Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation Control and Automation)
ObjectivesInstrumentation control and automation engineering is the integration of electrical, electronic and computing engineering with control engineering for the development of intelligent control systems to automate monitoring, processing, and production in different engineering industries. Areas of study within instrumentation control and automation include analog and digital electronics, computer aided design and manufacturing, signal analysis, communication and networking, electrical machines, sensor technology, process control, automation, robotics, system design and development, and project management. Graduates of the course will be conversant in electrical and electronic engineering, have specialist skills in design, development and management of advanced control and automation systems, and have the ability to participate in and lead complex multidisciplinary projects. The course focuses on the development of knowledge and skills relevant to professional engineering practice and, along with a sound theoretical base, includes strong elements of practical problem solving, team work and project development. As a result, as well as having multiple technical and transferable skill competencies, graduates will have strong analytical skills and the ability to lead complex projects. 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.
Entry requirementsIn addition to satisying standard ECU admission requirements, satisfactory performance in TEE (or equivalent) Calculus or Applicable Mathematics is required. TEE Physics is desirable. Students who have completed a TAFE Diploma or its equivalent in an allied engineering field may be admitted to a Bachelor of Engineering with advanced standing. Special admission requirements Note: Students who have not completed TEE Calculus or TEE Physics (or equivalent) will be required to complete bridging units during the first year of their studies.
Academic titleBachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation Control and Automation)
Course descriptionRelated careers
Control and Automation Engineer, Instrumentation Control and Automation Engineer,
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The course is comprised of a total of 480 credit points (33 units).
Year One - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
ENS1154 Introduction to Engineering 15
ENS1162 Electrical Engineering 1A 15
MAT1236 Calculus 1 * 15
SCP1111 Physics of Motion ** 15
* Students without TEE Calculus should enrol in the bridging unit MAT1137 Introductory Applied Mathematics, and should enrol in MAT1236 in a later semester. ** Students without TEE Physics should enrol in the bridging unit SCP1132 Introduction to Physics, and should enrol in SCP1111 in a later semester.
Year One - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
ENS1253 Electrical Engineering 1B 15
ENM1102 Engineering Drawing and Computer Aided Design 15
ENS1115 Materials and Manufacturing 1 15
MAT1163 Linear Algebra 15
Year Two - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
ENM2104 Instrumentation and Measurement 15
ENS2256 Digital Electronics 15
ENS2455 Circuit Analysis 15
MAT2236 Differential Equations 15
Year Two - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
CSP1150 Programming Principles 15
ENM2210 Engineering Mechanics 15
ENS3341 Signals and Systems 15
ENS2258 Analog Electronics 15
Year Three - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
ENS3441 Communication Systems 1 15
ENS2159 Engineering Innovation and Ethics 15
ENS3343 Data Communication and Computer Networks 15
ENS4251 Control Systems 15
Year Three - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
ENS3220 Electrical Machines and Transformers 15
ENS2257 Microprocessor Systems 15
ENS4240 Industrial Control 15
Elective 1
Year Four - Semester 1
Unit Description Points
ENS4111 Engineering Practicum 0
ENS4152 Project Development 15
ENS4209 Process Control 15
ENS4360 Power Electronics 15
ENS3447 Propagation and Antennas 15
Year Four - Semester 2
Unit Description Points
ENS4253 Engineering Project 15
ENS3205 Real-Time Embedded Systems 15
ENS4543 Engineering Management 15
Elective 2
Recommended Electives
Note: Electives chosen from outside this list must be approved by the Course Coordinator.
Unit Description Points
ENS2110 Materials and Manufacturing 2 15
ENS2259 Thermodynamics 15
ENM3218 Fluid Mechanics 15
ENS3547 Wireless Communication 15
ENS3203 Electronic Circuit Design 15
ENS3251 Digital Signal Processing 15
ENS3206 Power Systems 1 15
ENS4444 Telecommunication Networks 15
ENS4442 Robotics 1 15
ENS4542 Communication Systems 2 15
ENS4445 Sustainability and Renewable Energy 15
MAT3236 Multivariate Calculus 15