Graduate Certificate of Engineering Technology (GCEN)

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Graduate Certificate of Engineering Technology (GCEN) - GradCertEngTech

CRICOS code (International applicants): 030323K

This program is only offered to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the Graduate Certificate of Engineering Practice which will be offered from Semester 2, 2020.

	On-campus	External
Start:	No new admissions	No new admissions
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

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: study@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

Professional accreditation

The Graduate Certificate of Engineering Technology is not accredited by any professional bodies, but is accredited by the ��ýapp of Southern Queensland.

Program aims

To enable students to complete a postgraduate program that will lead to an advanced level of knowledge in a specialised area of engineering.

Program objectives

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate of Engineering Technology should be able to apply a body of knowledge of a specialised area of engineering at an advanced level.

Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 08. Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

Completion of an Australian university three year Bachelor degree in engineering, science or technology or equivalent.
English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a ��ýapp-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students 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. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

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. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

The Graduate Certificate of Engineering Technology comprises four single unit academic courses as follows:

Schedule A: Two courses (two units) to be selected from the following list:

Schedule B: A two course specialisation (two units) to be selected from the recommended enrolment pattern.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 2 years to complete this program.

Specialisation

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

Agricultural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Management in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Power Systems Engineering
Structural Engineering
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. Students should be able to access a computer with the following . 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. Specialist software is required for some courses.

Credit

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

Enrolment

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 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.

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

Agricultural Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Civil Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Computer Systems Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Electrical and Electronic Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Environmental Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Management in Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Mechanical Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Power Systems Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Structural Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern
Transdisciplinary Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Agricultural Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Agricultural Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 12600)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		1				1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		2				2
		2				2
		2				2	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN or GEPR

Civil Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Civil Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 15394)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1	Pre-requisite: MAT1500 or ENG1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCST or GDST or GCEN
		1				1	Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCEN
		2		2
^*		2				2	Pre-requisite: or ENV1101
						2

Footnotes
*	Only available in on-campus mode at Toowoomba in 2020.

Computer Systems Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Computer Systems Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 17242)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		1				1	Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC
		2				2
		2				2	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCNS or METC or MENS or MEPR
		2				2	Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or MENS or GCNS or GDNS

Electrical and Electronic Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 17241)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1	Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC
		1				1	Pre-requisite: (ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or ) and or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCEN
		1				1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		2				2,3	Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN or GEPR
		2				2	Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN or GEPR
		2				2	Pre-requisite: ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCEN
		2				2	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCEN or GEPR

Environmental Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Environmental Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 12601)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
						1
		1				1	Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCEN
		1				1
		1				1
		1				1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: PDEV or GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		2				2	Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or GEPR
		2				2
		2				2	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCSC or GDSI or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or MSCN.

Management in Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied
Specialisation: Management in Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 17243)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1,2				1,2
		1				1
^*		2,3				2,3
						2

Footnotes
*	The semester 3 offering of this course is offered in even numbered years only.

Mechanical Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Mechanical Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 15395)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN
		1				1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCEN
		2				2,3	Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN or GEPR
		2				2	Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BENH or BEBC or BEHS or GCEN or MENS or GEPR
		2				2	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN or GEPR
		2				2
		1				1	Pre-requisite: ((MAT1502 or or ) and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GCNS or METC or MEPR or MENS

Power Systems Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Power Systems Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 15638)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
						1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		1				1
		2				2	Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN or GEPR
		2				2	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GDNS or MENS or GCNS or GCEN or GEPR
		2				2
		2				2	Pre-requisite: ( and ( or ) and ( or )) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or MENS

Structural Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
Specialisation: Structural Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 13421)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1	Pre-requisite: and (MAT1502 or or ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		1				1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
		2				2	Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or GCEN or GEPR
		2		2
		2				2	Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ( and for students enrolled in one of the following: BETC Infrastructure Management major or BENS Infrastructure Management Engineering major) or Students must be enrolled in: GCEN or GEPR

Transdisciplinary Engineering specialisation recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied
Specialisation: Transdisciplinary Engineering (Specialisation ��ýapp Code: 15640)
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Schedule A: Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
		1				1
		1				1
		2				2
		2				2
Schedule B: Technical courses Students must complete two of the courses listed in this schedule.
Approved Courses⁺		1,2		1,2
Approved Courses⁺		1,2		1,2

Footnotes
+	Approved Courses will normally be Engineering, Science or Technology courses not lower than Level 2. Consult the Program Coordinator via usq.support@usq.edu.au to seek approval.

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