Highlights

• Gain experience in real-world hands-on activities in an innovative learning environment.
• Learn to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain a variety of structures and facilities.
• Study subjects in geotechnical and water engineering, sustainable engineering, and steel, highway and transport engineering.
• Gain experience under the supervision on a certified engineer and earn credit for paid work with the Work Integrated Learning program.
• Our engineering degree includes honours-level content integrated throughout the course.

Why choose this course?

By studying civil engineering at QUT you will be recognised for professional membership in Australia and overseas, giving you more employment opportunities. Because this course provides students with both broad knowledge and specialisations, its graduates are ready to start work in professional practice. Civil engineering at QUT is highly regarded for its strength in teaching and research. You will work closely with staff in an innovative learning environment that involves real-world hands-on activities. Your study plan for this specialisation includes the choice of a second study area.

Civil engineers plan, design, construct, operate and maintain a variety of structures and facilities that benefit society—from roads and busways to bridges and buildings. They are also involved with the assessment of the impact of projects on the natural and social environment. Civil engineers have a responsibility to produce safe, economical and environmentally sound infrastructure for the community.

QUT's engineering courses, whether a single or double degree, now include honours-level content integrated throughout the course. A bachelor honours degree is a higher-level qualification than a bachelor degree; and along with the advanced knowledge and skills, it will benefit you in your professional career, or future research and study. The duration of the degree remains unchanged: a single engineering honours degree is a four-year program, and a double degree is five years. Your engineering degree features common units in the first year that combine broad foundation principles with a wide range of major choices, giving you flexibility and options before you choose your career specialisation.

Explore your options

Your engineering degree features common units in the first year that combine broad foundation principles with a wide range of major choices, giving you flexibility and options before you choose your career specialisation.

Work Integrated Learning

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is embedded in the curriculum and it is a core component for all engineering students. WIL allows you to graduate with a portfolio of professional skills that provides evidence of your professional competencies.

You are required to undertake 60 days of approved work experience in the engineering environment as part of your work integrated learning.

Careers and outcomes

Civil engineers can work as a consulting engineer, project manager, municipal engineer, structural engineer, transport engineer, geotechnical engineer or water engineer and may gain employment in government or semi-government agencies, construction firms, power generating authorities, mining firms, property development or consulting engineering firms. With suitable experience you may be able to establish your own consulting engineering practice. Your technical expertise may also bring career opportunities in unexpected areas like law, finance or entertainment.

Possible careers

• Civil Engineer
• Construction Manager
• Project Manager
• Transit analyst
• Transport engineering specialist