电气工程与电气和电子设备及系统有关。电气工程师使用从重型发电机到微型计算机芯片的各种设备。他们的工作几乎为社会的各个领域做出了贡献：例如，家庭影院娱乐系统，移动电话，数码相机和电视，以改善我们的生活方式；医疗成像系统，用于改善医疗保健；家用电器，家用科学仪器；实验室用激光；可靠的高速通信，提供移动信息的手持多媒体设备以及用于环境遥感的卫星系统以及为所有这些设备供电的可靠的移动和固定能源系统。电气工程师通常在六个专业领域之一工作：发电和传输，电子，计算机，通信系统，仪器和测量以及自动控制。
Electrical engineering is concerned with the design, construction, operation and maintenance of electronics and electrical energy infrastructure.<br><br>Electrical engineers typically work on projects involving power generation and distribution, electrical installations in major building and mining projects, communications infrastructure, aerospace and defence systems, medical imaging systems and industrial and scientific instrumentation and control.<br><br>This major prepares you to work in challenging and innovative environments, where you'll design state-of-the-art products for a number of different industries. It puts a strong emphasis on practical, hands-on experience, while also developing your research and problem-solving skills through an individual research project in your fourth year.<br><br>Career paths can lead to roles in the telecommunications industry, computer industry, the mining and transport sector, or in power generation and transmission industries.