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Graduate Certificate in Engineering Technology (GCEN) - GradCertEngTech

CRICOS code (International applicants): 030323K

	On-campus	Distance education
Semester intake:	Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July)	Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July)
Campus:	Toowoomba	-
Fees:	Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place	Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place
Standard duration:	1 semester full-time or 2 semesters part-time or by distance education
Program articulation:	To: Master of Engineering Technology

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Future Australian and New Zealand students	Future International students	Current students
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Program focus

This four unit Graduate Certificate program is appropriate for those students who wish to extend their knowledge in a specific area of engineering.

Professional accreditation

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Technology is not accredited by any professional bodies other than the University of Southern Queensland.

Program aims

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Technology will be able to demonstrate:

a knowledge of a specialised area of engineering at an advanced level
a good standard of written English language communication skill
a knowledge of the professional journals and other information sources relevant to the specialised area of engineering.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the program, candidates must possess a three-year degree in engineering, science or technology in the same field of study as their proposed major study, or a four-year degree in engineering, from a college or university recognised by the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR) as awarding degrees that are comparable to the education level of an Australian bachelor degree. Candidates for admission must have demonstrated a high level of academic performance and must also comply with the University requirements for competency in written and spoken English.

How to apply

Domestic students

Application for postgraduate programs may be made directly to USQ.

International students

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to USQ International for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a student contribution amount, which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called HECS-HELP.

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called FEE-HELP.

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.

Program structure

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Technology consists of any four units of study from the Recommended Enrolment Pattern.

Students should note that the choice of courses for full-time, on-campus study may be limited due to timetabling constraints and that not all courses will necessarily be offered each year.

Students will normally complete the four units in one term of full-time study or two terms of part-time study. Students must complete the program in two terms of full-time study or four terms of part-time study.

Required time limits

Full-time students have a maximum of one year to complete this program. Part-time students have a maximum of two years to complete this program.

A pro-rata adjustment of the maximum time period will apply for those students who transfer from one mode of study to another. A pro-rata reduction in the maximum time period will apply to students who are admitted to a program with advanced standing.

Major studies objectives

The major study provides students with knowledge and skills in a specific discipline. The nine major study areas in the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Technology are:

Agricultural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Systems and Telecommunications Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronic Engineering
Power Systems Engineering
Structural Engineering
Technology Management
Transdisciplinary Engineering

IT requirements

Access to an up-to-date computer is necessary. On-campus students can access appropriately equipped laboratories, but should consider acquisition of their own computer. External students should be able to access a computer with the following minimum standards as advised by the University. All students should have access to email and the Internet via a computer running the latest versions of Internet web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. The University has a wireless network for on-campus students' computers. In order to take advantage of this facility and further enhance their on-campus learning environment, students should consider purchasing a notebook/laptop computer with wireless connectivity. A notebook/laptop may be required for some courses.

Articulation

Students who have completed this program are eligible to claim a maximum of 4 units of advanced standing in the Master of Engineering Technology.

Exemptions

No exemptions will be permitted in the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Technology. Candidates who have completed the same or similar courses at USQ or similar courses at another institution should, with the approval of the Program Coordinator, apply to vary their enrolment pattern on the basis of prior study.

Enrolment

Graduates of engineering degree programs who are eligible for professional membership of Engineers Australia will not be permitted to undertake a major study in the same discipline area as their undergraduate degree.

Candidates for admission to this program should note that some of the courses specify enrolment requirements. This may mean that successful applicants will be enrolling in courses for which they do not have sufficient pre-requisite knowledge. Applicants should refer to the course synopses section of the Handbook to determine the enrolment requirements for the courses they intend enrolling in. Graduate students will be expected to rectify any deficiencies in their pre-requisite knowledge by private study, guided if necessary by the examiners of the relevant courses. Alternatively, they should enrol in the pre-requisite course(s). These courses will not contribute to the requirements for program completion.

Students should note that the choice of courses for full-time, on-campus study may be limited due to timetabling constraints and that not all courses will necessarily be offered each year.

Students must complete any four units of study in the recommended enrolment pattern.

