The School offers undergraduate and graduate training in all branches of the professions of electrical engineering and telecommunications. The Degree programs are accredited by The Institution of Engineers, Australia as meeting the requirements for admission to graduate membership. The School is also associated with the Australian Photonics Co-operative Research Centre which conducts research into Optical Fibre communication devices and technology.

A very vibrant Co-op program is offered for Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications students. Co-operative scholarships are funded by Australia's premier industries.

Options within Electrical Engineering include: Telecommunications, Photonics, Systems & Control, Energy Systems, Microelectronics, Signal Processing.

The undergraduate curricula are being progressively revised to provide flexible training to suit the future needs of students. Individual student needs can be further met by substitution provisions within the programs.

Please contact the School of Electrical Engineering for information on the Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes.

Note: MATH1141 and MATH1241 may be taken at the ordinary level (MATH1131 and MATH1231).

And TWO General Education courses in Session 1 and TWO General Education courses in Session 2 also.

Note: MATH2620 and MATH2111 may be taken at the ordinary level (MATH2520 and MATH2011).

COMP1011 and COMP1021 may be taken at the higher level (COMP1711 and COMP1721).

TWO Electives from:

Students who intend to major in particular disciplines should note that certain Year 3 elective courses may be prerequisites for the Professional Electives they choose in Year 4.

COMP2011 may be taken at the higher level (COMP2711).

And THREE Professional Electives

Session 2

And TWO Professional Electives

Note: The Thesis may only be taken by students with an Honours-level weighted average at the end of Year 3. Other students enrol in the Group Thesis (ELEC4914 and ELEC4915).

Students who intend to major in particular disciplines should note that certain Year 3 elective courses may be prerequisites for the Professional Electives they choose in Year 4.

COMP2011 may be taken at the higher level (COMP2711).

Professional Electives

Microelectronics

Professional Elective courses in Computer Systems area require either COMP2011 or COMP2021 as a prerequisite.

Because of timetable clashes, not all combinations of courses are possible.

The program selected by each student must be approved by the Head of School. Not all electives are offered each session, nor is the full range available to part-time students. Students are advised each year of the timetable of available electives.

Students in this program must also satisfy the General Education requirements.
This is usually 12 UOC taken in second and third year studies.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents (see left-hand side of page).

Each Faculty has responsibility for deciding what courses are able to be counted towards the General Education requirement for their students.
The Faculty of Engineering is committed to providing the widest range of choice of general education electives for its students. It strongly encourages students to make the best use of this flexibility. Please contact your School Office for further information on General Education electives available to you.

In the Bachelor of Engineering degree programs the same formal program is offered to both Pass students and to those aiming at Honours. Honours will be awarded for meritorious performance over the program: special attention is paid to a candidate's performance in the final year courses and thesis project.

In the cases of combined degrees, such as the BE BA or the BE BSc, the award of the BA or BSc degree at Honours level requires two additional sessions of study.

Students wishing to gain a degree at Honours level in Arts or in Science as part of their combined degree program must meet all the relevant requirements of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Science and of the appropriate school concerned. Students may enrol for the Honours year only on the recommendation of the Head of their School in the Faculty of Engineering and with the approval of the Head of the appropriate Arts or Science School. For Honours in Science, approval must also be sought from the Science Cross Faculty Standing Committee or its delegated authorities. AUSTUDY support is available for the combined degree program including the Honours level.

Bachelor of Engineering Program Rules

1. The Bachelor of Engineering is awarded following the completion of a minimum of 192 units of credit.

2. The specific requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering in the various disciplines are set out in the relevant sections in this Handbook.

3. The degree may be awarded with Honours, based upon the overall performance in the program and in accordance with Faculty and School policies. Honours are awarded in the following classes - Class 1, Class 2 Division 1, Class 2 Division 2.

4. The standard duration of the program is four years, or eight sessions, of full-time study each comprising 24 units of credit. Students may undertake the program over a longer period on the basis of part-time study.

5. Each student is required to complete a minimum of 60 days of approved experience in industry prior to graduation.

6. General Education electives may only be attempted after the student has attempted at least 24 units of credit.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Each student is personally responsible for ensuring the completion of the full 60 days compulsory industrial training prescribed as part of the requirements for the award of the degree. Industrial Training should be concurrent with enrolment and is best accumulated in the summer recesses at the end of Years 2 and 3, but must be completed by the end of Year 4.

Students should in general work with professional engineers and take an active part in their work in the design of simple equipment, solving of engineering problems, or any other work which is relevant to the profession of Engineering.

At the end of each period of employment every student must submit a report, typically 2000-3000 words, summarising the work done, the training received and including a description of the organisation of the Company

Industrial Training will be assessed as a compulsory part of the course ELEC4011 Ethics and Electrical Engineering Practice. Students must complete the industrial training requirement in order to receive a completed assessment for this course.

After completing Year 1 full-time, it is possible for students to progress with a program which has a part-time load (less than 18 units of credit in any session). Very few undergraduate courses are offered in the evenings and students need to be able to attend classes as the timetable demands. Formal part-time programs, that provide courses at times suited to part-time students, are not offered.

Guidelines for Substitution of Courses

To suit the special abilities or needs of individual students a limited number of course substitutions is permitted within each program. Any such substitution must have prior approval of the Head of School.

1. The substituted course is of at least the same length and level as the prescribed course.

2. Core courses are normally substituted with courses covering similar material.

3. Students may substitute for two of the Professional Electives, courses of suitable level and difficulty from areas relevant to the profession of Electrical Engineering. One of these substitutions may be a Year 3 elective from within the School. Substitution of one postgraduate course within the School is permitted, provided that the student has passed Year 3 Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications courses at an adequate level and a similar course is not offered at the undergraduate level.

4. Substitution is not permitted if it unduly restricts the range of courses studied to only one area of electrical engineering or computer systems.

5. Substitution is normally not permitted in Year 1 or Year 2.

Computing Requirements
Information regarding recommended computing equipment for the courses offered by the School is available from the School Office or the School's computer resources web page.