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CC18 - Master of Asset and Maintenance Management
Overview
Optional Residential School
Some units in this course require you to attend an optional Residential School or Work Integrated Learning. Please see Course Features in the Getting Started tab for further information.Course Overview
CQUniversity offers three post graduate courses in asset and maintenance management leading to the qualifications of Graduate Certificate in Asset and Maintenance Management, Graduate Diploma of Asset and Maintenance Management and Master of Asset and Maintenance Management. The courses are specifically aimed at people currently working in the field of asset and/or maintenance and wanting to upgrade their qualifications and skills.
The development of these courses has been in response to a strong and clearly-voiced demand from industry. The units within these courses have been designed and developed in close collaboration with industry partners and experts.
The Asset and Maintenance Management course aims to produce graduates who understand asset management principles, maintenance philosophies, strategies and processes. Graduates will be able to develop their analytical skills in order to create sustainable, safe and cost effective solutions. Further, graduates will apply a range of practical skills and knowledge using the latest asset and management tools.
The Masters project will expose students to authentic learning whereby they identify a problem within their workplace and develop a solution using research tools and methodologies. The project requires students to engage in analysis, reflection and the critique of an organisational problem related to their professional practice.
Career Information
The course is suited to those currently employed in the areas of maintenance engineering or maintenance and asset management, who would like to advance their careers through professional upgrading of their knowledge, skills and qualifications. It is appropriate for maintenance personnel across all industries as it covers maintenance/ asset management principles and practices that can be applied to any industrial maintenance organisation. The course is practically focused in that it develops the essential knowledge and skills required by both asset maintenance managers and maintenance practitioners to support the goals of the industrial organisation. This qualification is highly regarded by industry as reflected by the increasing requirement for maintenance engineering/maintenance management qualifications in the selection criteria for many vacancies in the maintenance management field. This course will help to advance the career of professionals associated with any engineering asset intensive organisation.
Course Details
| Duration | 3 years part-time |
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| Credit Points that Must be Earned | 72 |
| Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
| Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
| Course Type | Postgraduate Award |
| Qualification (post nominal) | MAssetMaintMgt |
| AQF Level | Level 9: Masters Degree (Coursework) |
| Course Fees |
Indicative Year - 2025
Indicative Year - 2024
Indicative Year - 2023
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Admission Codes
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Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
Not Applicable |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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The following tables list the courses availabilities by location and term. Directing your pointer over your preferred location will provide further information if this course is not available for the full duration. Please be sure to also check individual unit availability by location and term prior to enrolling.
Domestic Availability
Term 2 - 2026
Online
Term 1 - 2026
Online
Term 3 - 2025
Sorry, no domestic availabilities found.
Term 2 - 2025
Online
Term 1 - 2025
Online
Term 2 - 2024
Online
Term 1 - 2024
Online
Term 2 - 2023
Online
Term 1 - 2023
Online
Term 2 - 2022
Online
Term 1 - 2022
Online
Term 1 - 2021
Online
Term 2 - 2020
Online
Term 1 - 2020
Online
Term 2 - 2019
Online
Term 1 - 2019
Online
Term 2 - 2018
Distance
Term 1 - 2018
Distance
Term 2 - 2017
Distance
Term 1 - 2017
Distance
Term 2 - 2016
Distance
Term 1 - 2016
Distance
Term 2 - 2015
Distance
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International Availability
Term 2 - 2026
Online
Term 1 - 2026
Online
Term 3 - 2025
Sorry, no international availabilities found.
Term 2 - 2025
Online
Term 1 - 2025
Online
Term 2 - 2024
Online
Term 1 - 2024
Online
Term 2 - 2023
Online
Term 1 - 2023
Online
Term 2 - 2022
Sorry, no international availabilities found.
Term 1 - 2022
Online
Term 1 - 2021
Online
Term 2 - 2020
Online
Term 1 - 2020
Online
Term 2 - 2019
Online
Term 1 - 2019
Online
Term 2 - 2018
Distance
Term 1 - 2018
Distance
Term 2 - 2017
Distance
Term 1 - 2017
Distance
Term 2 - 2016
Distance
Term 1 - 2016
Distance
Term 2 - 2015
Sorry, no international availabilities found.
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For any problems regarding admissions availability for the selected course please contact
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http://contactus.cqu.edu.au/
Entry Requirements - What do I need to start?
Academic Requirements
Applicants must have all of the following:
- Current employment in maintenance engineering/maintenance/asset management
- Undergraduate degree in engineering or related discipline OR
- Successful completion of Graduate Diploma of Asset and Maintenance Management with Grade Point Average (GPA) 5 or above.
