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Electrical Engineering stream

For a standard enrolment plan for Electrical Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Elec)

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Electrical Engineering

All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering degree (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must satisfy the requirements described in the table of core units of study.
Candidates will also need to choose a number of recommended units of study for Electrical Engineering, which consist of:
- all level 3, 4 and 5 ELEC units which do not appear in the table of core units; and
- such other units of study as may be so designated by the Head of School.

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Candidates for the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering degree are required to complete a total of not less than 192 credit points including at least 168 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole or in part, of free elective units of study approved by the Head of School.

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering in a combined degree course

Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Project Management or Bachelor of Laws are required to complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are required to complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study.
Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with the Bachelor of Medical Science are required to complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points of recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology.
Candidates in all combined degree courses shall also satisfy such other requirements for the combined course as are prescribed in the joint resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the second faculty concerned.

Electrical Engineering core units of study

First year

ELEC1601
Foundations of Computer Systems
6    A HSC Mathematics extension 1 or 2
Semester 2
ENGG1805
Professional Engineering and IT
6      Semester 1
MATH1001
Differential Calculus
3    A HSC Mathematics Extension 1
N MATH1011, MATH1901, MATH1906, MATH1111, ENVX1001
Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
3    A HSC Mathematics or MATH1111
N MATH1902, MATH1012, MATH1014
Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1003
Integral Calculus and Modelling
3    A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or MATH1001 or MATH1011 or a credit or higher in MATH1111
N MATH1013, MATH1903, MATH1907
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
3    A HSC Mathematics
N MATH1015, MATH1905, STAT1021, STAT1022, ECMT1010, ENVX1001
Semester 2
Summer Main
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
6    A HSC Physics
C Recommended concurrent Units of Study: (MATH1001/MATH1901, MATH1002/MATH1902)
N PHYS1002, PHYS1901, EDUH1017
Semester 1
PHYS1003
Physics 1 (Technological)
6    A HSC Physics or PHYS1001 or PHYS1002 or PHYS1901 or equivalent.
C Recommended concurrent Units of Study: (MATH1003/MATH1903), (MATH1005/MATH1905).
N PHYS1004, PHYS1902


It is recommended that PHYS1001 or PHYS1002 or PHYS1901 be completed before this unit
Semester 2
INFO1103
Introduction to Programming
6    A HSC Mathematics
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105
Data Structures
6    A Programming, as for INFO1103
P INFO1003 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFS1000
Semester 2

Second year

ELEC1103
Fundamentals of Elec and Electronic Eng
6    A Basic knowledge of differentiation & integration, and HSC Physics
Semester 1
ELEC2103
Simulation & Numerical Solutions in Eng
6    A ELEC1103 Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Understanding of the fundamental concepts and building blocks of electrical and electronics circuits and aspects of professional project management, teamwork, and ethics.
N COSC1001, COSC1901
Semester 2
ELEC2104
Electronic Devices and Circuits
6    A ELEC1103 Professional Electronic Engineering. Ohm`s Law and Kirchoff`s Laws; action of Current and Voltage sources; network analysis and the superposition theorem; Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits; inductors and capacitors, transient response of RL, RC and RLC circuits; the ability to use power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, etc.
Semester 2
ELEC2302
Signals and Systems
6    A MATH1001 Differential Calculus and MATH1002 Linear Algebra and MATH1003 Integral Calculus and Modelling. Basic knowledge of differentiation & integration, differential equations, and linear algebra.
Semester 2
ELEC2602
Digital System Design
6    A ELEC1601. This unit of study assumes some knowledge of digital data representation and basic computer organisation
Semester 1
MATH2061
Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus
6    P (MATH1011 or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907)
N MATH2001, MATH2901, MATH2002, MATH2902, MATH2961, MATH2067
Semester 1
Summer Main
PHYS2213
Physics 2EE
6    A MATH1001/MATH1901 and MATH1002/MATH1902 and MATH1003/MATH1903. MATH1005/MATH1905 would also be useful
P (PHYS1001 or PHYS1901) and (PHYS1003 or PHYS1902)
N PHYS2203, PHYS2001, PHYS2901, PHYS2011, PHYS2911, PHYS2002, PHYS2902, PHYS2012, PHYS2912
Semester 2
COMP2129
Operating Systems and Machine Principles
6    A Programming, as from INFO1103, INFO1105
N SOFT2130, SOFT2830, SOFT2004, SOFT2904, COMP2004, COMP2904
Semester 1

