Graduate Certificate in Engineering
The information on this page applies to future students. Current students should refer to their faculty handbooks for course information.
The Graduate Certificate in Engineering may be undertaken full-time over one semester or part-time over one year. This flexible course caters to engineering graduates who seek to complete further study in engineering and achieve a higher qualification. In this course you will complete core study in one area of engineering, and you may choose from a number of available engineering disciplines including chemical and biomolecular engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering and wireless engineering, among others.
The graduate certificate will provide you with a foundation for the more intensive theoretical and practical work undertaken in the graduate diploma.
Units of study
For full information on Units of Study available in this course, please visit the Sydney Courses website
Units of study information for this degree
Full units of study list
- AERO5010 - Optimisation Methods in Engineering
- AERO5200 - Advanced Aerodynamics
- AERO5301 - Applied Finite Element Analysis
- AERO5400 - Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis
- AERO5500 - Flight Mechanics Test and Evaluation Adv
- AERO5520 - Aircraft Avionics and Systems
- AERO5700 - Space Engineering (Advanced)
- AERO5760 - Spacecraft and Satellite Design
- AERO5901 - Project 1 and Seminar in Aerospace Eng
- AERO5902 - Project 2 and Seminar in Aerospace Eng
- AMME5101 - Power Plant Engineering
- AMME5202 - Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
- AMME5310 - Engineering Tribology
- AMME5510 - Vibration and Acoustics
- AMME5602 - Product Life Cycle Design
- AMME5902 - Advanced Computer Aided Manufacturing
- AMME5912 - Crash Analysis and Design
- AMME5951 - Fundamentals of Neuromodulation
- CHNG5001 - Process Systems Engineering
- CHNG5003 - Green Engineering
- CHNG5004 - Particles and Surfaces
- CHNG5601 - Membrane Science
- CHNG5602 - Cellular Biophysics
- CHNG5603 - Analysis,Modelling,Control: BioPhy Sys
- CHNG5604 - Membrane Science Laboratory
- CHNG5605 - Bio-Products: Laboratory to Marketplace
- CIVL5257 - Concrete Structures: Prestressed
- CIVL5264 - Composite Steel-Concrete Structures
- CIVL5266 - Steel Structures - Stability
- CIVL5267 - Steel Structures - Advanced Design
- CIVL5268 - Structural Dynamics
- CIVL5269 - Concrete Structures - Strength & Service
- CIVL5351 - Geoenvironmental Engineering
- CIVL5450 - Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations
- CIVL5451 - Computer Methods in Geotechnical Eng
- CIVL5452 - Foundation Engineering
- CIVL5454 - Rock Engineering
- CIVL5455 - Engineering Behaviour of Soils
- CIVL5458 - Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
- CIVL5665 - Advanced Water Resources Management
- CIVL5666 - Open Channel Flow & Hydraulic Structures
- CIVL5668 - Wind Engineering for Design-Fundamentals
- CIVL5669 - Applied Fluid Engineering Computing
- CIVL5670 - Reservoir Stream & Coastal Eng
- COMP5114 - Digital Media Fundamentals
- COMP5116 - Internet Protocols
- COMP5206 - Introduction to Information Systems
- COMP5426 - Parallel and Distributed Computing
- DESC9014 - Building Construction Technology
- ELEC5101 - Antennas and Propagation
- ELEC5203 - Topics in Power Engineering
- ELEC5204 - Power Systems Analysis and Protection
- ELEC5205 - High Voltage Engineering
- ELEC5206 - Sustainable Energy Systems
- ELEC5207 - Advanced Power Conversion Technologies
- ELEC5208 - Intelligent Electricity Networks
- ELEC5303 - Computer Control System Design
- ELEC5403 - Radio Frequency Engineering
- ELEC5507 - Error Control Coding
- ELEC5508 - Wireless Engineering
- ELEC5509 - Mobile Networks
- ELEC5510 - Satellite Communication Systems
- ELEC5511 - Optical Communication Systems
- ELEC5512 - Optical Networks
- ELEC5514 - Networked Embedded Systems
- ELEC5614 - Real Time Computing
- ELEC5616 - Computer and Network Security
- ELEC5620 - Model Based Software Engineering
- ELEC5701 - Technology Venture Creation
- ELEC5803 - Advanced Bioelectronics
- ENGG5102 - Entrepreneurship for Engineers
- ENGG5103 - Safety Systems and Risk Analysis
- ENGG5202 - Sustainable Design,Eng and Mgt
- MECH5255 - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (Adv)
- MECH5265 - Advanced Combustion
- MECH5275 - Advanced Renewable Energy
- MECH5304 - Materials Failure
- MECH5305 - Smart Materials
- MECH5310 - Advanced Engineering Materials
- MECH5416 - Advanced Design and Analysis
- MECH5720 - Sensors and Signals
- MECH5900 - Thesis
- MTRX5700 - Experimental Robotics
- PLAN9061 - Planning Principles,Systems & Practice
- PLAN9062 - Planning Law
- PLAN9064 - Land Use and Infrastructure Planning
- PUBH5111 - Environmental Health
Further course information
Study plan
Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering complete 24 credit points (cp) of study from their chosen discipline area in engineering. Candidates may choose to transfer to the Graduate Diploma in Engineering to pursue further study, subject to meeting progression requirements.
