Professional Recognition
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This Major has been Accredited by: Engineers Australia.
This professional recognition only applies when you study this Major in one of the following courses:
Details
Structure
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ENM2104 | Instrumentation and Measurement | 15 |
| ENS2456 | Digital Electronics | 15 |
| ENS2257 | Microprocessor Systems | 15 |
| ENS3553 | Signals and Systems | 15 |
| ENS3555 | Communication Systems 1 | 15 |
| ENS3554 | Data Communications and Computer Networks | 15 |
| ENS2457 | Analog Electronics | 15 |
| ENS5230 | Electrical Machines and Transformers | 15 |
| ENS5447 | Propagation and Antennas | 15 |
| ENS3551 | Electrical Networks | 15 |
| ENS5191 | Electrical Engineering Design | 15 |
| ENS5240 | Industrial Control | 15 |
| ENS5360 | Power Electronics | 15 |
| ENS5130 | Advanced Industrial Control | 15 |
| ENS5209 | Process Control | 15 |
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and in depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the instrumentation control and automation discipline.
- Think critically, and apply established engineering methods and research skills to complex instrumentation control and automation problem solving.
- Apply systematic engineering synthesis and design processes to conduct and manage instrumentation control and automation projects, with some intellectual independence.
- Demonstrate conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and computer and information sciences which underpin the instrumentation control and automation discipline and fluently apply engineering techniques, tools and resources.
- Demonstrate clear and coherent oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
- Demonstrate a global outlook and knowledge of contextual factors impacting the instrumentation control and automation discipline, including respect for cultural diversity and indigenous cultural competence.
- Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership to implement engineering projects according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
- Demonstrate responsibility for own learning, professional judgement and an understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
Instrumentation control and automation engineers have diverse employment opportunities in most sectors of industry, including product design and development, manufacturing, mining and resource, agriculture, public utilities, road and transport, defence, aerospace, chemical, pharmaceutical, and consulting.
Possible future job titles
Control and Automation Engineer, Process Control Engineer, Instrumentation Engineer