There is a shortage of skilled people in this area to meet New Zealand's needs. The programmes aim to meet the specific needs of the electronics industry in New Zealand, which has a unique character. The Degree Programmes The Electronic Engineering degree programme covers the disciplines needed to begin a career as a professional engineer. The programme is based on papers in mathematics, computer science, electronics and physics. There are papers in design and a major electronic engineering project in the fourth year of study.
Extensive experience is attained in computer science and electronics laboratories.
Economic, environmental and professional training elements are also included. The electronics industry has gone from strength to strength over the past few years internationally as well as in New Zealand. The electronics industry in New Zealand is especially interesting as it is based around high value - small volume, rather than mass produced, products which means there is a lot of emphasis on research, development and design. There is a shortage of skilled people to meet New Zealand's needs. The Engineering Science programme mathematically models phenomena, be they natural or designed, engineered or social.