Electrical and Computer

Program
Duration
Location
Application
OP Score
Entry Requirements
International Availability
Accreditation
Fees

Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems)
4 Years full-time
St Lucia
QTAC code 717001
Qld OP 6  /  Rank 90;  ATAR 89.00 (2011 entry)
Qld Yr 12 or equivalent; English; Mathematics B; Chemistry or Physics
UQ International
Engineers Australia
What it costs

 

Computer engineering spans hardware, software and systems – how to build a computer based device, how to program that for advanced operations and how to connect to other devices to work together.

Computer engineers build devices which everybody can recognise as a computer e.g. iPad or PC, but electrical and computer engineers can also build ‘hidden’ or embedded computers which control complicated machinery, medical instruments, cars, white goods, robots, communication equipment and satellites.

Students will graduate with knowledge in electrical engineering, computer engineering and information technology, in conjunction with skills of a professional engineer.

What are the applications?

Electrical and Computer Engineers typically work in one of the following fields:
  • telecommunications;
  • signal and image processing;
  • robotics and intelligent systems;
  • computer systems engineering;
  • electrical power generation, transmission and distribution;
  • biomedical engineering including biomedical imaging and signal processing for biomedical applications.

Employment opportunities

Electrical engineers with in depth knowledge of computer systems are needed in virtually any industry where advanced electrical and electronic equipment is designed, upgraded or even maintained.
Electrical and Computer engineers are qualified to work within the mainstream computer industry but also in most other areas of electrical engineering. Career opportunities exist with a range of employers, including multinational computer companies, state and federal government departments, consulting companies, the telecommunications industry, manufacturing and resource industries.
Graduates are employed as designers of electronic and computer hardware, and system integrators who build equipment requiring computer control. They also work as programmers, designing and implementing applications ranging from software for embedded microcontrollers, to the software used in information terminals.
 
 
Visit our Careers in Electrical Engineering page for further information.
 
 

UQ Bonus Rank Scheme
 
The UQ Bonus Rank Scheme offers students who complete Year 12 in Australia a chance to improve their rank to gain entry to their preferred program.  For more information please click here.

Full program details and entry requirements

Credit for Previous Studies

Non-Award Enrolment
 
If you have the skills and background to enrol in individual courses, but you are not qualified to enter an award program, you may be eligible to enrol as a domestic non-award student on a fee-paying basis, for training purposes. This option is not available to international students.

The University's Enhanced Studies program allows students in selected high schools to enrol in first year level university courses, while completing their Year 12 studies.

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