Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering
- Commencing Terms
- Semester 1 & 2
- Duration
- 0.5 Year(s) to 1 Year
- Delivery Mode
- Online
- Campus
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Canberra
- Codes
- Program code 7467
- CRICOS code -
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2025 Indicative first year full fee
- $20,000*
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2025 Indicative full fee to complete degree
- $20,000*
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2025 Indicative first year full fee
- $24,000*
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2025 Indicative full fee to complete degree
- $24,500*
Entry Requirements
Fees
Fees
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Fully online
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Choose your electives
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Develop expertise
- Overview
- Entry requirements
- What will I study?
- Future careers
- How to apply
- Fees & Scholarships
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering at UNSW Canberra is designed for postgraduate students to develop a high-level understanding of systems engineering principles. It’s a forward-thinking process that includes software, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Systems engineers maintain and design our interconnected world built on increasingly complex systems. Systems Engineering coordinates and translates operational needs into a system designed to meet that need.
In this postgraduate degree, you’ll examine the implementation of systems through the design, development and application phases. This Graduate Certificate offers in-demand skills and experience in analysing, designing and managing complex projects. You’ll learn how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems throughout their life cycles, coordinating performance, cost, and schedule goals. Graduates of this degree can offer systems engineering expertise to current and potential employers.
Key features
Benefit from online study
Continue to develop your skills and knowledge in systems engineering while juggling professional and personal commitments by studying online. The Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering is studied in six months full-time, completely online.
Become a specialist
Develop a high-level understanding of the principles that shape systems engineering and their implementation. You’ll be able to specialise in systems engineering, making you a sought-after professional in your field with the subject matter expertise to lead teams and departments
Leverage a global network
Gain access to events and professional opportunities in Canberra, across Australia, and around the world, thanks to our global network of alumni, government and industry partners.
Why study at UNSW Canberra?
Study at a global top 20 university
Part of the wider UNSW network, UNSW Canberra represents one of Australia’s leading universities, recognised for research excellence and impact. We’re also a founding Group of Eight member – a coalition of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities.
Benefit from specialised facilities
UNSW Canberra at ADFA is home to several unique state-of-the-art facilities. When you study with us, you’ll have exclusive access to the UNSW Canberra Academy Library Special Collections. Items of national significance include more than 300 manuscript collections, 13,000 rare items and papers of the former Prime Minister John Howard.
Defence and Security expertise
At UNSW Canberra you’ll study in a Defence and security-focused setting. Graduates will be equipped with the nuanced knowledge required for a successful career in the Army, Navy or Airforce and other Defence and security-related sectors. Students who complete this degree can also apply this knowledge to the private industry. UNSW Canberra specialises in high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all areas relating to military, strategic and defence studies.
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Entry requirements
To gain entry into a Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering (7467), an applicant must meet one of the following entry requirements:
1. Completion of a Bachelor degree with honours in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution; or
2. Completion of a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution; or
3. Completion of a Bachelor degree in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution; and completion of at least three years relevant full-time professional experience; or
4. Completion of a Bachelor degree in a non-related discipline; and completion of at least four years relevant full-time professional experience; or
5. Evidence of other qualifications and professional experience to be assessed as acceptable grounds for admission into the program by the relevant Program Authority. In certain circumstances, students may be required to undertake and successfully complete a relevant non-award course as a condition for admission into the program. This non-award course may also be credited towards the program upon admission. (Non-Award course enrolment is not applicable in the Job Ready Graduates Scheme as Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are not available for Non-Award enrolment).
*Related Discipline/s: Management
Please refer to the UNSW Handbook for further entry requirements.
Please refer to the UNSW Handbook for the Entry Requirements.
Program structure
The Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering is a fully online program delivered over six months full-time (or part-time equivalent). In this Graduate Certificate, you’ll gain a postgraduate qualification and a high-level understanding of systems engineering.
Your learning will encompass a global lens so you can understand the international and interconnected nature of systems. The knowledge and skills you develop can be applied in a range of settings.
Full program structure
In the Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering, you’ll complete 24 Units of Credit (UOC).
You’ll complete the core course:
- Systems Engineering Practice
You’ll also complete between 6 and 18 units of credit in the below courses:
- Requirements Practice
- Test and Evaluation
- Capability Option Analysis
You’ll choose two electives from the below courses:
- Logistics Management
- Marine Technology
- Software Project Management
- Systems Safety Engineering
- Project Administration
- Project Management Body of Knowledge
- Applied Machine Learning
Future careers
UNSW graduates are some of the most sought-after graduates in Australia and abroad. UNSW is a global top 20 university and UNSW Canberra is known for its’ Defence and security focus. You’ll graduate as a specialist in systems engineering with up-to-the-minute knowledge and hands-on skills employers are seeking.
Whether you want to develop your knowledge and skills to excel in your current role or want to progress within the sector, potential roles for graduates include:
- Control Systems Engineer
- Data Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Embedded Systems Engineer
- Network Systems Engineer
- Product Development Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Research and Development Engineer
- Systems Administrator
- Systems Architect
Professionals with systems engineering expertise are in demand in industries including:
- Defence
- Security
- Aviation
- IT and Computing
- Manufacturing
- Research and Development
- Telecommunications
How to apply
Applications must be submitted through our Apply Online portal. We encourage you to submit your completed application as early as possible to ensure it will be processed in time for your preferred term. Some high-demand programs and Faculties with limited places may have an earlier application deadline or commencement date. Find out more.
Ready to start your application?
For most international students, applications are submitted via our Apply Online service. We encourage you to submit your completed application as early as possible to ensure it will be processed in time for your preferred term.
Some high-demand programs with limited places, may have an earlier application deadline or may have an earlier commencement date. For more information visit our international applicant information page.
Ready to start your application?
Fees & Scholarships
*Fees are subject to annual review (or when required) by the University and may vary accordingly.
Indicative fees are a guide only and have been calculated based on the typical enrolment patterns of students undertaking the program. The indicative fees listed here is an estimate for tuition only and excludes non-tuition fees and charges. The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year of enrolment, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than 1 Equivalent Full Time Student Load (48 units of credit (UOC) per year).
You should not rely on indicative fees as fee increases are assessed when required and may exceed the indicative figures listed here. Actual fees are calculated on enrolment. More information on fees can be found at the UNSW fees website.
*Fees are subject to annual review by the University and may increase annually, with the new fees effective from the start of each calendar year. The indicative fees listed here are based on an estimated average and are for tuition only, other fees and charges are not included. The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year to enrol, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than 1 Equivalent Full Time Student Load (8 courses per year).
Indicative fees are a guide for comparison only based on current conditions and available data. You should not rely on indicative fees. More information on fees can be found at the UNSW fees website.
Indicative fees to complete the program have been calculated based on a percentage increase for every year of the program. Fee increases are assessed annually and may exceed the indicative figures listed here.
Indicative fees to complete the program include tuition plus an estimate of study-related costs of approximately $1,000 per year. To find out more about other costs, visit UNSW International.
Scholarships
At UNSW, we award over $83 million in scholarships each year. We pride ourselves on rewarding excellence and making university accessible to students from all walks of life. Whether you’re a domestic or international student, our range of scholarships, prizes and awards can support your journey.
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