Graduate Diploma of Engineering
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.
Expand your knowledge and skills and acquire an in-depth understanding in an engineering discipline of your choosing. The Graduate Diploma of Engineering builds on your existing engineering studies and knowledge. The course teaches technical expertise and management skills.
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.
Duration
1 year 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
- Eight [8] prescribed specialisation-specific units (100 cp)
Volume of Learning
The Graduate Diploma of Engineering consists of 100 credit points. Units normally carry 12.5 points each. A standard annual full-time load comprises 100 credit points and a part time load comprises of 50 credit points. The volume of learning of the Graduate Diploma of Engineering is typically 1 year full time (or part-time equivalent).
Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Graduate Diploma of Engineering is 50 credit points (normally four units)
Units of study
View Swinburne Engineering Competencies relevant to learning outcomes for this course.
* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma of Engineering will be able to:
- demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the area of specialisation
- identify and describe issues and trends that strengthen and broaden the students’ engineering capabilities to provide solutions to complex problems using critical thinking and independent judgment
- 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.
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 Graduate Certificate of Engineering degree in an approved cognate field following on from a four-year Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree, or
- a qualification deemed to be equivalent to any of the above