The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was established in 1947 as part of the Faculty of Engineering, which has been offering degrees at The University of Melbourne since 1889. The Department today is internationally recognised for its excellence in teaching and training in a range of undergraduate degrees and for providing an outstanding research environment for staff and postgraduate students.

The principal teaching activity of the Department is in the provision of courses to students of the Bachelor of Engineering degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering and their combined double degree flavours with significant service teaching into Software Engineering and Mechatronics. The major teaching areas in the Department are telecommunications (devices, systems and networks), signal processing, computer engineering and control systems.

The Department also offers both PhD and Masters research programs as well as three postgraduate coursework degrees - Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters in Telecommunication (MTE) - designed specifically to give professionals the cutting edge in Telecommunications Engineering.

The Department has a vibrant research program based on strong specialist research interests in Telecommunications and Signals and Systems Research. We receive exceptional research support from industry, government and other sources.

Four research centres are housed within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering:

• Photonics Research Laboratory (PRL), established in 1990; Contract completion in Dec 2005.
• Signals and Systems Research Laboratory (CSSIP), established in 1990; Contract completion in July 2006.
• Centre for Ultra Broadband Networking (CUBIN), an ARC-funded Special Research Centre, established in 2000
• Victoria Research Laboratory of National ICT Australia Ltd (NICTA), established in 2004

At present the Department has 28 teaching and research staff and 33 research only staff. A further 30 general staff provide high-quality technical, professional and administrative support. There are approximately 70 research students, 70 MTE students and 600 equivalent full time undergraduate students supported by the Department.