Undergraduate Courses
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Telecommunications Engineering)

Course Structure

Subject Codesubject NameCredit PointsSession(s)
Year 1
ENGG100Engineering Computing and Analysis6Autumn
ENGG102Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics6Autumn
ENGG103Materials in Design6Autumn
MATH141Foundations of Engineering Mathematics6Autumn
ENGG104Electrical Systems6Spring
ENGG105Engineering Design for Sustainability6Spring
MATH142Essentials of Engineering Mathematics6Spring
PHYS143Physics For Engineers6Spring
Year 2
ECTE202Circuits and Systems 6Annual
ECTE250Engineering Design and Management 26Annual
CSCI291Programming for Engineers6Not on offer in 2015
ECTE233Digital Hardware6Autumn
MATH283Advanced Engineering Mathematics and Statistics6Autumn
ECTE203Signals and Systems6Spring
ECTE212Electronics6Spring
ECTE213Engineering Electromagnetics6Not on offer in 2015
Year 3
ECTE333Microcontroller Architecture and Applications6Annual
ECTE350Engineering Design and Management 36Annual
ECTE399Professional Experience0Autumn, Spring
ECTE301Digital Signal Processing6Autumn
ECTE363Communication Systems6Autumn
ECTE324Foundations in Electrical Energy Utilisation6Autumn
ECTE344Control Theory6Spring
ECTE364Data Communications6Spring
MATH318Operations Research6Spring
Year 4
ECTE451Engineering Project 16Autumn, Spring
ECTE458Engineering Project 212Autumn, Spring
ECTE469Queuing Theory and Optimization6Spring
Plus  
2 Telecommunications Engineering Major Subjects12Autumn, Spring
1 SECTE Elective6Autumn, Spring
1 General Schedule Subject*^6Autumn, Spring

Bachelor of Engineering Scholar (Honours) students must complete ECTE355 instead of the 1 General Schedule Subject

 
ECTE355Scholars Project*6Autumn, Spring

Telecommunication Major Subjects

Subject Code subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
ECTE401 Multimedia Signal Processing 6 Autumn
ECTE482 Network Engineering 6 Autumn
ECTE465 Wireless Communication Systems 6 Spring
ECTE496 Optical Communication Systems 6 Autumn

* Scholars students must complete ECTE355 Scholars Project instead of a General Schedule Elective. Students must seek enrolment advice in their Third year.

^ General Schedule subjects are selected from the General Schedule.  They may be 100/200/300/400-level (excluding ECTE181, ECTE182, ECTE282 and ECTE283) and are subject to approval of the Head of School or nominee.

SECTE Elective Subjects

Subjects appearing on the SECTE Elective Subject list will only count as either a Major Subject or an Elective Subject.

Unless class numbers warrant, not all Elective Subjects will be offered in any one year.

Credit Arrangements

Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.

Professional Recognition/Accreditation

UOW's engineering programs are accredited by Engineers Australia and relevant world engineering bodies through the Washington Accord. This ensures recognition by equivalent professional engineering bodies in the USA, UK, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and other countries.

Other Information

Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: eis@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 4 December, 2015