The Graduate Diploma of Engineering is available as an exit option from the Master of Engineering, Master of Engineering (Professional), Master of Energy System Management (Professional), and Master of Infrastructure Engineering and Management (Professional).
Similar to the masters degree, you’ll focus on practical, real-world problems to develop technical and project management skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. You’ll acquire advanced engineering skills along with critical-thinking, innovative problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills that employers are looking for, while strengthening and extending your understanding of engineering through the pursuit of specialised study.
Engineering offers an exciting future with a demand for engineering graduates in Australia and internationally. Skilled engineers are needed across all sectors, with employers looking for graduates who are fully equipped with advanced engineering, project management and interpersonal skills and capable of starting work immediately.
Graduates may find career opportunities in a wide range of industries including non-engineering fields.
Indicative student workload
Approximately 150 hours of learning and assessment activities per Deakin credit point.
Career opportunities
Graduates of this course may find career opportunities associated with their study area in a wide range of industries. Employers look for graduates who are fully equipped with advanced engineering skills and capable of starting work projects immediately. With strong demand for professional engineers continuing to increase, engineering graduates can be selective about the location and type of employer they wish to work for.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work-integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. Refer to the relevant unit guide.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.
Course Learning Outcomes
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
Responsibly select and apply an integrated and specialised technical engineering knowledge and skills in professional practice to design, develop and evaluate sustainable systems, processes and solutions to real-world problems.
Demonstrate capacity to continue professional development and scholarship through the synthesis of current trends, research directions and application of evidence-based methodologies within an engineering specialisation.
Communication
Apply effective communication skills in a professional context to interpret, evaluate and present technical engineering information using oral, written, visual modes.
Digital literacy
Identify, select and use digital technologies and tools to source, manage, generate and share information, evaluate its reliability, and use the information for engineering design, problem solving and research purposes.
Critical thinking
Demonstrate autonomy and judgement through balanced application of logic, intellectual and research criteria to review, analyse, and synthesise information for engineering problem solving.
Problem solving
Evaluate and use specialist engineering methods to identify potential solutions to independently and collaboratively resolve complex, real-world problems and realise solutions.
Demonstrate innovative and creative approaches and solutions to engineering problems that are constrained by local, national, global and contemporary issues and show capacity for planning, designing, executing and managing a range of engineering projects.
Self-management
Work responsibly and safely in engineering environments to demonstrate professionalism.
Teamwork
Undertake various team roles, work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and utilise effective teamwork skills in order to achieve team objectives.
Global citizenship
Engage with global traditions and current trends in engineering practice in order to appreciate diversity, seek equity in outcomes and adopt ethical and professional standards to evaluate engineering impacts in the society.
Approved by Faculty Board 3 September 2020
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Diploma of Engineering, students must attain 8 credit points. Most units (think of units as ‘subjects’) are equal to 1 credit point. So that means in order to gain 8 credit points, you’ll need to study 8 units (AKA ‘subjects’) over your entire degree.
The course comprises a total of 8 credit points, which must include the following:
Completion of STP050 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Students will be required to take an active role in their learning and apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills complete practical projects strategically placed within units of study.
Details of specialisations
Mechatronics Engineering
Campuses
Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Unit set code
SP-S000090
Overview
This specialisation allows students to enhance the skills acquired through their undergraduate degree and specialise in technological areas associated with electronics. Students will have opportunities to explore interests in power systems, instrumentation and process control; sensor networks; and embedded systems.
The civil engineering specialisation focuses on the theme of infrastructure engineering and provides students with advanced knowledge in four major sub disciplines of civil engineering, namely, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation systems, and water management.
In recent years there has been an increasing amount of interest in Additive Manufacturing (AM), sometimes referred to as 3D Printing. Whilst many engineers have a basic understanding of entry-level AM, there are fewer opportunities to learn about industrial-scale technologies like metal prototyping and multiple-material systems. This specialisation aims to equip engineers with the knowledge and skills necessary to use AM technologies at an advanced level to solve complex industrial design and manufacturing problems.
Advanced 3d Modelling and Simulation for Additive Manufacturing
Details of specialisations
Mechatronics and Control Engineering
Campuses
Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Unit set code
SP-S000051
Overview
This specialisation allows students to enhance the skills acquired through their undergraduate degree and specialise in technological areas associated with electronics. Students will have opportunities to explore interests in power systems, instrumentation and process control; sensor networks; and embedded systems.
Product development and innovation are key drivers for Australian industry. To meet this demand, this specialisation brings together studies in leading computer-aided engineering technologies, and advanced materials and manufacturing, while drawing on Deakin’s world-class research teams in a practical and applied approach. You will acquire a solid understanding of product and process modelling and designing for sustainability.
This specialisation provides unique technical, research and practical learning experiences to prepare graduates for professional and leadership roles in contemporary power system environments. Students will have access to industry-standard tools and world-class facilities, as well as opportunities to engage with internationally recognised teaching and research staff who have extensive experience in electrical and renewable energy.
Industry expects professional engineers to lead, develop and manage products throughout their life cycle. The expectations later grow towards marketing, servicing and supporting the product, while ensuring its sustainability. This specialisation has been developed to equip students with the skills employers are looking for by combining engineering project management with engineering leadership. Graduates will have the expertise necessary to devise flexible, real solutions for the challenges faced by today’s engineering leaders.
Product development and innovation are key drivers for Australian industry. To meet this demand, this specialisation brings together studies in leading computer-aided engineering technologies, and advanced materials and manufacturing, while drawing on Deakin’s world-class research teams in a practical and applied approach. You will acquire a solid understanding of product and process modelling and designing for sustainability.
This specialisation provides unique technical, research and practical learning experiences to prepare graduates for professional and leadership roles in contemporary power system environments. Students will have access to industry-standard tools and world-class facilities, as well as opportunities to engage with internationally recognised teaching and research staff who have extensive experience in electrical and renewable energy.
The civil engineering specialisation focuses on the theme of infrastructure engineering and provides students with advanced knowledge in four major sub disciplines of civil engineering, namely, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation systems, and water management. Civil engineering students are highly encouraged to take advantage of the wide array of elective units available, for example those offered in the Construction Management course in the School of Architecture, to complement design with management skills relevant to the civil engineering industry.
