Highlights

Highlights

  • Provides a premium pathway into several of QUT's postgraduate engineering courses.
  • Suitable for international students who have not met the minimum English language requirements to enter the postgraduate degree.
  • Advance your knowledge and skills in one of two engineering majors and develop your English language capability and academic literacy.
  • Successful graduates will receive one semester of credit towards the Master of Professional Engineering.

Why choose this course?

The Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering will help you to meet the English language requirements of several QUT postgraduate engineering courses. This program will help you to improve your English language capability and academic literacy skills while studying advanced engineering topics. On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering with the required results, those continuing onto QUT's Master of Professional Engineering program are guaranteed a place in the second semester.

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What to expect

This course is intended primarily as a pathway for international students who want to study one of the following postgraduate engineering courses, but have not met the English language requirements for direct entry:

The Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering helps you build the English and academic skills you need while you begin developing postgraduate engineering knowledge.

You will be studying two communication units at QUT College to develop your academic English language skills, and two engineering units at the faculty. On completion with the required results, those continuing into the Master of Professional Engineering will receive one semester of advanced standing.

By studying the Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering, you will study on campus as a QUT student with access to all services and facilities across the university. You will also develop the academic English language skills to progress without the need to take another IELTS test (or equivalent).

Real-world learning

You will experience a range of learning approaches while you study, including:

  • Units which focus on developing your English language proficiency and academic literacy
  • Giving and receiving feedback to your peers to help develop your English communication skills
  • Peer-to-peer and team-based learning, including workshops
  • Demonstration-style lectures where you solve problems with guidance
  • Practical engineering-based activities that help you prepare for your master degree
  • Authentic assessment activities including case studies, projects, and problem-solving tasks that relate directly to real-world IT research and practice.

Support services

In addition to the substantial support that will be offered to you by QUT College, the Faculty of Engineering also offers you specific programs of support. These include one-to-one support and online resources for technical and additional language support.

Careers and outcomes

Course articulation

Progression to your related Master degree

February or July start

To progress into the following QUT master courses you will need to successfully complete your Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering:

Feburary start only

To progress into the following QUT master courses you will need to successfully complete your Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering:

Advanced Standing

After successful completion of this Graduate Certificate, you are eligible for at least 48 credit points (one semester) of advanced standing towards the following courses only:

No advanced standing will be granted for the other master courses.

Refer to the 'Requirements' tab for more information.

Details and units

The Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering is designed around set of core and discipline units to provide engineering graduates with technical, theoretical and language skills for further learning.

To graduate with a EN60 Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering you are required to complete 48 credit points of course units consisting of:

  • 24 credit points of core communication units
  • 12 credit points of core engineering units
  • 12 credit points of engineering discipline units for advanced specialised knowledge and technical skills.

Your engineering discipline unit is selected from either the mechanical or electrical unit options, depending on your engineering specialisation.

No credit for prior learning will be available for units in this course. Discipline units provide added depth and breadth in your chosen area of specialisation in an English speaking context.

Requirements

Course code
EN60
CRICOS code
096755G
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Duration
6 months full-time
Entry
Entry
February and July

Minimum academic requirements

Entry requirements

Requirements for this pathway course are dependent your selected Master course and where applicable major.

Master of Advanced Manufacturing

You must have a recognised completed four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree of engineering in chemical and sustainable process, mechanical, or medical and equivalents with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Pathway duration
  • EN60 Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering (1 semester)
  • EN54 Master of Advanced Manufacturing (3 semesters)

Master of Professional Engineering

CivilCivil and Construction, or Civil with Management 

You must have a completed recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in the civil engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7-point scale).

Electrical, or Electrical with Management

A completed recognised four year full time Bachelor degree in an Electrical engineering discipline with a grade point average of 4.00 or higher (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Mechanical, or Mechanical with Management

You must have a completed recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in the mechanical engineering discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7-point scale).

Pathway duration
  • EN60 Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering (1 semester)
  • EN55 Master of Professional Engineering (3 semesters) 

Master of Renewable Energy

You must have a recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree of engineering in electrical and renewable power or electrical (or equivalent) with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Pathway duration
  • EN60 Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering (1 semester)
  • EN53 Master of Renewable Energy (3 semesters)

Master of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

You must have a recognised completed four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree of engineering in aerospace, computer and software systems, electrical, electronics, mechatronics and equivalents with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Pathway duration
  • EN60 Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering (1 semester) - July start only
  • EN53 Master of Renewable Energy (3 semesters) - February start only

Master of Sustainable Infrastructure

A recognised completed four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree of engineering in civil engineering (or equivalent) and equivalents with a minimum GPA of 4.00 (on QUT’s 7 point scale).

Pathway duration
  • EN60 Graduate Certificate in Communication for Engineering (1 semester)
  • EN51 Master of Sustainable Infrastructure (3 semesters)

Minimum English language requirements

Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.

Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.

If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.

English Test Overall Listening Reading Writing Speaking
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake 6 5 5.5 5.5 5
Cambridge C1 Advanced
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.
169 154 162 162 154
PTE Academic 50 38 46 46 38
TOEFL iBT Australia Test (120 scale) 71 10 14 18 14

Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.

2027 fees

2027 fees

2027: Fee available from July

2026 fees

2026 fees

2026: $22,800 per course (48 credit points)

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