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

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) will help you gain the practical and problem-solving skills needed to become an electrical or electronic engineer.

Our engineering degree offers lab work and industry experience, ensuring you're job-ready when you graduate.

You can specialise in telecommunications, power systems or embedded systems. These are areas that need qualified professionals, and there is a high demand for our graduates.

Electrical and electronic engineers work in these areas:

• electricity generation and distribution
• smart-grid design - communication, control, and automation technologies
• renewable energy systems - designing photovoltaic, wind and biomass systems
• electricity supply work - power systems analysis, protection, operations, reliability, maintenance, and management
• electronic equipment design
• industrial manufacturing plants and substation management
• communications infrastructure design - for telephones, radio, TV and the internet
• microprocessor-based embedded systems - design and programming.

VU's electronic and electrical engineering graduates are recognised in the industry as accredited engineers with the skills to develop creative and innovative solutions to engineering problems. Through laboratory experimentation and work placements, you'll gain the practical knowledge and ability to hit the ground running.

• electrical engineer
• electronic engineer
• communications engineer
• power engineer
• telecommunications engineer
• embedded software engineer

Graduates can find employment in a diverse range of industries including robotics, renewable energy, transport, telecommunications, manufacturing and bioengineering.

Use Job Outlook to find average salaries in Australia for various engineering professions:

• electronics engineers average salary, via Labour Market Insights.
• electrical engineers average salary, via Labour Market Insights.

To attain the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), students will be required to complete 384 credit points consisting of:

• 96 credit points of First Year Core studies;
• 288 credit points of Professional Core Engineering units.

Students are required to produce documented evidence of the completion of 12 weeks professional experience.

Accreditation:
This program is accredited by Engineers Australia and graduates are eligible to apply for graduate membership.

First Class Honours:
To be eligible for completion with First Class Honours, students must achieve:

• A minimum weighted average of 60% over year levels 1 to 3;
• A minimum weighted average of 80% in year level 4;
• An average HD grade for the final year units, NEF4101 Research Project 1 and NEF4201 Research Project 2.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.