Course list for the Electrical Engineering Single Major

Information valid for students commencing 2018

Electrical Engineering

Students must complete for the BE(Hons) (Electrical Engineering) a Single Major (Plan code: ELECTX2342), or Extended Major (Plan code: ELECTY2342); 64 units comprising one of the following:

    1. a major - 52 units, comprising
      (i) 46 units, being all courses from part A - compulsory; and
      (ii) 6 units from part B - advanced electives; and
    2. balance from electives (i) a minimum of 4 units from courses on the BE(Hons) list, other than courses on the BE Year 1 part D list, and
      (ii) a maximum of 4 units from courses on the BE(Hons) Year 1 part D list, and
      (iii) a maximum of 4 units from level one courses not on the BE(Hons) list;

      OR
    1. an extended major - 60 units, comprising
      (i) 46 units, being all courses from part A - compulsory; and
      (ii) 14 units from the combination of part B and C electives with a minimum of 8 units from part B - advanced electives; and
    2. balance from electives

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 for

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 and 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

Course Code Units Course Title
[ ENGG4801 4 Thesis Project [1]
[ or
[ ENGG4802 4 Thesis Project [1]
[ or
[ ENGG4805 4 Thesis Project [3]

Year 4, Semester 1 or Semester 2

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

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
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 [4]
ELEC4001 2 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering 4B [4]
ELEC4302 2 Power System Protection
ELEC4320 2 Modern Asset Management and Condition Monitoring in Power System
ELEC4403 2 Medical & Industrial Instrumentation
ELEC4601 2 Medical Imaging
ENGG1400 2 Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics
ENGG4800 2 Project Management

End notes

  • [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course 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] Code for students completing the course in one semester.
  • [4] Course offered on an occasional basis.