- Evidence of a suitable Masters project that is supported by the employer organisation. Entry is subject to the availability of a suitable supervisor in the particular research area.
Note: International students should visit http://www.cqu.edu.au/international/ for further information including English language requirements.
Assumed Knowledge
N/A
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Fees and Charges
Course Features
Awards and Accreditation
| Interim Awards | CC20 - Graduate Diploma of Asset and Maintenance Management CC19 - Graduate Certificate in Asset and Maintenance Management |
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| Exit Awards | CC20 - Graduate Diploma of Asset and Maintenance Management CC19 - Graduate Certificate in Asset and Maintenance Management |
| Accreditation |
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Residential School Requirements
| Optional Residential School | Commencing students may choose to attend an Induction Workshop in conjunction with ENMM20023 Introduction to Asset and Maintenance Management. Students should check the CQU Residential School webpage for details of date and location. |
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Practicum/Work Placement
| Not applicable |
Previous and Current Enrolments
| Year | Number of Students |
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| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 |
Inherent Requirements
There are Inherent Requirements (IRs) that you need to be aware of, and fulfil, to achieve the core learning outcomes of the units and course. IRs are the essential capabilities, knowledge, behaviours and skills that are needed to complete a unit or course.
Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.
If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.
- Complying with academic and non-academic misconduct policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s Student Charter, Student Misconduct Policy and Student Behavioural Misconduct Procedures and Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
- Using your knowledge and skills for the benefit of the community to create solutions for a sustainable future, in accordance with the Engineers Australia Code of Ethics. In doing so, you will strive to serve the community ahead of other personal or sectarian interests.
- Demonstrating integrity, scientific and technical competence, exude leadership qualities and promote sustainability, in the course of your professional practice.
- Reflect with personal behaviours in relation to professional performance and being positive and receptive to processing constructive supervisor/lecturer feedback or criticism.
- Interact with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures in a calm and composed manner in difficult to deal with situations.
- Approach difficult situations with diplomacy and refraining from using inappropriate words/actions either verbally or in written communication.
- Accept that your professional practice is a human-centric activity and that you must, therefore, develop your ability to work well with others.
- Desire to solve problems in order to improve the standard of living of the people in the community.
- Understand and complying with all relevant policies and procedures applicable in work practice.
- Comply with rules and regulations that apply in your practice location.
- Recognise and positively responding to any legal compliance issues that arise and bringing them to the attention of the appropriate stakeholders.
- Verbally communicate in the English language with accuracy, appropriateness and effectiveness.
- Listen to other's point of view and actively participating in discussion activities related to the course.
- Use language that is appropriate to the context of the individual, group or workplace.
- Establish rapport with clients from differing socio-cultural environments in the delivery of projects and respond appropriately to clients, supervisors and other professionals.
- Use appropriate facial expressions: eye contact, being mindful of space, time boundaries, a range of body movements and gestures.
- Recognise and interpret non-verbal cues of others and responding appropriately during activities related to the course, as well as in the professional practice environment.
- Competently and appropriately construct written assessment work in a logical, coherent manner, and with correct grammar and punctuation to the required academic standards.
- Expressing complex and detailed information and knowledge into a logical and legible report, in a timely manner that meets professional standards and clearly communicates the intended message.
- Accurately convey and document information in a written form that meets legal and professional requirements.
- Accessing a computer for your studies and possessing basic computer knowledge and skills to engage in the on-line learning environment that may include completing relevant on-line assessments and participating in on-line forums or responding to emails.
- Regularly access the Internet for research, and email for communication with peers and lecturers.
- Being adept and proficient in the use of discipline specific computer systems and able to analyse, manipulate and display scientific information.
- Conceptualise and use appropriate knowledge in response to academic assessment items.
- Apply theoretical knowledge, research evidence, policies and procedures in professional practice.
- Discerning the wide variety of socio-economic environments that practice takes place in and providing effective professional solutions to all these stakeholders.
- Competently reading, writing and accurately interpreting information to convey language effectively in projects and services.
- Produce accurate, concise and clear professional documentation which meets legal requirements.
- Retrieving correct information from appropriate sources, processing it and converting it into simpler terms if required.
- Demonstrate competency in applying appropriate mathematical knowledge and skills to make calculations that represent a system.
- Demonstrate effective use of numeracy skills to make accurate interpretation of system response data.
- Apply numeracy skills to interpret and solve problems in a range of projects and services.
