Flexible Graduate Program

Postgraduate Diploma in Materials Engineering (Available to continuing students only)

This four unit course, undertaken by off-campus learning, is intended for graduate engineers and scientists. It offers opportunities to work on projects of personal or professional interest.

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Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Materials Engineering to a satisfactory standard may apply to continue their studies to masters level.

Graduate Diploma in Materials Engineering

This course offers people employed in professional or management positions within materials technology an opportunity to acquire training in the fundamentals of this industry. It is designed for graduates in engineering, science or mathematics or other fields who wish to study materials engineering to a level equivalent to the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Course Structure:

Students complete units to the value of at least 48 points taken from third and fourth years of the undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering in the field of materials engineering, with some suitable dispensation of prerequisites. MTE4525 Project I and MTE4526 Project II will normally be included among these choices. In addition, it is expected that some candidates may need to undertake preliminary units, particularly rel;ating to materials in which they may have had little previous experience.

A course prescription will be arranged in consultation with each student and must be approved by the head of department. The selection of units will be such as to emphasise the interdisciplinary nature of materials engineering and to provide basic training in the three major classes of materials, ie metals, polymers, and ceramics.

Students will then be required to develop a major interest in a chosen class of material. Students select eight approved units from the following, to a total of 48 credit points.

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