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The Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Civil Structures) is for students who wish to become competent professional structural engineers equipped with specialised knowledge and skills for the design and analysis of building and civil structures, as well as the uses of both ordinary and new construction materials. The course will have an applied industry focus and present units relevant to professional practice in the field. The skills involved are common to all sizes of organisations, including public sector, private sector and non-profit.

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

Course information in detail

- Course detail, course structure and units of study.

Course description

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Civil Structures) consists of four units of study (50 credit points). All units carry 12.5 credit points. Two units (25 credit points) per semester would normally constitute a part-time load* and all four units (50 credit points) in one semester constitute a full-time load. The average weekly workload of a typical part-time student is expected to be 25 hours of personal study and class attendance time combined. For full-time students this would equate to 50 hours per week.

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Civil Structures), students are required to complete four units (50 credit points) comprising:

3 discipline-specific units (37.5 credit points)
1 further discipline-specific unit or elective unit (12.5 credit points)

* Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on campus.

Units of study

Discipline-specific units

Choose three units from the following list (37.5 credit points):

CVE80005 Strengthening and Monitoring of Structures*

CVE80004 Advanced Concrete Design*

CVE80006 Infrastructure Deterioration Modelling*

CVE80008 Building Design*

CVE80018 Finite Element Methods and Applications*

CVE80019 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering*

CVE80020 Bridge Design*

Elective units

Choose one further discipline-specific unit or one elective unit from the following list (12.5 credit points):

CVE80003 Transport Planning, Modelling and Economics

CVE80007 Geotechnical Design

CVE80009 Integrated Water Design

CVE80010 Principles of Sustainability

CSM80001 Project Costing

CSM80002 Environmental Sustainability in Construction

CSM80003 Construction Law

CSM80004 International Construction

CSM80005 Engineering Project Control

CSM80006 Engineering Project Management

CSM80007 Construction Site Operations

CSM80009 Procurement and Risk Management in Projects

RSK80003 Risk Perception and Analysis

RSK80004 Introduction to Risk and Due Diligence

* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

Careers and graduate outcomes

- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives, graduate skills and professional recognition.

Career opportunities

The skills attained from the program should assist graduates gaining employment in a range of industries including consulting engineering, construction, local government and public and private infrastructure owners.

Aims and objectives

At the completion of the Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Civil Structures) course, graduates will be able to:

demonstrate specialised knowledge and skills in Structural Engineering practice related to design, analysis and maintenance of building and civil structures
describe contemporary and emerging Structural Engineering trends and best practices related to design, analysis and maintenance of building and civil structures
investigate and analyse problems and concepts in Structural Engineering to provide rational solutions to complex problems using critical thinking and independent judgement
demonstrate clear and coherent communication skills to articulate complex knowledge and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences
demonstrate accountability and responsibility for all personal work outputs.

Graduate skills

The program will provide the following generic attributes:

Providing career orientated education
Developing links with industry and knowledge transfer
Undertaking research which is applied and relevant to the needs of industry
Developing lifelong learning skills
Establishing international links including opportunities for collaboration with Swinburne’s other campuses

Professional recognition

Completion of this course may assist graduates in meeting eligibility criteria for membership to various levels of Engineers Australia.

Pathways and scholarships

- Credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.

Scholarships

At Swinburne scholarships are about providing opportunity, promoting equity and recognising excellence and achievement. Scholarships are available for both commencing and current students. Find out more about scholarships.

Credit

Credit is granted in recognition of previous study and/or experience and allows students to gain advanced standing towards their course. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Learn more about credit.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows students to gain credit (advanced standing) towards their course in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Learn more about RPL.

Course fees and requirements

- Fees, entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.

Course fees

This course offers Commonwealth Supported Places for eligible students. The total tuition fee is dependent upon the combination of units of study selected by the student. Fees are reviewed each year. Find out more about fees.

Entry requirements

Standard entry

The entry requirements for Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Civil Structures) are as follows:

A Bachelor of Engineering (Civil or Infrastructure or Construction) or a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil or Infrastructure or Construction) (Honours)* (minimum four years of full-time study) degree, or
A minimum of a Bachelor qualification plus significant, relevant industry experience** (minimum of three years), that is deemed equivalent to either of 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.

How to apply

This course is closed for new enrolments.

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Email: postgrad@swinburne.edu.au