Graduate Certificate in Operations Analysis

What you will study

To earn the Graduate Certificate in Operations Analysis, you must complete two core courses and two electives.

Core courses

Select two from the list:

• Evidence-based Decision Making
• Capability Option Analysis
• Decision Making Analytics
• Simulation

Elective courses

Select two from the list:

• Advanced Test and Evaluation Techniques
• Reliability Program Management
• Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Systems Thinking and Modelling
• Simulation
• Simulation Applications
• Applied Machine Learning
• Logistics Management

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Operations Analysis, an applicant must meet one of the following entry requirements:

• Completion of a bachelor's degree with honours in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution.
• Completion of a graduate diploma or graduate certificate in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution.
• Completion of a bachelor's degree in the same or a related discipline* from a recognised institution and completion of at least three years of relevant full-time professional experience.
• Completion of a bachelor's degree in a non-related discipline and completion of at least four years of relevant full-time professional experience.
• 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: Engineering, business and management, mathematical sciences and information technology.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Understand the effectiveness of solutions to decision-making problems using defined tools.
• Analyse the decision-making process using quantitative data analysis and experimentation methodologies.
• Understand the body of knowledge about modelling tools for various types of decision problems.
• Identify and apply modelling tools and decision-making techniques to make decisions.
• Demonstrate through projects, ethical, self-directed practice by synthesising decision-making problems from real-life situations, applying appropriate techniques to analyse the solutions, and appropriately interpreting the solutions for stakeholders.
• Demonstrate awareness in projects of relevant and current issues as they relate to decision-making tools and processes.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative cost per unit of credit in 2025: $830 (domestic full-fee paying place)

Estimated total fee in 2025: $19,920 (domestic full-fee paying place)

The amounts displayed are the cost, per unit of credit (UOC). 48 UOC is the standard full-time load for one year and most courses at UNSW are worth six UOC each.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• Choice of units.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.