Electrical and electronic engineers design, create, operate and maintain systems that use or manipulate electricity, either as a form of energy or to carry information. This broad scope encompasses a wide range of practical applications. Some prominent examples include:

• electric motors used in hybrid vehicles and industrial equipment
• generating and distributing electricity, incorporating renewable sources
• nano-scale sensors and devices for medical and other industrial applications
• microelectronic computer chips for capability-rich systems
• algorithms to extract and process information from real-world environments
• collision avoidance sensors for land-based and airborne vehicles
• pervasive and versatile antennas for sensing telecommunications.
  

This program embraces both electrical and electronic engineering and provides graduates with a wide range of fundamental scientific knowledge relevant to electrical and electronic engineering.

In the first year of this degree students gain a deeper understanding of maths, physics and computer programming while being introduced to basic principles of electricity and electronics. In second and third years of the degree, the emphasis shifts towards learning new and more advanced electrical and electronics technologies.

The final year of the degree provides the opportunity to specialise in a particular area by studying advanced specialist courses and by completing a capstone project that further develops research, technical and professional skills.

This program also offers a specialisation in Electrical and Electronic - Avionics, which concerns the complex electronic systems found in modern aircraft.

Students are required to complete 12 weeks approved practical experience.   

Employment opportunities, both local and international, are available in a diverse variety of growing fields such as radar and remote sensing, automation, renewable energy, power systems, biomedical engineering, avionics, defence technologies, information security and telecommunications.

The objective of the undergraduate Electrical and Electronic Engineering program is to produce graduates with specific attributes as outlined in the University Calendar.

Graduates qualify for professional membership of Engineers Australia.

Students are required to complete 12 weeks of approved practical experience outside normal class time. Practical experience can be undertaken in Australia or overseas.

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