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Engineering

Masters by Coursework

Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Chemical Engineering - Energy & Combustion) M.E.A.CEEC
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Chemical Engineering - Environment and Sustainability) M.E.A.CEES
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Chemical Engineering - Food & Bio Processing) M.E.ACEFBP
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Civil and Environmental Engineering) M.E.A(CEE)
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Civil and Structural Engineering) M.E.A(CSE)
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Electrical Engineering) M.E.AElec
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Mechanical Engineering) M.E.A(MEn)
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Mechatronics) M.E.A(Mec)
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Sensor Systems Signal Processing) M.E.ASSSP
Master of Engineering (Advanced) (Telecommunications) M.E.A(Tel)
Master of Engineering (Advanced) in Aerospace Engineering M.E.A AeEn
Master of Engineering (Chemical) M.E (Chem)
Master of Engineering (Civil & Structural) M.EngC&S
Master of Engineering (Civil and Environmental) M.E(CivEn)
Master of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) M.E (E&E)
Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) M.E (Mech)
Master of Engineering (Mechatronics) M.E(Mechx)
Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering M.Eng AeEn
Master of Geostatistics M. Geostat
Master of Marine Engineering M. MarEng
Master of Petroleum Business Management MPBM
Master of Petroleum Engineering M.Pet Eng
Master of Science (Petroleum Geoscience) M.Sc(PG)
Master of Sciences (Defence Signal Information Processing) M.ScDSIP
Master of Sciences (Defence) M.Sc (Def)
Master of Water Resources Management M.Water RM

Graduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma in Marine Engineering GD.MarEng
Graduate Diploma in Sciences (Defence Signal Information Processing) GDip.SDSIP
Graduate Diploma in Sciences (Defence) GDip.Sc(D)
Graduate Diploma in Water Resources Management G.Dip WRM

Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate in Marine Engineering GC.MarEng
Graduate Certificate in Petroleum Geology and Geophysics Gc.Pg&G
Graduate Certificate in Sciences (Defence Signal Information Processing) GC.ScDSIP
Graduate Certificate in Sciences (Defence) GCert.SDef
Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Management GC. WRM

Reputation

The University of Adelaide Nobel Laureates

The Nobel Prize is an international award given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.

The University is associated with five Nobel Laureates, and has a long history of ground breaking research and scholarship of international significance.