Course Overview:

• Industrial automation is an expanding stream of engineering, with an increasingly profound influence on most industries and enterprises. This practical qualification will ensure you graduate job-ready as an industrial automation engineering technologist in many industries such as manufacturing, power generation, mechatronics, mechanical, mining, and chemical. Upon completion of this program, you will gain skills and knowledge in the latest developing technologies in instrumentation, process control, and industrial automation.

Program details:

• Due to rapidly evolving technology, industrial processes are becoming increasingly automated. Previously mechanized systems, which required human intervention, now use computerized control systems for higher accuracy, precision, and cost-effectiveness. As industrial automation continues to develop with technological advancements, it is essential that prospective engineers graduate with skills that can be applied within the industry. Our Bachelor of Science (Industrial Automation Engineering) provides you with cutting-edge skills that are valuable in the workplace.

• With this qualification, you will have acquired the essential knowledge which underpins both this and other fields of engineering. More importantly, you will have become an industrial automation technologist.

Entry Requirements:

• Entry is available to applicants who hold one of the following:
1. Year 12: Australian Senior Certificate of Education (or equivalent), completed within the past 3 years, with a minimum score of 60% in Maths;

• • Applicants who have completed Yr 12 (or equivalent) more than 3 years ago will also need to demonstrate relevant work experience in the field of study applied for.

2. A relevant (to the sub-discipline) Engineering AQF Diploma or higher or a relevant (to the sub-discipline) overseas qualification equivalent to an Engineering AQF Diploma or higher which was completed within the last 10 years with successful completion of all Maths units/modules + recent industry work experience in a relevant field.

English Language Proficiency Requirements:

• Entry to this course requires demonstration of English language proficiency at the level of an IELTS overall score of at least 6.0 (with no individual band score less than 5.5)

• The methods of satisfying this English language proficiency requirements are generally through (but not limited to):

• An Australian Senior Certificate of Education or equivalent.
• A specified level of achievement in a recognised English language test, such as IELTS (or equivalent).
• Satisfactory completion of another tertiary course offered in English.
• Work history in an organisation where English is the language of communication.

• NOTE: All CRICOS applicants from non-English speaking countries (as determined by the Australian Department of Home Affairs) are required to provide results from a recognised language test such as IELTS or equivalent.

• NOTE: All applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Potential Job Outcomes:

• Graduates will be employable as technologists working in a wide range of manufacturing, industrial, chemical, military, electrical, mineral processes, and mining industries.

• Potential job roles include engineering and management positions in the following areas of expertise:

• • Process control, commissioning and production management
• • Plant, factory and building automation
• • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Distributed Control Systems (DCSs) and SCADA
• • Industrial design and consultation
• • Supply chain management, quality assurance, and sales
• • Operations, maintenance, field services, and technical support
• • Controls, instrumentation, and robotics