In this section:

Agricultural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Computer Systems and Telecommunications Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Environmental Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Mechatronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Power Systems Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Structural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Technology Management Major recommended enrolment pattern
Transdisciplinary Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Agricultural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major Study: Agricultural Engineering (Major Study Code: 12600)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

AGR3303 Agricultural Materials and Post-Harvest Technologies		1		1
AGR3304 Soil Science		1		1
AGR3305 Precision and Smart Technologies in Agriculture				1
AGR4305 Agricultural Soil Mechanics		1
ENV3104 Hydraulics II		1		1			Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or ENV2103 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENV3105 Hydrology		2		2			Pre-requisite: ENG2102 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or PGCN or GDNS or MENS
ENV4106 Irrigation Science		2		2			Pre-requisite: AGR3304 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENV4107 Water Resources Engineering		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ENV3104 and ENV3105) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GCEN or GDNS or MENS
MAT2500 Engineering Mathematics 3		2		2			Pre-requisite: MAT1102 or MAT1502 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MENS
MEC3303 System Design		2		2			Pre-requisite: MEC2301 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
MEC3302 Computational Mechanics in Design		1		1			Pre-requisite: (MEC2304 and MEC2401 and MEC2402) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
MEC4406 Robotics and Machine Vision		2		2			Pre-requisite: MEC2401 or ELE2103

Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major Study: Civil Engineering (Major Study Code: 15394)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

CIV3403 Geotechnical Engineering		2		2			Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or CIV2403 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
CIV3505 Structural Analysis		1		1			Pre-requisite: (MEC2402 and MAT1502) or ENM1600 or MAT1102 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
CIV3506 Concrete Structures		1		1			Pre-requisite: CIV2503 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
CIV4508 Structural Design II		1		1			Pre-requisite: CIV3505 and CIV3506 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
CIV5704 Road and Street Engineering				2
ENV3105 Hydrology		2		2			Pre-requisite: ENG2102 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or PGCN or GDNS or MENS
ENV3104 Hydraulics II		1		1			Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or ENV2103 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENV4107 Water Resources Engineering		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ENV3104 and ENV3105) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GCEN or GDNS or MENS
ENV5205 Solid and Liquid Waste Treatment		1		1			Pre-requisite: ENV4203 or ENV4204 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
MAT2500 Engineering Mathematics 3		2		2			Pre-requisite: MAT1102 or MAT1502 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MENS

Computer Systems and Telecommunications Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major Study: Computer Systems and Telecommunications Engineering (Major Study Code: 15637)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

ELE2601 Telecommunications Principles		1		1			Pre-requisite: (ELE1502 and ELE1801) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC
ELE2303 Embedded Systems Design		1		1
ELE3305 Computer Systems and Communications Protocols		1		1
ELE4607 Advanced Digital Communications*				1
CSC8415 Computer Network Programming		1		1			Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MSBI or MSSC or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST.
CSC8407 Wireless and Internet Technology		1		1			Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MSBI or MSSC or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST
ELE3107 Signal Processing		2		2
ELE3307 Real Time Systems		2		2			Pre-requisite: ELE1301 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MENS
ELE3506 Electronic Measurement		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ELE1502 and (ELE2101 or ELE2103) and (ELE2503 or ELE2504)) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS
ELE4606 Communication Systems		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ELE2504 and ELE2601) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS
MEC4406 Robotics and Machine Vision		2		2			Pre-requisite: MEC2401 or ELE2103

Footnotes
*	Only offered in even years.

Environmental Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major Study: Environmental Engineering (Major Study Code: 12601)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

AGR3304 Soil Science		1		1
CIV3403 Geotechnical Engineering		2		2			Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or CIV2403 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENV3104 Hydraulics II		1		1			Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or ENV2103 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENV4204 Environmental Technology		1		1			Pre-requisite: MAT1100 or MAT1500 or ENM1600 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MENS or GCNS or GDNS or MSST or MEPR.
ENV3105 Hydrology		2		2			Pre-requisite: ENG2102 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or PGCN or GDNS or MENS
ENV4106 Irrigation Science		2		2			Pre-requisite: AGR3304 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENV4107 Water Resources Engineering		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ENV3104 and ENV3105) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GCEN or GDNS or MENS
ENV4203 Public Health Engineering		2		2			Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or ENV2103 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENV5205 Solid and Liquid Waste Treatment		1		1			Pre-requisite: ENV4203 or ENV4204 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
URP4203 Urban and Regional Planning		1		1

Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major Study: Mechanical Engineering (Major Study Code: 15395)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

