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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic)
This engineering degree covers how electrical energy is produced and delivered, and how electronic devices and control systems are designed.
- How long it takes
- 4 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 69.7
- Lowest offered at University of South Australia, 2024
- 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 (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in how electrical and electronic systems work
- comfort with maths and physics at a practical level
- patience for solving problems step by step
- care with details in design and testing
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.
University of South Australia
Mawson Lakes, SA
4.3from 216 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 69.7 lowest
- (75.1 median, 2024)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Website for The University of Adelaide (opens in a new tab)
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA
4.4from 869 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 70.65 lowest
- (82.4 median, 2024)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic).
- Analogue and digital electronics
- Embedded systems
- Signal processing and control
- Electrical machines and power systems
- Engineering projects and design
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?