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Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Recommended Full-Time Program

Subjects   Credit Points
Year 1
 
CSCI191 Engineering Programming 1 6
CSCI192 Engineering Programming 2 6
ECTE171 Introduction to Systems & Signals 6
ECTE172 Introduction to Circuits & Devices 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 MATH141/161
MATH188 may be replaced by MATH142/162
Year 2
 
CSCI204 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
ECTE250 Engineering Design and Management 2 6
ENGG291 Engineering Fundamentals 6
MATH283 Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1 6
Year 3
 
ECTE301 Digital Signal Processing 1 6
ECTE313 Electronics 6
ECTE323 Power Engineering 2 6
ECTE333 Digital Hardware 2 6
ECTE344 Control Theory 6
ECTE350 Engineering Design and Management 3 6
ECTE363 Communication Theory 6
Plus Electrical Option 6
Year 4
 
ECTE457 Thesis 18
Plus 10 Final Year Specialisation Subjects 30

Recommended Part-Time Program for Students in Full-Time, Approved Professional Employment

Subjects   Credit Points
Stage 1
 
ECTE171 Introduction to Systems & Signals 6
MATH187 Mathematics 1A, Part 1 6
MATH188 Mathematics 1A, Part 2 6
PHYS142 Fundamentals of Physics B 6
Note:
MATH187 may be replaced by MATH141/161
MATH188 may be replaced by MATH142/162
Stage 2
 
CSCI191 Engineering Programming 1 6
CSCI192 Engineering Programming 2 6
ECTE172 Introduction to Circuits & Devices 6
ECTE233 Digital Hardware 1 6
PHYS141* Fundamentals of Physics A 6
* Not for re-enrolling students in 2005
Stage 3
 
CSCI204 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
MATH283 Mathematics 2E for Engineers, Part 1 6
Stage 4
 
ECTE250 Engineering Design and Management 2 6
ECTE323 Power Engineering 2 6
ECTE333 Digital Hardware 2 6
ECTE344 Control Theory 6
ENGG291 Engineering Fundamentals 6
Stage 5
 
ECTE301 Digital Signal Processing 1 6
ECTE350 Engineering Design and Management 3 6
ECTE363 Communication Theory 6
Plus Electrical Option 6
Stage 6
 
ECTE313 Electronics 6
Plus 8 Final Year Specialisation Subjects 24
Stage 7
 
ECTE457 Thesis 18
Plus 2 Final Year Specialisation Subjects 6

Final Year Specialisation Subjects

These will be selected from the following list of subjects. Unless class numbers warrant, only 12 subjects will be offered in any year.

Note: A pre-requisite of 'all Year 2 subjects or equivalent' applies to EACH Final Year Specialisation Subject in addition to any other pre- or co-requisite given.

Subjects   Credit Points
ECTE401 Fast Signal Processing Algorithms 3
ECTE402 Stochastic Signal Processing 3
ECTE403 Image and Video Processing 3
ECTE404 Adaptive Signal Processing 3
ECTE405 Speech and Audio Processing 3
ECTE411 AC-Sourced Power Electronics 3
ECTE412 DC-Sourced Power Electronics 3
ECTE413 Micro-Electronics 3
ECTE421 Power Quality 3
ECTE422 Power Quality Monitoring 3
ECTE423 Power Systems 3
ECTE424 Power System Abnormalities 3
ECTE425 Industrial Drives and Actuators 3
ECTE426 Power Distribution 3
ECTE431 Real-time Computing 3
ECTE432 Computer Systems 3
ECTE441 Intelligent Control 3
ECTE442 Computer Controlled Systems 3
ECTE443 Digital Control 3
ECTE444 Identification and Optimal Control 3
ECTE461 Telecommunications Queuing Theory 3
ECTE462 Telecommunications System Modelling 3
ECTE463 Transmission Systems 3
ECTE464 Antennas and Propagation 3
ECTE465 Wireless Communications 3
ECTE466 Spread Spectrum Communications 3
ECTE467 Mobile Networks 3
ECTE468 Error Control Coding 3
ECTE471 Robotics Manipulators 3
ECTE472 Robotics Sensory Control 3
ECTE481 Internet Protocols 3
ECTE482 Internet Engineering 3
ECTE483 Computer Networking 3
ECTE484 Network Design and Analysis 3
ECTE485 Internet Communications 3
ECTE486 Telecommunications Network Management 3
With the approval of the School Head, two Electrical Engineering Specialisation Subjects may be replaced by a suitable equivalent subject offered by another Department or School.

Electrical Option

Year 3/Stage 5:
With the approval of the Head of School, students may select:

  1. one six credit point, 200 or 300 or 400-level subject from those listed in the General Schedule and offered by the School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics (MATH or STAT); or
  2. ECTE281 Embedded Internet Systems.

Note that this selection may be constrained by pre- and co-requisites and timetabling.

 
 
 

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