Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours)

Course Details

This program positions students at the exciting edge of electronic design, power generation and communications as you study one of the largest and oldest fields of engineering. Gain practical and problem-solving skills working on projects in the workplace that will help launch a career as an Electrical or Electronic Engineer. The Bachelor of Engineering degree combines electrical and electronic engineering, and you can specialise in telecommunications or power systems. Graduates of this course will be responsible for electricity generation and distribution; design and develop smart grids incorporating communication, control, and automation technologies in this modernization; design and develop renewable energy systems (such as photovoltaic, wind and biomass systems) as alternatives to fossil-fuel based generation; work in the electricity supply industry with special skills on power systems analysis, protection, operations, reliability, maintenance, and management; design complex electronic equipment; manage large industrial manufacturing plants and substations; design and manage communications infrastructure (telephones, radio, TV and the Internet) and design and program microprocessor based embedded systems for use within a wide range of applications and industries.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Honours)

Course structure: 384 credit points; 8 First Year Core units; 20 Professional Core Engineering units; 4 Minor units.

First Class Honours: To be eligible for completion with First Class Honours student must achieve: A minimum weighted average of 60% over year levels 1 to 3; A minimum weighted average of 80% in year level 4; A HD grade for the final year Capstone Project 2 unit.