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www.unsw.edu.au | UNSW International Undergraduate Guide 2011 | 55Surveyingpage 71TelecommunicationsEngineeringBE (Telecommunications Engineering)Program code 3643FacultyEngineeringMin. years 4 yearsUOC (per year/total) 48/192Semester 2 entry Yes*Est. first year tuition A$27,960Est. fee to complete A$125,080Assumed Knowledge Maths and PhysicsOnline Handbook www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2010/3643.htmlWebsitewww.eet.unsw.edu.auWhat is TelecommunicationsEngineering?Telecommunications Engineering is concernedwith communicating information at a distance.Telecommunications engineers design, develop, testand maintain telecommunications systems in thefollowing areas: mobile and satellite communications;signal and image processing; optical fibres andphotonics; data networks, data coding, compression,encryption and transmission; microelectronic devicesand systems; and real-time embedded systems.Program StructureA typical program sequence is shown below:Year 1Mathematics, Physics, Computing, EngineeringDesign, Electives including: Electrical andTelecommunications Engineering, Data Structuresand Algorithms, Higher Physics 1BYear 2Mathematics, Embedded Systems Design, Circuitsand Signals, Digital Circuit Design, AnalogueElectronics, General Education coursesYear 3Electromagnetic Engineering, Electronics,Digital Signal Processing, Analogue andDigital Communications, Control Systems,Telecommunications Engineering Design, NetworkTechnologies, Trusted NetworksYear 4Telecommunications Design Proficiency, StrategicLeadership and Ethics, Level 4 Electives, ThesisCareer OpportunitiesPotential employers include: major service providerssuch as Optus and Telstra; large private industrialgroups such as JDS Uniphase and Alcatel; smallerservice and technology providers, all highlyspecialised and technologically sophisticated. Thedemand for graduates of telecommunications israpidly increasing as the technology advances andbroadens its scope.Professional RecognitionThis degree is accredited by Engineers Australia.Combined ProgramsBE (Telecommunications Engineering)/Bachelor of ArtsProgram code 3646FacultyEngineeringMin. years 5 yearsUOC (per year/total) 48/240Semester 2 entry Yes*Est. first year tuition A$28,080Est. fee to complete A$151,940Assumed Knowledge Maths, Physics and ChemistryOnline Handbook www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2010/3646.htmlWebsitewww.eet.unsw.edu.auBE (Telecommunications Engineering)/Bachelor of CommerceProgram code 3715FacultyEngineeringMin. years 5.5 yearsUOC (per year/total) 48/264Semester 2 entry Yes*Est. first year tuition A$28,080Est. fee to complete A$180,940Assumed Knowledge Maths, Physics and ChemistryOnline Handbook www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2010/3715.htmlWebsitewww.eet.unsw.edu.auBE (Telecommunications Engineering)/Bachelor of ScienceProgram code 3641FacultyEngineeringMin. years 5 yearsUOC (per year/total) 48/240Semester 2 entry Yes*Est. first year tuition A$28,080Est. fee to complete A$180,940Assumed Knowledge Maths, Physics and ChemistryOnline Handbook www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2010/3641.htmlWebsitewww.eet.unsw.edu.auSEE ALSOBachelor of Engineering (Bioinformatics)page 56Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering)page 57Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering)page 57Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying and SpatialInformation Systems)page 71Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science(Advanced)various majors pages 67–69Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)page 58* Students starting an Engineering program in Semester 2may be required to complete summer sessions. Contact theFaculty of Engineering for further details.Food Science andTechnologyBachelor of Science(Food Science and Technology)Program code 3060FacultyEngineeringMin. years 4 yearsUOC (per year/total) 48/192Semester 2 entry YesEst. first year tuition A$27,960Est. fee to complete A$125,980 (includes $300 per yearfor lab-based programs and $600for field trips)Assumed Knowledge Maths and ScienceOnline Handbook www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2010/3060.htmlWebsitewww.foodscience.unsw.edu.auWhat is Food Science?Food Science is a profession that builds onfundamental knowledge and leading-edgedevelopments in sciences such as chemistry,microbiology, biochemistry and biotechnology tooptimise the quality and safety of foods throughappropriate processing and packaging for awide variety of food markets, both national andinternational.Program StructureYear 1Molecules, Cells and Genes, Introduction to FoodScience, Mathematics for Life Sciences, Statistics forLife and Social Sciences, Fundamentals of Physics,Chemistry, Higher ChemistryYEAR 2Food Chemistry 1, Food Choice, Food ProcessingPrinciples, Fundamentals of Microbiology andImmunology, Principles of Biochem (Advanced)or Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Principles ofMolecular Biology (Advanced) or Fundamentals ofMolecular Biology, General Education coursesYear 3Industrial Chemistry Laboratory 1, Food Preservation:Principles, Nutrition, Unit Operations in FoodProcessing, Product Design and Development, FoodMicrobiology, Quality Assurance and Control, FoodSafetyYear 4Stream A: Industry Liaison, Project or MinorProject, plus a combination of Electives (samplelist): Biotechnology, Commercial Biotechnology,Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Advanced FoodChemistry, Forensic Food Science, Advanced FoodNOTEEstimated first year tuition is based on 2010 tuition fees.Total program costs are an indicative figure only. Indicativefees have been calculated on a percentage increase forevery year of the program. Fee increases are assessedannually and may exceed the indicative figures listedabove.Estimated fees to complete include tuition plus anestimate of other study-related costs of approx A$1,000per year.