Faculty of Engineering: Graduate and Postgraduate Diploma Regulations Made by the Academic Board of Monash University Version incorporating amendments as at 1 March 2012
Part I ‐ General
1. Diplomas
1.1 Graduate diplomas in a field of study listed in Schedule A, and postgraduate diplomas in a field of study listed in Schedule B, may be undertaken in the faculty pursuant to these regulations.
1.2 The title of a graduate or postgraduate diploma is "Graduate Diploma in or "Postgraduate Diploma in" (as the case requires) followed by the name of the relevant field of study.
2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless a contrary intention appears ‐
"candidate" means a candidate for a diploma;
"course of study" means the course of study for a graduate or postgraduate diploma (as the case requires) determined by the faculty board under these regulations;
"diploma" means a graduate or postgraduate diploma;
"faculty board" means the faculty board of the faculty;
"faculty information handout" means a faculty handbook or such other publication, whether bound or loose leaf or on‐line or in other electronic form, concerning a course of study as the faculty board determines from time to time;
"graduate diploma" means a graduate diploma in a field of study listed in Schedule A;
"postgraduate diploma" means the postgraduate diploma in a field of study listed in Schedule B;
"recognised" means recognised by the faculty board.
3. Admission to candidature Faculty of Engineering: Graduate and Postgraduate Diploma Regulations
In addition to the specific admission to candidature provisions for a particular diploma, an applicant for admission to candidature must, to the satisfaction of the faculty board, be suitably prepared for the relevant course of study.
4. Course of study
4.1 The course of study for a diploma comprises units and practical and project work, determined by the faculty board under this section.
4.2 The faculty board may from time to time determine the units and practical and project work comprising a course of study and in relation to these may determine any matter including, but not limited to ‐
4.2.1 number, timing, content and duration;
4.2.2 candidate attendance and participation;
4.2.3 credit points;
4.2.4 assessment; and
4.2.5 satisfactory completion.
4.3 The faculty board must cause each determination under this section to be published in the faculty information handout.
6. Time limits
6.1 Except where the faculty board in any particular case otherwise determines, the course of study for a diploma must be completed in a minimum of one and a maximum of ten years.
6.2 Where credit is granted to a candidate under these regulations, the candidate must complete the course of study within the time specified by the dean.
7. Qualification
A candidate who satisfactorily completes the course of study for a diploma is qualified for the award of the diploma.
8. Compliance
8.1 Subject to this section, a candidate must comply with these regulations and with the requirements concerning the course of study determined by the faculty board under these regulations, as in force or published from time to time.
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during candidature, provided that the board is satisfied that the work so required to be completed is equivalent in standard to that currently required to complete the relevant course of study.
Part II ‐ Specific
9. Graduate Diploma in Engineering Maintenance Management
9.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in
Engineering Maintenance Management must have qualified ‐
9.1.1 in the university or in another recognised educational institution for a degree or diploma in an engineering discipline; or
9.1.2 in the university for the Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management, or the Graduate Diploma in Reliability Engineering, with a minimum average grade of 65% ‐
or have other qualifications which the faculty board is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
9.2 A candidate who ‐
9.2.1 has not qualified for admission under paragraph 9.1.2; and
9.2.2 withdraws from candidature after satisfactorily completing the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management or the Graduate Certificate in Reliability Engineering ‐
is qualified for the award of the relevant graduate certificate.
10. Graduate Diploma in Materials Engineering
An applicant for admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Materials Engineering must have ‐
10.1.1 qualified in the university or in another recognised educational institution for a degree or diploma in an engineering discipline; or
10.1.2 other qualifications which the faculty board is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
11. Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology
An applicant for admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology must have ‐
11.1.1 qualified in the university or in another recognised educational institution for a degree or diploma in an engineering discipline; or Page|3
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11.1.2 other qualifications which the faculty board is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
12. Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering
12.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for the Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering must have qualified in the university for ‐
12.1.1 the Bachelor of Engineering; or
12.1.2 the Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Engineering ‐
or have other qualifications which the faculty board is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
12.2 A candidate who ‐
12.2.1 has not qualified for admission under paragraph 12.1.2; and
12.2.2 withdraws from candidature after satisfactorily completing the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Engineering ‐
is qualified for the award of that graduate certificate.
13. Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
13.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for the Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering must have qualified in the university for ‐
13.1.1 the Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering; or
13.1.2 the Graduate Certificate in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering ‐
or have other qualifications which the faculty board is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
13.2 A candidate who ‐
13.2.1 has not qualified for admission under paragraph 13.1.2; and
13.2.2 withdraws from candidature after satisfactorily completing the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering ‐
is qualified for the award of that graduate certificate.
14. Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Engineering and Management
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14.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for the Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Engineering and Management must have qualified in the university for the Graduate Certificate in Infrastructure Engineering and Management with a minimum average grade of 65%.
15. Postgraduate Diploma in Materials Engineering
An applicant for admission to candidature for the Postgraduate Diploma in Materials Engineering must have ‐
15.1.1 qualified in the university for the Bachelor of Engineering; or
15.1.2 other qualifications which the faculty board is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
16. Postgraduate Diploma in Telecommunication Engineering
16.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for the Postgraduate Diploma in Telecommunication Engineering must have qualified in the university for ‐
16.1.1 the Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering; or
16.1.2 the Graduate Certificate in Telecommunication Engineering ‐
or have other qualifications which the faculty board is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
16.2 A candidate who ‐
16.2.1 has not qualified for admission under paragraph 16.1.2; and
16.2.2 withdraws from candidature after satisfactorily completing the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Telecommunication Engineering ‐
is qualified for the award of that graduate certificate.
17. Postgraduate Diploma in Transport and Traffic
17.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for the Postgraduate Diploma in Transport and Traffic must have qualified in the university for the Graduate Certificate in Transport and Traffic with a minimum average grade of 65%.
Schedule A
Fields of Study ‐ Graduate Diplomas
• Engineering Maintenance Management
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• Materials Engineering
• Pulp and Paper Technology
Schedule B
Fields of Study ‐ Postgraduate Diplomas
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
• Infrastructure Engineering and Management
• Materials Engineering
• Telecommunication Engineering
• Transport and Traffic
End Notes
1. Table of amendments from 1 March 2012 (as incorporated into this version):
Amendment Sections Amended Commencement Date (Promulgation) Miscellaneous Credit Regulations Sections 5, 14 and 1 March 2012 (Amendment) (No. 2 of 2012) 17
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