Graduate Certificate in Space Operations

Explore the technical and strategic forces that influence the space domain.

For domestic students only.

From GPS and banking to environmental and emergency management, space systems play an ever-increasing role in our daily lives. UNSW Canberra is home to the largest space capability in the country and our Graduate Certificate in Space Operations provide you with a high level of understanding of the issues associated with the planning, operation and acquisition of space systems within the rapidly changing global space sector.

Degree type

Postgraduate coursework

Duration

6 months full-time

Commencing terms

Semester 1, Semester 2

Program code

7353

Delivery mode

Online

Overview

The program analyses the intersection between the technical and strategic forces that influence operational decisions within the space domain. It also explores the changing landscape for the utilisation of space for military, civilian and commercial applications. There is an emphasis on examining opportunities for Australia to grow its strategic space capability while responsibly operating within the space domain to ensure the sustainment of the space environment into the future.

World-class teaching facilities

UNSW Canberra has a range of on-site capabilities to enable end-to-end space mission including Australia’s first space mission concurrent engineering design facility. Space facilities also include the Falcon Telescope, a cleanroom, a thermal vacuum chamber laboratory, and satellite ground stations.

Explore our space facilities

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For more information on this degree, see the UNSW Handbook.

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Students undertaking Graduate Certificate of Space Operations are required to complete 24 Units of Credit (UOC) by completing four 6-UOC courses from the list in the Handbook entry for the program (see the list in Course Availability below).

In the Graduate Certificate of Space Operations program, students must complete at least 12 UOC, up to a maximum of 24 UOC, from the core courses list and up to a maximum of 12 UOC from the elective courses list.
For information regarding entry requirements, please refer to the online handbook.