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Start Date
February
July

Campus
Mawson Lakes

Duration
0.5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
LCEB

SATAC Code
4GC076 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Aim

The Graduate Certificate provides an advanced coverage of a range of areas of practice in the management of engineering operations.

Content & Structure

This program requires the successful completion of 18 units of study. Students must successfully complete the compulsory 4.5 unit course Principles of Project Management, at least 4.5 units of core courses, and a maximum of 9 units of elective courses.

The program contains studies in sustainable development, quality management, research data analysis, principles of project management, engineering economic analysis, intelligent production systems and leadership.

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From 4 August 2025, the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia will no longer be accepting applications for new students.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE
Principles of Project Management BUSS 5142 4.5
CORE COURSES (Select one from the following courses)
Total Quality Management MFET 5022 4.5
Research Data Analysis CIVE 5015 4.5
Engineering Economic Analysis MFET 5011 4.5
People, Leadership and Performance BUSS 5114 4.5
Intelligent Production Systems MFET 5055 4.5
Sustainable Development and Design Practice MENG 4022 4.5
ELECTIVE (Select a maximum of two courses from the following list)
Robotics and Automation MFET 5023 4.5
Energy and Society MENG 5005 4.5
Talent Acquisition and Development BUSS 5351 4.5
Strategic Concepts BUSS 5074 4.5
Entrepreneurship and Innovation BUSS 5080 4.5
Strategic Procurement BUSS 5378 4.5

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