Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT)
Undergraduate Certificate in Electrical Engineering
Online
Undergraduate Certificate
DURATION
6 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
09 Feb 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* second intake: 20 July 2026
Key Summary
Our Virtual Open Week is our biggest live and online event yet. A range of sessions will be presented across multiple days during the week of Monday the 15th of September 2025. Register for any sessions that interest you to learn more about us.
Electrical engineers are responsible for designing new systems, solving problems, testing equipment, and working on a wide range of components and systems, including communications systems, power plants, electrical machines, navigation systems, and electrical systems for automobiles and aircraft. Upon completion of this undergraduate certificate, you will have fundamental knowledge, skills, and understanding of the electrical engineering discipline. You will be able to apply fundamental physics, chemistry, electrical circuit theory, and analysis, demonstrate scientific, mathematical, contextual factors and design practice knowledge that has been contextualized for engineering applications.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
- Engineering Mathematics 1
- Electrical Circuit Theory and Analysis
- Engineering Design and Drawing
- Physics and Chemistry for Engineers
Potential job roles include engineering and management positions in the following areas of expertise:
- Electrical system planning, design, and development
- Power supply, distribution, and transmission
- Electrical commissioning and power production management
- Renewable energy
- Electrical instrumentation and control
- Electronics research, design, and testing
- Operations, maintenance, field services, and technical support
- Electrical project management and business development
- Radio and television broadcasting
- Mining
- Advanced Automation & Robotic Systems
- Space Defense Systems
Regardless of whether you are a domestic or international student, when you study on-campus with EIT, our supportive blended learning model, and small class sizes encourage you to advance your technical knowledge and remain engaged in your studies while forming global networks.
We deliver our on-campus degrees via a unique methodology that uses an international pool of expert lecturers, and dedicated learning support officers, and provides you access to cutting-edge simulation software alongside physical and virtual laboratories to test concepts and deepen your understanding of program content.
EIT has campuses across Australia in Perth (Western Australia), Melbourne (Victoria), and Brisbane (Queensland).
Our undergraduate certificates take six months to complete full time. Students are expected to spend approximately 10-15 hours per week per unit learning the program material and completing assessments. This includes attending tutorials.