10. Course Description - Bachelor of
Telecommunications Engineering (BTE)
The Bachelor of Telecommunications Engineering
course commences with the establishment of a sound
foundation in computer science, electrical engineering,
mathematics and the physical sciences. Engineering
management units strengthen the formal basis of project
management.
Elective units are provided to allow specialisation in
some aspect of the field of study, with approved electives
to permit broadening of intellectual and personal
horizons. Approved electives comprise approximately 25
per cent of unit material in levels 2 and 3 of the course
with 60 per cent elective material in level 4. The flexible
elective structure permits you to choose the particular
area of telecommunications engineering you wish to
initially specialise in upon graduation. Students are also
encouraged, where appropriate, to use electives to take
international studies including human languages and
studies through the evolving collaborations with other
universities overseas.
In order to graduate with a BTE, you must fulfill
each of the following requirements:
 complete units which total 192 credit points,

complete units in compliance with the schedule,

complete those units within any continuous period of
eight years,

complete at least 12 weeks of related vacation work.
ECE2702
4
ENG1601
4
ENG1603
4
MTH1112
6
Approved elective
10.1.2 ELECTIVE UNITS
Your final unit is an approved elective, and provides
an opportunity for you to broaden your intellectual and
personal horizons, or to take international studies
including human languages. Approved electives are
defined in Section 10.5.2. Units you might wish to
consider include:
ASP1022
ENG1302
IDS2001
Life and the universe
Engineering in Medicine & Biology
Ethics at work:ethical issues in
professional life
PHL2115
Making knowledge:modern
scientific controversies
SCI1020
The design of science
TEC2332
Operating systems
Languages other than English
Your elective choice should be approved by your level
coordinator, must not duplicate material taken elsewhere
or to be taken as part of your course, and must be able to
be timetabled around the requirements of compulsory
units. Credit would not be granted for an elective taken
where you already have a high level of proficiency (eg,
low-level study of a language in which you are a native
speaker). See Section 3.1.6.
Accreditation by Engineers Australia (formerly
IEAust) and recognition under the Washington Accord is
being sought.
Honours will be awarded for meritorious performance
throughout the four years of the course.
10.2 Enrolment in Level 2
10.2.1 COMPULSORY UNITS
WEB RE-ENROLMENT
Note that under web re-enrolment procedures used by
the University, you are able to enrol in any unit for which
you have the prerequisites. However, the department will
only credit a unit towards your degree if it is part of the
prescribed schedule for that degree. Being allowed to
enrol in a unit does not in any way indicate that the unit
has been approved as part of the degree. Electives not
listed in this chapter must be approved in writing by the
level coordinator if they are to be credited towards your
degree. See Section 3.1.6.
The approved schedule requires that you enrol in:
SEMESTER 1:
ECE2101
ECE2401
ECE2903
ECE3703
MAT2901
SEMESTER 2:
ECE2201
ECE2601
ECE4709
MAT2902
4
4
4
4
4
Signals and systems 1
Telecommunications
Physics of electronic devices
Computer engineering
Multivariable calculus for engg
4
4
4
4
Electromagnetics
Electronics and control systems 1
Advanced programming techniques
Linear algebra and differential
equations for engineering
10.1 Enrolment at level 1
10.2.2 ELECTIVE UNITS
10.1.1 COMPULSORY UNITS
As part of level 2 in 2004, you must complete 8 cp of
Telecommunications engineering elective units chosen
from the list in Section 10.5.1. Prerequisites must be met
before enrolling in an elective. Consequently, not all
electives will be available at level 2. It is strongly
recommended that you consider taking
At level 1, students enrol in:
SEMESTER 1:
ECE2001
ENG1301
ENG1602
ENG1802
ENG1803
ENG1902
SEMESTER 2:
ECE2701
4
4
4
4
4
4
Advanced engineering 1
Electrical engineering
Engineering computing
Physics B
Physics C
Engineering mathematics B
4
Digital logic
Computer organisation
Engineering context
Engineering systems
Numbers, logic and graphs
or
TEC3742 4
ECE4412 4
Data communications
Multiservice carrier networks
Note that if you complete TEC3742, you will be
unable to do ECE4411 or ECE4412 as part of your
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course, as these units cover more comprehensively the
material already covered in TEC3742.
In addition, you require a further approved elective
worth 4 cp, as defined in Section 10.5.2.
Recommended electives are:
ECE4306
ECE4704
ECE4708
TEC2332
4
4
4
4
ECE4911 in the preceding semester 2 and ECE4912 in their
final semester.
10.4.2 ELECTIVE UNITS
In addition to the units listed above, you are to
complete electives:
 totalling 20 credit points selected from the Electrical
and Computer Systems Engineering pool (Section
4.4.2.1) and
Mechaninformatics
Neural computing
Evolutionary computing
Operating systems
Units listed in 10.1.2 could again be considered.
Your elective choice should be approved by your level
coordinator, must not duplicate material taken elsewhere
or to be taken as part of your course, and must be able to
be timetabled around the requirements of compulsory
units. Credit would not be granted for an elective taken
where you already have a high level of proficiency (eg,
low-level study of a language in which you are a native
speaker).

