Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Honours)

This four year full time degree deals with electrical and electronic systems, from tiny circuits to national power networks.

Compare 2 providers

How long it takes: 4 years; full time
Entry ATAR: From 61.95; Lowest offered at Adelaide University, 2026
How you can study: On campus
Leads on to: Electrical Engineer; $132,800 median pay, In demand
Taught by: 2 providers; SA

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Honours) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

an interest in how electrical systems and circuits work
comfort with mathematics and physics at a practical level
patience for solving problems step by step
a habit of checking your own work carefully

Before you start

Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.

Where this course can take you

Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.

Jobs you can do with it

Electrical Engineer
Electrical engineers design the systems that generate, carry and control electricity, from transmission networks down to the circuits inside a single machine.
What else you need
Complete an appropriately accredited professional-engineering programme in the named discipline. Engineering technologist and associate awards are different routes. Check jurisdiction registration and practice requirements before undertaking regulated work. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.
Median pay$132,800
In demand

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.

Where you can study this course

There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

Flinders University
Bedford Park, SA
4.3from 1,059 Google reviews
ATAR
63.45 lowest
(75.05 median, 2019)
How you study
On campus
(full or part time)
Fee
$9,520 a year
(Government-supported place)
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Adelaide University
Adelaide City, SA
4.5from 1,262 Google reviews
ATAR
61.95 lowest
(72.05 median, 2026)
How you study
On campus
(full or part time)
Next intake
Feb 2027
What students like
- Lecturers and staff are helpful and professional
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Honours).

Electrical and electronic circuits
Digital electronics
Control theory
Motors, generators and power
Engineering design projects

Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?

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