Undergraduate FAQs

Electrical and telecommunications engineers are in high demand in every industry that uses technology. As an example, here is a list of companies that our students took internships or graduate roles with in a 12-month period.

Have a look through CSIRO's Quantum Engineering Roadmap.

Electrical, telecommunications and quantum engineers continue to be among the most sought-after professionals. Electrical Engineering continues to feature in lists of the best, highest-paying or most in-demand jobs, e.g. Indeed (27/2/20) and Forbes (17/5/19).

30% of our academic staff have won faculty or UNSW awards for their teaching in the past 10 years. Some are YouTube stars. Courses include fantastic online resources for lectures, tutorials and labs, to complement extensive hands-on, face-to-face laboratory work. 

Our postgraduate student society STEEP run a growing number of events and activities every year, expanding its community. Established in 2018, STEEP aim to provide a common platform for postgraduate coursework students to foster networking, discover opportunities for professional development and enrich their UNSW experience. 

The recently refurbished ($104M), award-winning Electrical Engineering Building, with thousands of square metres of brand new teaching and research labs, the Real-time Digital Simulation Laboratory, the largest in any university world-wide, the Australian National Fabrication Facility, capable of producing sub-20nm semiconductor device features, the Joint National Fibre Facility, to name just a few.

• Engineers crack 58-year-old puzzle on way to quantum breakthrough
• New ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions focuses on transition towards sustainable, reliable, secure and cost-effective energy
• UNSW Sydney researchers attract $1.3 million investment for cyber security spin-out
• Thought control technology is coming out of science fiction and into real life
• Plan to Mine the Moon Gives Australia Opening in New Space Era
• Uni labs testing limits of quantum communications
• Smartphone app to screen for early signs of dementia
• Researchers Propose Floating Microgrids Made up of Electric Boats
• Hot qubits made in Sydney break one of the biggest constraints to practical quantum computers

In our Postgraduate Prospectus.

• Director of Academic Studies A/Prof Toan Phung
• Deputy Head of School (Education) A/Prof Jayashri Ravishankar
• Head of School Prof Julien Epps

• Programs (what subjects to enrol in)
• Information regarding Thesis/Project assessment in 2019 and 2020
• Course Outlines
• Timetable
• Scholarships