Flinders University
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Enhance the ability to analyze and evaluate information while solving engineering management problems, preparing individuals for future roles as engineering managers.
Course overview
The course articulates with the 36-unit GDPENGM Graduate Diploma in Engineering Management and the 72-unit MENGM Master of Engineering Management and the sequentially developed topics enable progression through the three awards.
Engineering managers are required to manage and articulate solutions from a strong professional and ethical position and to do so, they need well-developed written and oral communication skills, as well as the ability to continue learning and adapting. This course helps develop these skills.
Key facts
July, 2026
What you will study
To complete Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management, students must complete 18 credit points.
Core Units
Select 18 units from the following:
- Driving Financial Performance
- Leading a Future Workforce
- User Experience and Ergonomics
- Engineering Design GE
- Networks and Cybersecurity GE
- Innovation and Industry 4.0 GE
- Engineering Management
- Systems Engineering
Entry Requirements
Admission Requirements
Applicants must either hold a:
- Degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution
- Diploma in Engineering plus at least three years experience in an engineering context
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course you will be able to:
- Evaluate engineering management problems and use professional skills and knowledge in managing the systematic development of engineering systems
- Make use of management fundamentals to manage teams able to accomplish solutions appropriate to the social, political, international, economic and environmental contexts in which they are applied
- Apply analytical skills to the operations and strategic management of their organisations
- Select appropriate contemporary strategic management practices as they apply to engineering problems
Career Outcomes
- Chief Technical Officer
- Defence Procurement Manager
- Engineering Project Manager
- Innovation and Research Manager
- Operations Manager
- Software Project Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
Fees and FEE-HELP
Annual indicative fee in 2026: $19,550 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The annual indicative fee is based on a full-time study load of 36 units.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of topics studied.
- Choice of topics.
- 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.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.