The Graduate Certificate is the first stage of an articulated series of Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters programs. The program requires 24 units of credit (UOC) and is normally completed in 6 months full-time or 12 months part-time. It is available in person or distance delivery modes.

Students enter this program from diverse backgrounds and may lack assumed knowledge for core courses. The school therefore offers a set of Fundamental Knowledge courses to provide this background.

Students in the Graduate Certificate may complete up to 6 UOC of Fundamental Knowledge courses as part of their program. Students then complete 18 UOC from one of the academic plans (specialisations) listed below.

Please contact the School of Safety Science for further information on this program.

6 UOC of Fundamental Knowledge Courses

6 additional UOC from the core and the electives of the Master of safety Science Program.

6 UOC of Fundamental Knowledge Courses

3 addition UOC from the core and the electives of the Master of Safety Science program.

Note: SESC9101 and SESC9201 requires Fundamental Knowledge course or equivalent as assumed knowledge.

6 UOC of Fundamental Knowledge Courses

6 additional UOC from the core and the electives of the Master of Safety Science program.

Note: Advanced Standing for Fundamental Knowledge courses may be awarded to students who can estblish that they have equivalent knowledge in these courses by reason of previous tertiary study or completion of an exemption test. Other courses may be substituted for Fundamental Knowledge courses subject to the permission of the program authority.

Graduate Certificate (GradCert)

1. A Graduate Certificate may be awarded by the Council to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed an approved program of study.

Qualifications

2. (1) A candidate for the Graduate Certificate shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Postgraduate Coursework Education Committee of the Faculty (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
(2) An applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the Graduate Certificate.
(3) If the Committee is not satisfied with the qualifications submitted by an applicant the Committee may require the applicant to undergo such assessment or carry out such work as the Committee may prescribe, before permitting enrolment.

Enrolment and Progression

3. (1) An application to enrol as a candidate for the Graduate Certificate shall be made on the prescribed form which shall be lodged with the Registrar by the advertised closing date, which shall be set at least two calendar months before the commencement of the session in which enrolment is to begin.
(2) A candidate for the certificate shall be required to undertake courses and pass any assessment prescribed.
(3) The progress of a candidate shall be reviewed by the end of two sessions by the Committee and as a result of its review the Committee may cancel enrolment or take such other action as it considers appropriate.
(4) The normal duration of the course is one academic session from the date of enrolment in the case of a full-time student or two sessions in the case of a part-time. For an open learning or external candidate the normal duration is two sessions from the date of enrolment. In special cases, a variation of these times may be approved by the head of school.

Fees

4. Candidates shall pay such fees as may be determined from time to time by Council.

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

For Master of Safety Science core and elective courses, see: Master of Safety Science 8671