The program structure for the Engineering Management postgraduate programs has been designed to provide greater flexibility of choice for students.

There are some discipline specific core units and some elective recommended units. Students are required to complete specific minimum core/discipline-specific units for each level of postgraduate degree.

The Graduate Diploma comprises eight units normally taken over two semesters (one year) of full-time study*, comprising five discipline specific units and three further discipline specific units or elective units. Allowance can be made for an extended study period.

*International students are required to study full-time and on campus.

Discipline-specific Units
HES6120 Work Systems in Manufacturing 
HES6121 Six Sigma 
HES6122 Sustainable Design and Manufacture
HES6174 Resource Planning and Management
HES6401 International Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality Assurance
HES6791 Engineering Project Management
HES6798 Procurement and Risk Management in Projects 
HIR506 Technology Management
HES6727 Introduction to Risk and Due Diligence
HES6900 Management Workshop for Engineers
HES6901 Reliability-based Maintenance Management of Engineering Assets

Recommended Elective Units
Technical Management related units
HES6720 Risk Perception and Analysis*
HES6131 Procurement and Inventory Management *
HES6132 Managing Modern Distribution *
HES6175 Project Costing
HES6403 Validation Principles 
HES6405 Contamination Control
HES6744 Physical Human Factors  *
HES6745 Psychological Human Factors  *
HES6607 Safety Management Systems (no longer offered) *
HES6721 Risk Management Principles*
HES6723 Introduction to Financial Risk Management * 
HES6793 Construction Law

Business Management related units ^
HBM480 Strategic and Entrepreneurial Marketing 
HBC480 Accounting Information and Managerial Decision Making
HBO480 Leading
HBS580 Business Strategy
HIT8036 Business Information Systems for a Rapidly Changing World
HBO580 Managing Diversity and Culture 
 
Management related online units
LMC504 Technology Knowledge and Global Integration
LMC601 Leading and Managing People in Chaos and Complexity
LMC701 Corporate Social Responsibility: the Quest for Business Sustainability
LMC703 Public Private Interface for Sustainable Infrastructure

Research Units
HIT9010 Research Methods or
HES7605 Research Design and Methodology
HES6920 Engineering Management Research Paper
HES6921 Engineering Management Research Paper

Note:
^ 3 years of work experience is the requirement for enrolling in the Business Management related units. For  HBO480 Leading: 3 years of work experience or submission of a rationale for approval
* Delivered via distance education/online. Some units may be offered both on campus and by distance/online education.
All distance education and some research units are NOT timetabled
All units of study are 12.5 credit points unless noted otherwise.
Additional elective units drawn from other postgraduate education programs under special circumstances is subject to the Program Coordinator's approval.
Not all units are available in every semester or year.
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.
 
(International students are required to study full-time and on campus.)

The objectives of the Engineering Management postgraduate programs are to provide useful learning experiences in various engineering management knowledge areas to the students. It is expected that the graduates from this program will be sufficiently competent to manage risks and safety in products, services and facilities in engineering as well as non-engineering industries.

The postgraduate programs aim to equip students with the following graduate attributes:

• Capability in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas with ability to apply basic science, engineering and management fundamentals;
• Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution;
• Understanding of the ethical, professional, social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities;
• Ability to use systems approach for design, production, maintenance and operational performance;
• Skills to planning and managing the people, systems and resources;
• Competence to demonstrate creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship;
• Adaptability and ability to manage changes and risks;
• Ability to communicate effectively;
• Talent to effectively function as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and/ or multi-cultural teams, with a capacity to lead or manage;
• Research and inquiry skills, with a capacity to make rational decisions for best value and sustainability.

Moreover, the programs will meet the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences objectives for postgraduate education by:

• Providing career orientated education;
• Developing links with industry and knowledge transfer;
• Undertaking research which is applied and relevant to the needs of industry;
• Developing lifelong learning skills;
• Establishing international links including opportunities for collaboration with Swinburne’s other campuses.

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