Course list for the Electrical Engineering Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Electrical Engineering

Part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Master of Engineering program

Students must complete for the BE(Hons)/ME (Electrical Engineering Plan code: ELENGX2350), 80 units comprising:

  1. 52 units from part A - compulsory, and
  2. 22 units from the combination of parts B,C, N1 and N2 - electives; with
    3. (i) a minimum of 6 units from part B - advanced electives; and
    (ii) a minimum of 6 units from part N1 - electrical engineering; and
    (iii) a maximum of 8 units from part C - coverage electives; and
  3. 6 units from electives, being courses on the BE(Hons)/ME list or other courses approved by the executive dean, with:
    4. (i) a maximum of 4 units from courses in part D; and
    (ii) a maximum of 4 units from level one courses not on the BE(Hons)/ME list.

Part A - Compulsory

Year 1
4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1100 2 Engineering Design
ENGG1200 2 Engineering Modelling & Problem Solving
ENGG1211 4 Engineering Design, Modelling & Problem Solving [1]

and 4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

and 4 units for

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
ENGG1300 2 Introduction to Electrical Systems

Year 1 or Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE2010 2 Introduction to Computer Systems
ELEC2003 2 Electromechanics & Electronics
MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra II

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE2310 2 Computer Systems Principles and Programming
ELEC2004 2 Circuits, Signals & Systems
ENGG2800 2 Team Project I
MATH2010 1 Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations
STAT2202 1 Probability Models for Engineering & Science

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE3010 2 Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing
ELEC3004 2 Signals, Systems & Control
ELEC3400 2 Electronic Circuits

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ELEC3100 2 Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Fields & Waves
ELEC3300 2 Electrical Energy Conversion & Utilisation
ENGG3800 2 Team Project II

Year 4, Semester 1 or Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG4900 2 Professional Practice and the Business Environment

Year 5

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7290 8 Engineering Placement Semester

Year 5, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7701 2 Engineering Grand Challenges

Part B - Advanced Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
COMS4103 2 Photonics
COMS4104 2 Microwave Engineering
COMS4105 2 Communication Systems
CSSE4010 2 Digital System Design
ELEC4300 2 Power Systems Analysis
ELEC4400 2 Advanced Electronic & Power Electronics Design
ELEC4620 2 Digital Signal Processing
ELEC4630 2 Image Processing and Computer Vision
METR4201 2 Control Engineering 1
METR4202 2 Robotics & Automation

Part C - Coverage Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP3702 2 Artificial Intelligence
COMP3710 2 Pattern Recognition and Analysis
COMP4702 2 Machine Learning
COMS3200 2 Computer Networks I
COMS4200 2 Computer Networks II
CSSE2002 2 Programming in the Large
CSSE4011 2 Advanced Embedded Systems
ELEC4000 2 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 4A [3]
ELEC4001 2 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 4B [3]
ELEC4302 2 Power System Protection
ELEC4320 2 Modern Asset Management and Condition Monitoring in Power System
ELEC6403 2 Biomedical Instrumentation
ELEC6601 2 Medical Imaging
ENGG1400 2 Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics
ENGG2000 2 Humanitarian Engineering
ENGG4800 2 Project Management

Part D

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry [4]
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [2] [5]
PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems [6]

Part N - Electives

Part N1 - Electrical Engineering Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
COMS7305 2 Advanced Microwave Engineering
COMS7307 2 Advanced Photonics [7]
COMS7309 2 Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics [8]
ELEC7051 2 Transformer Technology Design and Operation [7]
ELEC7309 2 Power System Planning and Reliability
ELEC7310 2 Electricity Market Operation and Security
ELEC7313 2 Renewable Energy Integration: Technologies to Technical Challenges [8]
ELEC7901 2 Advanced Medical Device Engineering
ELEC7902 2 Biomedical Signal Processing
METR7203 2 Control Engineering 2

Courses offered on an occasional basis

Course Code Units Course Title
COMS7000 2 Advanced Topics in Communications I
CSSE7080 2 Advanced Topics in Computer Systems A
CSSE7081 2 Advanced Topics in Computer Systems B
ELEC7300 2 Advanced Topics in Power
ENGG7300 2 Advanced Topics in Engineering I
ENGG7301 2 Advanced Topics in Engineering II

Part N2 - Other ME Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE7610 2 Concurrency: Theory and Practice
ENGG7302 2 Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering
ENGG7811 2 Research Methods

End notes

  • [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.
  • [2] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [3] Course offered on an occasional basis.
  • [4] CHEM1090 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Chemistry or equivalent.
  • [5] MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1071 and/or MATH1052 and/or MATH1072.
  • [6] PHYS1171 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Physics or equivalent.
  • [7] Course is offered in odd-numbered years only.
  • [8] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.