The Engineering Science major is your pathway to the Master of Professional Engineering and a global career as a professional engineer. From designing the world's largest built structures to its smallest electronic devices, and from moving people across the globe to sustaining their local environment, engineering affects every aspect of our lives. The Engineering Science major provides you with fundamental engineering knowledge and develops your scientific, communication and problem- solving skills through a combination of practical, hands-on courses, industry projects and theoretical foundations. The Engineering program at UWA has been developed in consultation with industry to equip you with skills to succeed in your future career. To become a professionally qualified engineer, you'll complete five years of study, consisting of a three-year undergraduate degree with an Engineering Science major, followed by a two-year Master of Professional Engineering. In your first year of study, you'll complete a broad range of units before moving on to a specialised area of engineering in your second and third years. The course structure provides flexibility to sample diverse units to discover an area of focus for the Master of Professional Engineering.

Career Pathways Our engineering and technology graduates are among the highest paid graduates in Australia, earning an average starting salary of $69,126 according to the Good Universities Guide 2016. Our students have access to key organisations through the Faculty’s industry connections. There are varied employment opportunities in Australia and internationally in the energy and resources sector, the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturing, power and water utilities. You could also enter the electronics, finance, management consultancy and telecommunications industries. With highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, engineering graduates also have a strong base to branch out into different industries, including senior management roles.