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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.
- 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.
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 Analytical Sciences
ENG101 Engaging Diverse Learners
ENG102 Secondary Professional Experience 2 : Managing the Diverse Learning Environment
MTH102 Teaching Science: Curriculum A
SCI107 Teaching and Learning in Mathematics: Curriculum A
SCI110 Teaching Science: Curriculum B
SET111 Teaching and Learning in Mathematics: Curriculum B
Advanced courses (13)
ENG202 Numerical Analysis
ENG203 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
ENG211 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
ENG302 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
ENG312 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
ENG401 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
ENG402 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
ENG403 The Psychology of Learning
ENG422 Using Data for Learning
ENS253 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
MTH202 Communication and Thought
MTH312 Cell Biology
PHY201 Foundations in Medical Science
Major studies courses (8)
Students must complete one of the following major studies in the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours):
Construction major
ENG212 Chemistry
ENG221 Introduction to Pharmacology
ENG225 Human Physiology
ENG340 Human Anatomy
ENG404 Science Research Methods
ENG432 Medical Genetics
ENG451 Blood Banking and Transfusion Sciences
ENS281 Introduction to Clinical Trial Coordination
Environment and Water major
ENG330 Biochemical Pharmacology
ENG411 Clinical Embryology
ENG412 Organic Chemistry
ENG421 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
ENS242 Medical Microbiology
ENS353 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
MTH381 Molecular Biotechnology
SCI105 Microbial Pathogenesis
Minor courses (4)
Students must select one of the following minor study areas:
- Climate Change and Coastal Zone Studies
- Construction Engineering (for Environment and Water major students only)
- Environmental Engineering (for Construction major students only)
- Environmental Studies for Engineers
- Management for Engineers
- Mechanical Engineering (not available to International students on a Student visa)
- Planning Studies
- Property
- Public Health for Engineers
- Wider Engineering Studies
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
- (Sippy Downs) Construction Major - Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Construction Major - Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Sippy Downs) Environment and Water Major - Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Environment and Water Major - Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Gympie) Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement only (February)
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: