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Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)- Bachelor of Arts

Course requirements

To qualify for award of the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) and Bachelor of Arts a candidate must complete satisfactorily and independently each of (a) and (b) as follows:

(a) all subjects prescribed for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering), (except the Electrical Option) and having a value of 186 credit points; and
(b) the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts.

To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Arts only, a candidate must satisfy
requirements stipulated in Course rule 105.

Note:

  1. . Normally a double degree program require students to complete 264 credit points, in some cases, however, depending upon the program of study chosen this number may be exceeded.
  2. Generally, there is a minimum requirement of 72 credit points in subjects from the Arts Schedule for the BA. In most cases, however, students should expect to be required to take up to 90 credit points from the Arts Schedule.

Recommended Full-Time Program

The School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts, offers a double degree course leading to the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)-Bachelor of Arts. The program, which may be completed in five years of full-time study, offers the opportunity for students to include additional arts subjects with their studies in computer engineering. It is likely to be of particular interest to those students who wish to undertake a career in research. The BE degree with Honours is awarded for meritorious performance over the course and particularly in the final year thesis subject. The classes of honours awarded are defined in the Course Rules.

With the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering and the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts, students who have completed the recommended first year program of the Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering) course and who have gained a weighted average mark of 67.5% or better may transfer to the BE (ElecEng),BA. It is a requirement of the BE (ElecEng),BA that all students enrolled maintain this level of achievement throughout the course or they will be transferred to the BE (Electrical Engineering) Course.

All BE,BA students must sit for and perform satisfactorily in an English Literacy Test organised by the School in association with the Student Learning Development Centre. The test will be held during the first session of a student's enrolment at the University. It is a requirement of the BE degree that the student perform satisfactorily in at least one such test prior to enrolment in ECTE457 Thesis. Students who are deemed to require tuition in literacy in order to complete this requirement will be advised accordingly and will be required to repeat the literacy test the following year. Enrolment in and attendance at literacy courses will be the individual responsibility of the students concerned.

As indicated in the individual subject pre-requisites, students are required to complete satisfactorily the recommended first year before beginning the recommended third year and to complete satisfactorily the recommended second year before beginning the recommended fifth year. With the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, these requirements may be waived.

Year 1

CSCI111 Computer Science 1A
6
CSCI121 Computer Science 1B
6
ECTE101 Electrical Engineering 1
6
ECTE150 Engineering Design and Management 1
6
MATH187 Mathematics 1A, Part 1
6
MATH188 Mathematics 1A, Part 2
6
PHYS141 Fundamentals of Physics A
6
PHYS142 Fundamentals of Physics B
6

Note: MATH187 may be replaced by MATH141, MATH143 or MATH161; MATH188 may be replaced by MATH142, MATH144 or MATH162.

Year 2

CSCI204 Programming: The C Family and Unix
6
or
CSCI213 Java Programming and the Internet
6
plus  
ECTE202 Circuits and Systems
6
ECTE212 Electronics and Communications
6
ECTE222 Power Engineering 1
6
ECTE233 Digital Hardware 1
6
MATH283 Mathematics 2E for Engineers, Part 1
6

Plus
Choice of 100/200-level Arts - 18 credit points. The choice of subjects will be constrained by the requirements for a BA degree as set out in the Course Rules and is subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering and the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts.

Year 3

ECTE250 Engineering Design and Management 2
6
ECTE333 Digital Hardware 2
6
ECTE344 Control Theory
6
ENGG291 Engineering Fundamentals
6

Plus
Choice of 200/300-level Arts - 30 credit points. The choice of subjects will be constrained by the requirements for a BA degree as set out in the Course Rules and is subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering and the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts.

Year 4

ECTE301 Digital Signal Processing 1
6
ECTE313 Electronics
6
ECTE323 Power Engineering 2
6
ECTE350 Engineering Design and Management 3
6
ECTE363 Communication Theory
6

Plus
Choice of 200/300-level Arts - 32 credit points. The choice of subjects will be constrained by the requirements for a BA degree as set out in the Course Rules and is subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering and the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts.

Year 5

ECTE457 Thesis
18

Plus
10 Final Year Specialisation Subjects
Choice of 300-level Arts - 8 credit points. The choice of subjects will be constrained by the requirements for a BA degree as set out in the Course Rules and is subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering and the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
All BE,BA students must accumulate at least 12 weeks of approved professional engineering experience, documented in the form of employment reports and preferably in the period between fourth and fifth years.