Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a stream in Telecommunications Engineering

This comprehensive, flexible course has a strong focus on hands-on laboratory programs using project-based learning. Telecommunications engineers design, build and manage systems that carry out the transmission, processing and storage of information as electrical or optical signals over complex networks. They work in fields such as telephone and internet networks, radio and television broadcasting and satellite communications.

Completion of this stream (major) as part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) will prepare you for a career in telecommunications engineering.

You will study computer networking; computer security; communication electronics; eCommerce technology; embedded systems; information technology; optical technology and photonics; business law and economics; economics; finance; statistics and econometrics.

Key Features

• Real-time access to Nokia OSS mobile network tools will allow you to put theory into practice.
• In your final year, you’ll complete a project in a telecommunications organisation or with one of our research groups.
• Exposure to professional practice and industries will increase your employment prospects with graduate career opportunities available at companies such as AWS, Cisco, Ericsson, Google, Huawei, Microsoft, Nokia, Optus, Telstra, TPG, Vodafone and many more.
• Your learning is enhanced by our location in one of Australia’s leading high-tech precincts.
• You'll explore the latest hot topics in industry to understand the power of current and future key technologies that are reshaping the telecommunications industry.

Studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a stream in Telecommunications Engineering at Macquarie will give you access to:

• Networking Lab with hands-on experience with configuration of switch and Routers for interest TCP/IP and Routing protocols.
• Matlab (software and programming for simulation and modelling) in advanced topics of WiFi, 4G, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous cars and autonomous drones.
• Digital Communications Laboratory.
• Software defined networking lab using MINIT platform and more programming with advanced languages such as Java and Python.
• Software defined radio, cognitive radio lab, NI Labview platform with USRPs for prototyping in advanced topics of 4G, 5G, IoT.
• Nokia Lab with access to real tools for state of the art technology Net Act, OSS Nokia tool configuration, optimisation and management.
• Rhode and Schwarz (Swiss call) software and mobile for analysis of 4G and 5G air interface and network performance.
• Wireless sensors lab for electronic sensors development with hands-on experience to develop advanced low-power sensors for IoT applications.

Suitable For

Interested in pursuing a career in engineering? This degree will give you the skills to develop creative and practical solutions using technology.

What You'll Study

Part of what makes Macquarie future focused is that we allow you the freedom to explore your interests across a range of areas, rather than lock you in to a single, narrow field. So follow your passions and tailor your course to your needs and interests.

Units

Units are what we call subjects. Most full-time students take four units – each worth a fixed number of credit points – per session.

Entry Requirements

For students from overseas, Macquarie uses an international selection rank to determine the minimum eligibility requirement for each undergraduate course. This rank has been converted into equivalent scores for various recognised international high school qualifications and university entrance examinations, including global qualifications like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A-Levels.

English Language Requirements

All applicants for undergraduate coursework studies at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.

You may satisfy the English language requirements if you have completed:

• Senior secondary studies equivalent to the NSW HSC
• One year of Australian or comparable tertiary study in a country of qualification

Alternative entry

At Macquarie, we are all about success. With our International Academic Entry Program, we recognise your individual strengths, interests, and personal circumstances. If you have not achieved the overall score required for your program, but demonstrate particular strength in relevant subjects, we may consider you for alternative entry.

Course Fees

International fee-paying
AUD $37,500
Indicative annual fee
Fee per credit point AUD $1,562.50

The indicative annual fee displayed is based on completing a standard full time study load. Fees may increase each year. For courses longer than one year in duration, you will pay the fee that is current for the year that you enrol in the unit.