Engineering & Technology
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Engineering & Technology
Get practical, hands-on engineering experience as you study either a 3 + 2 year Bachelor/Masters program, or a traditional 4-year degree at ECU.
You'll get to experience our world-class facilities in a supportive and student-centred learning environment. What's more, our collaboration with industry ensures that you're prepared for the engineering challenges of the real world and often have a foot in the door before you graduate.
Engineering covers a large range of disciplines leading to an enormous variety of rewarding careers. Our Engineering qualifications can provide entry into a broad spectrum of careers across a range of areas such as:
- Chemical Engineering: chemical, petroleum and pharmaceutical production, mineral processing, biochemical research and development, food production, environmental protection
- Civil Engineering: road design and construction, building design and construction, water supply, harbours and railways
- Mechanical Engineering: mining and mineral processing, oil and gas, manufacturing systems, automotive design, air handling and conditioning, building services
- Electrical Power Engineering: power generation and distribution, renewable energy systems, design and commissioning of electrical plant for mining or industry
- Instrumentation, Control and Automation Engineering: mining and mineral processing, oil and gas, automated manufacturing systems, process control
- Computer Systems Engineering: computer and digital system design, embedded systems, robotics, intelligent systems
- Mechatronics Engineering: manufacturing, robotics, production automation
- Electronics and Communications Engineering: wired and wireless communications, data transmission, electronic systems, consumer electronics
- Maritime Engineering (Marine and Offshore Systems, Ocean Engineering, Naval Architecture): oil and gas, ports and harbours, marine system design and operation, marine surveying
- Motorsports: design and development of high performance vehicles, automotive engineering, engine management systems, motor sports management, mechanical design.
It is our aim to provide students with pathways into the best of those careers. What's more, our collaboration with industry means that not only are our graduates ready for the real world of engineering, they often have a foot in the door, too. And the practical experience they gain at our advanced labs and workshops means that they can hit the ground running. Choose from our range of courses in Engineering, Motorsports, Aviation and more.
ECU's New Engineering and Technology Facility Now Open
Students commencing in 2013 will be among the first to experience our new, state‑of‑the-art engineering facility.
Valued at over $50 million, it features purpose‑built labs and project spaces, all designed with a focus on students. It also features sustainable systems and infrastructure that both decrease its carbon footprint, and provides students access to real systems for sustainable energy education.
ECU Students Make Top Four at Innovator Awards
Demonstrating extraordinary research and development strength, our Engineering students secured two of the top four placements in the 2011 WA Innovator of the Year Awards.
The "Wireless Token Network" and "Tunable Laser" projects were the only university entries to appear amongst the top four finalists in the iiNet Encouragement Award category for innovation in superfast broadband applications.
Chemical Engineering Available in 2013
After years of planning and development, Chemical Engineering will be added to our extensive range of Engineering courses in 2013, joining other recent additions such as Aeronautics and Maritime Engineering (Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering and Marine & Offshore Engineering).
The course will help to supply the huge numbers of qualified engineers needed for the rapidly expanding WA oil and gas industry, and satisfy years of immense demand for Chemical Engineering at ECU.
Bachelor of Engineering Science course offers a '3+2' model
Our Bachelor of Engineering Science course is the first in WA to feature the European '3 + 2' model. Three years of engineering foundation, followed by specialisation in a two-year coursework Masters degree.
This option is offered in addition to the many four-year engineering courses we offer.
"My double degree gave me the opportunity to study computing technology in detail."
"I wanted to expand my skills and knowledge of computing, as most engineering projects include a significant software component. My double degree gave me the opportunity to study in detail, a diverse breadth of interesting and challenging areas of computing, including physics, mathematics, electronics and computing. The course was definitely challenging, but the engaging, talented and kind academic staff guided us through the course content."
Dion Churchin
Engineering / Computer Science graduate
Fee-Help for our Aviation students
Our Bachelor of Aviation students can now apply to concurrently study the Graduate Diploma of Flying which includes flying training units covered by the Commonwealth FEE-HELP program.
This means that more students will be able to complete both their academic studies and commercial flying training within just three years.
Unique courses
Our Engineering & Technology disciplines offer a number of unique courses which give you the competitive edge:
- University Certificate in Maintenance Engineering
Whether you are already engaged in a maintenance department or thinking of pursuing a career in industrial maintenance, this course allows you to develop the knowledge and skills needed for implementing, planning and optimising industrial maintenance operations. This course can be studied off-campus (online). Students undertaking this course will also have access to our specialised Maintenance and Vibrations Laboratory.
Course information - Aviation at ECU
Offers a variety of practically oriented courses leading to flying and non-flying careers. Our facilities include a range of flight simulation devices in the Aviation Centre and our own aircraft. Our Aviation academic staff members are practicing pilots.
Student flying activities include the Royal Flying Doctors Service Airfield Surveys.
Course information - Bachelor of Technology (Motorsports)
The first course of its kind to be run in Australia. Students not only learn motorsport from the ground up, but also experience race track action first-hand through our unique networking with the local industry.
The course provides a stimulating and supportive learning environment with an enthusiastic and articulate approach that reflects the culture of motorsports. Students engage in hands on work on ECU's racing cars in our state-of-the-art laboratories.
Graduates will be well equipped for a career in motor racing, product design and development, manufacturing technology, or team and project management.
Course information - Maritime Engineering courses
ECU is excited to be able to offer WA students a pathway to engineering qualifications in Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering and Marine & Offshore Engineering, all high demand areas of the profession.
Offered in collaboration with the University of Tasmania students undertake the first two years of study in these courses at our Joondalup campus and complete the final two years at the Australian Maritime College in Launceston.