Key Information
- Duration: Part-time, 36 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting July 2027. Apply anytime.
- Language: English (IELTS requirement: 6)
- Credits: 120 alternative credits
- Delivered: Online
- Campus Location: Perth, Australia
- Disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering & Technology
You must submit your application at least four weeks prior to the start date to be considered for your desired intake.
Overview
The Doctor of Engineering from Engineering Institute of Technology will equip the graduate to take a leading role in the development of research investigations into current and future problems of industrial and community concern within their area of expertise. The programme will give candidates the skills and experience to act as independent researchers or group leaders for investigations of practical importance in their professional area over their professional life.
Graduates of this programme will be able to:
- Formulate a significant and original research problem relevant to the field of engineering, addressing a gap in knowledge or practice through innovative, evidence based, and entrepreneurial approach.
- Demonstrate intellectual independence and critical judgement by conducting a comprehensive investigation, systemically reviewing relevant literature, and effectively articulating the research problem and its significance to both professional and general audiences.
- Design and justify an original research approach to address complex, unpredictable problems in engineering, integrating insights from existing scholarship and professional practice.
- Defend the proposed contribution to knowledge, including the methodological framework, research design, timeline, risk management strategies, and required resources.
- Secure and manage appropriate ethical and professional approvals, ensuring that research activities are conducted rigorously, responsibly, and in accordance with ethical and regulatory standards.
- Critically analyze, synthesize, and interpret research data using appropriate tools and methodologies, and communicate findings effectively to professional peers, researchers, and general audiences, including discussion of originality, theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and directions for future research.
Visit the programme website for more information
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Engineering Practice and Key Research Methodology
- Technology Evaluation and Intellectual Property
- Applied Mathematical Modelling and Simulation
- Data Acquisition
- Advanced Data Analysis
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English Requirements
IELTS: 6
Other Requirements
CRICOS Provider Number - 03567C
- BE Honours, Graduate Diploma (or equivalent) with minimum Second-Class Honours Division A (H2A). OR
- An appropriate and relevant Master’s degree from EIT or other recognized tertiary institution. OR
- Satisfying the Dean (or delegate) of their fitness to undertake further advanced work.
- Relevant four-year undergraduate qualification from a recognized institution AND
- Submission of a resume demonstrating, at least five years of professional practice in a relevant field with the ability to demonstrate, or be in a position to produce their own substantial, original professional contributions in the relevant engineering field and/or published research work. AND
- An appropriate level of English Language Proficiency
Fees and Funding
Tuition fees are available on the programme website. Scholarships may be available; see programme website for details.