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The University of Queensland's engineering program provides Queensland's most extensive selection of engineering disciplines, featuring numerous unique specializations, majors, and minors. This adaptable program prepares graduates for careers in both traditional and cutting-edge engineering fields. Learners enhance their knowledge by applying scientific and engineering fundamentals to real-world commercial challenges. Beyond technical skills, the curriculum focuses on developing critical professional competencies including effective communication, collaborative teamwork, project leadership, analytical thinking, and continuous learning. Recognized through extensive accreditation, UQ's engineering qualification prepares graduates for global career opportunities. We've redesigned our Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program with a forward-looking curriculum that will position students as engineering leaders in 2024, 2034, and the decades ahead. The redesigned program features an innovative first-year experience with practical exposure to all engineering disciplines, expanded study choices for enhanced career prospects, and continuous industry engagement throughout your studies. Students build specialized technical expertise through a core discipline, selecting from chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, mechatronic, or software engineering. Additionally, you can enhance your primary specialization with focused study in emerging engineering fields through optional majors or minors. Our comprehensive selection of majors enables precise customization of your education to align with professional ambitions and personal interests.
Electrical engineering focuses on electrical and electronic devices and systems. Professionals in this field work with technology spanning massive power infrastructure to microscopic circuitry. Their innovations impact nearly every aspect of modern life: from home entertainment systems, smartphones, and digital imaging to advanced medical diagnostics, household appliances, laboratory instrumentation, optical communication networks, portable computing devices, environmental monitoring satellites, and sustainable energy solutions for powering our digital world. Customize your electrical engineering specialization with focused majors or minors that align with your professional objectives. Available options include: Majors Biomedical engineering Computer engineering Minors Computing Data science Design.
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C); and one of Chemistry or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C).
Studying Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C) and both Chemistry and Physics is recommended as students will have increased flexibility in their studies.
English language requirements
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
OET is not accepted.