Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology)
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
This course has been discontinued - this course is closed for new enrolments, the information on this page is provided for continuing students.
Please note: the last intake for this course will be Semester 2 2018. Please refer to the Graduate Certificate of Engineering (GC-ENG).
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Duration
6 months full-time or equivalent part-time
Study modes
- Full-time,
- Part-time (day)
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Course structure
- 3 foundation units (37.5 credit points)
- 1 elective unit (12.5 credit points), selected from either the elective or foundation unit lists
Units of study
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives, graduate skills and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
- demonstrate specialised knowledge and skills in Advanced Manufacturing practice
- identify and describe issues and trends in Advanced Manufacturing practice and provide solutions to complex problems using critical thinking and independent judgement
- describe contemporary and emerging Advanced Manufacturing trends and challenges
- demonstrate clear and coherent communication skills to articulate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
- demonstrate responsibility and accountability for all personal work outputs.

Graduate skills
- capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- effective and ethical in work and community situations
- adaptable and able to manage change, and
- aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. socio-cultural, economic, natural)
- able to provide appropriate evidence of advanced knowledge about a specialist body of theoretical and applied topics
- able to demonstrate a high order of skill in analysis, critical evaluation and/or professional application through the planning and execution of project work or a piece of scholarship or research
- able to demonstrate creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations, to solve complex problems and to think rigorously and independently.
Professional recognition
Pathways and scholarships
- Credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
Entry requirements
The entry requirements for Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) are as follows:
- A Bachelor of Engineering or a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)* (minimum four years of full-time study) degree in any of the following cognate fields: Mechanical; Manufacturing; Electrical and Electronic; Robotics and/or Automation, or
- A minimum of a Bachelor qualification plus significant, relevant industry experience** (minimum of three years), that is deemed equivalent to the above Bachelor qualifications, or
- A qualification deemed to be equivalent to any of the above
* Applicants with a recognised Bachelor of Engineering Honours degree in an approved cognate field may be eligible for advanced standing.
** Relevant industry experience: If this includes work experience, documents substantiating work experience need to be provided on company letterhead and clearly detail roles as well as duties and duration of posts held.