a further 10 points of Approved electives (Section
10.5.2).
10.4.3 THESIS PROJECT
10.3.1 COMPULSORY UNITS
The Thesis project runs for 2 semesters, and is worth
one quarter of your level 4 assessment. As such, you
should devote at least 12 hours/wk to the unit over the
entire year. There are a number of milestones along the
way. These should assist you in planning your project to
ensure that satisfactory progress is maintained through
the year. Appendix E describes the requirements in more
detail and is essential reading.
The prerequisite for commencement of any thesis
project is that Level 3 should be “substantially complete”.
This is interpreted as:
 Level 1 and Level 2 complete,
SEMESTER 1:

10.2.3 KEY ELECTRICAL UNITS
Please read Sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 which discuss the
importance of the key electrical engineering units.
10.3 Enrolment in Level 3
ECE3102
ECE3301
ECE3603
ECE4705
MAT3901
SEMESTER 2:
ECE3402
ECE3602
ECE3704
ECE3907
4
4
4
4
4
Signals and systems 2
Control systems 2
Electronics 3
Computer architecture
Statistics & integral transforms for
eng
4
4
4
4
Information transmission
Electronics 2
Software engg & real-time systems
Engineering management A
Thesis enrolment is divided over 2 semesters. In the
first semester, students should enrol in ECE4911 Thesis
project 1 (6cp) and in the following semester in
ECE4912. Thesis project 2 (6cp). Both units are offered
in semesters 1 and 2, so the unit may be taken over the
final 2 semesters of your course, whether you intend to
complete at midyear or the end of the year.
In 2004 only, enrolment in ECE4910, the semester 1
project, may be permitted for students intending to
complete their degree mid-year. Due to the difficulty in
completing a thesis in one semester, the topic must be
chosen by the end of the preceding year and work must
be commenced during the long summer vacation.
10.3.2 ELECTIVE UNITS
As part of level 3, you must complete 8 cp of
Telecommunications engineering elective units (Section
10.5.1) and 4 cp of approved elective (Section 10.5.2).
10.5 Elective units
APPROVED ELECTIVE:
It is strongly recommended that you take one of
ECE3905 4
ECE4411 4
At each level of the course, you have the opportunity
to take elective units. These units must be selected from
the appropriate list/s below. Some electives are more
appropriate than others at lower levels
recommendations are included in Sections 10.2 and 10.3.
Electives may only be taken if the required prerequisites
have been passed (see Section 10.6).
Design
Internet architecture and protocols
Other appropriate approved electives are:
ECE3202
ECE4412
ECE4414
ECE4416
4
4
4
4
plus at least 40 points which count towards the
degree from Level 3.
Electromagnetic propagation
Multiservice carrier networks
Performance of telecom. networks
Applicn of high speed telecom netwks
Note that ECE3202 is a prerequisite for a number of
other electives, and should be taken early to increase your
elective choices.
10.5.1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
ELECTIVES
ECE3202 4
ECE4203 4
ECE4204 4
10.4 Enrolment in Level 4
10.4.1 COMPULSORY UNITS
ECE4205
ECE4403
ECE4404
ECE4405
ECE4406
ECE4410
ECE4411
ECE4412
ECE4413
All students are required to undertake the units:
ECE4908 4 Engineering management B(Sem 1)
ECE4911 6 Thesis project 1
ECE4912 6 Thesis project 2
Students would normally enrol in ECE4911 in semester 1 and
ECE4912 in semester 2. Those students intending to complete
their degree at the end of first semester should enrol in
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Electromagnetic propagation
Antennas and propagation
Microwave/RF devices, circuits and
communications
Electromagnetic compatibility
Signal processing
Digital signal processing
Optical communication systems
Digital transmission
Software engineering for telecommns
Internet architecture and protocols
Multiservice carrier networks
Mobile systems and networks
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ECE4414 4
ECE4415 4
ECE4416 4
ECE4603 4
ECE4606 4
TEC3742 4
prerequisites:Any unit offered by the Dept of
Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (see
Chapter 4) or
Performance of telecom. networks
Video communications
Application of high speed telecom.
networks
Advanced electronic and photonic
devices
Radio frequency design
Data communications

