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Unit Set Information

Instrumentation Control and Automation Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code MABUSM

Instrumentation control and automation engineering is the integration of electrical, electronic and computing engineering with control engineering for the development of intelligent control systems to automate monitoring, processing, and production in different engineering industries. Areas of study include analogue and digital electronics, computer-aided design and manufacturing, signal analysis, communication and networking, electrical machines, sensor technology, process control, automation, robotics, system design and development, and project management.

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This Major can be studied in the following courses:

• Bachelor of Engineering Honours/Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Engineering Honours/Bachelor of Science

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup

Unit Set Coordinator

A/Prof Alexander RASSAU

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and in depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the instrumentation control and automation discipline.
2. Think critically, and apply established engineering methods and research skills to complex instrumentation control and automation problem solving.
3. Apply systematic engineering synthesis and design processes to conduct and manage instrumentation control and automation projects, with some intellectual independence.
4. Demonstrate conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and computer and information sciences which underpin the instrumentation control and automation discipline and fluently apply engineering techniques, tools and resources.
5. Demonstrate clear and coherent oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook and knowledge of contextual factors impacting the instrumentation control and automation discipline, including respect for cultural diversity and indigenous cultural competence.
7. Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership to implement engineering projects according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
8. Demonstrate responsibility for own learning, professional judgement and an understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice.

Professional recognition

Related Careers

Control and Automation Engineer, Process Control Engineer, Instrumentation Engineer

Employment Opportunities

Instrumentation control and automation engineers have diverse employment opportunities in most sectors of industry, including product design and development, manufacturing, mining and resource, agriculture, public utilities, road and transport, defence, aerospace, chemical, pharmaceutical, and consulting.

Major Structure

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