Graduate opportunities
Graduates will have completed a component of the higher levels of specialisation necessary to excel in their chosen field. This can be used for intermediate level career advancement or as a measure of a graduate's ability to undertake further study and achieve completion of the full Masters program outcomes.
Admission
Admission requirements
A successful applicant for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Engineering will hold a recognised Bachelor of Engineering degree with satisfactory academic performance (to be assessed on a case by case basis by the Faculty).
How to apply
Domestic students
How to apply
Applications are made directly to the University and assessed by the Faculty.
International students
How to apply
Overseas applicants may apply (i) directly to the University, or (ii) through a University overseas representative (education agent).
Fee disclaimer
Domestic students
Indicative postgraduate student contribution amount
Indicative postgraduate student contribution amount not available for Graduate Certificate in Engineering.
Annual review for postgraduate student contribution amount
Annual review for postgraduate student contribution amount not available for Graduate Certificate in Engineering.
Postgraduate Domestic Tuition Fee
This 2013, tuition fee for a domestic postgraduate student represents the fee that is payable by you in the calendar year you commence your course, commencing in 2012 for a standard annual full time load of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL). If your study load is more or less than the 1.0 EFTSL your fee will differ.
Annual review for postgraduate domestic tuition fee
Importantly, tuition fees are subject to annual review by the University, and are likely to increase each year of your period of study, effective at the start of each calendar year.
Additional incidental fees
For some courses there are incidental fees additional to the student contribution and/or course fee. Some of those fees are significant, for example, faculty-specific materials, tools, protected clothing and equipment. For further information about these additional incidental fees, please visit the University's Future Students' website.
Potential for inaccuracy
Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to include correct and up to date information in this prospectus, you are also advised to consult directly with the Student Centre for domestic students or the International Office for international students so that they can provide you with specific and up to date information about those fees.
The academic requirements that are displayed are applicable to currently available courses only, and are updated annually in October and may be changed without notice. The Faculty Handbook and the University of Sydney Calendar are the official legal source of information relating to study at the University of Sydney, and you are referred to those documents
Please note that if you are classified by the University as a Research Training Scheme student in accordance with the Other Grants Guidelines (Research) 2010, you will be exempt from the payment of any SCA or tuition fees for courses undertaken as part of a Research Masters degree and Research Doctoral degree. More information about your eligibility for this Scheme is available here.
International students
International tuition fees for postgraduate students
This 2013, tuition fee for international postgraduate students represents the fees that are payable by you in the calendar year you commence your course, commencing in 2013, for a standard annual full time load of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL). If your study load is more or less than the 1.0 EFTSL your fee will differ.
Annual review
Importantly, tuition fees are subject to annual review, and are likely to increase each year of your period of study, effective at the start of each calendar year.
Additional incidental fees and health insurance
For some courses there are incidental fees additional to the tuition fees. Some of those fees are significant, for example, faculty-specific materials, tools, protected clothing, and equipment. The University's Future Students' webpage has further information about these additional incidental fees for postgraduate coursework students and postgraduate research students.
In addition to the fees indicated here for the course of study, International Students studying on an Australian Student Visa must have appropriate health insurance for the duration of their studies on a Student Visa through an approved provider of the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) scheme. This is a requirement of the Australian Government, unless otherwise exempted by the Government.
Potential for inaccuracy
Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to include correct and up to date information here, you are also advised to consult directly with the Student Centre for domestic students or the International Office for international students so that they can provide you with specific and up to date information about those fees.