2010 Undergraduate Courses

2010 Postgraduate Courses

Graduate Diploma in Engineering

Testamur Title of Degree:

Graduate Diploma in Engineering

Abbreviation:

GDipEng

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Engineering

Engineering Disciplines:

Civil, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical, Mining

Duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

48

Entry Requirements:

A Bachelor of Engineering degree or tertiary qualifications plus exceptional professional engineering work experience may be considered in special circumstances.

Delivery Mode:

On campus

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

649

CRICOS Code:

009237F

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Engineering is intended to provide specialised studies in Engineering if studying a different discipline for the first time. This course will allow a basic working knowledge of either, Civil, Mining, Environmental, Mechanical, Mechatronic or Materials Engineering.

Students complete 48 credit points of subjects in their chosen discipline area:

Subjects

Credit Points

Civil Engineering

Core Subjects

CIVL311

Structural Design 1

6

CIVL314

Structural Design 2

6

CIVL352

Structures 1

6

CIVL361

Geomechanics 1

6

CIVL454

Structures 2

6

CIVL909

Advanced Foundation Engineering

6

CIVL912

Engineering Hydrology

6

Plus one subject from electives below

CIVL245

Construction Materials

6

CIVL272

Surveying

6

CIVL394

Construction

6

CIVL444

Civil Engineering Design

6

CIVL904

Highway Materials

6

Environmental Engineering

ENVE923

Industrial Waste Engineering and Cleaner Production

6

ENVE925

Water Quality Engineering and Management

6

ENVE926

Air and Noise Pollution Management

6

ENVE927

Environmental Engineering Processes

6

ENVE928

Design of Urban Water Systems

6

ENVE929

Site Contamination and Remediation Technologies

6

ENGG931

Membrane Processes and Applications

6

ENGG948

Sustainable Energy Technologies

6

Mining Engineering

MINE902

Advanced Studies in Mining Engineering

6

MINE903

Simulation of Mining Operations and Problems

6

MINE904

Rock Mechanics

6

MINE905

Environmental Control in Mines

6

MINE906

Mining Engineering Techniques

6

MINE916

Mineral Valuation and Risk Analysis

6

MINE422

Mine Planning and Development

6

MINE434

Special Topics in Mining Engineering

6

Mechanical Engineering

ENGG948

Sustainable Energy Technologies

6

MECH928

Finite Element Techniques in Mechanical Engineering

6

MECH934

Advanced Manufacturing Processes

6

MECH979

Sustainable Transport and Engine Technology

6

MECH321

Dynamics of Engineering Systems

6

MECH311

Mechanical Engineering Design

6

MECH365

Control of Machines and Processes

6

MECH431 or

MECH341

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Thermodynamics of Engineering Systems

6

6

Materials Engineering

Core Subjects

ENGG909

The Science of Materials

6

MATL905

Engineering Alloys

6

MATL906

Ceramic Materials

6

MATL907

Polymeric Materials

6

MATL952

Performance of Materials B

6

MATL972

Selection and Design of Materials

6

Plus two subjects from electives below

MATL903

Recent Developments in Materials

6

MATL932

Surface Engineering of Materials

6

MATL937

Process Metallurgy

6

Mechatronic Engineering

For students with Mechanical Engineering background

CSCI191

Engineering Programming 1

6

ECTE233

Digital Hardware 1

6

ECTE301

Digital Signal Processing 1

6

ECTE202

Circuits and Systems

6

ECTE203

Signals and Systems

6

ECTE323

Power Engineering 2

6

MECH950

Advanced Robotics

6

ECTE212

Electronics

6

For students with Electrical Engineering background

ENGG251

Mechanics of Solids

6

MECH382

Manufacturing Engineering

6

MECH340

Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

6

MECH321

Dynamics of Engineering Systems

6

ENGG152

Engineering Mechanics

6

MECH215

Fundamentals of Machine Component Design

6

MECH226

Machine Dynamics

6

MECH311

Mechanical Engineering Design

6

For students with other Engineering background

Core Subjects

CSCI191

Engineering Programming 1

6

ECTE233

Digital Hardware 1

6

MECH321

Dynamics of Engineering Systems

6

MECH382 or

MECH372

Manufacturing Engineering Principles

Solids Handling and Process Engineering

6

6

Plus two MECH and two ECTE subjects from electives below

MECH215

Fundamentals of Machine Component Design

6

MECH226

Machine Dynamics

6

MECH365

Control of Machines and Processes

6

MECH950

Advanced Robotics

6

ECTE203

Signals and Systems

6

ECTE212

Electronics

6

ECTE323

Power Engineering 2

6

ECTE202

Circuits and Systems

6

Last reviewed: 28 September, 2009