Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Honours)

Develop in-demand skills for an in-demand industry

Combine your skills in computing hardware and software design with electrical systems engineering to work in a rapidly evolving technical environment. The Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering will prepare you with a unique skill set to work in a variety of fields, it also gives you the freedom to create a career of your own.

You might build smart grid systems to help manage alternative energy resources or work with key sectors of modern society, including automation, smart homes, intelligent transport, e-health, aviation, and civic infrastructure.

You will work on the development of both hardware and software for electronic and ICT systems and explore the electrical and electronic design and build of various systems and machines.

Course overview

You will build critical technical and electrical engineering skills in:

• electrical machines, power systems and renewables
• control systems and signal processing
• electrical and electronic engineering design
• communications systems and internet of things
• embedded computing and procedural programming

Develop your computer systems engineering skills in:

• object oriented programming
• web technologies
• data structures
• computing security
• network and distributed computing

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.

Applicants who do not speak English as a first language must demonstrate that they meet the University's English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy.

In the application portal, you can enter the program you wish to study and upload relevant documents needed as part of your application. It is recommended you submit your application a minimum of 12 weeks before your intended semester of trimester start date.

Engineers work in a wide range of industries. Roles are flexible and diverse. You may prefer hands-on fieldwork or design and development. Or you might prefer a leadership role managing people and projects.

Professional outcomes include:

• Information and communications technologist
• Computer Systems Engineer/Specialist/Analyst
• Information Technology Manager
• Electrical Design Engineer
• Automatic Control Systems Engineer
• Robotics Engineer