Associate Degree of Engineering
50.0
Choose your major
Civil
Build the future – literally – with a Swinburne civil major, featuring technical excellence and a host of real-world industry learning opportunities.
Electrical
Gain technical expertise in power system design, electronics, control systems, signal processing and embedded systems.
Mechanical
Learn the core concepts of mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and energy as you participate in industry-based projects and practical workshops
Mechatronics
Integrates mechanics, electronics and computer science to prepare students for a range of roles within the field of mechatronics.
Overview
The Associate Degree of Engineering gives you the skills and qualification to pathway into the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
You’ll have access to leading labs and facilities and be taught by teachers who are working in the industry.
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Your industry experience
Build up your CV with real industry experience while you study through our Work Integrated Learning programs, which are a guaranteed part of all our engineering degrees and can include placements, internships or industry-linked projects. In this degree, you'll apply your learning in eight professionally focused, industry-linked projects.
Skills you’ll learn
- Problem solving
- Engineering principles
- Analytical problem solving
- Programming
Your career opportunities
- Engineering officer
- Associate engineer
- Junior engineer
Key codes
International student visa
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Professional accreditations
Why Swinburne?
Top 175 for engineering and technology
Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 202386.1% of graduates found employment within 4 months of completing their course
Ranked Top 300 in Engineering
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
