AUT - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Electronic engineering
- Embedded (computer) system design
- Energy generation design
- Engineering and general management
- Power systems
- Telecommunication system design
- Further postgraduate study
PAPERS
Most papers last one semester and are worth 15 points. Students must complete 120 points each year (360 points for the entire degree). In each year students study core (compulsory) papers, and select other papers from a range of options.
In addition to successfully completing all the papers, you are also required to complete a minimum of 800 hours of planned supervised work placement prior to graduation. The aim of the work experience is to expose you to the engineering practices and management systems in the work environment.
Year One - 120 Points total
The first year of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is common to all majors. As well as undertaking papers in engineering, you will develop communication and teamwork skills. Engineers almost always work in teams, which often involve non-engineering participants.
CORE PAPERS
Level 5:
705000 Engineering Design Communication (15)
705002 Electronics (15)
705003 Engineering Computing (15)
705005 Engineering Graphics (15)
705008 Engineering Principles A (15)
705009 Engineering Principles B (15)
715001 Engineering Computation 1 (15)
765450 Materials Science I (15)
Year Two - 120 Points total
The second year provides the core material required in all strands of electrical and electronic engineering. The strands covered are: computers and microprocessors; control; electronic; telecommunications; biotronic engineering; and power engineering. Electrical engineers must have knowledge of all these fields.
CORE PAPERS
Level 6:
706010 Engineering Planning (15)
716001 Engineering Computation II (15)
736001 Computer Aided Electrotechnology (15)
736002 Electrical Technology (15)
736006 Electronic Circuits (15)
736008 Introduction to Microcontrollers (15)
Level 7:
707016 Engineering Computation III (15)
737002 Circuits (15)
Year Three - 120 Points total
In year three you will choose two of the above strands for more detailed study. Two project papers give you the ability to design and build real engineering hardware and solve engineering problems. A paper in engineering planning further reinforces the real-world practical approach to engineering.
CORE PAPERS:
Level 6
706001 Project (15)
706011 Engineering Technology Studies (15)
736007 Communications Principles (15)
Level 7
707006 Design Project (15)
737003 Fields and Waves (15)
SELECT ONE LEVEL 7 PAPER
737430 Electrical Utilisation (15)
737431 Embedded Digital Systems (15)
SELECT TWO LEVEL 7 PAPERS
737432 Electrical Power Engineering (15)
737433 Control Systems (15)
737434 Electronic Systems (15)
737435 Communication Networks (15)
737436 Utilisation B (15)
Year Four - 120 Points total
CORE PAPERS:
Level 7
707005 Engineering Studies (15)
Level 8:
738001 Industrial Project (Electrical) (45) (Full Year Paper)
SELECT FOUR:
A number of 15 point level 8 elective papers covering telecommunications, power, electronics, computer systems and software engineering are offered each semester subject to demand and class viability. Students are required to select from electives.