Electrical and Telecommunications engineering

What is it?

Electrical and telecommunications engineering explores the branch of engineering concerned with harnessing electricity. Electrical engineers design the electronic devices, computers, communications systems and power systems that have, and continue to, transform society. This covers everything from the computers and networking equipment enabling the internet to the power stations providing electricity to your home.

What do electrical and telecommunications engineers do?

Electrical engineers create the electronic devices, computers, communication networks, and power systems that have transformed and continue to shape society. Their work encompasses everything from the computers and network infrastructure powering the internet to the power stations supplying electricity to our homes.

What careers could you have?

Develop the next generation of infrastructure and devices based on the Internet of Things (IoT).
Exercise your creativity by networking mobile devices in vehicles, buildings and other electronic products.
Apply your technical skills in power systems to develop cost-effective renewable energy sources in developing nations.
Become a computer hardware designer, substation engineer, telecommunications engineer, web development engineer, or product development engineer, among many other career options.
Work in the energy or telecommunications sectors, power generation or aviation industries, defence, or consumer goods and electronics industries.

The Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering), Master of Professional Engineering (Electrical Engineering) and Master of Professional Engineering (Accelerated) (Electrical Engineering) are accredited by Engineers Australia.

Our graduates are also recognised internationally through the Washington Accord of the International Engineering Alliance. Your degree can take you anywhere in the world.

Why study electrical and telecommunications engineering with us?

There are many reasons to choose our Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering) as your first preference.

Electrical engineering is a field that is experiencing rapid growth, with projections showing that the need for engineers in the sector is expanding at an unprecedented rate.
You will acquire the professional skills to create better sensors and computing devices, more efficient energy networks and the latest innovative communications technology.
Our power engineering lab has the only power system simulator among New South Wales universities, as well as a high-voltage cage allowing you to work on professional standard equipment used in the real world.
We have new facilities integrating with the $200m investment in the Engineering Building, and will have laboratories in the Shepard Street Building by 2024.
Our engineering degrees are designed to ensure our graduates are best positioned to engineer for the digital age, and are embedded with enhanced foundation studies in data and computation.
As part of your degree you will undertake the award-winning Professional Engagement Program enabling you to change your approach to learning through self-reflection, and undertake a six-week internship to gain valuable firsthand experience.
When you study the Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering), you can choose a stream specialisation or broaden your studies with a breadth specialisation

The degree feeds my curiosity about the way the world works and highlights the important role electrical engineers play in shaping it..

Sarah Murphy

Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Electrical Engineering) and Bachelor of Science