Stream

Telecommunications - TELECS5341

Stream Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Electrical Eng and Telecommunications

Contact: School

Program: 5341 - Engineering Science

Award(s):

Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science (Specialisation)

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Stream Outline

As with all streams under the Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science, the Telecommunications specialisation is underpinned by the attainment of disciplinary and advanced disciplinary knowledge. This stream offers a broad range of theoretical- and applications-based electives within the discipline of telecommunications, including networking and network security, wireless and satellite communications, modulation and coding, quantum communications, and GPS technology. Such a choice allows students the gain a depth and breadth of knowledge across several themes.

The stream provides a solid postgraduate program for electrical engineers wishing to upgrade their skills or further their knowledge.

Entry requirements

In order to be admitted to the stream, a student would be expected to hold a Bachelor of Engineering with at least Honours II/2 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline or hold a Graduate Certificate of Engineering with at least a credit average or an equivalent qualification from a recognised university or tertiary institution in order to be admitted to the program. Relevant disciplines considered for entry include electrical or telecommunications engineering, as well as computer engineering where a sound foundation in telecommunications is provided.

Those without such a qualification are required to argue their prior learning is equivalent to this qualification. For example, a 3- or 4-year Bachelor of Engineering or Science combined with relevant discipline experience may be recognised. For the Telecommunications-related stream, this experience could be for example a sustained design, testing or commissioning role in a multi-year technical project, or a multi-year sustained technical consulting role.

Stream Structure

Students must choose 48 UOC (8 courses) from the Disciplinary Knowledge, Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge, and Elective Course lists below.

Disciplinary Knowledge Courses: 18 UOC Minimum

Students must choose a minimum of 18 UOC to from the following list:
Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge Courses: 18 UOC Minimum

Choose a minimum of 18 UOC from the following list:
Remaining electives may be chosen from the following list:
  • GMAT9202 Receivers and Systems (6UOC)
Electives: 0-12 UOC

Electives may be chosen from:
  • The list of approved electives on the School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications web site, or
  • The disciplinary or advanced disciplinary knowledge courses from this specialisation, or another specialisation within the Graduate Diploma of Engineering Science subject to students being sufficiently prepared by way of prior learning.
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