University of Southern Queensland

Graduate Certificate of Professional Engineering (Engineering Management and Enterprise)

  • Delivery: Online
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Course Type: Graduate Certificate

 Study part-time online while you work and elevate your engineering career by gaining management skills tailored to the engineering profession.

Course overview

UniSQ’s Engineering Management and Enterprise specialisation lets you select courses to increase your practical knowledge of corporate finance, asset management, new product development, and innovation management, as well as how to build employee engagement and job satisfaction in engineering environments.

Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Professional Engineering can be a stepping stone to the Graduate Diploma of Professional Engineering or to the Master of Professional Engineering, which allows graduates to gain a Professional Engineer qualification from Engineering Australia.

CSP Subsidised Fees Available

This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.

Key facts

Delivery
Online
Course Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
6 months (Part time)
Price Per Unit
From $4,020
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Fees are based on your first year of study or four units.

From $1,164 (CSP)
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You may be eligible for CSP where the government pays part of your fees. Estimated CSP fees are calculated using the annual CSP rate.
Intake
New start dates announced soon
Units
4
Fees
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FEE-HELP loans and HECS loans are available to assist domestic students.
FEE-HELP, HECS, CSP

What you will study

To complete this degree, students must take four units. Each course is worth one unit.

Schedule A: Core Courses

  • Professional Skills in Engineering
  • Asset Management in an Engineering Environment

Schedule B: Specialisation Courses

Choose one Technical Engineering course from another Graduate Certificate of Professional Engineering specialisation Schedule B (one unit). Check USQ's website for the complete list of specialisations.

Selective Courses

Choose one course from the following:

  • Financial Decision-Making in Organisations
  • Spatial Digital Twins
  • Building an Engaged Workforce
  • Innovation Management and New Product Development
  • Advanced Engineering Project Management

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have one of the following:

  • Completion of an Australian university three or four-year bachelor's degree in the area of engineering in the relevant cognate specialisation (major) or equivalent.
  • Completion of an appropriate four-year bachelor's degree in the area of engineering in a non-cognate specialisation (major field), or equivalent.

English Language Requirements

You are required to meet the applicable English language requirements. This degree also requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each subscore. UniSQ also accepts other English language proficiency tests.

Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an integrated understanding of a relevant body of knowledge in one or more disciplines or areas of practice.
  • Apply specialised cognitive and technical skills within a relevant body of knowledge in one or more disciplines or areas of practice.
  • Collect and reflect upon sources of information to interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Career Outcomes

The Engineering Management and Enterprise specialisation can prepare graduates for senior leadership roles in the engineering field and enhance existing practices.

Fees and CSP

Indicative annual fee in 2025: $4,656 (Commonwealth Supported Place)

Indicative annual fee in 2025: $16,080 (domestic full-fee paying place)

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

  • The number of courses studied.
  • The choice of major or specialisation.
  • Choice of courses.
  • 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.

Commonwealth Supported Places

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.

Your student contribution amount is:

  • Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
  • Depending on the study areas they relate to.
  • Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.

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