南澳大學

Industry has indicated a strong demand for skilled engineering graduates with solid business acumen.

With studies divided across two disciplines, you will have the flexibility to pursue transdisciplinary specialisations and gain a broad range of business knowledge, graduating with the key business skills to advance in their engineering careers. The strong business foundation of this program enables graduates to be well-prepared to work in diverse, interdisciplinary teams in order to solve complex problems in the global business environment.

What you'll learn

In your first year you will develop a strong, general foundation in engineering. You’ll then move into your electrical engineering major and complete core courses in business that will give you a solid grasp of business fundamentals such as international business, economics and entrepreneurship. At least half of the honours year involves a major project.

Career outcomes

Electrical engineer: create solutions ranging from small component designs to large-scale systems by studying customer requirements; work on all stages of design for electrical services, from early research and development through to detailed design, installation and final commissioning

Electronics engineer: use non-linear and active electrical components (such as semiconductor devices, especially transistors, diodes and integrated circuits) to design electronic circuits, devices, VLSI devices and their systems

Embedded system engineer: design and implement embedded systems to perform sensing, communications, signal processing, control for various applications, ranging from consumer appliances to Industrial Internet of Things equipment; deal with graphics processing units and field-programmable gate arrays for advanced applications

Power system engineer: design, build, maintain, and monitor systems that deal with the generation, transmission, distribution and utilisation of electric power, and the electrical apparatus connected to such systems

Telecommunications engineer: design, commission, maintain, and monitor the installation of telecommunications equipment and facilities, such as complex electronic switching systems, and other plain old telephone service facilities, optical fibre cabling, IP networks, and microwave transmission systems

Control system engineer: select, commission, design, and maintain control systems for automating industry processes

Systems engineer: apply a robust approach to the design and management of complex systems over their life cycles, including the integration of a large number of products from multiple vendors

Business development engineer: develop and maintain excellent client relationships; work with new and existing clients to create new business and identify new markets; propose business ventures, providing project details, writing business proposals, and meeting business revenue targets

Engineering operations manager: supervise and lead teams of engineers, scientists and technicians who work on projects; oversee production and quality control; direct operations, testing and maintenance; plan and schedule, consult with clients, and manage budgetary responsibilities

Quality assurance manager: work with management and staff to establish procedures and quality standards and monitor these against agreed targets; write management and technical reports; determine training needs; and promote change and improvement in performance and quality

Engineering consultant: provide managing consulting services to help engineering organisations improve performance and efficiency; analyse businesses and create solutions to help meet goals

Entrepreneur: use initiative, commercial acumen and broad ranging business skills to develop or transform a product or service for yourself or an organisation.