The Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Safety, Risk, and Reliability) is tailored for professionals aiming to enhance their expertise in managing safety and reliability in engineering contexts. This program addresses the growing industry need for engineers skilled in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks while ensuring system reliability and safety.
The Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Safety, Risk, and Reliability) (GDSR) offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to empower students with essential knowledge and skills vital for navigating the multifaceted realm of safety and risk management. Focused on critical areas such as system safety, risk mitigation, and reliability enhancement, this program prepares students to proficiently manage safety systems and address risks across diverse operational landscapes. It is tailored for individuals with backgrounds in mechanical, chemical & process, instrumentation & control, electrical, or industrial plant and systems engineering, particularly priming them for advancement within the safety and reliability industries, fostering their professional growth and confidence.
Throughout the program, students explore units covering foundational principles like system safety, risk management, incident investigation, workplace health and safety, and reliability engineering methodologies. Emphasizing practical application, learners gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge safety technologies and statistical methods for reliability analysis. The capstone project serves as the culmination of the course, challenging students to demonstrate their autonomy and accountability by applying their acquired knowledge and skills to real-world scenarios. This project showcases their ability to tackle complex safety, risk, and reliability challenges with innovative and practical solutions, solidifying their readiness for professional roles in the field.
Course Benefits:
The program integrates eight comprehensive units designed to cover key aspects of safety, risk management, and reliability engineering. Students will delve into topics such as safety systems and standards, risk assessment techniques, reliability engineering principles, human factors in safety, and the application of these concepts in various engineering sectors.
The curriculum is strategically developed to provide a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
The Safety Systems and Risk Management unit emphasizes the development and implementation of effective safety management systems and understanding risk management methodologies. In Reliability Engineering, students learn about reliability analysis, maintenance strategies, and techniques to improve the longevity and performance of engineering systems. Human Factors and Safety explores the impact of human behaviour on safety and how to design systems to mitigate human error and enhance overall safety. The Hazard Identification and Risk Control unit covers techniques for identifying potential hazards and implementing control measures to mitigate risks. Finally, the Advanced Risk Assessment unit equips students with advanced skills in both quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methods for evaluating and managing risks effectively.
The program culminates in a significant research-based capstone project. This project requires students to apply their acquired knowledge and skills to real-world problems, demonstrating their ability to conduct independent research, critical evaluation, and innovative problem-solving. The capstone project is designed to foster a high level of personal autonomy and accountability, preparing graduates to tackle complex challenges in the safety and reliability engineering domains.
The program is composed of 8 units. These units cover a range of aspects to provide you with maximum practical coverage in the field of Safety, Risk and Reliability. The program is delivered on a part-time intensive basis over 4 terms, each of 12 weeks. Please refer to the current teach-out program structurehere.
| Unit Number | Module/Unit Name | Term | Credit Points |
| GSR501 | Introduction to System Safety, Risk Management and Reliability | Term 1 | 3 |
| GSR502 | Incident/Accident Investigations and Learning from Disasters | Term 1 | 3 |
| GSR505 | Safety Systems – Tools and Methods | Term 2 | 3 |
| GSR508 | Data Analysis and Statistics for Reliability Engineering | Term 2 | 3 |
| GSR503 | Human, Environment and Workplace Health and Safety | Term 3 | 3 |
| GSR509 | Reliability Engineering | Term 3 | 3 |
| GSR511 | Process Safety, Safety Lifecycle and Safety Management System | Term 4 | 3 |
| GSR512 | Capstone Project | Term 4 | 3 |
Demonstrate sound fundamental understanding of the scientific and engineering principles and apply underpinning natural, physical, and engineering sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer, and information sciences to solve safety, risk, and reliability engineering problems.
Apply in-depth as well as broad understanding of the relevant specialist body of knowledge within the safety, risk, and reliability engineering discipline.
Draw on the knowledge of engineering design practice and understand the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the safety, risk, and reliability engineering discipline.
Apply systematic approaches, design processes and established engineering methods, tools, techniques, and resources, underpinned by hazard and risk framework considerations to conduct and manage safety, risk and reliability engineering projects.
Communicate effectively technical ideas, design concepts or research results to a diverse audience.
Demonstrate professional use and management of information.
Apply discipline and professional knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, adaptability, and responsibility as a professional engineer.
Ability to work as a member of a cross disciplinary team in a manner consistent with ethical and professional standards.
Dr Arti Siddhpura
To enter this program, we require applicants to hold:
* With integrated compulsory twelve-week professional industry experience, training, or project work of which six weeks are directly supervised by a professional/eligible professional engineer as determined by EIT.
** Congruent field of practice means one of the following with adequate safety, risk, and reliability content (fields not listed below to be considered by the Dean and the Admissions Committee on a case-by-case basis):
Please note meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry to our programs. Applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
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Like all Australian higher education providers and universities, EIT programs are accredited by the exacting standards of the Australian Government’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). This Graduate Diploma is a formally recognized qualification under the Australian Qualifications Framework.
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This course is classified as Level 8 under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Our Graduate Diplomas takes 12 months to complete. The online graduate diploma is delivered on a part-time intensive basis over 2 terms, each of 12 weeks. Part-time students are expected to spend approximately 20 hours per week learning the program material, completing assessments and attending tutorials.
Any student has a right to appeal a decision of the Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) or any member of the institute’s staff. EIT has a comprehensive Policy on Appeals and Grievances to assist students.
You must submit your application at least four weeks before the start date to be considered for your desired intake.
A census date is the date at which an enrolment is considered to be final. Any withdrawal you make after the study period census date will incur an academic penalty (for example, a fail grade) and a financial penalty (for example, no refund of your student contribution or tuition fees). See our current census dates.
