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<p>Master of Maintenance and Reliability Engineering increases specialised knowledge in this field for reducing cost and risks and enhancing performance by retaining value from, and realising value from, assets. </p><p>Course covers systems, standards, tools, and techniques, including Maintenance management, Terotechnology and lifecycle costs analysis, Industrial techniques in maintenance management, Asset management techniques, machine conditioning and fault diagnosis, risk engineering, basic quantitative skills for reliability Engineering, advanced reliability, understanding reliability, reliability applications and maintenance and reliability engineering project for improving industrial profitability. </p><p>Many companies have enhanced their success by improving the knowledge and skill of their staff. This leads to improved business performance and the capability, at organisational level, to reduce costs and risk, and further enhancing performance of plants and infrastructure assets. </p><p>At an individual level, those engineers, managers, and professionals from industries completing these courses become equipped for applying knowledge learned to solve workplace problems, useful for career advancements. </p>
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Credit, pathways, and recognition of prior learning
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Overview
Course overview
<p>Master of Maintenance and Reliability Engineering increases specialised knowledge in this field for reducing cost and risks and enhancing performance by retaining value from, and realising value from, assets. </p><p>Course covers systems, standards, tools, and techniques, including Maintenance management, Terotechnology and lifecycle costs analysis, Industrial techniques in maintenance management, Asset management techniques, machine conditioning and fault diagnosis, risk engineering, basic quantitative skills for reliability Engineering, advanced reliability, understanding reliability, reliability applications and maintenance and reliability engineering project for improving industrial profitability. </p><p>Many companies have enhanced their success by improving the knowledge and skill of their staff. This leads to improved business performance and the capability, at organisational level, to reduce costs and risk, and further enhancing performance of plants and infrastructure assets. </p><p>At an individual level, those engineers, managers, and professionals from industries completing these courses become equipped for applying knowledge learned to solve workplace problems, useful for career advancements. </p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Engineering
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Study load:
Part time
Credit points:
180
AQF level:
9 - Masters Degree
Duration (in full time equivalent):
1.5 years
Domestic students:
<p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>On-line Learning</p>
CRICOS code:
N/A
Course coordinator:
<p>Ayon Chakraborty</p>
Entry requirements
Domestic students
Applicants with higher education study
Academic requirements
<ul><li>Successful completion of a bachelor honours degree at AQF level 8 in a cognate discipline in Engineering, Science, Information Technology, Business or</li><li>Successful completion of a graduate diploma at AQF level 8 in a cognate discipline in Engineering Maintenance Management or</li><li>Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree at AQF level 7 in a cognate discipline in Engineering, Science, Information Technology, Business and relevant work experience of at least 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent</li></ul>
International students
Academic requirements
<p>Applicants are required to have met the minimum academic requirements: </p><ul><li>Successful completion of a recognised bachelor honours degree at AQF level 8 in a cognate discipline in Engineering, Science, Information Technology, Business or</li><li>Successful completion of a recognised graduate diploma at AQF level 8 in a cognate discipline in Engineering Maintenance Management or</li><li>Successful completion of a recognised bachelor’s degree at AQF level 7 in a cognate discipline in Engineering, Science, Information Technology, Business</li></ul><ul></ul>
English language requirements
Overall Academic IELTS band score of 6.0, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent.
Course rules
Course rules show the number and type of credit points needed to finish your course. They help you understand what you need to complete to graduate. You’re responsible for following the course rules and completing the right units. You’ll find a recommended sequence of units that meets these course rules in the course structure.
Course rules
Complete 180 credit points comprising:
180
credit points from
Core Units
Core Units
Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:
Code
Title
Credit points
MREGC5008
Maintenance and Reliability Engineering Project
15
COOPE9011
Co-operative Placement (Engineering)
30
MREGC5003
Industrial Techniques in Maintenance Management
15
MREGC5004
Asset Management Techniques
15
MREGC5006
Machine Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis
15
MREGC5007
Risk Engineering
15
MREGC5101
Basic Quantitative Skills for Reliability Engineering
15
MREGC5102
Understanding Reliability
15
MREGC5103
Advanced Reliability
15
MREGC5104
Reliability Applications
15
MREGC5001
Terotechnology and Life Cycle Costs
15
Academic progress regulations
Commendation
<p>Students who are enrolled in at least 30 credit points of a course within a particular semester, will be sent a Letter of Commendation at the end of each term in which they achieve a "D" (Distinction) or better average (GPA of 6.5+) across the term enrolment.</p>
Counselling
<p>Students that fail a unit will be contacted via email with advice on required actions and referral to various Federation support services.</p>
Unsatisfactory
<p>Students who fail in 50 % or more of the units in which they are enrolled in any semester or who have not passed a unit after two attempts will be regarded as having unsatisfactory progress. They will be contacted via email and advised to contact their Course Coordinator to seek advice on how to address the issues that contributed to the result. </p>
Exclusion / suspension
