About
Dear visitor,
It is my pleasure to briefly introduce the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at RMIT. Our School is recognised for its prime educational programs and the first class research outcome in our country and far beyond the national boundaries. Our local and international students, currently exceeding 2000 in number, have the flexibility to choose from a wide rage of practically-oriented university programs including undergraduate bachelor specialisations, postgraduate course work programs, and research studies at Masters and PhD level. The various programs in our School are well articulated both internally and with TAFE enabling our students to successfully go through each stage of their education and to easily choose the most suitable specialisation.
Our undergraduate Bachelor program has a unique structure by offering common basic courses in the first two years of all (currently seven) study streams. The acquired knowledge in these courses is relevant to our electrical, electronic, communication and computer engineering disciplines and allows students to specialise in their stream of choice by selecting courses in the third and fourth year of their studies.
This scheme allows students the much-appreciated flexibility in actively choosing their own professional and educational path. Our School offers specialisations (streams) in traditional areas including Electrical and Control Engineering, Electronics, Communication Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Engineering as well as in new and exciting areas such as Network Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. Furthermore, the planned General Electrical and Computer Engineering stream will allow students to make their own choice of courses and mix of specialisations.
Our postgraduate courses are articulated from Graduate Certificate through Graduate Diploma all the way to Masters by course work degree providing exit point at each of these levels. The streams include specialised areas of Microelectronics, Information Technology, Telecommunication, Electronic Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering and Simulation Technology. The School is well-established in all these areas and provides excellent educational programs, is involved in industry consulting, and carries out first-class research.
The School is an active research institution and is nationally and internationally recognised for its fundamental and applied research. It is the home of two large centres:
The School is of international standing in research areas which include microelectronics, sensors, biomedical engineering, wireless networks, computer systems, control systems and telecommunication. In all these research areas the School has been maintaining active collaborations with industry including Microsoft, Telstra, DSTO, ABB, and MEDEC.
Our Masters and PhD research students are supported and encouraged to get actively involved in School’s research collaborations with industry and other partner Universities. Most of our currently nearly 130 research students have awarded either externally or internally School-funded scholarships.
Our School, being supported by over 50 academic and research staff and about 30 technical and general staff, provides a stimulating environment for the technical and intellectual advancement of all people involved. Our goal is to make sure that our students acquire their knowledge with us as facilitators, enjoy interacting with our dedicated staff and other engaged students, learn newest technologies and get exposed to the modern industry. This probably explains why our students are among the most employable graduates in Australia.
City Campus [Map]
Building 10, Level 8, Room 32
Swanston Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel:+61 3 9925 2090
