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Overview
- Charge up your career in a wide range of industries by gaining practical skills, solid theory, and real-world experience in electrical and electronic engineering.
- Build your knowledge of electrical and electronic trade, translating practical know-how into physical and mathematical principles, and giving you a broad perspective of the entire engineering discipline and its practice.
- Gain a solid grounding in electrical theory, digital and analogue electronics, telecommunications and control principles, and learn how that theory is applied across a range of industries.
- Engage in highly practical studies – access our first-class laboratories, learn to use electrical and electronic equipment, measurement equipment, microprocessors, programmable logic controllers, and experience workshop practices to prepare you for the workforce.
- Undertake work that focuses on specific elements of larger systems; applying established codes, practices, and procedures to manufacture, install, commission and service small and large scale projects in the fields of electronics and telecommunications, transportation systems, resource extraction, electricity generation, or renewable technologies.
Career outcomes
With your graduate expertise you have the opportunity to work with some of Australia’s biggest companies including Energy Queensland, Powerlink or Origin. Some potential roles include:
- electrical and electronic engineering officer
- electrical or electronic drafter or designer
- electrical maintenance technician or planner
- power systems technician
- telecommunications technician
- technical officer
- engineering support officer
- government department roles
- positions in private engineering firms
- roles within industries including rail, mining, manufacturing, waste and mineral processing
- work on major infrastructure projects, including telecommunications, electricity generation or renewable technologies.
Professional accreditation
When you graduate with your associate degree, you’ll be eligible to apply for provisional accreditation with Engineers Australia. Apply for membership after you graduate to become an Engineering Associate and with the experience you will gain from working in the field, you can apply for chartered status as an Engineering Associate.
Problem solving elements
I really enjoy the problem-solving elements of electrical engineering and the opportunities that are now becoming available, especially with the energy transition that's upon us.
Chase - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
What you'll study
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Relevant degrees for this major
Associate Degree of Engineering
Become a qualified engineering associate and feel confident in any operational environment. You’ll be trained in project implementation, prototype development, problem-solving, and operations and maintenance activities. This associate degree will provide you with an industry-relevant qualification and a pathway to further study.
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