Master of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering and Aviation) - Available from 01/08/2022

You will join an active research community and work with academics, peers and partner organisations who have demonstrated research success in a range of specialities, including: advanced materials, aerodynamics, aerospace vehicle design, air traffic management systems, airframe systems, airworthiness, aviation human factors engineering aviation logistics, aviation technology, avionic systems, ergonomics aviation logistics, maintenance and operations, multi-modal transportation engineering, propulsion, stability and control, structures sustainable aviation technologies, systems engineering, unmanned aerial vehicles.
RMIT researchers deliver high-impact and influential outcomes. Success is demonstrated through excellent performance in university rankings, with a ranking as well above world standard in the Australian Research Council Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015 round.
RMIT is also ranked in the top 100 universities in the fields of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the 2014 QS World University rankings. RMIT researchers contribute to RMIT’s flagship aerospace research centre, the Sir Lawrence Wackett Aerospace Centre.
RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. RMIT projects are heavily based on industry needs and we are currently working with leading organisations including Boeing, Airbus, the Federal Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Royal Australian Air Force.
You will be able to pursue an academic career in a university or be employed in senior leadership and management positions in government, scientific and industrial research laboratories.

The minimum requirements for admission to a master by research program are: a bachelor degree requiring at least four years of full-time study in a relevant discipline awarded with honours. The degree should include a research component comprised of a thesis, other research projects or research methodology courses that constitute at least 25% of a full-time academic year (or part-time equivalent). The applicant must have achieved at least a credit average in the final year; or evidence of appropriate academic qualifications and/or experience that satisfies the Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Training and Development or nominee that the applicant has developed knowledge of the field of study or cognate field and the potential for research sufficient to undertake the proposed program. At RMIT a grade of credit represents academic achievement of 60% or higher. IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0) TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)