Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science (GCEngSc) - Course List
Information valid for students commencing 2019
Graduate Certificate Engineering Science
Bioengineering
For the GradCertEngSc (8 units) (Bioengineering Plan code:BIOENX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising:
- 2 to 6 units from Part A; and
- 2 to 6 units from Part B; and
- 0 to 4 units from Part C
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Bioengineering Plan code: BIOENX5528), students must complete16 units comprising:
- 2 to 6 units from Part A; and
- 4 to 6 units from Part B; and
- 0 to 6 units from Part C; and
- 4 to 8 units from Part D.
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE7409 | 2 | Metabolic Engineering |
CHEE7325 | 2 | Biomaterials: Materials in Medicine |
Part B
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE7408 | 2 | Cell and Tissue Engineering |
BIOC6007 | 2 | Directed Studies in Biomolecular Structure & Function |
BIOC6017 | 2 | Introduction to the Molecular Biology Laboratory |
ELEC7902 | 2 | Biomedical Signal Processing |
Semester 1 and 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
PUBH7630 | 2 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
Part C
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE7111 | 2 | Advanced Process and System Modelling |
CHEE7112 | 2 | Integrated Safety Design and Management |
CHEE7113 | 2 | Whole of Process Optimisation and Control |
Chemical Engineering
For the GradCertEngSc (8 units) (Chemical Engineering Plan code:CHEMIX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising:
- 2 units from Part A; and
- 2 to 6 units from Part B; and
- 0 to 4 units from Part C
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Chemical Engineering Plan code:CHEMIX5528), students must complete 16 units comprising:
- 2 units from Part A; and
- 4 to 6 units from Part B; and
- 0 to 6 units from Part C; and
- 4 to 8 units from Part D.
Part B
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE7111 | 2 | Advanced Process and System Modelling |
CHEE7113 | 2 | Whole of Process Optimisation and Control |
CHEE7502 | 2 | Sustainable Bioresource Engineering |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MATE7001 | 2 | Environmental Performance of Materials |
WATR7107 | 2 | Wastewater Modelling and Control |
Part C
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7602 | 2 | Advanced Engineering Laboratory Techniques |
ENGY7001 | 2 | Climate Science and Policy |
ENGY7002 | 2 | Energy and Development |
ENGY7003 | 2 | Low Emission Technologies and Supply Systems |
ENVM7524 | 2 | Carbon & Energy Management |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
WATR7103 | 2 | Advanced Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment |
Civil Engineering
For the GCEngSc (Civil Engineering) (Plan code: CIVENX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising :
- 8 units from Part B or other courses approved by the Executive Dean.
For the MEngSc (Civil Engineering) (Plan code: CIVENX5528), students must complete 16 units comprising :
- 4 to 8 units from Part A; and
- 8 to 12 units from Part B or other courses approved by the Executive Dean.
Students will be required to provide their own PPE (safety glasses and steel cap boots)
Part A - Compulsory
Full Year
One of the following
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7500 | 8 | Research Thesis [1] |
CIVL7501 | 8 | Research Thesis [1] |
CIVL7511 | 4 | Research Project [1] |
CIVL7512 | 4 | Research Project [1] |
Part B - MEngSc Electives
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7131 | 2 | Urban Hydrology |
CIVL7135 | 2 | Advanced Environmental Monitoring Techniques for Civil Engineers [2] |
CIVL7155 | 2 | Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Modelling Applications [3] |
CIVL7215 | 2 | Ground Improvement & Remediation Technologies [2] |
CIVL7225 | 2 | Dam and Embankment Engineering [3] |
CIVL7350 | 2 | Design of Composite Structures |
CIVL7415 | 2 | Spatial and Quantitative Methods for Transport Data Analytics [3] |
CIVL7425 | 2 | Strategic Transport Modelling [2] |
FIRE7660 | 2 | Structural Fire Engineering |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7170 | 2 | Pollution Control in Cities |
CIVL7235 | 2 | Underground Structures [3] |
CIVL7315 | 2 | Advanced Concrete Structures and Concrete Technology |
CIVL7360 | 2 | Computational Design and Digital Workflows |
CIVL7435 | 2 | Traffic Simulation: Methods and Applications [2] |
CIVL7505 | 2 | Research Methods for Civil Engineers |
FIRE7620 | 2 | Fire Dynamics |
Electrical Engineering
For the GradCertEngSc (Electrical Engineering Plan code: ELECTX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising
- 0 to 6 units from Part A; and
- 2 to 8 units from the combination of Part B and Part C and Part D.
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Electrical Engineering Plan code: ELECTX5528), students must complete 16 units comprising :
- 0 to 4 units from Part B; and
- 2 units from Part C; and
- 4 to 10 units from Part D; and
- 4 to 8 units from Part E.
