Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation Control and Automation) Honours

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation Control and Automation) Honours program equips graduates with a strong foundation in electrical, electronic, and computing engineering, with a focus on control engineering. The program prepares students to design, develop, and manage advanced control and automation systems in various industries, including mining, oil and gas, and agriculture. Graduates have diverse employment opportunities in product design, manufacturing, and consulting, with potential job titles such as Control and Automation Engineer and Process Control Engineer.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation Control and Automation) Honours course provides a strong foundation in electrical, electronic, and computing engineering with a focus on control engineering. The program aims to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, develop, and manage advanced control and automation systems in various industries, including mining and mineral processing, oil and gas, and agriculture.

Year 1

• Introduction to Engineering
• Materials and Manufacturing 1
• Engineering Drawing and Computer-Aided Design
• Mathematics 1
• Engineering Mechanics
• Introduction to Energy and Resource Engineering
• Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
• Mathematics 2

Year 2

• Instrumentation and Measurement
• Digital Electronics
• Engineering Innovation and Ethics
• Engineering Systems
• Programming Fundamentals
• Electrical Machines and Transformers
• Signals and Systems
• Analog Electronics

Year 3

• Communication Systems 1
• Electrical Networks
• Data Communications and Computer Networks
• Control Systems
• Microprocessor Systems
• Electrical Engineering Design
• Industrial Control
• Elective Unit

Year 4

• Engineering Practicum
• Distributed Control Systems
• Advanced Industrial Control
• Power Electronics
• Project Development
• Engineering Honours Thesis 1 (for students undertaking the graded Honours pathway)
• Engineering Management
• Process Control
• Engineering Project (standard project units)
• Engineering Honours Thesis 2 (for students undertaking the graded Honours pathway)
• Elective Unit

Careers:

Graduates of the Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation Control and Automation) Honours program have diverse employment opportunities in various sectors of industry, including:

• Product design and development
• Manufacturing
• Mining and resource
• Agriculture
• Public utilities
• Road and transport
• Defence
• Aerospace
• Chemical
• Pharmaceutical
• Consulting
Possible job titles include:
• Control and Automation Engineer
• Process Control Engineer
• Instrumentation Engineer