Industrial Control and Automation Engineering

Learn about the design, deployment and maintenance of the infrastructure needed to generate and distribute electricity. You'll focus on computer-based measurement and control and the computing technologies used to operate modern industrial and autonomous systems.

You'll explore industrial control systems and their components and learn how to effectively design and plan smart power systems to increase reliability and stability of power supply. The major is industry-oriented to deliver the practical understanding and knowledge suitable for effective design, prototyping, and controlling the industrial control systems applied for various industry sectors, so you'll be job-ready when you graduate.

3 reasons to study Industrial Control and Automation Engineering at Murdoch

1. Five-star rating and number one university in WA for medium graduate income one year for engineering and technology by the Good Universities Guide 2024.
2. Make use of our $10.1 million Bayer Pilot Plant - a real world engineering plant with a dedicated control room, the only one of its kind in WA.
3. Gain 300 hours of real work experience as part of your degree.

What you'll learn

• Microcontroller hardware and computer-based engineering tools, commonly used in Engineering
• Analysis of direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electrical circuits and systems and digital electronics
• Modelling & systems engineering
• Motion, energy and mass transfer in simple systems
• Complex dynamic systems and control
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Instrumentation Systems
• Fundamentals of embedded system design

Your future career

Graduating with a major in Industrial Control and Automation Engineering will open the doors to a wide range of career opportunities across the engineering and power industry sectors. Careers could include:

• Automation Engineer
• Field Service Engineer
• Electrical Engineer

Professional accreditation

This major is accredited by Engineers Australia (EA).

EA is the professional body for Engineers in Australia and is also the accrediting body for Engineering degrees within Australia. Graduates from an accredited degree are eligible for EA membership, which is recognised worldwide and provides our graduates with strong employment pathways. The course level outcomes are aligned with the EA Stage 1 Competencies.

Professional recognition

Engineers Australia (EA) has accredited the following Bachelor of Engineering Honours programs at the level of Professional Engineer:

• Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Electrical and Renewable Energy Engineering) [MJ-EREEH]
• Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Industrial Control and Automation Engineering) [MJ-ICAEH]
• Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Environmental Engineering) [MJ-EENGH]

Graduates are eligible to gain graduate membership of Engineers Australia (EA). Full Chartered Professional Engineer status can be obtained with an additional three to five years of work experience.

Please see the Bachelor of Engineering Honours page for your documentation requirements.

Please see the Bachelor of Engineering Honours page for your documentation requirements.