Third year

At least 5 of the following 9 units of study:
ELEC3104
Engineering Electromagnetics
6    A Differential calculus, integral calculus, vector integral calculus; electrical circuit theory and analysis using lumped elements; fundamental electromagnetic laws and their use in the calculation of static fields.
Semester 1
ELEC3203
Electricity Networks
6    A This unit of study assumes a competence in first year mathematics (in particular, the ability to work with complex numbers), in elementary circuit theory and in basic electromagnetics.
Semester 1
ELEC3206
Electrical Energy Conversion Systems
6    A Following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit of study: familiarity with circuit theory, electronic devices, ac power, capacitors and inductors, and electric circuits such as three-phase circuits and circuits with switches, the use of basic laboratory equipment such as oscilloscope and power supply.
P ELEC2104
Semester 2
ELEC3304
Control
6    A Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, Physics; solution of linear differential equations, Matrix Theory, eigenvalues and eigenvectors; linear electrical circuits, ideal op-amps; continuous linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain representations, Laplace transform, Fourier transform.
P (MATH2061 or MATH2961) and ELEC2302
N AMME3500
Semester 2
ELEC3305
Digital Signal Processing
6    A Specifically the following concepts are assumed knowledge for this unit: familiarity with basic Algebra, Differential and Integral Calculus, continuous linear time-invariant systems and their time and frequency domain representations, Fourier transform, sampling of continuous time signals.
P ELEC2302
Semester 1
ELEC3404
Electronic Circuit Design
6    A A background in basic electronics and circuit theory is assumed.
Semester 1
ELEC3505
Communications
6    A Confidence in mathematical operation usually needed to handle telecommunications problems such as Fourier transform, fundamental in signals and systems theory, convolution, and similar techniques.
Semester 1
ELEC3607
Embedded Systems
6    A Logic operations, theorems and Boolean algebra, data representation, number operations (binary, hex, integers and floating point), combinational logic analysis and synthesis, sequential logic, registers, counters, bus systems, state machines, simple CAD tools for logic design, basic computer organisation, the CPU, peripheral devices, software organisation, machine language, assembly language, operating systems, data communications and computer networks.
P ELEC1601 and ELEC2602
N ELEC2601
Semester 1
ELEC3702
Management for Engineers
6    N ENGG3005, MECH3661
Semester 2

Fourth year

ELEC4702
Practical Experience
   P 24 credit points of level 3 or 4 units of study.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students must select 12cp from the following block of units.
Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A&B or Engineering Project A&B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is required.
ELEC4710
Engineering Project A
6    P 36 credit points of units of study from level 3 and above.
N ELEC4712, ELEC4713

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 2,

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4711
Engineering Project B
6    A 36 credit points of units of study from level 3 and above
C ELEC4710 Engineering Project A
N ELEC4712, ELEC4713

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4712
Honours Thesis A
6    P 36 credit points of units of study from level 3 and above
C ELEC4713
N ELEC4710, ELEC4711

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
ELEC4713
Honours Thesis B
6    P 36 credit points of units of study from level 3 and above
C ELEC4712
N ELEC4710, ELEC4711

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
1. The Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology units of study may be replaced by equivalent advanced level units of study (if available) subject to prerequisite conditions being met.
2. Students in the Honours program must enrol in ELEC4712 & ELEC4713, students in the Pass Program must enrol in ELEC4710 & ELEC4711.