General Information

Overview

Our Associate Degree in Applied Technologies is an engineering and digital technologies course developed in conjunction with our industry partners.

With three specialisations to choose from including: Advanced Manufacturing, Civil Infrastructure & Building Information Modelling, you’ll receive training that turns you into a technical expert within the engineering and technology sector.

You can study on campus at Swinburne, while also spending time with an industry partner to ensure you receive state-of-the-art coaching.

Study structure

The Associate Degree in Applied Technologies consists of 15 or 16 units of study (200 credit points). Units normally carry 12.5 credit points.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

Units of study Unit code
Core units
Working in Industry 4.0
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10008
Cyber Physical System Integration
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20018
Innovation for Industry 4.0
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20023
Units of study Unit code
Artificial Intelligence for Industry 4.0
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10024
CAD / CAM and Engineering Materials
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20016
Industrial Networking and Cloud Computing
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20017
Object Oriented Programming: Industrial Control Systems
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10011
Digital Control Systems
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10012
Engineering and Electrical Skills for Industry 4.0
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10009
Software Tools for Industry 4.0
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20019
Advanced Digital Control Systems
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20020
Advanced Electrical Machines
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20021
Predictive Engineering Analytics
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20022
Robotics and Digital Twin
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10013
Cyber Security and Cloud Services
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10014
Distributed Control in a Smart Factory
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10015
Units of study Unit code
BIM Frameworks
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		BUI10001
Modelling and Information Management Basics 1
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT10014
Project Simulation 1: BIM for Design and Build
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT10015
Building Organisational Capability
Major unit 		EAT10026
Introduction to Digital Asset Management
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT10016
Modelling and Information Management Basics 2
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT10017
Leadership and Change Management
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		MGT20004
BIM Standards in Depth
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT20017
Digital Fabrication and Construction
Major unit 		EAT20033
BIM Legal and Contractual
Major unit 		LAW20044
Developing a Strategic BIM Use
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT20018
Driving Collaboration in Projects
Major unit 		EAT20034
Management, Workplace Standards and Training
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		MGT20005
Units of study Unit code
BIM Frameworks
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		BUI10001
Construction Law and Contracts
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM20007
Road Engineering
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CVE20005
Transport Engineering
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CVE30003
Cost Engineering
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CVE30004
Engineering, Design and Innovation
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT10001
CAD / CAM and Engineering Materials
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20016
Predictive Engineering Analytics
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		EAT20022
Driving Collaboration in Projects
Major unit 		EAT20034
Introduction to Digital Asset Management
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT10016
Digital Trust and Inclusion
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT20022
Data-driven Decision Making
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		INF10021
Leadership and Change Management
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		MGT20004

Aims and objectives

Students develop capabilities required within the Industry 4.0 framework across a range of disciplines in technical engineering skills combined with information technology; innovation; design thinking; product life cycle management, including project management, teamwork and personal skills.

Course rules 

To qualify for the award of the Associate Degree in Applied Technologies students must successfully complete 200 credit points comprising

  • 3 core units of study (37.5 cps)
  • 1 specialisation consisting of 12 or 13 units of study (162.5 cps)

Career opportunities

The students graduating from this program will be certified para-professionals within the engineering industry. The types of roles they may be employed in include:

  • Service Technician
  • Application Services Associate Engineer
  • Systems Architect • Mechatronic/Manufacturing Technologist
  • Data Analyst
  • BIM Manager
     

Students in the program are employed by industry and undertake studies at Swinburne and the workplace. There is a strong applied learning component embedded in the course which needs to be undertaken at the workplace. The workplace learning component allows the students to develop their work skills and understand employer expectations

Admission criteria

Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.

Interested in the Associate Degree of Applied Technologies?

From state-of-the-art facilities to opportunities to engage with industry – this course is designed with your future in mind. Let's get started.

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