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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 Introduction to Psychology A
ENG101 Introduction to Psychology B
ENG102 Current Directions in Psychology
MTH102 Research Methods in Psychology A
SCI107 Research Methods in Psychology B
SCI110 Physiological Psychology
SET111 Introduction to Human Development
Advanced courses (13)
ENG202 Social Psychology
ENG203 Motivation and Emotion
ENG211 Advanced Methods in Psychology
ENG302 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
ENG312 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
ENG401 Personality and Assessment
ENG402 Human Associative Learning
ENG403 Abnormal Psychology
ENG422 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
ENS253 Adult Development and Ageing
MTH202 Advanced Statistics in Psychology
MTH312 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
PHY201 Professional Practice of Psychology
Major studies courses (8)
Students must complete one of the following major studies in the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours):
Construction major
ENG212 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
ENG221 Research Dissertation A
ENG225 Research Dissertation B
ENG340 Communication and Thought
ENG404 Engineering Professional Practice
ENG432 Engineering Statics
ENG451 Mathematics Foundations
ENS281 Physics
Environment and Water major
ENG330 Science Research Methods
ENG411 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
ENG412 Introduction to Engineering Design
ENG421 Engineering Computer Programming
ENS242 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
ENS353 Engineering Project Management
MTH381 Soil Mechanics
SCI105 Engineering Project 1
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: