Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Communication Systems

Awarded by Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

Have you ever wondered about the rapid advances in technology that have taken place during your lifetime- Do you know the inspiration behind most of these changes- And would you like to be inspired to create new products that will assist and enthral future generations-

Well, the inspiration comes from electrons. Electrons are energetic little blighters, and engineers have learnt to harness that energy of humanity.

With the help of engineers, electrons can respond to sound, light, heat, vibrations, chemicals - almost everything, in fact. As they respond and whiz around circuits, the energy from electrons can be turned into:

• Sound (for telephony, broadcast, music reproduction and synthesis);
• Light (for television, visual aids, image processing and video coding);
• Movement (for robots, medical prosthetic devices, and electric and hybrid vehicles);
• Information (for instrument, monitoring, remote sensing and surveillance);
• Calculations (for calculators, computers); and
• Decision making (for artificial intelligence and autonomous systems)

Not only that, but as they whiz around electrons radiate their intentions in the form of electromagnetic waves such as,

• Light (for lasers, photonic communications and computing) and
• Radio waves (for radio, television and mobile telephony)

The workload placed on electrons will continue to grow into the foreseeable future. It is up to engineers to ensure that society continues to be served, and continues to be amazed, by the antics of energetic electrons.

To prepare engineers for these future challenges, ECU offers accredited four-year engineering degree programmes in Communication Systems and Electronic Systems.

Programme Outline

This stream offers advanced topics on both mobile and stationary communication systems. Employment opportunities include industries involved with design, development and management of cellular telephony systems, mobile communications, satellite communications, radio and television broadcasting, local, metropolitan and wide area networks, and industrial data acquisition and remote control systems.

Structure & Content

Core Units (14 units)

• ENS2159 Engineering Innovations and Ethics
• ENS3251 Digital Signal Processing^
• ENS3341 Signals & Systems^
• ENS3343 Data Communications & Computer Networks
• ENS3441 Communication Systems 1#
• ENS3447 Propagation & Antennas
• ENS3547 Wireless Communications
• ENS4152 Project Development
• ENS4251 Control Systems^
• ENS4253 Engineering Project
• ENS4444 Telecommunication Networks
• ENS4542 Communication Systems 2#
• ENS4543 Engineering Management
• MAT3484 Data Analysis & Modelling

Electives units (choose any two units):

• ENS2256 Digital Electronics#
• ENS3203 Electronic Circuit Design#
• ENS4205 Advanced Electronics
• ENS4548 VLSI Systems

^Computer Lab #Hardware Lab

Entry Requirements

For entry to the Bachelor of Engineering (Communication Systems) and the Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Systems), the applicants must be Diploma holders three (3) year course in Electronics, Computer, Communications, Telecommunications or Control Engineering from one (1) of the following institutions or equivalent*:

• Nanyang Polytechnic
• Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• Republic Polytechnic
• Singapore Polytechnic
• Temasek Polytechnic

Applicants will be required to provide satisfactory evidence of their competency in English subject to the University's approval.

*Applicants with other relevant diploma qualifications may also apply, but will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the University