Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical & Electronic engineers design and create devices and systems
that use electrical energy in their operation. These systems can range
from massive generators in power stations to minute microcircuits in computers.
They can analyse and design circuits, antennas, amplifiers, electric motors,
generators or parts of a high voltage distribution system. They could also
write software, design, plan, install and manage communications networks,
plan and manage projects, or manage people.
The Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree provides a strong
background in mathematics and physics as well as practical experience in
the design and debugging of electrical, electronic and software systems.
The academic program embraces telecommunications, control systems, antenna
design, signal processing, microprocessors, VLSI chip design, power generation
and distribution, and electrical machines. It develops written and oral
communication skills, and familiarity with project management and quality
control techniques. In the final year of the academic program students
can select electives from integrated circuit design, telecommunication
systems, communications and signal processing, control systems, power engineering,
electromagnetics, or economics.
Electrical & Electronic engineers can be employed by government
departments and instrumentalities, consulting engineering companies, operators
of power generation and distribution systems, manufacturers of electrical
drive systems, communications systems, audio, video or other consumer electronic
equipment, computers or computer interfaces, automotive manufacturers,
software companies, or research organisations. Alternatively they may start
their own design or consulting companies.
School: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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