.

OR

An applicant for admission to candidature for the Doctor of Engineering Practice may demonstrate their competence to undertake this doctoral degree by:

  1. Achieving a GPA of at least 6.0 in the first 36 units of eligible coursework in a Master of Engineering (UniSA program codes: IMEN, LMEE, LMEF, LMSI and LMEN, or equivalent) programs; and
  2. Hold a degree accredited as a first degree in engineering; and
  3. Be currently employed as an engineer with significant responsibility for the leadership of a project or process or other engineering activity (which would form the basis of the project component); and
  4. Have at least five years of work experience as an engineer.

Content/structure

The Doctor of Engineering Practice is designed to enable students to complete 36 units of advanced postgraduate level coursework at a sufficiently high level of performance in preparation for the completion of a program of research and thesis doctoral standard demonstrating profound contribution in the leadership of engineering work. Students may only articulate from one of the Master of Engineering programs listed under 'Entry Requirements', subject to achievement of all the conditions listed under 'Entry Requirements'.

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: RTS
Fees for Research students that have exceeded their RTS entitlement are calculated at the course level. Click on the above link to determine your fee.


Program requirements

Course name Area + Cat. No. Units EFTSL
FIRST YEAR   
DEP course 1 (see note 1)
 4.5 
DEP course 2 (see note 1)
 4.5 
DEP course 3 (see note 1)
 4.5 
DEP course 4 (see note 1)
 4.5 
DEP course 5 (see note 1)
 4.5 
DEP course 6 (see note 1)
 4.5 
DEP course 7 (see note 1)
 4.5 
DEP Research Methods (see note 2)
 4.5 
SECOND YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 2)   
Doctor of Engineering Practice Thesis Proposal (see rule 2)
New title from 2010: Doctor of Engineering Practice Research Thesis 6
ENGG 701290.250
Second Half (Study Period 5)   
ENGG 700190.250
THIRD YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 2)   
ENGG 700290.250
Second Half (Study Period 5)   
ENGG 700390.250
FOUTH YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 2)   
ENGG 700490.250
Second Half (Study Period 5)   
ENGG 700590.250
FIFTH YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 2)   
Doctor of Engineering Practice Thesis 6A
New title from 2010: Doctor of Engineering Practice Thesis 8A
ENGG 70084.50.125
Doctor of Engineering Practice Thesis 6B
New title from 2010: Doctor of Engineering Practice Thesis 8B
ENGG 70094.50.125
Second Half (Study Period 5)   
ENGG 70104.50.125
ENGG 70114.50.125

Rules

  1. No course which is substantially equivalent to a course taken in gaining another award may be included in the program of study. Credit will not normally be granted for more than one third of the total units of the program.
  2. To progress to the courses Doctor of Engineering Practice Thesis Proposal and Doctor of Engineering Practice Thesis, candidates shall achieve a GPA of at least 6.0 in the eight courses DEP course 1 to DEP course 7 and DEP Research Methods; and achieve at least a Credit grade in the course DEP Research Methods. Candidates not achieving this requirement will not be permitted to complete the Doctor of Engineering Practice. Candidates not achieving this requirement will be recommended to complete the requirements of the Master of Engineering program which they have partially completed.
  3. Only courses offered at postgraduate level, level code 5 and above, may be included in the Doctor of Engineering Practice.

Notes

  1. The courses presented in satisfaction of courses DEP course 1 to DEP course 7 must be selected from the set of courses permitted in one of the following UniSA programs: LMEE, LMSI, IMEN, LMEF or LMEN. Candidates may include different courses in the coursework stage of the program, subject to Doctor of Engineering Practice Program Director approval.
  2. The following courses are acceptable for presentation as DEP Research Methods: ENGG 5006 Engineering Research Methods; or EEET 5004 Engineering Research Practice; or EEET 5133 Engineering Project Execution Planning; or EEET 5108 Reseach Methods in a Multidisciplinary Environment; or other equivalent courses.
  3. Not all courses will be available in any one calendar year.
  4. The courses Doctor of Engineering Practice Thesis 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b are included to enable adjustment of the enrolment quantum to match real progress to assist candidates in remaining enrolled until their thesis work is completed. This is planned, in particular, to address the issue of the magnitude and schedule of the project.


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