The principal aim of the course is to enable currently practising engineers and scientists to renew their professional qualifications in response to rapid changes in telecommunications and associated computer technology. It is also intended to permit recent graduates, usually from other universities, to enhance their first qualification with studies in telecommunications engineering to improve their prospects in this area of sustained employment growth.
The course will permit mature students to select units which suit their
personal and professional needs as they develop from time to time and in so
doing to accumulate credit towards awards on a flexible timetable. Single-unit
enrolments are available in support of this.
The course provides a mix of units permitting students to develop an
understanding of the interaction of the various layers of modern
telecommunication systems. All units in the course use case studies and
exercises to build understanding of the concepts and theoretical principles. In
particular, they will develop an understanding of specification, selection,
performance, commissioning and operation of telecommunication systems.
The course will develop self-study techniques and provide a framework for
continuing professional development.
The graduate certificate consists of units totalling 24 credit points, of which 12 credit points must be group 1 units and 12 credit points must be group 2 units, from units currently approved for the Master of Telecommunication Engineering course.
The minimum length of the course is one semester full-time, or the equivalent part-time. As the course is intended to be a professional development program, there is no maximum duration for completion of studies.
The normal entry requirement is a degree in a discipline that provides a suitable basis for the course, for example electrical, electronic, computer systems or communications engineering.
Applicants with a degree or diploma in a discipline not directly related to
the course will be considered if they have relevant experience in computer
systems or communications engineering.
Applicants without degree or diploma qualifications may also be admitted on the
basis of work experience, subject to the approval of the faculty's admissions
committee. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate an ability to study at
a tertiary level and have relevant experience in computer systems or
communications engineering. The number of places available to applicants in
this category is limited and entry will only be granted in exceptional
circumstances.
This is an update course which may be used as a preparatory course for the Postgraduate Diploma in Telecommunication Engineering, to which students may articulate with full credit. Credit may not be claimed for units completed as part of a Monash Bachelor of Engineering degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering.
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