Programs and Courses - Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science (GCNS)

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Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science (GCNS) - Grad Cert Eng Sci

CRICOS code (International applicants): 067687K

	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:	0.5 years full-time or 1 year part-time or by distance education
Program articulation:	To: Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science

Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students	Future International students	Current students
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: studyeng@usq.edu.au	Phone: +61 7 4631 5543 Email: international@usq.edu.au	Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au

Program focus

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science is tailored to provide an exit point from the Master of Engineering Science program that will enable domestic students to achieve different career goals without having to complete the entire Masters or the Graduate Diploma program. The program, through a specialised suite of technical courses in nine different majors, will equip graduates with academic, personal, professional, and technical knowledge of Engineering and Spatial Science that will allow them to support practising professionals.

Professional accreditation

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science is not accredited by any professional bodies other than the ��ýapp of Southern Queensland.

Program aims

The primary aims of the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science are:

to enable students, who hold appropriate three year engineering qualifications or equivalent in the relevant specialisation (major field), to complete a postgraduate program that will lead to an advanced level of knowledge in an engineering discipline; and
to enable students who hold appropriate three or four year engineering qualifications or equivalent in a particular specialisation (major field) to change to another area of specialisation by completing a postgraduate program that will lead to an advanced level of knowledge in an engineering discipline.

Program objectives

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science will be able to demonstrate their ability to:

to enable students to acquire, and demonstrate that they possess, the specified graduate attributes and capabilities;
to enable students to acquire in-depth technical competence in one of the following fields:
Agricultural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geographical Information Systems
Mechanical Engineering
Power Engineering
Structural Engineering
Surveying
to enable students from diverse and non-traditional backgrounds and locations to enrol in the program and to provide them with opportunities to acquire the skills necessary to complete the program in the normal time;
to enable students to be empowered as learners through the provision of a wide range of teaching and learning styles and modes in their program;
to ensure that all students, regardless of the mode of study, have equality of opportunity in acquiring the specified graduate attributes and capabilities.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the program, candidates must possess one of the following requirements:

an appropriate three year engineering degree in the relevant (cognate) specialisation (major field) awarded by an Australian university, or an equivalent qualification awarded by an Australian or overseas institution;
an appropriate three or four year engineering degree in non-cognate specialisation (major field) awarded by an Australian university, or an equivalent qualification awarded by an Australian or overseas institution.*

*	Entrants may need to undertake courses in addition to the recommended structure, which will involve study longer than the normal duration.

International candidates for admission into this program must meet the ��ýapp's English language proficiency requirements for postgraduate students. Please refer to Section 2.2.3 of the .

The standing of degrees awarded by an overseas institution will be determined by reference to the Sydney Accord, and Washington Accord, of which Engineers Australia (EA) is a signatory, and Australia Education International (AEI) which is a federal government agency.

How to apply

Domestic students

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 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 , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

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 .
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 .

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 .

Program structure

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science comprises four single unit academic courses as follows:

Schedule A: One core course (One unit)

Schedule B: A Three course major (Three units)

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 Science are:

Agricultural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geographical Information Systems
Mechanical Engineering
Power Engineering
Structural Engineering
Surveying

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 as advised by the ��ýapp. 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 ��ýapp 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

The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science, the Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science, and the Master of Engineering Science are a nested suite of programs. Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science are able to apply to articulate with full credit to the Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science .

Exit points

Students who are unable to satisfactorily complete the program may apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Engineering or the Bachelor of Spatial Science as appropriate. They may also apply to have the courses completed in the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science credited to their new program.

Exemptions

For the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science no exemptions will be permitted. 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

Students should note that some of the courses specify enrolment requirements (prerequisites). Students should therefore refer to the Course Specification section of the USQ Web to determine the enrolment requirements for the courses they intend enrolling in. Students should avoid enrolling in courses for which they do not have sufficient pre-requisite knowledge. 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. Students should contact Faculty Administration if they encounter problems while enrolling in courses with requisites.

In this section:

Agricultural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Environmental Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Geographical Information Systems Major recommended enrolment pattern
Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Power Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Structural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern
Surveying 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 ��ýapp: Agricultural Engineering (Major ��ýapp Code: 16197)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of the courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	2	1	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	1	1	1			Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	1	2	1
^	2	1		1			Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1	4
	2	1	3	1
	2	2	3	2			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS

Footnotes
^	This course is not offered in the on-campus mode. On-campus students should enrol in the external mode of this course

Civil Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major ��ýapp: Civil Engineering (Major ��ýapp Code: 16198)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of the courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	2	1	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	2	2	2			Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	1	2	1			Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	1	2	1			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	2	2	2
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major ��ýapp: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Major ��ýapp Code: 16199)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of the courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR or MENS
	1	2		2
	2	1		1			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GCEN or GDNS or MEPR or MENS or METC
	2	1	1	1
	2	2	4	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or MENS

Environmental Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major ��ýapp: Environmental Engineering (Major ��ýapp Code: 16200)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of the courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	2	1	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	1	2	1
	1	1	2	1			Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
^	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MENS or GCNS or GDNS or MSST
	2	2	3	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) 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
	1	2	4	2			Pre-requisite: ENV1101 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS

Footnotes
^	This course is not offered in the on-campus mode. On-campus students should enrol in the external mode of this course.

Geographical Information Systems Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major ��ýapp: Geographical Information Systems (Major ��ýapp Code: 16201)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	2	1	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	2	2	2
	1	2	2	2
	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1
	2	2	3	2			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCGS or GDST or MSST or GCNS or GCST or GDNS or MENS

Mechanical Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major ��ýapp: Mechanical Engineering (Major ��ýapp Code: 16202)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1,2	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of the courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	2	1,2	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1	4	1			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	1	2	1			Pre-requisite: ( and and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	2	3	2			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or GCNS or GDNS or MEPR or MENS
	2	2	4	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS

Power Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major ��ýapp: Power Engineering (Major ��ýapp Code: 16203)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of the courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	2	1	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	2		2			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MENS
	1	1		1
	2	1		1			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	2	4	1			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1	3	1

Structural Engineering Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major ��ýapp: Structural Engineering (Major ��ýapp Code: 16204)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of the courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	2	1	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	2	2	2			Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	1	2	1			Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	1	1	2	1			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: and 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	2	4			2
			4			1

Footnotes
]	Offered Odd Years Only

Surveying Major recommended enrolment pattern

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Major ��ýapp: Surveying (Major ��ýapp Code: 16205)
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (WEB)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Core Courses Students must complete the one course listed in Schedule A.
	1	1,2	1	1,2
Schedule B: Major Courses Students must complete three of the courses listed in Schedule B.
	1	2	1	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
	2	1	4	1
	1	2	2	2			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GCST or GDNS or GDST or MSST or MENS
	1	1		1
	1	2	2	2			Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GCST or GDNS or GDST or MSST or MENS
	1	2	2	2			Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCNS or GCST or GDNS or GDST or MSST or MENS

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