At UON we train engineers capable of solving the greatest global challenges. As an electrical and electronic engineer you can help develop precision agriculture technology to increase food production efficiency, refine aircraft electrical systems and even build smart grid systems to help manage alternative energy resources. Or, like our team of researchers, you could develop medical technology such as the artificial pancreas.

What is electrical and electronic engineering? Electrical and electronic engineering involves fields such as electronics, computer systems, telecommunications, bioengineering, control, robotics and electrical power engineering. Electrical and electronic engineers design and build systems and machines that generate, transmit, measure, control and use electrical energy essential to modern life.

Why complete two engineering degrees? Broaden your engineering expertise to open up a wider range of career opportunities. Your skills in computer systems engineering will help you to combine creativity with technology to develop both hardware and software for electronic and microprocessor-based systems.

What you will study

Build critical technical and engineering skills in:

• electric machines and power systems
• analog and digital communications
• electrical engineering design
• electric energy systems
• procedural programming
• signals and systems

Connect with industry through guest lectures and interdisciplinary projects solving real world problems with electrical and electronic engineering solutions. Gain invaluable practical experience through your industry placement.

Become job-ready through our professional practice courses. You'll learn to tackle ‘wicked problems’ and develop essential workplace skills in finance, project management, sustainability, communication and entrepreneurism.

Develop your computer systems skills in:

• object oriented programming
• web technologies
• data structures
• computing security
• network and distributed computing

Electrical engineers are employed in utilities, industry, manufacturing, consulting services and electronic design and development. Graduates might focus on electronics engineering. They could specialise in automation and control engineering, or they may work in robotic engineering or power generation and distribution. Average starting salaries for engineers are great – more than $80,000 per annum.

Electrical engineering is flexible and diverse. You may prefer hands-on fieldwork, design and development, or a leadership role managing people and projects. Typical positions include:

• telecommunications equipment designer
• electrical design engineer
• automatic systems designer
• robotics engineer
• biomedical instrumentation designer
• renewable energy systems engineer

Remarkably, engineering is the most commonly held degree among the highest performing Fortune 500 CEOs – the CEOs of companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla Motors are all engineers.