The availability of affordable means of communication has been one of electronics’ greatest contributions to human society. All the developments have been fuelled by advances in communications technology. Constantly emerging new protocols and coding schemes, new ways to represent video, images and speech as data, new means of delivering this information to users via cable, fibre, and increasingly via radio. These developments are, in turn, based on sound engineering principles.
These courses aim to prepare students to play a leading role in the continuing adventure of modern communications – researching, designing, building and marketing the next generation of products.
Electronic communications engineers conceptualize, design, test and oversee the manufacturing of communications and broadcast systems. They mainly work to integrate electronics and communications into any system they develop. These professionals might work for commercial, industrial, military or scientific companies. Examples of potential job titles include design engineer, electronics engineer and electrical design engineer.
