What is the difference between EEE, CE, and MT?
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
This degree offers maximum career flexibility to students in today’s rapidly changing work environment.
It is taught by the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) department and is their core degree programme. It is a general degree that allows for specialization in:
- Computer engineering - see below
- Power systems - the technology of generating and distributing electric power around the country.
- Power electronics - needed in renewable energy power sources, electric cars, power management in personal electronics like ipods, mobile phones, etc.
- Electrical machines - used in devices like DVD players, ipods, electric cars and wind electric generators.
- Communications - the technology of moving information around by computer, phone, satellite, etc.
- Electromagnetics - involved with medical imaging, radio electronics and astronomy.
- Analogue electronics - radio, audio electronics, wireless transmission.
- Control systems - making sure a system works like it’s supposed to through electronics and software.
- Signal processing - making sense of collected data in numerous applications.
Computer Engineering (CE)
A more focused degree that concentrates on digital hardware, software, integrated circuits and embedded systems.
CE is a mix of EEE and computer science. It is hosted by the ECE department, but is jointly taught by the ECE department and the Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) department.
Does EEE include CE?
Mechatronic Engineering (MT)
A mixture of electrical engineering and mechanical engineering with an emphasis on electronic control of mechanical systems (eg. a modern dishwasher).
MT is a combination of EEE and Mechanical engineering (MECH). It is hosted by the MECH department, but is jointly taught by ECE and MECH departments.