Graduate Certificate in Space Operations
Explore the technical and strategic forces that influence the space domain.
For domestic students only.
Explore the technical and strategic forces that influence the space domain.
For domestic students only.
From GPS and banking to environmental and emergency management, space systems play an ever-increasing role in our daily lives. Õ¬Äи£Àû is home to the largest space capability in the country and our Graduate Certificate in Space Operations provide you with a high level of understanding of the issues associated with the planning, operation and acquisition of space systems within the rapidly changing global space sector.ÌýÌý
Postgraduate coursework
6 months full-time
Semester 1, Semester 2
7353
Online
The program analyses the intersection between the technical and strategic forces that influence operational decisions within the space domain. It also explores the changing landscape for theÌýutilisationÌýof space for military, civilian and commercial applications.ÌýThere is an emphasis on examining opportunities for Australia to grow its strategic space capability while responsibly operating within the space domain to ensure the sustainment of the space environment into the future.Ìý
Ìý
Õ¬Äи£Àû has a range of on-site capabilities to enable end-to-end space mission including Australia’s first space mission concurrent engineering design facility. Space facilities also include the Falcon Telescope, a cleanroom, a thermal vacuum chamber laboratory, and satellite ground stations.ÌýÌý
For more information on this degree, see theÌý.
Students undertaking Graduate Certificate of Space Operations are required to complete 24 Units of Credit (UOC) by completing four 6-UOC courses from the list in the Handbook entry for the program (see the list inÌýCourse AvailabilityÌýbelow).Ìý
In the Graduate Certificate of Space Operations program, students must complete at least 12 UOC, up to a maximum of 24 UOC, from the core courses list and up to a maximum of 12 UOC from the elective courses list.Ìý
Code | Course | Semester 1 - 2024 | Semester 2 - 2024 |
---|---|---|---|
Space OperationsÌýÌý |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
|
Space Systems TechnologyÌý |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
|
Space Systems Engineering Management |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
|
Space Cooperation, Conflict and Competition |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
Ìý
Code | Course | Semester 1 - 2024 | Semester 2 - 2024 |
---|---|---|---|
Global Navigation Satellite SystemsÌý |
Not OfferedÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
|
Cyber Resilience: Management Governance and Acquisition |
Distance ModeÌý |
Not OfferedÌý |
|
Information Assurance PrinciplesÌý |
Not OfferedÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
|
Satellite CommunicationsÌýÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
Not OfferedÌý |
|
Spaceborne Imaging TechnologyÌý |
Not OfferedÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
|
Requirements PracticeÌý |
Not Offered |
Distance ModeÌý |
|
Test and EvaluationÌýÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
Not Offered |
|
Project Management Body of KnowledgeÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
|
Capability Option AnalysisÌý |
Not OfferedÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
|
Applied Machine Learning | Not Offered | Distance Mode | |
ÌýÌý |
Global SecurityÌý |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
Australian Defence Policy: Concepts and ChallengesÌý |
Not OfferedÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
|
Contemporary Strategy | Not Offered | Not Offered | |
International Law in Global PoliticsÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
Not Offered |
|
Military Game Changers in 21st Century Warfare | Not Offered | Not Offered | |
Human Factors and the Technological InterfaceÌý |
Distance ModeÌý |
Not OfferedÌý |
|
Understanding Social-Technical Systems: Ideas, Spaces and Cultures | Not Offered | Distance ModeÌý |
For information regarding entry requirements, please refer to theÌý.Ìý
Program Coordinator
Dr George Bowden
E:Ìýg.bowden@adfa.edu.au
Student Enquiries
E:ÌýSAS.cbr@unsw.edu.au
T: +61 2 5114 5000Ìý