<p>Following unsatisfactory progress in two consecutive semesters or failing a unit for the third time, students will be asked to show cause why they should not be excluded from the course. Unless a satisfactory response is received by the relevant Academic Progress Committee the student may be excluded from the course for a period of up to two years.</p>
Course structure
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.federation.edu.au/students/student-essentials/how-to-enrol/what-to-enrol-in/">Course structures</a> set out the recommended sequence of units for enrolment. It's your responsibility to comply with the course rules and confirm unit availability (which you'll find under 'Offering' in the 'Key information' section of each unit outline).</p> <p>Select the semester you started your course in (not the semester you're enrolling for).</p>
Semester 1 entry course structure
Year 1
Semester 1
MREGC5001
Terotechnology and Life Cycle Costs
Core Units
15
MREGC5101
Basic Quantitative Skills for Reliability Engineering
Core Units
15
Semester 2
MREGC5003
Industrial Techniques in Maintenance Management
Core Units
15
MREGC5004
Asset Management Techniques
Core Units
15
Year 2
Semester 1
MREGC5008
Maintenance and Reliability Engineering Project
Core Units
15
MREGC5102
Understanding Reliability
Core Units
15
Semester 2
MREGC5006
Machine Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis
Core Units
15
MREGC5007
Risk Engineering
Core Units
15
Year 3
Semester 1
COOPE9011
Co-operative Placement (Engineering)
Core Units
30
Semester 2
MREGC5103
Advanced Reliability
Core Units
15
MREGC5104
Reliability Applications
Core Units
15
Semester 2 entry course structure
Year 1
Semester 2
MREGC5003
Industrial Techniques in Maintenance Management
Core Units
15
MREGC5004
Asset Management Techniques
Core Units
15
Semester 1
MREGC5001
Terotechnology and Life Cycle Costs
Core Units
15
MREGC5101
Basic Quantitative Skills for Reliability Engineering
Core Units
15
Year 2
Semester 2
MREGC5006
Machine Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis
Core Units
15
MREGC5007
Risk Engineering
Core Units
15
Semester 1
MREGC5008
Maintenance and Reliability Engineering Project
Core Units
15
MREGC5102
Understanding Reliability
Core Units
15
Year 3
Semester 2
COOPE9011
Co-operative Placement (Engineering)
Core Units
30
Semester 1
MREGC5103
Advanced Reliability
Core Units
15
MREGC5104
Reliability Applications
Core Units
15
Course learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
Course learning outcomes
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Outcome
<p>1</p>
<p>Define maintenance management and reliability engineering linked to asset management needs and apply principle to reduce cost, risk and enhance performance.</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>Identify issues related to reliability, availability and maintainability and recognise cost, risk and performance impact on business objective.</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>Select tools for appraising maintenance intervention and/ or reliability improvement options for risk informed decision making in asset management.</p>
<p>4</p>
<p> Construct problems related to maintenance management and reliability engineering linked to asset management issues and challenges.</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>Evaluate impact of reliability, availability, maintainability, safety and security on operational and capital costs, risk and performance in asset management.</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>Model and solve maintenance planning related problems in maintenance management and reliability engineering linked to asset management.</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>Apply standards and techniques for the analysis of plant maintenance options, reliability assessment and improvements for cost effective asset lifecycle management.</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>Construct model for analysing various maintenance and reliability improvement intervention options assuring reliable, safe and cost effective asset life management.</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>Justify maintenance and reliability improvement strategies based on reduction of costs, risk and enhancement of performance.</p>
Placement
Placement information
<p>This course requires students to complete 225 hours as part of the placement requirements.</p>
Credit, pathways, and recognition of prior learning
Credit pathways
Credit pathways
<p>The courses listed below offer approved credit pathways into this course, provided you meet the additional admission requirements.</p>
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Course code and title
Institute / school
Credit points
<p>Graduate Diploma of Engineering Maintenance Management (GEM4)</p>
Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability
120 credit points
<p>Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management (GMM4)</p>
Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability
60 credit points
<p>Graduate Certificate in Reliability Engineering (GRE4)</p>
Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability
60 credit points
<p>Bachelor of Engineering </p>
60 credit points
Nested qualifications
Nested qualifications
<ul><li>Upon successful completion of specified units 120 credit points you may exit this course with the following qualification: <p>Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management (GMM4)</p></li><li>Upon successful completion of specified units 60 credit points you may exit this course with the following qualification: <p>Graduate Certificate in Reliability Engineering (GRE4)</p></li><li>Upon successful completion of specified units 60 credit points you may exit this course with the following qualification: <p>Graduate Diploma of Engineering Maintenance Management (GEM4)</p></li></ul>
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of prior learning
<p>This course recognises relevant non-formal and informal prior learning and experiences, as long as you meet the admission eligibility rules and procedures, and any RPL unit exclusions.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Engineering
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Study load:
Part time
Credit points:
180
AQF level:
9 - Masters Degree
Duration (in full time equivalent):
1.5 years
Domestic students:
<p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>On-line Learning</p>
CRICOS code:
N/A
Course coordinator:
<p>Ayon Chakraborty</p>
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