Instrumentation Control and Automation Major
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Unit set overview
Code
MABUSM
Availability & Campus
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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 |
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| 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 |
| ENS5230 | Electrical Machines and Transformers | 15 |
| ENS5447 | Propagation and Antennas | 15 |
| ENS3551 | Electrical Networks | 15 |
| ENS2257 | Microprocessor Systems | 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 Semester timetable.
Student handbookCareer 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
This Major can be studied in the following courses
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