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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.
- * Campus note: some Minor options contain courses that are supplied by the University of Southern Queensland and are undertaken as cross institutional enrolment.
- * Campus note: some Minor options contain courses that are supplied by the University of Southern Queensland and are undertaken as cross institutional enrolment.
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 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
For students commencing Semester 1, 2015. All other students please refer to previous handbooks.
Introductory courses (7)
COR109 Introduction to the Creative Industries
ENG101 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
ENG102 Communication and Thought
MTH102 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
SCI107 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
SCI110 Visual Journalism
SET111 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
Advanced courses (13)
ENG202 Screen Production and Editing
ENG203 Music Production for Multimedia
ENG211 Children, Media and Society
ENG302 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
ENG312 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
ENG401 Industry Project 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
ENG402 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
ENG403 Screen Media Project
ENG422 Transmedia Storytelling Campaigns
ENS253 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
MTH202 Communication and Thought
MTH312 Engineering Professional Practice
PHY201 Engineering Statics
Major studies courses
Students must complete one (1) of the available major studies in the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours).
Construction major
Required courses (8)
ENG212 Mathematics Foundations
ENG221 Physics
ENG225 Science Research Methods
ENG340 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
ENG404 Introduction to Engineering Design
ENG432 Engineering Computer Programming
ENG451 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
ENS281 Engineering Project Management
Environment and Water major
Required courses (8)
ENG330 Soil Mechanics
ENG411 Engineering Project 1
ENG412 Engineering Project 2
ENG421 Engineering Research Methodology
ENS242 Design of Roads and Drainage
ENS353 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENS381 Calculus and Algebra
SCI105 Numerical Analysis
Minor courses (4)
Students must select one (1) 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
- Mechanical Engineering (not available to International students on a Student visa)
- Physics for Engineers (not available to International students on a Student visa)
- Planning Studies
- Property
- Wider Engineering Studies
Total units: 384
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Select a major in either Construction or Environment and Water.
- 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 minor with your Faculty.
- 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.
- Apply to enrol in USQ courses via Student Administration on the appropriate form and prior to the USQ Cross Institutionally closing date.*
*Note some minor options include courses that are studied Cross Institutionally at USQ and therefore not all Minors are available to international students on a Student visa.
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. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
- When enrolling please refer to the relevant Study Plan: