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Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering/Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics) (Honours) - Flinders University Pathway
TAFE SA Code: DP00062

Study pathway: Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering (CRS1400029)
2025 start

Description

Find your future in South Australia’s booming electronics industry. Designed in close collaboration with the industry, this course gives you maximum employability. Become a technical officer in the electronics industry and related areas like defence, mining, biomedical, and communications. You can work alongside engineers on the design and prototyping of advanced technology, or customising computer-controlled video equipment in a television studio. And you have the option to fast-track to a university degree. Learn about engineering practice, mathematics, digital electronics, analogue electronics, computer science, communication systems, project management and microcontroller programming as you study in small classes with an emphasis on practical and employability skills.

Work-integrated learning means you enjoy a blend of lectures and practical laboratory and workshop sessions, including simulation tools. Study at TAFE SA for the career you want.

Higher Education
Duration
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4 years 

Full Time or Part Time equivalent

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Locations & Applications

Campus / Location
Code
Study Mode
Study Load
Scheduled
Regency Park

Closed

Blended Blended – learn in a mixture of classroom and online environments. On campus learning will be scheduled but online learning can provide more flexibility. Lecturer support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
Full & Part Time Full & Part Time Full & Part Time
Day & Evening Day & Evening
Apply on Mon 4 Aug 2025

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On campus/location

On Campus/Location

On campus/location – learn in a classroom environment that gives you the opportunity to interact with your lecturer and fellow students in person.
Online

Online

Online – learn at your own pace, in your own space. Lecturer support will be provided via email and interaction with fellow students may be available via forums and chat groups. Online courses require access to a computer with an internet connection.
Blended

Blended

Blended – learn in a mixture of classroom and online environments. On campus learning will be scheduled but online learning can provide more flexibility. Lecturer support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom – online classes are delivered by Collaborate. Collaborate is a web-based online classroom collaboration tool that acts as a real-time virtual classroom.
Workplace

Workplace

Workplace – if you are currently employed in the industry but do not have a formal qualification TAFE SA can recognise the skills you already have. The duration of the course will be determined by your individual study plan.
Full Time

Full Time

Full Time classes
Part Time

Part Time

Part Time classes
Day Classes

Day Classes

Day time classes
Evening Classes

Evening Classes

Evening time classes
International

International

A course available to International students

Course Admission Requirements

  • Certificate III or higher in an Engineering related area
    • or
  • Completion of Year 12 and Year 12 Mathematics with a minimum ATAR of 60
    • or
  • Satisfactory achievement in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with a minimum score of 140
If there are more applications for this course than places available, applicants will be ranked by date of application to this course

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Attendance Requirements (subject to change)
Some classes may also be run at Tonsley Campus.

Mandatory Requirements
Dual Offers are available only to Australian and New Zealand citizens or holders of permanent visas.

Fees

Total Fees
Full Fee
$25,920

Please note that fees and funding status only apply to the initial TAFE SA qualification. Check the course page or relevant university website for details on the secondary qualification.

Fees vary depending on subjects you enrol into. TAFE SA and their agents reserve the right to make any changes necessary. Fee updates will be available prior to offers being made.

  • Uni Dual Offer Course
    • You will receive an offer to both TAFE SA and University, with the University offer being conditional on successful completion of the TAFE SA qualification.
    • You can rest assured you have secured your University offer, pending successful completion of the TAFE SA award.
    • No further application will be required.
    • You will receive credit for TAFE SA studies allowing you to complete two awards dependent on the pathway selected.
    • If accepted, you will receive an offer to TAFE SA and-on successful completion of the TAFE SA qualification-an offer to University with no further application required.
    • Important Note: The listed awards are reviewed and changes may occur without notice. Dual Offers are available only to Australian and New Zealand citizens or holders of permanent visas.
    • View our Uni Dual Offer Courses list

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    Upfront Payment

    Each semester, fees can be paid online with VISA or Mastercard or at an Australia Post outlet.

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  • Employment Outcomes & Skills Covered

    Employment Outcomes

    Secure your pathway to university and get that competitive edge by studying this dual offer course. It will give you both a vocational and an academic qualification, setting you apart from other graduates. Based on the Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering qualification, you work as a technical officer in the rapidly-growing electronics industry and related areas like defence, mining, biomedical and communications. You may be working alongside engineers to design and prototype advanced technology, or customising computer controlled video equipment in a television studio.

    Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

    Qualifications & Skills Covered

    Higher Education

    Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering (CRS1400029)
    Topics covered include engineering practice, mathematics, digital electronics, analogue electronics, computer science, communication systems, project management and microcontroller programming. To complete the qualification you are required to complete all 17 units.

    90%*
    of TAFE SA graduates are satisfied with the overall quality of training.
    87%*
    of TAFE SA graduates would recommend their training.



    * 2023 NCVER Student Outcomes Survey findings

  • Course Units

    Below is a list of all units that TAFE SA can offer in this qualification. The selection of elective units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend, and the qualification packaging rules described on www.training.gov.au.

    Not all elective units listed below must necessarily be completed to achieve your qualification.

    Core

    Name Nominal Hours
    Advanced Analog Electronics 150
    Basic Electrical Circuits 150
    Communication Systems 150
    Computer Science 1 150
    Computer Science 2 150
    Digital Electronics 1 150
    Electronic Circuits 150
    Electronic Engineering Project 144
    Engineering Practice 1 150
    Engineering Science 150
    Exposure to Engineering Practice 3
    Mathematics 1 150
    Mathematics 2 150
    Microcontroller Programming 150
    Project Management 150

    Elective

    Name Nominal Hours
    Computer Networks 150
    Engineering Practice 2 150
    Mathematics 3 150
    Mechatronics 150
    Programmable Controllers 150

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