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.

Additional recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is considered in accordance with the University policy on RPL (which can be viewed online). The maximum amount of RPL granted is 6 credit points (without exception).

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 study, 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

The tables below give details of each major. For each major there are four tables. The first lists compulsory subjects and the full list of allowable option choices for the major. The next three tables give a recommended program for three different types of students: those undertaking the course full time and commencing in Autumn semester, those undertaking the course full time and commencing in Spring semester and those undertaking the course part time and commencing in Autumn semester. Where an elective is specified, any subject in the range 49000 to 49999 is acceptable. Recommended programs take account of the semesters in which subjects are offered and the way the timetable is designed to avoid clashes. Some subjects are offered in weekly mode, others in block mode and others in distance mode or a combination of modes. Note that the major in Integrated Logistic Support and Engineering Management is only available to approved employees of the Defence Materials Organisation.

Other information

Further information is available from the Engineering Outreach Office on: