Extended Major Overview
- Description
Electrical and electronic engineering spans from the nanometres-thick scale of advanced electronic devices to the kilometres-long scale of power transmission, and everything in between. Electrical and Electronic Engineering at UWA is designed to produce graduates who are not only capable of finding successful and rewarding lifelong careers as electrical and electronic engineering in existing industries, but who can also apply their skills and knowledge to new and emerging fields such as sustainable energy solutions, technologies to improve individual and community health, innovations in communications and sensor systems, and the design of electronics that transform lives.
In the Electrical and Electronic Engineering major, you will learn to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems concerned with the generation and transmission of information and electric power; design and test electrical and electronic devices, circuits and systems; and consider the context of the broader system application within which all of this falls, including economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability constraints.
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) demonstrate the fundamental principles of electrical and electronic engineering to enter industry with the critical-thinking skills required to solve real-world problems; (2) apply technical, numerical and computing knowledge and tools to the analysis, design, construction, and operation of electrical and electronic components, circuits, and systems; (3) adapt new and existing knowledge and practice to current and emerging areas of electrical and electronic engineering; (4) communicate competently and effectively at a high level through written, oral and visual means
; and (5) contribute effectively as a team member in a multi-disciplinary environment being mindful of ethical, economic, and safety concerns.
- Broadening guidelines
All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and shape your degree in line with your personal aspirations. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering are encouraged to take units or a minor from outside of engineering, to satisfy broadening. However, you may also select engineering units that are not listed in the unit sequence of your engineering major. Advice can be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.
- Incompatibilities
MJD-ENGSC Engineering Science
- Courses
Electrical and Electronic Engineering can only be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:
- BH011 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- CB004 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Science*
- CB006 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Commerce*
- CB014 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)*
- CB034 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Arts*
- CB030 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Modern Languages*
*Students enrolling in this as part of a combined course must use the code MJDC-EELEC when selecting this as their extended major.
Example Study Plans
- BE Electrical and Electronic Engineering SEM 1 with Bridging [docx]
- BE Electrical and Electronic Engineering SEM-1-2023 [docx]
See study plans for more information.
Units
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
- N/A
- not available in 2023 – may be available in 2024 or 2025
- NS
- non-standard teaching period
The list below includes the Bachelor of Engineering foundation units as well as the Electrical and Electronic Engineering major units.
Level 1
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (30 points):
Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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S2 | ELEC1303 | Digital Systems |
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NS | GENG1000 | Engineering Practice 1 |
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S1, S2 | GENG1010 | Introduction to Engineering |
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S1, S2 | MATH1011 | Multivariable Calculus |
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S1, S2 | MATH1012 | Mathematical Theory and Methods |
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S1, S2 | PHYS1001 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers |
Bridging units
Students can only take up to 12 points of bridging in the BE.
Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Mathematics Specialist ATAR or equivalent are required to complete MATH1722. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Physics ATAR or equivalent are required to complete PHYS1030. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Chemistry ATAR or equivalent are required to complete CHEM1003.
Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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S1, S2 | CHEM1003 | Introductory Chemistry |
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S1, S2 | MATH1722 | Mathematics Foundations: Specialist |
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S1, S2 | PHYS1030 | Physics Bridging Unit |
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Level 2
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (36 points):
Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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S1, S2 | CITS2401 | Computer Analysis and Visualisation | |
S2 | ELEC2311 | Digital System Design | |
S1, S2 | ENSC2003 | Engineering Electrical Fundamentals | |
S1, S2 | ENSC2004 | Engineering Mechanics |
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NS | GENG2000 | Engineering Practice 2 |
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S1 | PHYS2003 | Physics for Electrical Engineers |
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S1 | STAT2063 | Probabilistic Methods and their Applications |
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Level 3
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (42 points):
Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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S1 | ELEC3014 | Electronic Materials and Devices | |
S2 | ELEC3015 | Signals and Systems | |
S2 | ELEC3016 | Power and Machines | |
S2 | ELEC3020 | Embedded Systems |
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S1 | ELEC3021 | Circuits and Electronics | |
NS | GENG3000 | Engineering Practice 3 |
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S2 | GENG3402 | Control Engineering |
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S2 | MATH3023 | Advanced Mathematics Applications |
Level 4
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (60 points):
Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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S1 | ELEC4401 | Circuits and Electronic Systems |
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S2 | ELEC4402 | Communications Systems |
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S1 | ELEC4404 | Signal Processing |
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N/A | ELEC4407 | Engineering Electromagnetics | |
S1 | ELEC4505 | Power System Analysis |
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S1 | ELEC5506 | Process Instrumentation and Control |
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S2 | ELEC5552 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Design Project 2 |
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N/A | GENG4411 | Engineering Research Project Part 1 |
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N/A | GENG4412 | Engineering Research Project Part 2 |
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S1, S2 | GENG5010 | Professional Engineering Portfolio |
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S1, S2 | GENG5505 | Project Management and Engineering Practice |
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