For the MEngSc (24 units) (Electrical Engineering Plan code: ELECTX5529), students must complete 24 units comprising :
- 0 to 12 units from the combination of Part A and Part B with a maximum of 6 units from Part A; and
- 2 units from Part C; and
- 4 to 18 units from Part D; and
- 4 to 8 units from Part E.
Part A
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP7308 | 2 | Operating Systems Architecture |
COMS7201 | 2 | Computer Networks I |
CSSE7301 | 2 | Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing |
ELEC7101 | 2 | Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields & Waves |
ELEC7302 | 2 | Electrical Energy Conversion & Utilisation |
ELEC7312 | 2 | Signals, Systems & Control |
ELEC7401 | 2 | Electronic Circuits |
Part B
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMS7104 | 2 | Microwave Engineering |
COMS7200 | 2 | Computer Networks II |
COMS7400 | 2 | Photonics |
COMS7410 | 2 | Communication Systems |
CSSE7410 | 2 | Digital System Design |
CSSE7411 | 2 | Advanced Embedded Systems |
ELEC7303 | 2 | Power Systems Analysis |
ELEC7311 | 2 | Power System Protection |
ELEC7402 | 2 | Advanced Electronic & Power Electronics Design |
ELEC7403 | 2 | Medical & Industrial Instrumentation |
ELEC7420 | 2 | Modern Asset Management and Condition Monitoring in Power System |
ELEC7462 | 2 | Digital Signal Processing |
ELEC7463 | 2 | Image Processing and Computer Vision |
ELEC7606 | 2 | Medical Imaging |
ENGG7020 | 2 | Systems Safety Engineering |
METR7200 | 2 | Control Engineering 1 |
METR7202 | 2 | Robotics and Automation |
Part C
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
Part D
Biomedical Engineering
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ELEC7901 | 2 | Advanced Medical Device Engineering |
ELEC7902 | 2 | Biomedical Signal Processing |
Microwave Telecommunications
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMS7305 | 2 | Advanced Microwave Engineering |
COMS7307 | 2 | Advanced Photonics [3] |
COMS7308 | 2 | Antenna Design [2] |
COMS7309 | 2 | Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics [2] |
Power Systems
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ELEC7051 | 2 | Transformer Technology Design and Operation [2] |
ELEC7309 | 2 | Power System Planning and Reliability |
ELEC7310 | 2 | Electricity Market Operation and Security |
ELEC7313 | 2 | Renewable Energy Integration: Technologies to Technical Challenges [3] |
Courses offered on an occasional basis
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMS7000 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Communications I |
COMS7310 | 2 | Radar and Electronic Warfare Fundamentals |
COMS7311 | 2 | Microwave Remote Sensing |
CSSE7500 | 2 | Modelling and Simulation |
CSSE7510 | 2 | Reconfigurable Embedded Systems - Concepts and Practice |
CSSE7520 | 2 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Avionics |
CSSE7530 | 2 | VLSI Circuits and Systems |
ELEC7300 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Power |
ELEC7903 | 2 | Biomedical Engineering in Sports Medicine |
ENGG7300 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Engineering I |
ENGG7301 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Engineering II |
Materials & Manufacturing
For the GradCertEngSc (Materials and Manufacturing Engineering Plan code: MATMNX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising :
- 4 units from part A; and
- 4 units from part C.
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Plan code: MATMNX5528), students must complete 16 units comprising :
- 4 units from part A;and
- 4 to 8 units from part B;and
- 4 to 8 units from part C.
Part A
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
Mechanical Engineering
For the GradCertEngSc (Mechanical Engineering Plan code:MECHAX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising :
- 4 units from part A; and
- 4 units from part C.
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Mechanical Engineering, Plan code:MECHAX5528 ), students must complete 16 units comprising :
- 4 units from part A; and
- 4 to 8 units from part B; and
- 4 to 8 units from part C.
Part A
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
Mechatronic Engineering
For the GradCertEngSc (Mechatronic Engineering, Plan code:MECTRX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising :
- 4 units from part A; and
- 4 units from part C.
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Mechatronic Engineering, Plan code:MECTRX5528), students must complete 16 units comprising :
- 4 units from part A; and
- 4 to 8 units from part B; and
- 4 to 8 units from part C.
