Graduate Certificate of Engineering
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
Learn professional skills and knowledge needed to work with complex engineering systems in an engineering discipline of your choosing. The Graduate Certificate of Engineering builds on your existing engineering studies and knowledge.
Select a specialisation from one of six options: Advanced Manufacturing, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Network Systems and Telecommunications or Structural Engineering.
Depending on your chosen specialisation, you’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge to pursue work as an engineer in a range of areas.
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Duration
12 months part-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2) - View application and start dates
Study modes
- Full-time,
- Part-time
2021 Start Dates
2022 Start Dates
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Course structure
- 4 prescribed specialisation-specific units (50 credit points)
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Civil
- Electrical and Electronic
- Mechanical
- Network Systems and Telecommunications
- Structural
The Graduate Certificate of Engineering forms part of a nested suite of postgraduate courses:
- Graduate Certificate of Engineering (50 credit points)
- Graduate Diploma of Engineering (100 credit points)
- Master of Engineering (150 credit points)
- Master of Engineering Science (200 credit points)
Units of study
View Swinburne Engineering Competencies relevant to learning outcomes for this course.
Choose one option unit (12.5 credit points) from the list below:
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate of Engineering will be able to:
- demonstrate specialised knowledge and skills in the area of chosen specialisation that will enhance students’ career prospects and practice
- identify and describe issues and trends in the area of specialisation that strengthen and broaden the students’ engineering capabilities to provide solutions to complex problems using critical thinking and independent judgement
- describe contemporary and emerging trends and challenges in the area of chosen specialisation
- 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.
Professional recognition
Pathways and scholarships
- Pathways, credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
How do I pay my fees?
FEE-HELP is a loan given to eligible full-fee paying higher education students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees. The Commonwealth Government pays the amount of the loan directly to Swinburne.
HECS-HELP is a loan and discount scheme available to eligible students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place. A HECS-HELP loan can cover all or part of the student contribution amount.
Entry requirements
- a Bachelor of Engineering or a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree* (minimum four years of full-time study) in an approved cognate field, or
- a qualification deemed to be equivalent to any of the above.