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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

STRP-TELNT v.1 Telecommunications and Networking Stream (MEngSc ElectricalEng)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


The electronics and communication fields represent two of the greatest growing technology areas in the world. With the rapid progress of information technology, the role of communications is becoming even more crucial for increasing industry efficiency and competition. This stream explores relevant topics in telecommunications and networking like mobile radio communications and data network security. During their one-year project students have the opportunity to further investigate and apply emergent technologies in telecommunications and networking systems.



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
COMT6000 v.1   Digital Communications Engineering 6.0 25.0
CMPE6002 v.1   Network Design 6.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Semester 2
COMT6003 v.1   Mobile Radio Communications 5.0 25.0
CNCO6001 v.1   Data Network Security 5.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 1
CNCO6000 v.1   Broadband Networks 3.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 2 Semester 2
COMT6001 v.1   Telecommunication and Network Management 3.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  50.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
CMPE6003 v.1   Advanced Microcomputers 4.0 25.0
ELEN3002 v.1   Engineering Electromagnetics 6.0 25.0
COMT6004 v.1   Wireless Data Networks 5.0 25.0
COMT6002 v.1   Stochastic Processes for Telecommunications Systems 4.0 25.0
COMP5002 v.1   Systems Programming and Design 3.0 25.0
ETEN4000 v.1   Power Electronics and Drives 5.0 25.0
COMT4001 v.1   Communications Signal Processing 6.0 25.0
ETEN6000 v.1   Control Systems 4.0 25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 2 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
MGMT5007 v.1   Management and Organisational Behaviour 3.0 25.0
ETEN3000 v.1   Digital Signal Processing 6.0 25.0
ETEN4001 v.1   Instrumentation and Control 6.0 25.0
ELEN3003 v.1   Power System Protection 4.5 25.0
COMT3001 v.1   Advanced Communications Engineering 5.0 25.0
ELEN4000 v.1   Renewable Energy Systems 6.0 25.0
ELEN4005 v.1   Introduction to Smart Grid Control 3.0 25.0




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