Program Overview

Diploma in Engineering Studies (7193)

Overview

The Diploma in Engineering Studies is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time program that offers an introduction to engineering, exploring key aspects such as system design, mathematical modeling, and professional ethics. The program is designed to equip students with a grounding in mathematical and scientific principles, as well as communication skills to articulate engineering concepts, problems, and solutions to varied audiences.

Admission

This program is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents who are aged 17 years or over and not currently enrolled in or completing Year 12 in the same year of intended admission.

Structure

The program requires the successful completion of 110 credit points, including the following subjects:

• GEDU 0016: Employability and Graduate Success (WSTC Prep)
• GEDU 1001: Introduction to University Life (WSTC)
• ENVL 1008: Sustainable and Ethical Industry Practices (WSTC)
• MATH 1039: Engineering Mathematics and Statistics (WSTC)
• ENGR 1053: Applied Physics for Engineers (WSTC)
• GEDU 0017: Transition Success (WSTC Prep)
• MATH 1040: Engineering Mathematics and Computing (WSTC)
• PROC 1009: Materials Science in Engineering (WSTC)
• Two elective subjects chosen from a list of available electives

Electives

Students may choose electives from any subject offered under a Destination College Diploma, excluding University subjects or other College subjects. Available electives include:

• BIOS 1040: Natural Science (WSTC)
• BIOS 1041: Fundamentals of Biotechnology (WSTC)
• BLDG 1019: Construction Site Administration (WSTC)
• BLDG 1020: Domestic Construction (WSTC)
• BLDG 1021: Commercial Construction (WSTC)
• BLDG 1022: Construction Site Safety (WSTC)
• BUSM 1045: Creative Enterprises and Information Technologies (WSTC)
• BUSM 1046: Managing and Leading Enterprises (WSTC)
• CART 1009: Exploring the Creative Industries (WSTC)
• CHEM 1013: Essential Chemistry (WSTC)
• COMM 1046: Data Dynamics: Influence, Ethics, and Power (WSTC)
• COMP 1015: Programming Fundamentals and Algorithmic Design (WSTC)
• COMP 1016: Foundations of Networking and Cyber Security (WSTC)
• CULT 1028: Introduction to Criminology and Justice (WSTC)
• CULT 1029: The Individual in a Global Context: The Concepts and Ideas that Shape Us (WSTC)
• DESN 1023: Visual Media Design (WSTC)
• ECON 1015: Understanding the Economic Context of Enterprises (WSTC)
• EDUC 1010: Educational Psychology (WSTC)
• EDUC 1012: Literacy and Numeracy for Educators (WSTC)
• EDUC 1013: Sociology for Educators (WSTC)
• EDUC 2015: Education for Sustainability (WSTC)
• ENGR 1053: Applied Physics for Engineers (WSTC)
• ENVL 1008: Sustainable and Ethical Industry Practices (WSTC)
• FINC 1004: Financial Concepts and the Language of Business (WSTC)
• GEDU 1002: Core Foundations and Key Ideas (WSTC)
• HLTH 1021: Effective Communication in Health (WSTC)
• HLTH 1022: Evidence in Health Practice (WSTC)
• HLTH 1023: Diversity in Health (WSTC)
• HUMN 1068: Intersectionality: Identity, Diversity and Difference (WSTC)
• HUMN 1069: Human Rights and Community Action (WSTC)
• HUMN 1070: Indigenous Australia: People, Places and Philosophies (WSTC)
• HUMN 1072: The Human Experience: Fundamentals of Arts and Humanities (WSTC)
• HUMN 1073: Understanding Contemporary Australia (WSTC)
• INFO 1005: Website Design (WSTC)
• INFS 1017: Database Design and Management (WSTC)
• LANG 1033: Cultural Crossroads: Understanding the World Through Texts (WSTC)
• MATH 1039: Engineering Mathematics and Statistics (WSTC)
• MATH 1040: Engineering Mathematics and Computing (WSTC)
• MATH 1042: Mathematics for the Digital World (WSTC)
• MKTG 1013: Marketing Enterprises (WSTC)
• NATS 1029: Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 (WSTC)
• NATS 1030: Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 (WSTC)
• NATS 1032: Introduction to Applied Science and Technology (WSTC)
• PROC 1009: Materials Science in Engineering (WSTC)
• PUBH 1015: People, Health and Society (WSTC)
• TEAC 2067: Being a Teacher (WSTC)