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The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science enables students to specialise in an Engineering discipline. The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science is specially designed for students with an undergraduate degree or established profession in another field who wish to develop an advanced understanding of one of the following plans:

Marine Engineering
Rotorcraft Engineering

The certificate is intended to assist professionals in coming to terms with modern technology and its use. Mature students wishing to retrain may use the Graduate Certificate as the first step in a sequence of study to Graduate Diploma and Masters of Engineering Science qualifications.

Students entering the program at the Graduate Certificate level are required to complete four foundation courses (24 UOC) from those nominated by the School of Engineering and Information Technology. The range of courses offered will vary and students wishing to undertake a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science should discuss the options with the Program Authority.

1. Entry Requirements

1.1 To gain entry into a Graduate Certificate by coursework program an applicant must:

1.1.1 Have met the requirements of a Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised tertiary institution
or
1.1.2 Shall submit evidence of academic and/or professional qualifications and/or related work experience which is determined, by the relevant Program Authority to be acceptable grounds for admission into the degree.

2. Enrolment and Progression

2.1 An application to enrol as a student for the Graduate Certificate shall be made on the prescribed form which shall be lodged with Student Administrative Services by the advertised date.

2.2 A student for the degree must undertake courses and pass assessment as prescribed by UNSW Canberra.

2.3 The program of study shall total a minimum of 24 units of credit.

2.4 The Academic Standing of a candidate shall be reviewed at the end of each session. Movement between levels of academic standing is based on progress, measured by cumulative number of failures.

2.5 No Graduate Certificate at UNSW Canberra is part of an articulated sequence of programs.

3. Fees

A student shall pay fees as determined by the UNSW Council.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

These regulations apply to all postgraduate degrees and are to be used in conjunction with Academic Rules and Program Information. All rules in this Handbook apply to each student who enters an UNSW Canberra of ADFA postgraduate program in 2014. The rules remain applicable until the student exits their program, either by discontinuation or graduation. Students who entered a program in another year should consult the rules and regulations for that year.

Please refer to Faculty Regulations information