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Computing, Health and Science - School:
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Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Business
Major In Instrumentation Control and Automation
Instrumentation control and automation engineering is the integration of electrical, electronic and computing engineering with control engineering, for the development of intelligent control systems to automate monitoring, processing, and production in different engineering industries.
Areas of study within Instrumentation Control & Automation include analog and digital electronics, computer aided design and manufacturing, signal analysis, communication and networking, electrical machines, sensor technology, process control, automation, robotics, system design and development and project management.
Students are required to complete practicum placement(s) as part of this course.
Related careers
Control and Automation Engineer, Process Control Engineer, Instrumentation Engineer
Major structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Instrumentation Control and Automation major is available to students enrolled in any of the engineering double degree courses. Instrumentation control and automation engineering is the integration of electrical, electronic and computing engineering with control engineering for the development of intelligent control systems to automate monitoring, processing, and production in different engineering industries. Areas of study within instrumentation control and automation include analog and digital electronics, computer aided design and manufacturing, signal analysis, communication and networking, electrical machines, sensor technology, process control, automation, robotics, system design and development, and project management. 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.
The Instrumentation Control and Automation major program consists of 15 units (225 credit points) of study as indicated below.
Recommended Electives
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENM2104 | Instrumentation and Measurement | * | 15 |
| ENS2456 | Digital Electronics | * | 15 |
| ENS2113 | Engineering Dynamics | ^ | 15 |
| ENS3553 | Signals and Systems | ^ | 15 |
| ENS3555 | Communication Systems 1 | * | 15 |
| ENS3554 | Data Communications and Computer Networks | * | 15 |
| ENS2457 | Analog Electronics | ^ | 15 |
| ENS3220 | Electrical Machines and Transformers | ^ | 15 |
| ENS3447 | Propagation and Antennas | * | 15 |
| ENS3551 | Electrical Networks | * | 15 |
| ENS2257 | Microprocessor Systems | ^ | 15 |
| ENS4240 | Industrial Control | ^ | 15 |
| ENS4360 | Power Electronics | * | 15 |
| ENS4209 | Process Control | * | 15 |
| ENS3205 | Real-Time Embedded Systems | ^ | 15 |
* Unit offered in semester 1 only ^ Unit offered in semester 2 only
This major can also be studied in the following courses: