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Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Recommended Full-Time Program

Subjects   Session Credit Points
Year 1
   
CSCI191 Engineering Programming 1

Autumn

6
ECTE171 Introduction to Systems & Signals

Autumn

6
MATH187 Mathematics 1A, Part 1

Autumn

6
PHYS141 Fundamentals of Physics A

Autumn/ Summer

6
CSCI192 Engineering Programming 2

Spring

6
ECTE172 Introduction to Circuits & Devices

Spring

6
MATH188 Mathematics 1A, Part 2

Spring

6
PHYS142 Fundamentals of Physics B

Spring/ Summer

6
Note:
MATH187 may be replaced by MATH141/161
MATH188 may be replaced by MATH142/162
Year 2
   
ECTE202 Circuits and Systems

Annual

6
ECTE250 Engineering Design and Management 2

Annual

6
ECTE233 Digital Hardware 1

Autumn

6
ENGG291 Engineering Fundamentals

Autumn

6
MATH283 Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1

Autumn

6
ECTE203 Signals and Systems

Spring

6
ECTE212 Electronics

Spring

6
ECTE222 Power Engineering 1

Spring

6
Year 3
   
ECTE313 Electronics

Annual

6
ECTE350 Engineering Design and Management 3

Annual

6
ECTE301 Digital Signal Processing 1

Autumn

6
ECTE323 Power Engineering 2

Autumn

6
ECTE344 Control Theory

Autumn

6
ECTE333 Digital Hardware 2

Spring

6
ECTE363 Communication Theory

Spring

6
Plus Electrical Option

Spring

6
Year 4
   
ECTE457 Thesis Annual 18
  6 Final Year Specialisation Subjects Autumn 18
  4 Final Year Specialisation Subjects Spring 12

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

Subjects   Session Credit Points
Stage 1
ECTE171 Introduction to Systems & Signals

Autumn

6
MATH187 Mathematics 1A, Part 1

Autumn

6
MATH188 Mathematics 1A, Part 2

Spring

6
PHYS142 Fundamentals of Physics B

Spring/ Summer

6
Note:
MATH187 may be replaced by MATH141/161
MATH188 may be replaced by MATH142/162
Stage 2
CSCI191 Engineering Programming 1

Autumn

6
ECTE233 Digital Hardware 1

Autumn

6
PHYS141 Fundamentals of Physics A

Autumn/ Summer

6
CSCI192 Engineering Programming 2

Spring

6
ECTE172 Introduction to Circuits & Devices

Spring

6
Stage 3
ECTE202 Circuits and Systems

Annual

6
ENGG291 Engineering Fundamentals

Autumn

6
MATH283 Mathematics 2E for Engineers, Part 1

Autumn

6
ECTE203 Signals and Systems

Spring

6
ECTE212 Electronics

Spring

6
Stage 4
ECTE250 Engineering Design and Management 2

Annual

6
ECTE323 Power Engineering 2

Autumn

6
ECTE344 Control Theory

Autumn

6
ECTE222 Power Engineering 1

Spring

6
ECTE333 Digital Hardware 2

Spring

6
Stage 5
ECTE301 Digital Signal Processing 1

Annual

6
ECTE350 Engineering Design and Management 3

Autumn

6
ECTE363 Communication Theory

Spring

6
Plus Electrical Option

Autumn/ Spring

6
Stage 6
ECTE313 Electronics

Annual

6
Plus 4 Final Year Specialisation Subjects

Autumn

12
Plus 4 Final Year Specialisation Subjects

Spring

12
Stage 7
ECTE457 Thesis

Annual

18
Plus 2 Final Year Specialisation Subjects

Autumn

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   Session Credit Points
ECTE401 Fast Signal Processing Algorithms

Autumn

3
ECTE402 Stochastic Signal Processing

n/o  2006

3
ECTE403 Image and Video Processing

Spring

3
ECTE404 Adaptive Signal Processing

n/o 2006

3
ECTE405 Speech and Audio Processing

Spring

3
ECTE411 AC-Sourced Power Electronics

n/o  2006

3
ECTE412 DC-Sourced Power Electronics

Autumn

3
ECTE413 Micro-Electronics

n/o  2006

3
ECTE421 Power Quality

Spring

3
ECTE422 Power Quality Monitoring

n/o  2006

3
ECTE423 Power Systems

Autumn

3
ECTE424 Power System Abnormalities

n/o  2006

3
ECTE425 Industrial Drives and Actuators

Autumn

3
ECTE426 Power Distribution

Spring

3
ECTE431 Real-time Computing

Autumn

3
ECTE432 Computer Systems

Autumn

3
ECTE441 Intelligent Control

Spring

3
ECTE442 Computer Controlled Systems

n/o  2006

3
ECTE443 Digital Control

n/o  2006

3
ECTE444 Identification and Optimal Control

n/o  2006

3
ECTE461 Telecommunications Queuing Theory

Autumn

3
ECTE462 Telecommunications System Modelling

Autumn

3
ECTE463 Transmission Systems

n/o  2006

3
ECTE464 Antennas and Propagation

n/o  2006

3
ECTE465 Wireless Communications

Spring

3
ECTE466 Spread Spectrum Communications

n/o  2006

3
ECTE467 Mobile Networks

n/o  2006

3
ECTE468 Error Control Coding

n/o  2006

3
ECTE471 Robotics Manipulators

Spring

3
ECTE472 Robotics Sensory Control

Spring

3
ECTE481 Internet Protocols

n/o  2006

3
ECTE482 Internet Engineering

Spring

3
ECTE483 Computer Networking

Autumn

3
ECTE484 Network Design and Analysis

n/o  2006

3
ECTE485 Internet Communications

Autumn

3
ECTE486 Telecommunications Network Management

Autumn

3

With the approval of the School Head, two Final Year 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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