We offer units and courses that provide excellent training and professional development.
Asset Management and Reliability Engineering
Engineering Asset Management (EAM) is an inter-disciplinary field that combines technical, financial, risk and reliability skills to manage engineering and infrastructure assets.
Reliability Engineering develops a sound base knowledge of the mathematical concepts, models and tools in the reliability area.
Our professional development units are targeted at experienced engineers and managers. The unit outcomes deliver on specific competencies identified in the Asset Management Competency Framework developed by the Institute of Asset Management.
The assignments are designed to be integrated and aligned with current work projects thereby providing relevant context and immediate feedback for the student and value-add for the organisation.
Reliability Engineering - Trimester 3 2009 (31 August to 21 November)
Admission requirements and prerequisites:
- Bachelor of Engineering degree and at least 5 years of professional experience, or significant Reliability Engineering experience and competent maths/statistics background
Asset Management Plan - Trimester 1 2010 (25 Jan to 30 April)
Admission requirements and prerequisites:
- Must have completed ASST8422 Engineering Asset Management and Risk with Credit or higher.
Engineering Asset Management and Risk - Trimester 2 2010 (17 May to 9 August)
Admission requirements and prerequisites:
- Bachelor of Engineering degree and at least 5 years professional experience, or
- Bachelor degree and at least 5 years professional experience, or
- Trade or TAFE qualification and a minimum of ten years professional and managerial experience in asset management, maintenance, operations or logistics.
Questions to consider
If you are unsure whether these units are appropriate to professional development for yourself or members of your team, technical and administrative questions to consider include:
- Are the outcomes of the units aligned with your and your organisation's professional development goals?
- Can you attend classes at the UWA on Monday nights for a 12 week trimester?
- Can you leverage the content and outcomes of the units into your current work?
- Can you manage the additional work load (6-10 hrs/week) generated by the assignments and work for the course in addition to your current work load?
- Do you want the option of a credit for the unit if you undertake further professional development in the Graduate Diploma or Master of Business and Engineering Asset Management?
- Are you an Australian Citizen, Permanent resident or holder of a Temporary Business Visa (sub-class 457)?
- Do you have english as a first language, have you taken an undergraduate degree delivered in English or passed IELTS at 6.5?
- If the answers are Yes, then these units are suitable for you.
Fees and enrolment
The cost for 2009 for applications through ACCESS UWA is $3,400 per unit.
Consult the ACCESS brochure on the ACCESS UWA website for the application form and enrolment information. For further information please contact Dr Melinda Hodkiewicz.
Oil and Gas Engineering
Many companies in the oil and gas sector have used our Oil and Gas Engineering short course options to ensure their staff are trained in specific technical subjects at an advanced level.
Course options
Greater flexibility in the program means that there are options to attend daytime classes, evening classes and also to complete units online.
Units will be of one standard semester duration and have a value of 6 points.
Occasionally, units will be offered in non-standard semesters in a more intensive format, but such units will be clearly indicated on the timetable.
Evening classes are a three-hour lecture once a week for 13 weeks (5:30 – 8:30pm).
Online units are offered on a trimester basis.
Recommended units and timetables
- Recommended units for short course enrolments.
- Timetables show when the units are offered.
Fees and enrolment
Consult the ACCESS brochure on the ACCESS UWA website for the application form and enrolment information.
For online units, Trimester 3 (31 August to 27 November) applications must be lodged by Friday 14 August 2009.
Continuing Education students (take part in assessed coursework/take exams, and will receive a final grade for the unit)
- Domestic Applicants (Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents)
The domestic student fee for each module in 2009 will be $2560. - International Applicants
If you are not an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or a Permanent Resident of Australia, then you will be considered an international applicant. The international student fee for each module in 2009 will be $4,000
Audit students (do not take part in assessed coursework/exams; they will be given WebCT guest accounts by School to access learning material online)
- Domestic Applicant Fee: $2,000
- International Applicant Fee: $3,100
School of Mechanical Engineering
University information
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