Part A
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7901 | 2 | Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice |
ENGG7902 | 2 | Engineering Innovation and Leadership |
METR7200 | 2 | Control Engineering 1 |
METR7203 | 2 | Control Engineering 2 |
Petroleum Engineering
For the GradCertEngSc (8 units) (Petroleum Engineering Plan code:PETROX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising:
- 8 units from Part A
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Petroleum Engineering Plan code: PETROX5528), students must complete 16 units comprising:
- 8 to 12 units from Part A; and
- 4 to 8 units from Part B
Part A
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7503 | 2 | Well Test Analysis |
ENGG7504 | 2 | Reservoir Simulation |
ENGG7505 | 2 | Production Technology |
ENGG7507 | 2 | Petroleum Project Economics and Decision Making |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7500 | 2 | Geoscience for Petroleum Engineering |
ENGG7501 | 2 | Well Logging for Petroleum Engineers |
ENGG7502 | 2 | Reservoir Engineering |
ENGG7506 | 2 | Drilling Engineering |
Part B - Project or Research
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7281 | 8 | Engineering Project 8A [1] |
ENGG7508 | 4 | Design Project |
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7509 | 4 | Individual Project |
Software Engineering
For the GradCertEngSc (Software Engineering Plan code: SOFTWX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising :
- 0 to 6 units from Part A;
- 0 to 8 units from Part B and Part C and Part D.
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Software Engineering Plan code: SOFTWX5528), students must complete16 units comprising :
- 0 to 6 units from Part B; and
- 4 to 6 units from Part C; and
- 4 to 8 units from Part E; and
- 0 to 8 units from Part D.
For the MEngSc (24 units)(Software Engineering Plan code: SOFTWX5529), students must complete 24 units comprising :
- 0 to 14 units from Part A and Part B with a maximum of 6 units from Part A; and
- 4 to 6 units from Part C; and
- 4 to 8 units from Part E; and
- 0 to 16 units from Part D.
Students may enrol in other courses approved by the Executive Dean.
Part A
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP7308 | 2 | Operating Systems Architecture |
COMP7505 | 2 | Algorithms & Data Structures |
COMP7702 | 2 | Artificial Intelligence |
COMS7003 | 2 | Information Security |
COMS7201 | 2 | Computer Networks I |
CSSE7001 | 2 | The Software Process |
CSSE7301 | 2 | Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing |
INFS7202 | 2 | Web Information Systems |
INFS7208 | 2 | Cloud Computing |
INFS7907 | 2 | Advanced Database Systems |
Part B
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP7402 | 2 | Compilers and Interpreters |
COMP7500 | 2 | Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures |
COMP7703 | 2 | Machine Learning |
COMS7200 | 2 | Computer Networks II |
COMS7507 | 2 | Advanced Computer and Network Security |
CSSE7014 | 2 | Distributed Computing |
CSSE7411 | 2 | Advanced Embedded Systems |
DECO7450 | 2 | Advanced Human-Computer Interaction |
ENGG7800 | 2 | Engineering Project Management |
INFS7203 | 2 | Data Mining |
INFS7205 | 2 | Advanced Techniques for High Dimensional Data |
Part C
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CSSE7100 | 2 | Reasoning about Programs |
CSSE7610 | 2 | Concurrency: Theory and Practice |
INFS7410 | 2 | Information Retrieval and Web Search |
Part D
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG7020 | 2 | Systems Safety Engineering |
ENGG7302 | 2 | Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering |
Courses offered on an occasional basis
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP7000 | 2 | Special Topics in Computer Science 7A |
COMP7001 | 2 | Special Topics in Computer Science 7B |
CSSE7090 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Software Engineering A |
CSSE7091 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Software Engineering B |
DECO7000 | 2 | Special Topics in Design Computing 7A |
DECO7001 | 2 | Special Topics in Design Computing 7B |
ENGG7300 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Engineering I |
ENGG7301 | 2 | Advanced Topics in Engineering II |
Urban Water Engineering
For the GradCertEngSc (8 units) (Urban Water Engineering Plan code:URBWAX5527), students must complete 8 units comprising:
- 4 to 8 units from Part A; and
- 0 to 4 units from Part C
For the MEngSc (16 units) (Urban Water Engineering Plan code: URBWAX5528), students must complete 16 units comprising:
- 8 units from Part A; and
- 0 to 4 units from Part C; and
- 4 to 8 units from Part D.
Part A
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
WATR7105 | 2 | Integrated Urban Water Management |
CIVL7131 | 2 | Urban Hydrology |
WATR7109 | 2 | Drinking Water Supply: Source, Treatment and Distribution |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
WATR7103 | 2 | Advanced Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment |
WATR7104 | 2 | Sewer Networks - Design, Operation and Maintenance |
WATR7107 | 2 | Wastewater Modelling and Control |
WATR7108 | 2 | Advanced Unit Operations in Water Management |
Part C
Semester 1
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CHEE7111 | 2 | Advanced Process and System Modelling |
CHEE7113 | 2 | Whole of Process Optimisation and Control |
Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
CIVL7135 | 2 | Advanced Environmental Monitoring Techniques for Civil Engineers |
End notes
- [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.
- [2] Course is offered in odd-numbered years only.
- [3] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.
- [4] Code for students completing the course in one semester.