With written approval of the Head of Department or
nominee, a unit from elsewhere in the University. It
must not include substantial material already taken or
to be taken as part of the degree. Only one unit may
be taken at each level of the degree from this
category, allowing students to pursue an approved
sequence of units from elsewhere in the University.
Prerequisites must be passed before an elective can be
taken. Therefore, some are not appropriate at lower
levels.
10.5.2 APPROVED ELECTIVE UNITS

Approved
electives
may
include,
subject
to
10.6 Telecommunications Engineering Electives
sem Unit No.
2 ECE3202
1 ECE4203
1 ECE4204
n.o. ECE4205
1 ECE4403
2 ECE4404
2 ECE4405
1 ECE4406
2 ECE4410
1 ECE4411
2 ECE4412
1 ECE4413
2 ECE4414
2 ECE4415
1 ECE4416
2 ECE4603
2 ECE4606
2 TEC3742
cp
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Name
Electromagnetic propagation
Antennas and propagation
Microwave/RF devices, circuits and commun.
Electromagnetic compatibility
Signal processing
Digital signal processing
Optical communications systems
Digital transmission
Software engineering for telecommunications
Internet architecture and protocols
Multiservice carrier networks
Mobile systems and networks
Performance of telecommunications networks
Video communications
Application of high speed telecomm. networks
Advanced electronic and photonic devices
Radio frequency design
Data communications
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Pre-Requisite(s)
Co-Requisite(s)
Prohibition
ECE2101, ECE2201, MAT2901
ECE3202
ECE3202, ECE3603
ECE3202, ECE3603
ECE3102, MAT3901
ECE3102, ECE3703
ECE3402
ECE3402
ECE2401, ECE3704
ECE2401
TEC3742
ECE2401
TEC3742
ECE3202, MAT3901
ECE2401
ECE3102,ECE3402
ECE2401
ECE3202, ECE3603
ECE3202, ECE3603
ECE2401
- ECE4411, ECE4412
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10.7 BTE Schedule of Units
sem Unit No. cp
Name
Pre-Requisite(s)
Co-Requisite(s)
Level 1
1 ECE2001
1,2 ECE2701
2 ECE2702
1,2 ENG1301
1,2 ENG1601
1,2 ENG1602
1,2 ENG1603
1,2 ENG1802
1,2 ENG1803
1,2 ENG1902
2 MTH1112
4
Advanced engineering 1
4
Digital logic
4
Computer organisation
4
Electrical engineering
4
Engineering context
4
Engineering computing
4
Engineering systems
4
Physics B
4
Physics C
4
Engineering mathematics B
6
Numbers, logic and graphs
4
Approved elective
Total: 50 cp
ENG1602
ECE2701
ENG1902
Basic keyboard skills assumed
VCE Specialist Mathematics 3/4
ENG1902
VCE Physics 3/4
VCE Physics 3/4
VCE Spec Math 3/4
VCE Specialist Mathematics 3/4
VCE Mathematical Methods 3/4 (recomm)
-
Level 2
1,2 ECE2101
2 ECE2201
1 ECE2401
2 ECE2601
1 ECE2903
1 ECE3703
2 ECE4709
1,2 MAT2901
1,2 MAT2902
4
