2018 Postgraduate Courses
  • Students are to follow the requirements of the Handbook for the year they commenced the course.

    However, the subject links below do not contain the subject information for the current year. You can view current subject information through the new Course Handbook.

Master of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) | 2018

Course Structure

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Year 1
ENGG950 Innovation and Design 6 Autumn
ECTE955 Advanced Laboratory 6 Autumn
ECTE975 Communication and ICT Workplace Practice 6 Autumn
ENGG851 Engineering Research Methods 6 Autumn, Spring
Plus ONE elective subject from the list below:
ECT8333 Microcontroller Architecture and Applications 6 Annual
ECT8301 Digital Signal Processing 6 Autumn
ECT8324 Power Engineering 1 6 Autumn
ECT8363 Communication Systems 6 Autumn
MTH8318 Operations Research 6 Autumn
ECT8344 Control Theory 6 Spring
ECT8364 Data Communications 6 Spring
ECT8323 Power Engineering 2 6 Spring
Plus THREE elective subjects from the list below:
ECTE833 Embedded Systems 6 Autumn
ECTE842 Computer Controlled Systems 6 Autumn
ECTE841 Intelligent Control 6 Autumn
ECTE812 Power Electronics and Drives 6 Spring
ECTE826 Power Distribution Systems 6 Spring
ECTE829 Smart Power Grids 6 Spring
ECTE871 Robotics and Flexible Automation 6 Spring
Year 2
ECTE927 Renewable and Distributed Generation 6 Autumn
ENGG941 Sustainability for Engineers, Scientists and Professionals 6 Autumn
ECTE953 Advanced Project 12 Autumn, Spring
ECTE906 Advanced Signals and Systems 6 Autumn, Spring
1 Professional Elective* 6
1 Technical Elective 900-level ECTE subject* 6
1 Technical Elective 900-level ECTE or non-ECTE subject* 6

Professional and Technical Elective Subjects

Choose 1 Professional Elective, 1 Technical Elective 900-level ECTE subject and 1 Technical Elective 900-level ECTE OR 1 Technical Elective non-ECTE subject from the lists below:

(* For advice on choosing the Professional and Technical Electives, please meet with your Academic Program Director.)

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Technical Electives 900-level ECTE subjects:
ECTE902 Optimum Signal Processing 6 Not offered in this year
ECTE903 Image and Video Processing 6 Spring
ECTE921 Power Quality and Reliability 6 Not offered in this year
ECTE923 Power System Analysis 6 Autumn
ECTE927 Renewable and Distributed Generation 6 Autumn
ECTE944 Identification and Optimal Control 6 Not offered in this year
ECTE962 Telecommunications System Modelling 6 Spring
ECTE967 Mobile Networks 6 Autumn
ECTE987 Optoelectronic Sensing 6 Autumn
ECTE992 The Future Internet: Architectures and Communication Protocols 6 Spring
Technical Electives 900-level non-ECTE subjects:
CSCI933 Machine Learning Algorithms and Applications 6 Autumn
CSCI935 Computer Vision Algorithms and Systems 6 Spring
ENGG941 Sustainability for Engineers, Scientists and Professionals 6 Autumn
MECH941 Micro/Nano Robotic Systems 6 Autumn
Professional Electives:
ENGG951 Engineering Project Management 6 Spring
ENGG953 Modelling of Engineering Management Systems 6 Spring
ENGG954 Strategic Management for Engineers and Technologists 6 Autumn
ENGG956 Financial Management for Engineered Assets 6 Spring

Credit Arrangements

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the UOW Course Finder

Other Information

For further information please email: eis@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 24 November, 2017