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Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Telecommunications)

Course Overview


In the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Telecommunications) you will learn about the design, planning, commissioning and monitoring of complex telecommunications networks and broadcasting equipment.

The discipline of telecommunications engineering is concerned with all aspects of theory and application for a broad range of systems such as telephone and data networks, radio and television broadcasting, satellite and deep space applications. It is also connected to digital communications, microwaves and antennas, optical communications, the design and manufacture of lasers and optical fibres, signal and information processing and satellite mobile communications.

Today’s telecommunications engineer can expect to deal with a wide range of exciting modern technologies, including mobile and wireless communications, fixed and mobile internet, mobile social networking and data transmissions.

Our telecommunications engineering degree will give you a thorough grounding in information and communications technology (ICT), which is at the heart of operations in many industries, including banking and finance, power generation, TV broadcasting, telecommunications and equipment development.

Course Requirements

To meet requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Telecommunications), a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising:

  1. core and elective units of study relating to the specialist stream, as prescribed by the table of units of study for the stream; and
  2. any additional free elective units of study as may be necessary to gain credit to complete the award.


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