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, opens in a new window that our students took internships or graduate roles with in a 12-month period.

Have a look through CSIRO's Quantum Engineering Roadmap, opens in a new window.

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, opens in a new window (27/2/20) and Forbes, opens in a new window (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, opens in a new window stars, opens in a new window. Courses include fantastic online resources for lectures, opens in a new window, tutorials and labs, opens in a new window, to complement extensive hands-on, face-to-face laboratory work. 

Our postgraduate student society STEEP, opens in a new window 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, opens in a new window, with thousands of square metres of brand new teaching and research labs, the Real-time Digital Simulation Laboratory, opens in a new window, the largest in any university world-wide, the Australian National Fabrication Facility, opens in a new window, 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, opens in a new window
• Plan to Mine the Moon Gives Australia Opening in New Space Era, opens in a new window
• Uni labs testing limits of quantum communications, opens in a new window
• Smartphone app to screen for early signs of dementia, opens in a new window
• Researchers Propose Floating Microgrids Made up of Electric Boats, opens in a new window
• Hot qubits made in Sydney break one of the biggest constraints to practical quantum computers, opens in a new window

In our Postgraduate Prospectus, opens in a new window.

• 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, opens in a new window in 2019 and 2020
• Course Outlines
• Timetable
• Scholarships, opens in a new window