The elective units can be selected from the Faculty of Architecture graduate units of study and, with permission, some units can be completed at other institutions. It is recommended that people attempt units in related areas. Depending upon their interest, these could be building services, facilities management, audio, computring, heritage, energy, building, urban desihn or urban planning. Independent study electives can also be taken to extend the formal lighting units to areas od specialisation. Credit towards the 72 units required for the Graduate Diploma, up to 18 units, can be given for equivalent units completed elsewhere and for which an award has been made.
Credit is also possible for non-credentialled learning.
The minimum period required to complete the Graduate Diploma is three semesters. There are two units in each of human factors and technology, running in parallel after which the single unit in design is undertaken. Diagramatically, the stucture is as shown below. The descriptions of each programme given above indicate that, due to the timings of the core lighting design units, the minimum time for compltion is three semesters. The four credit point units each have two 2-day blocks, separated by about a month, allowing the completion of assignments and any additional reading or tuition that may be required.