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Graduate Diploma in Materials Engineering

  • Graduate Diploma

Investment in the advanced materials market is expanding the world over-in the space industry, medical technologies, defence, manufacturing, energy, telecommunications and more. Engineering professionals able to drive materials innovation are in high demand.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time
Course Code
3GD103, 099709M
Intake Months
Jul, Feb
International Fees
$52,000 per year / $52,000 total

About this course

Accelerate industry's material progress

Investment in the advanced materials market is expanding the world over-in the space industry, medical technologies, defence, manufacturing, energy, telecommunications and more. Engineering professionals able to drive materials innovation are in high demand.

Study locations

North Terrace

North Terrace Campus

What you will learn

Our Graduate Diploma of Materials Engineering will equip you with high-level knowledge at the real-world interface between materials engineering, chemistry and physics.

The industry-driven content is delivered over 12 months full-time, through a flexible blend of online and intensive face-to-face learning; and if you're currently employed full-time and looking to upskill, you can make the study fit you by taking courses individually or combined as a graduate certificate.

You will:

  • work in the University's state-of-the-art engineering research labs
  • have access to cutting-edge on-campus research and development facilities
  • work alongside world-class materials engineering researchers-including from the University of Adelaide Centre for Materials in Energy and Catalysis, and the ARC Research Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation.

You'll also be able to take courses in your chosen specialisation: Energy; Quantum; or Optical.

Career pathways

You might make school lunches planet-friendly by developing biodegradable cling film. You could help create light, strong and cost-effective shipping containers to reduce global freight costs and fuel consumption. Perhaps you'll develop an on-site fertilizer producing unit from sunlight, air, and water for local farmers. You may even wish to continue your studies in the Master of Materials Engineering.


  • Be mentored by our world-class researchers and industry experts
  • Learn in our high-quality research facilities and specialist laboratories
  • Gain credit towards the Master of Materials Engineering

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma in Materials Engineering is a 24-unit program comprising 12 units of core courses, and 12 units of elective courses.

International students from non-English speaking backgrounds will be required to take an English language communications course as part of the program.

The availability of all courses is conditional on the availability of staff, facilities and sufficient enrolments.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Engineering courses at University of Adelaide.
80.2%
Overall satisfaction
88.3%
Skill scale
73.9%
Teaching scale