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. UNSW Canberra 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.
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 the utilisation of space for military, civilian and commercial applications. There 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.
UNSW Canberra 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.
For more information on this degree, see the UNSW Handbook.
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 in Course Availability below).
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.
Code | Course | Semester 1 - 2024 | Semester 2 - 2024 |
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Space Operations |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
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Space Systems Technology |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
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Space Systems Engineering Management |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
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Space Cooperation, Conflict and Competition |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
Code | Course | Semester 1 - 2024 | Semester 2 - 2024 |
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Global Navigation Satellite Systems |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
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Cyber Resilience: Management Governance and Acquisition |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
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Information Assurance Principles |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
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Satellite Communications |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
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Spaceborne Imaging Technology |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
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Requirements Practice |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
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Test and Evaluation |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
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Project Management Body of Knowledge |
Distance Mode |
Distance Mode |
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Capability Option Analysis |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
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ZEIT8601 | Applied Machine Learning | Not Offered | Distance Mode |
Global Security |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
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Australian Defence Policy: Concepts and Challenges |
Not Offered |
Distance Mode |
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ZHSS8435 | Contemporary Strategy | Not Offered | Not Offered |
International Law in Global Politics |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
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ZHSS8467 | Military Game Changers in 21st Century Warfare | Not Offered | Not Offered |
Human Factors and the Technological Interface |
Distance Mode |
Not Offered |
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ZPEM8310 | Understanding Social-Technical Systems: Ideas, Spaces and Cultures | Not Offered | Distance Mode |
For information regarding entry requirements, please refer to the online handbook.
Program Coordinator
Dr George Bowden
E: g.bowden@adfa.edu.au
Student Enquiries
E: SAS.cbr@unsw.edu.au
T: +61 2 5114 5000