Electronics Engineering Technology Diploma
Electronics specialists are at the heart of many of today’s rapidly evolving technologies, applying their expertise in diverse areas such as semiconductor chip manufacturing, telecommunications, wireless, computer networking, the Internet, transportation, entertainment, medicine and space exploration. Global competition and the unparalleled speed at which new products are developed have greatly increased the need for highly productive and adaptive engineering technologists.
To meet this need, the School of Engineering Technology and Computing’s Electronics Engineering Technology program (degree and diploma) blend theoretical concepts with practical lab work, resulting in graduates who are well grounded in current technology and in electronics principles and applications. Degree graduates further develop their critical thinking, research and communications skills. These competencies, along with additional technical courses and higher-level practicum, prepare the School of Engineering Technology and Computing degree graduates to begin productive and exciting careers.
Responsibilities of Electronics Engineering Technologists
Graduates use their technical and practical proficiency to implement and extend current technology, and may develop prototype products, optimize designs or manage system operations. These electronics professionals take a hands-on approach to applying engineering methods and principles, and are typically called on to perform test engineering and evaluation activities, as well as to provide manufacturing support and quality assurance. Graduates of the diploma program often guide concepts developed by senior electronics engineers from the design to the creation of actual products or services.
