C11048v3 Graduate Certificate in Engineering

Overview

This course is designed to provide an opportunity for practising professional engineers or technologists to extend their engineering knowledge, and to update their knowledge and skills in line with recent advances. It also allows graduates in cognate disciplines to undertake formal study in engineering, and may be of value to professionally-qualified immigrant engineers seeking orientation to Australian conditions and practice.

Articulation

Work undertaken in the Graduate Certificate course may be credited towards a Master's degree provided the entry requirements of the Master's degree are met in full. Completion of the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering does not guarantee admission to Master's candidature. Eligibility for consideration may be subject to the attainment of a certain level of performance – typically, a weighted average mark in completed subjects of at least 60 per cent over 18 credit points.

Additional admission requirements

An applicant should:

• be a graduate in Engineering of UTS
• hold a degree or equivalent from another higher education institution deemed to be equivalent to the Bachelor of Engineering degree at UTS, or
• for those applicants without formal qualifications, produce such other evidence of general and professional qualifications sufficient to show the educational preparation and capacity to pursue graduate studies.

Course duration and attendance

The course may be taken on a one-semester, full-time, or a one-year, part-time basis.

Classes are usually held in the evenings, in block and/or distance mode.

Course structure

Students complete 24 credit points of subjects, designing their own program to suit individual needs. Program details are determined prior to enrolment, in consultation with, and with the approval of, an academic adviser designated by the Director, Postgraduate Coursework Programs.

Some program majors may require students to complete prescribed subjects with or without opportunity for electives. In these cases the area of program major is recognised on the candidate's academic record.

At least 60 per cent of the content of any individual program shall consist of subjects offered by the Faculty of Engineering. Subject selection should be clearly related to a professional theme.

Course completion requirements

Course program

Following is a list of available majors and the subjects required for the completion of each major. Electives must be chosen from graduate subjects offered by the Faculty of Engineering.

Other information

For further information, contact the Engineering Outreach Office on: