Enhance your knowledge and research skills in the various areas of building and fire safety, and risk engineering. You will learn the various formats and settings of communication and professional ethics.

The Master of Engineering (CESARE) enables you to focus on practical skills of specific research area.  The course is normally undertaken purely by research on a topic that is agreed between the student and supervisor and is endorsed through university process.

The Centre for Environment Safety and Risk Engineering (CESARE) has earned a world-renowned reputation for enhancing knowledge in:

• smoke and flame growth and propagation;
• numerical modelling of fire dynamics;
• developing innovative techniques for risk assessment of fire safety systems;
• developing a greatly improved smoke alarm;
• predicting structural behaviour in fire; and
• understanding various aspects of human behaviour.

Many of these research activities have been conducted in collaboration with Australian fire and building regulatory bodies, local industry partners and the US based Fire Protection Research Foundation. 

• Location:
  Werribee
• College:
  College of Engineering and Science
• Duration:
  2 years
• Intake:
  February and July
• Course code:
  ERQR
• CRICOS:
  002875K
• Fees:
  A$11530.00 per semester
• This information is for international students.
  Click here to see information for Australian residents

How to apply

• fire safety researcher
• fire safety professional
• PhD
• research assistant
• research technician

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

This Course is designed to enhance the students' range of knowledge in various research fields relating to building and fire safety and risk engineering and to enable a focusing of practical skills into the specific research area. It is normally undertaken purely by research on a topic that is agreed between the student and supervisor and is endorsed through university process.

The course normally requires two years of full-time study.

• Research Thesis 1 Full Time

  Unit code

  VQT8001

  Credits

  48

• Research Thesis 2 Full Time

  Unit code

  VQT8002

  Credits

  48

• Research Thesis 1 Full Time

  Unit code

  VQT8001

  Credits

  48

• Research Thesis 2 Full Time

  Unit code

  VQT8002

  Credits

  48

• International: An IELTS (Academic Module) result with an overall score of 6.5 (no band less than 6) and a four year bachelor degree in Engineering, Building Surveying, Computer Science, Physics or Chemistry or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
• Mature: A four year bachelor degree in Engineering, Building Surveying, Computer Science, Physics or Chemistry or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.

English language requirements

Find out if you meet the entry requirements, including English language and academic requirements.