Launch your career in electronic design, power generation or communication technology, studying one of the largest and most in-demand areas of 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.

Job titles

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

Organisations employing electronic and electrical engineering graduates

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

Salaries

Electrical engineers have an average salary of A$104,000 whilst electronics engineers earn around A$85,020 

Employment rates

88 per cent of electrical engineering graduates and 79.5 electronics engineering graduates in Australia were in full time employment four months after graduation