Swinburne's Microelectronic Engineering programs are a nested suite, offering students the opportunity to exit at the graduate certificate, graduate diploma, master or master (honours) stage. 

The graduate diploma comprises 100 credit points.  One credit point is deemed equivalent to one hour of student work per week for one semester whether in contact with staff or in private study. Typically, four units of study are taken per semester, each unit having a value of 12.5 credit points. The typical student’s average weekly workload during semester is therefore expected to be 50 hours. Total student contact hours, including lectures, classes, tutorials, laboratory and field sessions, will be approximately 16 hours/week during academic semesters.

The Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Microelectronic Engineering) requires successful completion of either eight units or six units and a minor project. For the coursework component, a full-time student will take four units per semester.

Preliminary Units of Study
Students who lack the appropriate background may be required to do relevant undergraduate units before they commence postgraduate study in units that assume knowledge in specialist areas. The following units would provide the level of assumed knowledge for all the microelectronic engineering courses. These units are offered in the undergraduate program Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computer Systems) and students can enrol in these units concurrently with other master degree units, which do not require the assumed knowledge provided in these units.
HET202 Digital Electronics Design
HET232 Embedded Microcontrollers

HET329 Digital Signal and Image Processing

(Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time.)

Core Microelectronic units
HET6001 HDL and High Level Synthesis
HET6002 Integrated Circuit Design
HET6004 Advanced Digital System Design

Management Elective units – Choose one of:
HIR506 Technology Management
HES6175 Project Costing
HES6791 Project Management

and
Two electives (VLSI design or Microelectronic Design groups) plus HET6020 Minor Project or four electives (VLSI design or Microelectronic Design groups)

Microelectronic Design Electives
HET6003 Hardware Implementation of Coding and Compression Algorithms
HET6005 Advanced Embedded System Design
HET6008 VLSI Digital Signal Processing Systems
HET6009 Reliability and Testability in IC Design
HET6014 RF and Mixed Signal Design

VLSI Design Electives
HET6006 Emerging Topics in IC Design
HET6007 Advanced VLSI Design
HET6009 Reliability and Testability in IC Design
HET6011 Introduction to Semiconductor Device Fabrication
HET6012 Semiconductor Device Physics (Sarawak only)
HET6015 Electronic Packaging Design Principles (Sarawak only)

Recommended Study Sequence

Stage 1
HET6001 HDL and High Level Synthesis
HET6005 Advanced Embedded System Design
HET6003 Hardware Implementation of Coding and Compression Algorithms
HIR506 Technology Management

Stage 2
HET6002 Integrated Circuit Design
HET6004 Advanced Digital System Design

Choose two from:
HET6008 VLSI Digital Signal Processing Systems
HIT9010 Research Methods or

HET6014 RF and Mixed Signal Design

Note

• All units are 12.5 credit points (CP) unless noted otherwise
• Onshore international students can undertake no more than 25% of their course by online or distance education and may not study exclusively online/distance in any compulsory study period in accordance with government regulation.

The general aims of the course are to provide graduates with:

a) High levels of both logical and lateral thinking development so they can lead constructive change through innovation;
b) The ability to use a multi-disciplinary engineering philosophy towards the synthesis, design and integration of solutions;
c) A level of professional development in confidence, judgment and experience, such that the implementation of proposed solutions proceeds successfully.

The specific aims of the course are to:

a) Develop integrated circuit design expertise in embedded system, digital, mixed signal and system-on-chip;
b) Develop understanding of the device physics, fabrication process and testing needed by IC designers;
c) Develop the advanced technical skills necessary to master state of the art microelectronic technology;
d) Develop research skills necessary to obtain specialist knowledge of subjects pertinent to integrated circuit design;
e) Cultivate logical and lateral thinking that leads to creation and innovation in the pursuit of solutions to engineering problems.

Career opportunities involve work in embedded system design, VLSI design, system on chip, chip design, design of DSP-based Systems, in a wide range of industries including telecommunications, automotive, chip design and testing corporations (Motorolla, Intel, Bosch, etc) and research organisations.

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession.

Swinburne specific graduate attributes:

• Are entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace, or community; 
• Are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas;
• Operate effectively in work and community situations;
• Are adaptable and manage change;
• Are aware of environments in which they will be contributing.

The total tuition fee is dependent upon the combination of units of study selected by the student. Fees are reviewed each year.

For information about Swinburne's fees visit: www.swinburne.edu.au/fees