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An electrical An electrical
engineer is engineer is
someone someone
who designs who designs
and and
develops develops
new new
electrical electrical
systems, systems,
solves solves
problems problems
and tests and tests
equipment. equipment.
They study They study
and apply and apply
the physics the physics
and and
mathematics mathematics
of electricity, of electricity,
electromagn electromagn
etism and etism and
electronics electronics
to both large to both large
and small and small
scale scale
systems to systems to
process process
information information
and transmit and transmit
energy. The energy. The
y work with y work with
all kinds of all kinds of
electronic electronic
devices, devices,
from the from the
smallest smallest
pocket pocket
devices to devices to
large large
supercomput supercomput
ers. ers.
UNSW's UNSW's
Electrical Electrical
Engineering Engineering
students students
learn learn
through a through a
combination combination
of design of design
and lab and lab
work. This work. This
mix of theory mix of theory
and practical and practical
application application
allows allows
students to students to
visualize visualize
concepts concepts
and then and then
apply their apply their
ideas in a ideas in a
variety of variety of
real life real life
situations. situations.
Students Students
learn to learn to
analyse and analyse and
diagnose diagnose
problems problems
and develop and develop
innovative innovative
solutions. solutions.
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concerned concerned
with large- with large-
scale scale
electrical electrical
systems systems
such as such as
motor motor
control and control and
power power
transmission transmission
, as well as , as well as
utilizing utilizing
electricity to electricity to
transmit transmit
energy. energy.
Electrical Electrical
engineers engineers
may work on may work on
a diverse a diverse
range of range of
technologies technologies
, from the , from the
design of design of
household household
appliances, appliances,
lighting and lighting and
wiring of wiring of
buildings, buildings,
telecommuni telecommuni
cation cation
systems, systems,
electrical electrical
power power
stations and stations and
satellite satellite
communicati communicati
ons. Another ons. Another
emerging emerging
field for field for
electrical electrical
engineers is engineers is
microelectro microelectro
nics - the nics - the
design and design and
development development
of electrical of electrical
systems and systems and
However, However,
graduates graduates
are not just are not just
limited to the limited to the
above above
industries. industries.
UNSW's UNSW's
Electrical Electrical
Engineering Engineering
degree degree
teaches you teaches you
excellent excellent
problem problem
solving skills solving skills
and logical and logical
thinking. The thinking. The
courses are courses are
structured in structured in
ways that ways that
encourage encourage
analytical analytical
thinking, thinking,
help master help master
time time
managemen managemen
t and ensure t and ensure
students are students are
technically technically
proficient. proficient.
Because of Because of
this, this,
electrical electrical
engineers engineers
from UNSW from UNSW
are in high are in high
demand demand
even in even in
areas such areas such
as: as:
Renewa Renewa
ble ble
energy energy
Global Global
Positioni Positioni
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System System
(GPS) (GPS)
technolo technolo
gies gies
Mobile Mobile
networki networki
ng ng
Banking Banking
Finance Finance
Arts Arts
Manage Manage
ment ment
Consulti Consulti
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Electric Electric
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design design
A few A few
examples of examples of
the the
applications applications
and reach of and reach of
electrical electrical
engineering engineering
are: are:
The The
compute compute
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or or
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purchase purchase
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recently recently
is a is a
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electrical electrical
engineeri engineeri
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design. design.
Robots Robots
are are
comprise comprise
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sensors, sensors,
actuators actuators
, ,
micropro micropro
cessors cessors
and and
sophistic sophistic
ated ated
feedback feedback
control control
systems, systems,
designed designed
by by
electrical electrical
engineer engineer
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Space Space
projects - projects -
deep deep
space space
communi communi
cations, cations,
robust robust
control control
systems, systems,
extra extra
terrestria terrestria
l GPS for l GPS for
navigatio navigatio
n and n and
positioni positioni
ng, ng,
power power
generati generati
on and on and
storage storage
networks networks
, imaging , imaging
systems systems
- made - made
possible possible
by by
electrical electrical
engineer engineer
s. s.
Sophistic Sophistic
ated ated
medical medical
technolo technolo
gy that gy that
you you
encounte encounte
r in a r in a
modern modern
hospital hospital
including including
CT, MRI CT, MRI
and PET and PET
imaging imaging
machine machine
s, ECG s, ECG
and and
blood blood
pressure pressure
monitors, monitors,
all all
based off based off
electrical electrical
engineeri engineeri
ng ng
principle principle
s. s.
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