MEC3102 Fluid Mechanics		1		1			Pre-requisite: (MAT2500 and MEC2101) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
MEC3302 Computational Mechanics in Design		1		1			Pre-requisite: (MEC2304 and MEC2401 and MEC2402) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
MEC4103 Heat Transfer		1		1			Pre-requisite: MEC3102 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS
MEC3203 Materials Technology		1		1			Pre-requisite: MEC1201 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
MEC4104 Energy Technology		1		1			Pre-requisite: (MEC2101 and MEC3102) or MEC2106 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MENS
MEC2401 Dynamics I		2		2			Pre-requisite: ((MAT1502 or MAT1102) and CIV1501) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS
MEC3204 Production Engineering		2		2
MEC3303 System Design		2		2			Pre-requisite: MEC2301 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
ELE2103 Linear Systems and Control		2		2
MEC3403 Dynamics II		2		2			Pre-requisite: (MEC2401 and MAT2500) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS

Mechatronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major Study: Mechatronic Engineering (Major Study Code: 12606)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

ELE2303 Embedded Systems Design		1		1
ELE3105 Computer Controlled Systems		1		1			Pre-requisite: ELE2103 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GCEN or GDNS or MEPR or MENS or METC
ELE3305 Computer Systems and Communications Protocols		1		1
MEC3203 Materials Technology		1		1			Pre-requisite: MEC1201 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
MEC3302 Computational Mechanics in Design		1		1			Pre-requisite: (MEC2304 and MEC2401 and MEC2402) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ELE3506 Electronic Measurement		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ELE1502 and (ELE2101 or ELE2103) and (ELE2503 or ELE2504)) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS
MEC3204 Production Engineering		2		2
MEC3303 System Design		2		2			Pre-requisite: MEC2301 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
ELE2103 Linear Systems and Control		2		2
MEC4406 Robotics and Machine Vision		2		2			Pre-requisite: MEC2401 or ELE2103

Power Systems Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major Study: Power Systems Engineering (Major Study Code: 15638)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

ELE3803 Electrical Plant		1		1			Pre-requisite: ELE1801 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENG3003 Engineering Management		1		1
ELE3807 Power Systems Analysis		1		1
ENV2201 Land Studies		1		1
ECO8010 Corporations and Sustainable Development		1		1
MGT8015 Corporate Occupational Health and Safety				1		1
ELE3805 Power Electronics Principles and Applications		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ELE1502 and ELE1801) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ELE2704 Electricity Supply Systems				2
ENG4004 Engineering Project and Operations Management		2		2,3
ELE3506 Electronic Measurement		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ELE1502 and (ELE2101 or ELE2103) and (ELE2503 or ELE2504)) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS
ELE3107 Signal Processing		2		2

Structural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major Study: Structural Engineering (Major Study Code: 13421)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

CIV3403 Geotechnical Engineering		2		2			Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or CIV2403 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
CIV3505 Structural Analysis		1		1			Pre-requisite: (MEC2402 and MAT1502) or ENM1600 or MAT1102 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
CIV3506 Concrete Structures		1		1			Pre-requisite: CIV2503 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
CIV3603 Construction Methods				2
CIV4508 Structural Design II		1		1			Pre-requisite: CIV3505 and CIV3506 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENG3103 Engineering Problem Solving Computations		2		2			Pre-requisite: (ENG2102 and (MAT1502 or MAT1102)) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
ENG8802 Advanced Prestressed Concrete						2
ENG8803 Mechanics and Technology of Fibre Composites						1	Pre-requisite: CIV3506 or MEC3203 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or MENC
MAT2500 Engineering Mathematics 3		2		2			Pre-requisite: MAT1102 or MAT1502 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MENS
MEC2401 Dynamics I		2		2			Pre-requisite: ((MAT1502 or MAT1102) and CIV1501) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS

Technology Management Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied
Major Study: Technology Management (Major Study Code: 15827)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

ENG8011 Assessment of Future Specialist Technology				1
ENG8101 Technological Impact and its Management		1		1
ENG8104 Asset Management in an Engineering Environment		1		1
CIS8000 Global Information Systems Strategy		1,2				1,2
ENG8103 Management of Technological Risk		2		2
ENG8205 Technology Management Practice		2		2
ENG8207 Technological Innovation and Development				2

Transdisciplinary Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied
Major Study: Transdisciplinary Engineering (Major Study Code: 15640)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem

Elective+	1	1		1
Elective+	1	1		1
Elective+	1	1		1
Elective+	1	2		2
Elective+	1	2		2
Elective+	1	2		2
Elective+	1	2		2
Elective+	1	2		2
Elective+	1	2		2
Elective+	1	2		2

Footnotes
+	Electives will be approved by the Program Coordinator and will normally be Engineering, Science or Technology courses not lower than Level 3.