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Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours)

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Civil engineers plan, design, build and maintain infrastructures including buildings, roads and transportation, water, and environment. This four year embedded honours program focuses on engineering design, project management, sustainability, water supply and construction.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
078425G
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
4 years
Semester tuition fee 2017
A$12,800
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$102,400
Footnotes
  • Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
  • * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
  • Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 013731
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 15 Rank - 67
UniSC program code
SC410
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Duration
4 years full time or equivalent part time
Prerequisites
English (4,SA); Maths B (4,SA)
Recommended prior study
Maths C; Physics
Other requirements
Applicants from a non-English speaking background should refer to the  English language requirements for further information.
Fee type 2017
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Total courses
32
Total units
384 units

Civil engineers plan, design, build and maintain infrastructures including buildings, roads and transportation, water, and environment. This four year embedded honours program focuses on engineering design, project management, sustainability, water supply and construction.

Our program is designed to qualify you as a civil engineer for registration with the accrediting body, Engineers Australia, and is internationally recognised to allow you to work in Australia and overseas. You’ll learn how things operate, and work out better ways to do them to benefit all people.

Choose to specialise in an area that interests you most and major in construction, or environment and water. You’ll get plenty of hands-on experience including 12 weeks work experience with professional engineers and engineering associates.

You’ll also get to recreate real life interactive scenarios in our state-of-the art visualisation lab and dedicated engineering laboratories. Learn from industry professionals with guest lectures that expose you to current engineering professional practice.

Majors

Construction; Environment and water

Special selection criteria

Students who enter the program having achieved a 'Very High Achievement' in a Maths B and Maths C in secondary school will be eligible for an exemption for the course MTH102 on application to the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering they may substitute another mathematically based and engineering relevant course for MTH102 as a Variation to Program in order to fulfil the requirements of the degree.

Post-admission requirements

Students must complete 60 days of suitable field experience.

Career opportunities

Government agencies, construction companies, engineering consultancies, building industry, water supply authorities, mining industry, research organisations.

Membership

Full accreditation at the level of professional engineer was awarded from Engineers Australia for this program from 2014. Graduate membership of Engineers Australia (Professional Engineer).

Program structure

Introductory courses (7)

COR109 Assessing Learning
ENG101 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
ENG102 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
MTH102 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 2
SCI107 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
SCI110 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
SET111 Applied Mathematics

Advanced courses (13)

ENG202 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
ENG203 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 2
ENG211 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
ENG302 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
ENG312 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
ENG401 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
ENG402 Numerical Analysis
ENG403 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
ENG422 Applied Systems Modelling
ENS253 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
MTH202 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
MTH312 The Psychology of Learning
PHY201 Using Data for Learning

Major studies courses (8)

Students must complete one of the following major studies in the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours):

Construction major 

ENG212 Medical Genetics
ENG221 Advanced Genetics
ENG225 Population Ecology and Genetics
ENG340 Genetics
ENG404 Financial Accounting
ENG432 Business Finance
ENG451 Law of Business Associations
ENS281 Company Accounting

Environment and Water major

ENG330 Management Accounting
ENG411 Taxation Law and Practice
ENG412 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ENG421 Auditing and Professional Practice
ENS242 Financial Accounting
ENS353 Law of Business Associations
MTH381 Company Accounting
SCI105 Management Accounting

Minor courses (4)

Students must select one of the following minor study areas:

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 384

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 384units as outlined in the Program Structure
  • Select a minor from one of the minors as listed below. Students must choose the minor to be studied before the completion of Semester 1, Year 3
  • Register your selected major and/or minor 
  • Complete a minimum of 60 days of suitable work experience. Students must meet all costs associated with the acquisition of practical experience to satisfy this requirement
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods
  • As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
  • When enrolling please refer to the relevant Recommended Study Sequence: