Prepare for a professional career in civil, mechanical, mechatronic, electrical engineering or surveying, or continue studying after this qualification and become a fully-qualified engineer and/or surveyor.

In this qualification you will learn the mathematics, physics and chemistry you need to study engineering. Depending on the combination of courses you choose, you could be eligible for up to 1.5 years of credit towards an Engineering (Honours) bachelor degree with UniSA and accrue some hours in the UniSA STEM Professional Practice Program.  

You’ll be taught by experience lecturers with everything you learn supported by our (well above) world-class research excellence.1

1 UniSA’s Engineering research rated well above world-class – 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)

What you'll learn

Along with courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry, you’ll study first year engineering core courses. These include Engineering Materials, Engineering Design and Innovation, and Computer Techniques.

You will also select a specialisation in civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or surveying where you’ll study courses specific to these areas.

Careers you could consider:

• electrical engineering technologist: designing, building, testing and repairing electronic parts in mobile phones, medical equipment, machinery control systems, or computers; using computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-assisted engineering (CAE) software to design systems and products
• engineering design and development: working on products such as mobile phones or car part construction; research using mathematical modelling; using CAD and CAE software; testing prototypes and analysing results
• maintenance technician: preventative maintenance work such as checking and calibrating instruments, fitting new parts or carrying out quality inspections; emergency maintenance work such as fixing equipment breakdowns or faults

This associate degree is also a pathway into UniSA Engineering (Honours) degrees, so you could also continue your studies and become a fully-qualified engineer and/or surveyor.