Electrical and Electronic Engineering Major - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

If you’re studying electrical and electronic engineering, you’ll learn to solve complex problems across large scale electric power flow, automated production systems, complex hardware and software systems, telecommunications and embedded digital systems.

Most of your first-year courses are shared between the majors in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and the Bachelor of Engineering Technology, making it easy for you to switch between our engineering degrees and majors.

You also need to complete 800 hours of planned, supervised work experience to graduate, in addition to completing all your courses. This experience exposes you to common engineering industry practices and helps you gain knowledge of engineering procedures, engineering responsibilities, and health and safety practices.

Year 1

Complete the following courses

• COMP500 Programming Concepts and Techniques
• DIGD507 Mahitahi | Collaborative Practices
• ENGE500 Introduction to Sustainable Engineering Design
• ENGE501 Engineering Mathematics I
• ENGE503 Engineering Mechanics
• ENGE504 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
• ENME502 Engineering Materials I
• ENGE600 Engineering Management

Year 2

Complete the following courses

• ENGE601 Engineering Mathematics II
• ENEL619 Signals, Circuits and Systems
• ENEL602 Electronics Project
• ENEL608 Intro to Microcontrollers
• ENEL604 Electrical Power Engineering
• ENEL606 Analogue and Digital Systems
• ENGE603 Renewable Energy: Generation, Storage and Utilisation

You also choose one elective course.

Year 3

Complete the following courses

• ENEL700 Communication Engineering
• ENEL702 Instrumentation and Control Systems
• ENEL709 Engineering Design Innovation Project
• ENEL712 Embedded System Design
• ENEL711 Machines and Drives
• ENEL713 Power System Analysis and Design
• ENGE702 Engineering Mathematics III
• ENGE707 Data Engineering and AI

Year 4

Complete the following courses

• ENGE891 Final Year Research Project (Part A)
• ENGE892 Final Year Research Project(Part B)
• ENGE803 Innovation and Research Management
• ENGE800 Engineering Numerical Techniques and Statistical Analysis

And choose four from

• ENEL800 Wireless Systems
• ENEL803 Electrical Design and Protection
• ENEL804 Sustainable Energy Systems
• ENEL809 Digital Control
• ENEL813 Power Systems in Quality Management
• ENSE807 Digital Signal Processing

Workplace experience

Your industry-based research project in Year 4 is your opportunity to gain real-life industrial experience in an electrical and electronic engineering environment, under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.

Organisations you could work with include:

• Mighty River Power
• Genesis Energy
• Contact Energy
• Fisher & Paykel Appliances
• Spark
• Auckland Airport

Want more info about work integrated learning at AUT?

Read more about workplace experience in AUT programmes, how it works and why it’s so beneficial when you start your career.

Workplace experience in AUT programmes