Master of Complex Systems in Engineering

Our Engineering specialisation is designed to address the multifaceted and complex nature of engineering.

For instance, modern day civil infrastructure is growing more interconnected, our roads are reliant on our power systems which are dependent on data networks.
Extreme weather events demonstrate the vulnerability of Australia's transport systems to cascading failure, which often originate in a supporting network like electricity supply or communication.
Gain the expertise to model, analyse and design resilient technological, socioeconomic and socioecological systems, as well as develop strategies for crisis forecasting and management.
Our Master of Complex Systems is the only degree of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and is ideal for graduates wanting to develop skills in quantitative modelling and computational simulation of system dynamics.

To be eligible for admission, an applicant is required to have:
a pass in bachelor's degree with a credit average (65 percent) in a quantitative discipline, or
an honours bachelor's degree, from the University of Sydney, or qualifications deemed by the faculty to be equivalent, or
a University of Sydney Graduate Diploma in Complex Systems with a credit average (65 percent), or equivalent qualification. Units completed in the graduate diploma can be credited to the master's program.
A quantitative discipline includes data science, computer science, mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, finance or other disciplines that are deemed equivalent. As a guideline, the curriculum of a quantitative discipline should include some study of mathematics or statistics at the tertiary level.
For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution and qualification.
IELTS - A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL IBT - A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing