Graduate Certificate in Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Engineering
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for professional engineers to extend their knowledge and update their skills in line with recent advances. This course allows busy professional engineers to embark on postgraduate studies before committing to a master’s degree. The course follows an integrated approach to professional practice…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for professional engineers to extend their knowledge and update their skills in line with recent advances.
This course allows busy professional engineers to embark on postgraduate studies before committing to a master’s degree. The course follows an integrated approach to professional practice through professional engineering subjects and subjects relating to a particular stream (major). Upon completion, students may articulate to a relevant master’s program with credit for the subjects completed in this course.
Course structure
Students are required to complete 24 credit points, comprising professional engineering (6 credit points), stream (12 credit points), and elective (6 credit points).
Careers
Students who hold an undergraduate engineering degree are able to enhance their knowledge and skills in their respective streams (majors), enabling them to gain and hold employment in relevant engineering fields.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
It is a requirement that the bachelor’s degree be in engineering and relevant to the applicant’s proposed stream, with no more than 25 per cent of subjects failed.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Sydney, located in Sydney, Australia, is a world-renowned institution that is ranked in the top 20 universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2024). Students come from all over the globe to study at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Students have the choice of selecting from Australia’s widest range of programmes and disciplines. Offering over 400 study areas to select from, the university has two subjects that are ranked in the top ten in the world, with an additional 30 disciplines ranked amongst the top 50 in the world (QS 2023 Subject Rankings). Career opportunities for students are enhanced through internships and work experience, as well as the option of studying abroad for part of their degree through one of the university’s overseas programmes.Â