Signals and systems 1
ENG1301, ENG1603
4
Electromagnetics
MAT2901, ENG1803
4
Telecommunications
ENG1301
4
Electronics and control systems 1
ECE2903, ECE2101, MAT2901
4
Physics of electronic devices
4
Computer engineering
ECE2701, ECE2702
4
Advanced programming techniques
ECE2702
4
Multivariable calculus for engineering
ENG1902
4
Linear algebra and differential equations for eng. ENG1902
8
Telecommunications electives
4
Approved elective
Total: 48 cp
ENG1803, MAT2901
MAT2902
ENG1803
ENG1603
ENG1603
Level 3
1 ECE3102
1 ECE3301
2 ECE3402
1 ECE3602
2 ECE3603
2 ECE3704
2 ECE3907
1 ECE4705
1 MAT3901
4
Signals and systems 2
ECE2101
4
Control systems 2
ECE2601, MAT2902
4
Information transmission
ECE2401, ECE3102, MAT3901
4
Electronics 2
ECE2601
4
Electronics 3
ECE3102, ECE3602
4
Software engineering and real-time systems
ECE2702
4
Engineering management A
4
Computer architecture
ECE3703
4
Statistics and integral transforms for engineering MAT2901, MAT2902
8
Telecommunications engineering electives
4
Approved elective unit
Total: 48 cp
MAT3901
ECE3102
-
Level 4
1 ECE4908 4
Engineering management B
ECE3907
1,2 ECE4911 6
Thesis project 1
Level 3 substantially completed
1,2 ECE4912 6
Thesis project 2
ECE4911
10 Approved elective units
20 Electrical and Computer Systems electives (see Section4.6)
Total: 46 cp
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Bachelor of Telecommunications Engineering(core units only)
Level 1
Semester 1
Level 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Level 3
Semester 2
Semester 1
Level 4
Semester 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
ECE3102
Signals & s ys tems 2
ECE2101
Signals & s ys tems 1
ECE2201
Electromagnetics
ENG1301
Electrical eng
ECE3301
Control systems 2
ECE3402
Information
trans mis sion
ECE2401
Telecommunications
ECE2601
Electronics &
control 1
ENG1602
Engineering
Computing
ECE2702
Computer
Organisation
ENG1902
Eng maths B
ECE3602
Electronics 2
ECE4705
Computer
architecture
ECE3703
Computer eng
ECE2701
Digital logic
ECE3603
Electronics 3
ECE3704
S/W eng & realtime sys
ECE4709
Adv Programming
Techniques
MAT2901
Multivar calc for eng
ENG1603
Eng Systems
MAT2902
Linear alg & DEs
MAT3901
Stats & intl trans f
ENG1803
Physics C
ECE3907
Eng management A
ENG1802
Physics B
ECE2001
Advanced
Engineering 1
ECE2903 Physics
of electr devices
lev 3
subst antially
complet e
ENG1601
Eng context
Electives
(12 cp)
MTH1112
Numbers, Logic
& Graphs
Electives
(12 cp)
ECE4908
Eng management B
ECE4911
Thesis project 1
ECE4912
Thesis project 2
Electives
(30 cp)
= prerequis ite
Elective
(4/6 cp)
= corequis ite
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