HomeCoursesEngineeringOther Undergraduate Award Course
Other Undergraduate Award Course · university
Undergraduate Certificate in Engineering
This short course is a starting point for engineering study.
- How long it takes
- 6 months
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 40
- Lowest offered at Southern Cross University
- How you can study
- Online or on campus
- Taught by
- 2 providers
- NSW, WA
Is this course right for you?
What the Undergraduate Certificate in Engineering asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in how things are built and work
- a methodical approach to solving problems
- comfort with maths and physical science ideas
- patience for testing and refining designs
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where you can study this course
There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Website for Curtin University (opens in a new tab)
Curtin University
Bentley, WA
4.2from 1,745 Google reviews
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
What students like
- Staff are helpful and welcoming
- Support services help students through hard times
What to weigh up
- Enquiries can take a while to answer
- Website for Southern Cross University (opens in a new tab)
Southern Cross University
Online
3.4from 183 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 40 lowest
- (40 median)
- How you study
- Online
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Undergraduate Certificate in Engineering.
- Introductory mathematics
- Science foundations
- Introductory engineering
- Study skills
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?