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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Electrical and Electronics

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About This Programme

A four-year Honours degree in power, electronics, and control systems. Recognised by Engineers Australia.

Course Highlights

  • Four-year accredited Honours degree, recognised by Engineers Australia.
  • Power systems, electronics, control and communications.
  • Thesis and a common engineering first year.
  • Degree awarded by the University of Wollongong, Australia.

What You'll Study

Delivered on the Dubai Knowledge Park campus (192 credit points, 6 cp per subject) with a common engineering first year, then the specialisation and a Thesis.

Common Engineering Subjects

  • ENGG100Engineering Computing and Analysis6 credits
  • ENGG102Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics6 credits
  • ENGG103Materials in Design6 credits
  • ENGG104Electrical Systems6 credits
  • ENGG105Engineering Design for Sustainability6 credits
  • MATH141Foundations of Engineering Mathematics6 credits
  • MATH142Essentials of Engineering Mathematics6 credits
  • PHYS143Physics for Engineers6 credits

Core Subjects

  • CSCI291Programming for Engineers6 credits
  • ECTE202Circuits and Systems6 credits
  • ECTE203Digital Signal Processing6 credits
  • ECTE212Electronics6 credits
  • ECTE213Engineering Electromagnetics6 credits
  • ECTE233Digital Hardware6 credits
  • ECTE250Engineering Design and Management 26 credits
  • MATH291Differential Equations3 credits
  • STAT291Engineering Statistics3 credits

Core Subjects

  • ECTE324Foundations in Electrical Energy Utilisation6 credits
  • ECTE331Real-time Embedded Systems6 credits
  • ECTE333Microcontroller Architecture and Applications6 credits
  • ECTE344Control Theory6 credits
  • ECTE351Engineering Design and Management 312 credits
  • ECTE363Communication Systems6 credits
  • ECTE364Data Communications6 credits
  • ECTE399Professional Experience0 credits

Major Subjects

  • ECTE412Power Electronics and Drives6 credits
  • ECTE423Power System Analysis6 credits
  • ECTE433Embedded Systems6 credits
  • ECTE465Wireless Communication Systems6 credits
  • ECTE471Robotics and Flexible Automation6 credits
  • ECTE477Programming Autonomous Systems6 credits

Capstone

  • ECTE498Thesis A12 credits

Technical Elective Subjects

  • ECTE401Multimedia Signal Processing6 credits
  • ECTE412Power Electronics and Drives6 credits
  • ECTE423Power System Analysis6 credits
  • ECTE426Power Distribution Systems6 credits
  • ECTE433Embedded Systems6 credits
  • ECTE465Wireless Communication Systems6 credits
  • ECTE469Queuing Theory and Optimization6 credits
  • ECTE471Robotics and Flexible Automation6 credits
  • ECTE474Internet of Things6 credits
  • ECTE477Programming Autonomous Systems6 credits
  • ECTE482Network Engineering6 credits
  • CSCI323Modern Artificial Intelligence6 credits
  • INE301Innovation and Entrepreneurship6 credits

Choose One Emirati Studies*

  • URBS103Urban Sociology6 credits
  • PUBH115Public Health6 credits
  • IRAE135UAE and International Relations6 credits
  • ARTS317Muslim Societies Across the Ages: Tradition, Secularism & Modernity6 credits
  • GEOG222Society and Environment – Resources, Challenges, Futures6 credits

Entry Requirements

Academic: A single four-year route. UAE Al-Thanawiyya Al-Aama 75% (Arab-country equivalents to the same standard); American High School Diploma grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0) plus SAT 1100; India CBSE 10.5; India ICSE 77%; Chinese Senior High School 80%; Pakistan HSSC 88%; South Korea CSAT 77.5%.
A Level: British GCE: five IGCSE/GCSE subjects at grade D plus three A Levels at CCD, with Year 13 completed.
IB Diploma: International Baccalaureate Diploma: 25 points.
English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with a minimum 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. TOEFL iBT 79 (not less than 18 Reading/Writing, 17 Listening/Speaking). PTE Academic 54 overall with a minimum 54 in each communicative skill.

UOWD publishes a 15-row matrix for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) covering a further school systems (Bangladesh, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Nepal). Note the UAE threshold is 75%, higher than the 70% for other undergraduate degrees.

Careers

Graduates become design engineers, network engineers, electrical application and hardware engineers, and power/automation/control engineers.

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

Accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education (CAA) and KHDA-licensed; conferred by the University of Wollongong (Australia). Recognised by Engineers Australia (Graduate Membership).

Professional exemptions

Engineers Australia (Graduate Membership)

Programme Details

Award

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Electrical and Electronics

Start Date

September 2026 (also January & April intakes)

Typical Offer

High-school completion + Maths & Physics diagnostic (60% each); IELTS 6.0

Duration

4 years (Honours)

Qualification

Bachelors

Subject Area

Engineering

Campus

Dubai

Course Type

Electrical & Electronics major

Tuition Fee

AED 68,909/yr

Apply online at uowdubai.ac.ae. Scholarships and merit awards are available.

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