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Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science is a four-course entry point for engineers and graduates who want to update or broaden their technical knowledge, whether that means deepening expertise in their existing engineering specialisation or picking up skills in a new one. The program helps engineers meet or maintain professional accreditation standards while building engineering management skills alongside deeper technical analysis and problem-solving ability. Full credit carries forward into the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science and the Master of Engineering Science for students who decide to continue, making the certificate a genuine low-risk entry point rather than a dead-end credential. It suits practising engineers who need a fast, targeted way to formalise new skills or refresh existing ones for accreditation purposes, as well as engineers considering a career pivot into a different specialisation.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Specialisation Rule: ELECET Systems and Control (7373), ELECHT Space Systems Engineering (7373), ENGGES Sustainable Systems (7373), ENGGHS Nuclear Engineering (7373), FOODRS Food Process Engineering (7373), MECHLS Mechanical and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (7373), MERECS Geoenergy and Geostorage Engineering (7373), MTRNHS Robotics (7373), SOLALS Photovoltaics and Solar Energy (7373), SOLAOS Renewable Energy (7373), TELEGS Telecommunications (7373), BIOMHS Biomedical Engineering (7373), CEICOS Chemical Engineering (7373), CVENZT Civil Engineering (7373), CVENQT Environmental Engineering (7373), CVENWT Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology (7373), CVENGS Project Management (7373), CVENNS Structural Engineering (7373), CVENKS Transport Engineering (7373), CVENSS Water Engineering: Catchments to Coasts (7373), CVENTS Water, Wastewater and Waste Engineering (7373), ELECYS..
Admissions
Up to 24 UOC of advanced standing may be granted to candidates with degrees from cognate programs. Entry into the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science program depends on the specialisation you are applying for, and requires: For Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geoenergy and Geostorage Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Mechanical and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Robotics, Space Systems Engineering, Structural Engineering, Sustainable Systems, Transport Engineering, Water Engineering: Catchments to Coasts, Water, Wastewater and Waste Engineering: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (AQF Level 7/8 or equivalent), with a minimum credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM of 65); or • Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science (AQF Level 7 or equivalent), with a minimum credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM o...
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