Combine engineering skill in telecommunications with the science and application of physics to take a leading role in new device and product development. Telecommunications systems can employ a wide range of technologies, including optical fibre communication systems, wireless communication systems (such as 4G mobile and WiFi), the Internet, cable systems and satellite communications. Your studies in this area will develop knowledge and skills to design, build and manage systems that transfer, store and manage information via wireless, cable, optical fibre, and satellite communications. In your fourth and fifth years, you’ll be able to specialize in either communication engineering or network engineering. In the physics component of this double degree, you’ll be trained in the fundamentals of natural phenomena and their applications (e.g. fields and waves, quantum mechanics, radiation physics, thermodynamics, nuclear physics, solid state physics, astrophysics and cosmology). Your studies in physics will both add to your knowledge of the forces that underpin the engineering environment, and allow you to go further in developing innovative new solutions. The program is taught by experts in their fields. Experiments are extensively used to consolidate theories. A strong focus on research and design ensures graduates are highly competent professionals. You’ll have the opportunity to design creative solutions through inspiring and sustainable design-and-build projects, as well as taking part in the Engineers without Borders Challenge - a humanitarian-focused course offered in all RMIT engineering degrees. International student visa holders can only study full-time. Career Graduates of this double degree have excellent job opportunities and career prospects, and the potential to be leaders in their profession. Graduates are keenly sought after by industry to design and manufacture telecommunications products; by telecommunications service providers to design and maintain telecommunications infrastructure, services and networks; and by education research and development organizations to advance technologies. Opportunities also exist with government organizations that employ telecommunications engineers in transport, defence, security, meteorology and emergency services. Graduates may also run their own commercial or consulting business or undertake higher degrees by research. Further study When you successfully complete this program, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT postgraduate program or RMIT Masters by Research or Doctoral (PhD) program.