- Accurately using instruments for measurements.
- Observing and detecting subtle changes in responses to systems using instrumentation.
- Having sufficient auditory ability to be capable of hearing warnings when on site.
- Interacting effectively with stakeholders including clients, members of the community, tradespeople and other members of the professional team.
- Using a computer and other professional tools.
- Climbing a ladder or steep stairs, walking along scaffolding and traversing a construction site.
- Being subject to your workplace OHS Rules
- Develop and exhibit important self-management skills in addition to learning subject content. These self-management skills may be demonstrated in a variety of contexts including attending online classes, writing assignments, and submitting them on time.
- If you encounter unexpected difficulty with any aspect of your course, you should communicate in a timely fashion with your lecturer. It is expected that all interactions with lecturers (who are generally industry experts), faculty and other students will be respectful, courteous, and professional.
- Collect data from your workplace, as this ensures relevance and authenticity of the learning activities. In such instances, students will need to make their own decisions about what data can be shared (based on communication with the workplace) and should deflate or inflate data as needed.
- Actively participate in activities related to the course and professional experience.
- Perform with the required physical and mental energy and endurance in performing professional skills and services during set time frames.
- Show persistence when learning a new concept, seeing it as a challenge to be solved rather than an insurmountable obstacle.
- Conducting repairs to professional systems in your workplace.
- Transporting field equipment during the data collection phase of projects.
- Traversing uneven ground on construction sites.
- Manipulating instruments in tests and measurements.
- Using knobs and dials in equipment used for field data collection.
- Familiar with Computerised Maintenance Management System used by their companies as assignments of this course require data
- Using the Microsoft Office suite of products, in particular Work, Excel and PowerPoint as well as Adobe Acrobat.
- Being familiar with computer operating systems.
- Using keyboard and mouse.
- Connecting to a Wi-Fi network.
- Being familiar with video communication software such as Skype or Zoom.
Core Learning Outcomes
- 1. Apply advanced knowledge of maintenance and asset management to design creative and sustainable solutions.
- 2. Communicate maintenance management philosophies using a range of technical and research skills across all levels of the industry and beyond.
- 3. Analyse maintenance management practices and issues integrating appropriate research tools and methodologies in order to solve problems.
- 4. Critique existing asset and maintenance management practices considering plant integrity, safety and requirements of regulatory bodies.
- 5. Foster sustainable leadership informed by openness and a desire to manage change and associated ethical and legal responsibilities.
- 6. Foster, lead and contribute to professional networks by utilising an inter-disciplinary approach.
- 7. Critically reflect on self-performance with a focus on quality and accountability, displaying a desire for life-long learning and continuous professional development.
| Course Learning Outcomes | |||||||
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice | |||||||
| 2. KNOWLEDGE Have an understanding of research principles and methods applicable to a field of work and/or learning | |||||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice or scholarship | |||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice | |||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level | |||||||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences | |||||||
| 7. SKILLS Have technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship | |||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning | |||||||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to use high level personal autonomy and accountability | |||||||
| 10 APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship. | |||||||
| APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Communicate, interact and collaborate with others effectively in culturally or linguistically diverse contexts in a culturally respectful manner | |||||||
Course Structure
In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
Core Structure
| Number of units: 10 | Total credit points: 72 |
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On entry to the course, students will study the following introductory unit which will assist their transition into the course. Students are encouraged to attend the optional induction workshop for this unit. Check the CQU residential school schedule for details.
| Available units | ||
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| ENMM20023 | Introduction to Asset and Maintenance Management | |
Following completion of the introductory unit, students will study the following 3 foundation units.
| Available units | ||
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| ENMM20024 | Asset Management Systems | |
| ENMM20025 | Asset Maintenance Strategies | |
| ENMM20029 | Asset Management Organisation | |
Students will then study the following advanced units.
| Available units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| ENMM20030 | Asset Management Leadership | |
| Available units | ||
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| Students must complete 3 from the following units: | ||
| ENMM20026 | Turnaround Maintenance Management | |
| ENMM20027 | Maintenance Materials Management | |
| ENMM20028 | Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety | |
| ENMM20031 | Condition Monitoring and Tribology | |
| ENMM20032 | Asset Management Maturity | |
Students will then complete a major project over 2 terms. Note that both project units are double weighted (12uc) units.
| Available units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| ENRP20001 | Engineering Research Project Planning | |
| ENRP20003 | Engineering Research Project Implementation | |
More Details
There is no additional information for this course.