About the Materiel Undergraduate Scheme

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The Materiel Undergraduate Scheme
What the Materiel Undergraduate Scheme offers
Who is eligible for the Materiel Undergraduate Scheme?
How many positions are available?
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The Materiel Undergraduate Scheme

The Materiel Undergraduate Scheme (MUS) is the Defence Materiel Organisation’s (DMO) program to support you (undergraduates) through the final year/s of your degree and prepare you for a professional career in the DMO.

On successful completion of the MUS, and attainment of an accredited degree in a relevant discipline, you will transition to the Materiel Graduate Scheme (MGS) to continue your career in the DMO.

What the Materiel Undergraduate Scheme offers

MUS offers you:

• the opportunity to be paid to complete the last year/s of your degree

• financial support for textbooks;

• on successful completion, a guarantee of employment (as a graduate on the MGS) in a dynamic project delivery organisation;

• a minimum of six weeks of professionally recognised real-world work experience each year; and

• a dedicated support team to help you through your study.

Who is eligible for the Materiel Undergraduate Scheme?

To be eligible for the Materiel Undergraduate Scheme you must:

• be an Australian citizen;

• be commencing your penultimate or final year in an accredited degree of undergraduate study in Engineering, or final year of undergraduate study in Accounting or Logistics.

Disciplines recruited through the DMO Undergraduate Scheme are reviewed each year.

Disciplines for the 2011 MCS are as follows

ENGINEERING

• Electrical engineering;
• Electronic engineering;
• Mechanical engineering;
• Naval Architecture;
• Maritime engineering;
• Software engineering;
• Systems engineering;
• Mechatronic engineering; and
• Aerospace engineering

Important:
For engineering cadetships your degree must be recognised by Engineers Australia for professional membership.

COMMERCIAL

• Accounting; and
• Logistic

Important:

For accountant cadetships you must be completing a degree accredited by Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Australia or the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) as meeting the entry requirements for the CPA or CA programs.

How many positions are available?

There are up to 15 undergraduate positions available for 2011. These will be awarded to undergraduate engineers in their penultimate or final year of study; and undergraduates studying accounting and logistics in their final year of study.

Contact us

For any queries, please feel free to contact the Materiel Undergraduate Scheme team via e-mail: MUS Management Team

Apply Now

Applications for the 2011 MUS will open in March 2010.