Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
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- Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)
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Overview
Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
Introduction
This Diploma will allow you to apply your knowledge in engineering humanitarian service, broaden your skills, and widen your perceptions of engineering.
The Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering is an additional diploma you can take alongside your Bachelor of Engineering with Honours. Starting in your second year, it involves applying your engineering skills and knowledge into a humanities and social science context in order to help solve our largest global issues.
Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
What will my study involve?
- Gain knowledge in how to help solve global issues such as food and water shortages, power supply, climate change, and ageing populations.
- Opportunity to work in disadvantaged or developing communities as part of your studies applying both Engineering and Global Humanitarian Engineeringknowledge.
- Complete courses in your specific Engineering discipline degree alongside additional courses from Arts subjects.
- Gain social and communication skills that will make you stand out against other Engineering graduates to prospective employers nationally, andinternationally.
Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
Entry requirements
Enrolment in the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering is open to everyone studying the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in the 2nd—4th years, from any discipline.
To enter, you must have successfully completed the first year of the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree, and your application will need to be approved.
Please see the Regulations for the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering for full details.
Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
How do I plan my diploma?
You must complete courses with a minimum total of 120 points, including:
- two introductory courses in humanitarian engineering
- 30 points of electives which can be cross-credited from your Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree
- 30 points made up of courses from humanities and social sciences courses (in subjects ranging from Anthropology to Health Sciences)
- two capstone courses in humanitarian engineering, including field studies and a community project.
For the full degree requirements, see the Regulations for the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering.
Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
Subjects and courses
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- Two courses chosen from (or other approved courses)
You will then complete your Diploma with two final courses:
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Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
Further study
Subject to meeting requirements, you may be eligible for the Master of Engineering or Postgraduate Certificate in Engineering.
Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
Career opportunities
Graduates of the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in a range of areas additional to their specialist engineering disciplines, and will have shown a capacity for taking on additional work and an interest in applying their skills and knowledge to humanitarian service.
You will be able to work in a diverse range of engineering companies, both nationally and internationally, and will be recognised by prospective employers as having social and communication skills that are over and above those of other engineering graduates.
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