Master of Maintenance and Reliability Engineering
Increase your value in the workplace along with your specialised knowledge with our highly rated program. Graduates have ranked their experience in our post-graduate engineering courses better for teaching quality and overall satisfaction compared to other Australian universities.
Course essentials
Entry requirements
Study mode
Duration
Start dates
01 March 2027
26 July 2027
Locations
Course overview
Increase your value in the workplace along with your specialised knowledge with our highly rated course. Graduates have ranked their experience in our post graduate engineering courses better for teaching quality and overall satisfaction compared to other Australian universities.
As a professional asset manager who helps ensure that industrial assets work more efficiently, your work directly relates to the profitability of businesses. We'll walk you through terotechnology and lifecycle costs, risk engineering, reliability applications and more so that you can become highly qualified professional in the asset management field.
You'll study off-campus, allowing you to work around your employment as a manager, engineer or technician involved in the operation, maintenance and reliability improvement of industrial, public sector or defence systems.
Students can enrol in a maximum of 2 units per semester. Students who hold an eligible 3 year bachelor degree or a 3 years technology degree and relevant experience will need to complete 12 courses. Students who hold an eligible 4 year engineering degree and honours equivalent may receive credit and will need to complete 8 units.
IT requirements
To do this course you’ll need a fast and reliable computer and access to high-speed internet. Expect to use about 5GB of data per month for every unit you’re doing. Find out more about the minimum IT requirements for studying with us.
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The fine print
The commencement of all courses is subject to available funding and enrolment quotas.
Everything in this course overview is correct at the time of being published. However, the University reserves the right to alter any course, procedure or fee. Please check for changes before you apply or enrol.
Federation University uses Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding (for eligible students) to deliver training.
School department
Engineering
Course co-ordinator
Ayon Chakraborty
Career paths
Professional recognition
The course contributes to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of Engineers Australia.
Fees and scholarships
Tuition fee information
Commonwealth Supported Places are subsidised by the Australian Government. The tuition fee is called the student contribution amount. The indicative fee above is based on a typical first-year enrolment for this course and should be used as a guide only. For 0.5 EFTSL (60 credit point) courses the certificate fee is displayed. Your fee will depend on the units you chose, your study load, the time it takes to complete your course and any approved credit you receive.
How it's calculated
The government sets the fee each year. The amount depends on the discipline area and band of each unit. 2026 annual student contribution amounts for 1 EFTSL (equivalent full-time student load) range from $4,738 (Band 1) to $17,399 (Band 4). The sample course structure below link to the EFTSL, Band and fee for each unit or you can use our unit search to find these details.
Other fees
You will also need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Fee assistance
If you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan, you can defer the payment of all or part of your student contribution fee. If you’re also eligible for a SA-HELP loan, you can defer your SSAF payment too. You won’t have to start paying either loan back until your income reaches the compulsory repayment threshold.
Scholarships
There’s a range of scholarships and grants available. Find out what you can apply for.
Course details
Start dates
Semester 2, 2026
20 July 2026
Locations
Online
Semester 1, 2027
1 March 2027
Locations
Online
Semester 2, 2027
26 July 2027
Locations
Online
Information
- Online learning is only an option if you’re not studying on an international student visa.
Contact hours
You’d be looking at about 25-30 hours per week (if you’re full time), but this includes on-campus classes and self-directed study (i.e. homework).
Sample course structure
Here’s what the course structure could look like. It’s just an example (so don’t use it for enrolment). Interested in the details? You can find current course structure or select a single unit name below to find out what it’s about and how much it costs.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements (non year 12)
Applicants should have a Bachelor of Engineering degree with honours, or have completed the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Maintenance Management with an average result of 50%.
In certain circumstances, applicants with a Bachelor of Engineering pass degree or other appropriate degree together with honours-equivalent work experience may be admitted.
English language requirements
Undertaken within 24 months prior to your study commencement date and have achieved a minimum overall test score of 6.0, with no individual band less than 6.0 for reading, listening, writing and speaking.
If you’re only applying for this course, do it via direct application.
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Direct application
Federation University code
- Direct application
- Yes
- Federation University code
- GMR9
Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Engineering Maintenance Management can be used as a pathway into this course.
Credit for prior studies
Students may articulate with full credit for all units successfully completed from the Graduate Certificate in Reliability Engineering or the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Maintenance Management. Students may be eligible for credit from other previous postgraduate studies. A maximum of 25 percent of the program requirements for other postgraduate level studies not considered for any award may be credited. Credit or exemptions will not be granted for undergraduate qualifications. Credit is assessed on an individual basis.
Students entering the Masters program with a four year honours degree in engineering or with a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3-5 years relevant work experience may be eligible for exemptions for a maximum of 60 credit points.
Hear from our staff
Hi, I'm Dr Gopi Chattopadhyay, Postgraduate Program Coordinator for Maintenance and Reliability Engineering Program. My favourite part of this program is that students can focus on specific areas of maintenance and reliability engineering and asset management. That includes condition monitoring, risk engineering and maintenance optimisation. Our students get hands-on experience, true projects, case studies and real-world problem solving. They explore cutting edge technologies, methodologies and tools. Those are shaping the future of this field and making a difference to their industries. It is a multi-disciplined program where students are coming from engineering. applied data analytics, the IT and management background and more. We improve productivity and focus on life-cycle analysis, risk assessment, cost modelling, risk informed decision making. Those are applicable to maintenance, reliability engineering and asset management. The course is designed, developed and delivered in collaboration with industry experts, ensuring it aligns with current industrial demands and practices, and applicable to the future problems. I encourage you to study the Maintenance and Reliability Engineering program for exciting career. You can have career advancements. The program is online so it's suitable for busy professionals. Those who are working, fly in, fly out, or remote places. We make it work. Actually being this qualification have a positive impact on your organisation, bottom line and sustainability. There are lots of funds. I achieved some of the acknowledgements. I enjoy delivering keynote address at international conferences to inspire colleagues, professionals and wider audience for the best practise in this field. I also write short poems on human values. Join this program.