Graduate Certificate in Engineering Project Management
Lead projects with skill, innovation and precision
100% online learning
Graduate in 8 months
Industry-focused
Taught by experts
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- Duration 8 months
- Cost per program* $4,656
- Courses 4
Program Benefits
- Industry connected: with a curriculum shaped by industry-leading engineers, you’ll graduate with in-demand skills to help you stand out from the competition.
- Cutting-edge curriculum: taught by industry experts, the curriculum redefines education through dynamic and responsive learning experiences, equipping students to solve real-world engineering challenges.
- Online learning: study 100% online and advance your education, career, and network without putting your life on hold.
Move beyond your technical expertise
Advance your career with four courses, completed in as little as eight months, with UniSC’s Graduate Certificate in Engineering Project Management. Our program combines contemporary engineering education with the leadership knowledge and experience you need to become bigger than the technical skills in your repertoire.
Delivered entirely online, this program is built for working professionals who want to deepen their expertise in managing engineering projects across diverse industries. Our Engineering Project Management postgraduate programs have been developed in consultation with UniSC’s engineering advisory board of industry professionals and are taught by expert professors, the likes of some who have run oil and gas projects in Iraq.
As part of the graduate certificate program, you’ll:
- Build specialised knowledge that can be adapted to projects on a regional or global level
- Easily analyse complex and technical data and information into digestible and action-oriented solutions
- Manage and assess large-scale projects with a senior-level oversight and evaluate sustainability, quality, and efficiency
- Learn to lead in high-stakes technical environments and strengthen your communication and collaboration skills
If you decide to pursue the masters program after completing the graduate certificate, you may transfer your graduate certificate credits to the program. This means you only need to complete four courses to earn your masters degree.
Our intentionally small class sizes foster closer engagement with lecturers, collaborative learning with peers, and access to tailored career guidance and our network of industry connections.
Explore the Master of Engineering Project Management
Manage projects and maximise your earning potential
Over the next five years, the project management field is predicted to grow at 9.3%1 and the demand in engineering is anticipated to surge with hundreds of billions of dollars planned for public infrastructure and global sports events. Completing postgraduate studies in engineering project management not only makes you more attractive to hiring managers but can help you negotiate a higher salary.
Project Engineer2 $130,000
Project Director3 $200,000
Engineering Consultant4 $125,000
A curriculum aligned with industry need
4 courses
8 months to complete
When you complete the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Project Management, you’ll be prepared to take on and lead large-scale projects with confidence, armed with innovative theories and real-world knowledge.
You’ll choose four courses from our Master of Engineering Project Management program to ensure your graduate certificate is tailored to your interests and career goals. Our curriculum has been designed in consultation with industry professionals to ensure your new skillset will meet the demand of today’s collaborative, tech-driven environment.
Courses include
This course will prepare you as practising engineer to project manage the development of solutions in the workplace. You will be introduced to engineering project management theory, considering issues and challenges throughout a project life cycle. You will consider the project responsibilities of engineering managers and organisations, from the definition phase of a project to its conclusion. The emphasis is interdisciplinary and relevant to all fields of engineering practice.
This course covers the preparation of engineering contracts to deliver and procure engineering outcomes. Students will develop a knowledge of market analysis, tenders and work breakdown structure. Engineers in every field will have to work with engineering contracts in their career thus the content of this course will be directly applicable to everyone.
In this course, students will explore the principles and develop the distinct technical skills of engineering project management that are needed to undertake and successfully implement a project.
This course is designed to enable you to develop and demonstrate advanced teamwork, design and analysis skills. A topical and challenging project will be selected from a larger pool of proposals by each of the teams of multi-disciplinary engineers. The course will simulate an engineering working environment with teams reporting progress at regular intervals to the course coordinator, who will assume the role of project manager.
This course explores the concept of risk, how it is assessed and managed with a particular emphasis on how to mitigate risks in a project management setting.
This course provides students with the insights, knowledge and skills necessary for providing professional engineering input into resource and quality management programs in an business environment. It covers project governance, quality control and assurance and organisational planning. The best practices for resource management and staff acquisition will be explored.
Just four extra courses to complete your masters
If you decide to pursue UniSC’s Master of Engineering Project Managment program, after completing the graduate certificate, you may transfer your graduate certificate credits to the masters program. This means you only need to complete four more courses to earn your masters degree, which you can do on a part-time or full-time basis.
Entry requirements: we make it easy to get started
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No application fee
To enrol you need:
- A completed four-year bachelors degree in engineering from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent.
- Transcripts from your completed bachelor’s program
- Resume or CV
You can apply now.
Fee details
$1,164 per course*
4 courses
FEE-HELP available
Your education is a long-term investment that pays dividends over time with top-paying careers that are in demand.
Even so, we realise that looking at total costs can seem daunting, but we’re here to help. Our online graduate certificate is available for FEE-HELP and we have limited Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available for eligible students. We can also help guide you through how to have a conversation with your employers about getting tuition assistance.
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No, prior work experience is not required.
You’ll complete 48 units to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Project Management.
The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Project Management can only be completed part time.
There are limited scholarships available at UniSC. You can visit our scholarship page to see if there is a scholarship you qualify for.
Sources and Disclaimer
- https://www.seek.com.au/career-advice/role/project-manager
- https://www.seek.com.au/career-advice/role/project-engineer/salary
- https://www.seek.com.au/career-advice/role/project-director/salary
- https://www.seek.com.au/career-advice/role/engineering-consultant
*Cost shown is with a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) applied. There are limited CSPs for our upcoming intake.