Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours)

About the course

This honours degree builds the technical and professional skills needed to design and deliver modern electrical and electronic systems. You’ll study areas such as power systems and renewables, control and automation, signal processing, electronics design and telecommunications, alongside professional practice. The program prepares graduates to tackle real-world engineering challenges in an accredited undergraduate pathway in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The programme combines engineering fundamentals, design projects, and industry-ready technical problem-solving skills.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue diverse roles across utilities, manufacturing, transport, consulting and technology development. Career paths include power generation and distribution, renewable energy systems, industrial electronics, robotics, embedded and electronics design, control and automation, and telecommunications engineering. This honours qualification supports progression into professional engineering roles and projects spanning electrical and electronic engineering industries. Preparing graduates for graduate engineer, project support, and technical design roles across engineering sectors.

Career outcome

Upon graduating from this program, you may be employed in roles such as acoustic consultant, aerospace engineer, design engineer, electrical engineer, electronic engineer, technical sales engineer, and etc. in companies including Intel, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Texas Instruments, Samsung Electronics, Sony, and etc.

Campus

• Newcastle City, NSW

Living Costs in Newcastle**

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Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 22 - 29	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,199 - 1,586	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,079 - 1,427
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 8	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 267 - 353

Average Salary**

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