The Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science is specially designed for students with undergraduate qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or appropriate professional experience who wish to develop an advanced understanding in engineering and possibly to specialise in one of the following streams:

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Aerospace Engineering
Data Communications and Analysis
Electrical Engineering

The diploma is intended to provide engineering professionals with professional academic qualifications. Mature students wishing to retrain may use the Graduate Diploma as the foundation for proceeding to a Master of Engineering Science degree.

Students undertaking the Graduate Diploma - Engineering Science are required to complete 36 UOC in courses from any of the streams available in this program. Students enrolling in a specific stream must satisfy the core and elective course requirements in the particular stream in which they are enrolled, and are required to take 6 coursework units (36 UOC) for core and elective courses. Each course is worth 6 UOC.

1. Entry Requirements

1.1 To gain entry into a Graduate Diploma program an applicant must:

1.1.1 Have met the requirements of a Bachelor degree at pass level in a same or related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution
or
1.1.2 Have met the requirements of a Graduate Certificate in a same or related discipline from UNSW or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution
or
1.1.3 Submit evidence of academic and/or professional qualifications and/or related work ex-perience 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 candidate for the degree shall be made on the prescribed form and 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.

2.3 The program of study shall total a minimum of 36 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.

3. Fees

A candidate 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 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