Diploma of Higher Education - Engineering and Applied Science

About the course

Gain a one-year university qualification while opening up your pathway into many JCU Bachelor degrees. The Diploma of Higher Education is recognised as a stand-alone qualification designed for students who dont meet the entry requirements of a Bachelor degree. Study a variety of introductory and first-year degree subjects, designed to help you build on core knowledge and foster skills of academic enquiry. You will enrol in a specific study plan created to suit your chosen major. Benefit from support staff dedicated to students of this degree and the award-winning JCU Learning Centre. Receive the foundational skills and knowledge to enter your target Bachelor degree course. Graduates who successfully complete JCUs Diploma of Higher Education meet the entry requirements necessary to enter into many JCU Bachelor degrees. Integrate and apply theoretical and technical knowledge and concepts, with depth in some areas, in a discipline or broad field of learning. Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in learning independently and managing personal development and future pathways. Apply knowledge of diversity and interpersonal and/or intercultural skills to work effectively in teams to complete a range of activities within broad parameters. Benefit from JCUs expert lecturers and explore a wide range of essential foundation subjects. Complete prerequisite subjects that are required for many JCU degrees and choose from a wide range of electives across JCUs extensive engineering programs. Graduates will gain technical knowledge in areas such as chemistry, process engineering, biological processes, programming, statistics and data analysis and physics.