Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering

Highlights

• Provides a premium pathway into QUT's Master of Professional Engineering.
• Suitable for international students who have not met the minimum English language requirements to enter the Masters degree.
• Advance your knowledge and skills in one of two engineering majors and develop your English language capability and academic literacy.
• Successful graduates will receive 1 semester of credit for prior learning (advanced standing) towards the Master of Professional Engineering degree.

This course is intended primarily as a pathway for international students who want to study Master of Professional Engineering (EN55) but have not met the English language requirements for direct entry. Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering is is designed to help students acquire postgraduate level knowledge and skill in a specialist Engineering discipline, while developing competency in English language and academic literacy.

You will be studying two Communication units at the QUT College to enhance your academic English language skills, and two Engineering major units at the faculty from one of the following majors: Electrical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering.

• Study on campus as a QUT student with access to all services and facilities across the University.
• On completion with the required results, receive a guaranteed place in Master of Professional Engineering with 1 semester of advanced standing.
• Develop academic English language skills and progress without the need to take another IELTS test (or equivalent).

Real-world learning

The Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering incorporates real-world case analysis, inquiry-based learning experiences, as well as individual and group projects. You will also benefit from learning to give and receive feedback from your peers while developing your oral and written English language communication skills.

The Communication units work explicitly to provide you with the academic language, skills and strategies that will support you through the study of your two chosen Engineering discipline units. The dimension of language developed through the Communication units will move you beyond vocabulary, syntax and grammar, to cognitive, conceptual knowledge and formal academic language.

This course is primarily face-to-face learning, which is supported by online learning resources.

This course also provides you with opportunities to understand your own cultural identity and develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that foster understanding of other cultures.

Support services

In addition to the substantial support that will be offered to you by the QUT College, our Science and Engineering Faculty also offers you specific programs of support. These include one-to-one support through STIMulate and Student Success (Academic Language Advisors), as well as online resources for technical and additional language support.

Why choose this course?

The Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering will help you to meet the English language requirements of the Master of Professional Engineering (EN55) program. This program will help you to improve your English language capability and academic literacy skills while studying advanced Engineering topics. On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Communication with the required results, you are guaranteed a place in the second semester of QUT's Master of Professional Engineering program.

International admission requirements

Students must meet the minimum academic and English language proficiency requirements.

Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Please view the QUT course page for detailed information.

International application details

Submit an application for study through the QUT Application Portal or via an authorised QUT representative, such as IDP. You will need to pay an application fee of AUD $100 and submit your high school completion certificate, academic transcripts and records, English language proficiency test results, reason for study (Statement of Purpose), and passport identity page. Students who are currently completing Year 12 in Australia must apply through QTAC. See the full application steps on the QUT website: qut.edu.au/international/apply

Starting month

February, July