Electrical Engineering encompasses research, design, development, manufacturing and management of complex systems for many different uses. You'll work on mobile phone infrastructure or electricity wires that power cities.

This degree focuses on design, development, manufacturing and management of complex hardware and software systems, and reliable cost-effective devices. This involves the use of new information and computer-intensive technologies. Key courses include telecommunications, photonics, systems and control, energy systems, microelectronics and signal processing. To get you work ready, you'll apply these skills through 60 days of approved industry training.

 

Why study this degree at UNSW?

You’ll study this degree at UNSW’s School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, the largest school of its kind in Australia and ranked 1st in Electrical Engineering by QS Subject Rankings*. We’re part of the top engineering faculty in Australia and #49 in the world according to the latest 2023 QS World University Rankings.

UNSW is known for its graduate employability, UNSW placed in the GradConnection AFR Top 100 Future Leaders Awards in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Australia’s top employers prefer UNSW Engineering graduates over any other university and we’re ranked 29th in the world for employer reputation.

Our academic, professional and technical staff are internationally renowned experts in their fields. For the past three years, we’ve received a five-star rating for employability, teaching and research.

Benefits of studying with us:

• Strong partnerships with industry in education, research, training and employment
• Our innovative teaching is recognised by high student experience scores and many teaching awards
• We offer the widest range of specialised elective courses and honours thesis/masters project topics nationally
• We’ve recently invested $104 million into cutting-edge laboratories that are nationally unique and allow students to put their learning to the test
• We have a range of specialised Electrical Engineering facilities including computer laboratories, the Signal Procession and Systems Laboratory, the Hardware Design Project Laboratory, the High Voltage Laboratory and other highly specialised laboratories our students can use