Master of Bioresource Engineering for 2013

At a glance

Major study areas  
2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

Graduates with comprehensive knowledge and expertise in maintenance and project management with a pulp and paper emphasis, will be sought after by a variety of local and national pulp and paper industries.

Due to the extensive world-wide interest in the biorefinery area, graduates from this stream will be required by industry globally, and local pulp and paper and related industries.

Why study Master of Bioresource Engineering?

This course provides science or engineering graduates who wish to pursue a career in the bioresource industry with an enhanced understanding of the scientific and engineering aspects of the conversion of bioresources into fuel, materials and specialty chemicals.

Entry requirements

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Duration

1.5 years full-time
3 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 8,363 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

Domestic fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 29,460 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March), Second Semester (July)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time, part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Course code: 4612

CRICOS code: 075173C

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Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

1.5 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 33,150 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Course code: 4612

CRICOS code: 075173C

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Contacts, forms and checklists for international students

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

A three year undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline of either engineering or science. Students entering with only a three year degree will be required to undertake a prescribed program of 24 credit points of undergraduate units before commencing the postgraduate units. This requirement is waived for those with four year engineering or science degrees.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

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Semester two (July)

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Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

English requirements for international students

IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; or TOEFL 550 with a TWE of 4.5; or an Internet-based TOEFL score of 79 with 21 in Writing and no section lower than 18.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

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Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.

Major study areas

This course provides science or engineering graduates who wish to pursue a career in the bioresource industry with an enhanced understanding of the scientific and engineering aspects of the conversion of bioresources into fuel, materials and specialty chemicals. Participants may choose from streams to suit their particular interest. They can focus on biorefining (Biorefinery stream) or on the specific conversion of bioresources into pulp and paper (Pulp and Paper stream). The latter has a further stream which is designed for graduates whose specific interest is project and maintenance management (Maintenance and Project Management stream).