Electrical and computer systems engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Investigate, design, develop, test, market and manage a wide range of products and systems
How to applyWhat is Electrical and computer systems engineering?
Electrical and computer systems engineering is an extremely diverse field, encompassing biomedical, computer systems, electronics, electrical power, AI, robotics and telecommunications. Electrical and computer systems engineers investigate, plan, design, develop, construct, test, market and maintain a wide range of products and systems.
As an electrical and computer systems engineer, you can design and develop digital products such as smartphones, virtual reality systems or computer games, or maybe robotic medical devices to assist in surgery and rehabilitation.
Why study Electrical and computer systems engineering at Monash University?
At Monash, you’ll experience working with industry-standard reprogrammable chips in the laboratories from first year onwards. By third year you’ll be building miniaturised machines with very powerful processing on board. In fourth year you may apply this knowledge to a ‘product’ of your own.
TOP 75
in the world for Electrical and Electronic engineering
81.4%
of graduates secure full-time employment within 4 months of graduating
Recognition
This engineering degree is accredited by Engineers Australia
Your pathway to success
Industry based learning
Monash Engineering offers world class industry internships and programs that put you at the top of the employability market.
World-class facitlities
Some of the facilities and research centres that will enhance your learning experience include the Woodside building for Technology and Design, Monash Makerspace, Robotics Laboratory, Monash Vision Group and an optical communications laboratory.
Join a student team
You can join one of the many student teams like Monash DeepNeuron, Robogals, Monash Motorsport, or Young MedTech Innovators and form lasting friendships, get hands on experience and put your classroom learning into practice.
Your future Electrical and computer systems engineering prospects
When you graduate you could work for large public and private telecommunications, manufacturing and electrical-power companies, or in defence and intelligence organisations. You could also work in banking and finance, or with any organisation that creates, stores, encodes and transmits big data or manages complex systems. Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in top companies including:
- Tesla
- Deloitte
- NASA
- Apple
- Dyson
- Telstra
- Citi
- PwC
- Intel
- Woodside Energy
- Department of Defence
What you will learn in Electrical and computer systems engineering
You’ll receive hands-on training and the theoretical insight you need for an exciting future as an electrical and computer systems engineer. You’ll gain skills and knowledge across a broad range of focus areas, including:
Artificial intelligence(AI)
Design and build Artificial Neural Networks and use Deep Learning to solve fundamental problems. From machines classifying images, proving mathematical theorems, making medical diagnosis and driverless cars, AI will revolutionise our lives.
Analog electronics
The real world is analog, so we will show you how to interface analog sensors and actuators to digital computers, and give you the best building blocks to design analog circuits for many purposes.
Digital Electronics
Learn how to use ‘digital’ components such as logic gates and memory to create systems that manipulate, transmit and receive information, from single purpose micro-controllers to general purpose microprocessors such as those found in smartphones and laptops.
Power electronics/Energy
Design solutions for efficiently generating, distributing, converting and managing energy. The role of power electronics is becoming more critical to ensure we have access to sustainable, clean, and non-polluting energy.
Signal processing
Signal processing enables humans and machines to sort signals from ‘noise’, in turn enabling efficient communication and interpretation of the world around us.
Control systems
Design in-built ‘control systems’ that enable the effective automation of repetitive tasks and precise management of physical systems using electrical signals.
Telecommunications
Learn how the internet works and how to effectively communicate over extremely long distances using electrical and light signals through copper wires, radio waves and optical fibres.
Robotics and computer systems
Combine sensors, computer processing and actuators to enable robots to make smart human-like decisions and interact effectively with their environment whilst keeping humans safe.
Biomedical engineering
We are all complex biological systems that are run on electrical signals. Learn how to create electrical systems to diagnose problems, assist and enhance the human body.
Computing
Learn how computers work and how to integrate computer programs with electrical components such as the camera or touchscreens on your smartphone. Master your programming skills.
Expand your skills with an engineering minor
Artificial intelligence in engineering
Civil engineering
Computational engineering
Design and Manufacturing
Engineering entrepreneurship
Environmental engineering
Micro and nano technologies
Mining engineering
Renewable energy engineering
Sensory Systems in Industry 4.0
Smart manufacturing
Sustainable engineering
Earn two degrees with only one extra year of study
Architectural Design
Arts
Biomedical Science
Commerce
Computer Science
Design
Information Technology
Laws (Honours)
Pharmaceutical Science
Science
Hear from our engineering students
Monash offers a lot more than just your degree. Make sure to get involved with the clubs and societies, summer research and check out the study abroad opportunities offered. Going on exchange (twice) has been my favourite experience. It is an awesome opportunity. I really enjoyed being able to study abroad at the Monash Malaysia campus and The University of Colorado. Both gave me the opportunity to experience a different way of living, and I was able to study units that were not offered in my degree such as quantum computation.”
Scott Moore
Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Computer Science
Summer Research Program Scholarship
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4 years full-time/ 8 years part-time
Starts: February/July
Clayton campus/Malaysia campus
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