Civil Engineering University of Melbourne

Overview

During the Civil Engineering program at University of Melbourne you will gain advanced civil engineering skills, guided by experts in infrastructure design, water resource management and transport engineering. Our civil engineers are working on breakthrough projects from prefabricated housing for a more efficient and sustainable construction industry to applying geothermal energy for greener and cheaper heating and cooling.

Course structure

In your first year (or equivalent) you’ll complete foundation engineering subjects – tailored to students from a non-engineering background. If you’ve completed the Civil Systems major in your bachelor’s degree, plus the required maths and science subjects, you’ll receive credit for these foundation engineering subjects and start in second year.

In the second and third year (or equivalent), you’ll focus on your chosen engineering discipline. As a civil engineering student, you will focus on sustainable urban developments, environmental protection and the conservation of energy and water resources.

You will learn structural, geotechnical, hydraulic and transportation engineering, as well as the application of these disciplines in ports and harbour, energy, sustainability and project management. The course has also been designed to give you a broader understanding of sustainability design and environmental processes.

You’ll undertake an industry, design or research project and gain the skills and knowledge to practice as a professional engineer.

Specialisations

As a Master of Civil Engineering student, you can pursue your career goals and interests through one of three specialisations, or you can choose not to specialise if you’d prefer.

• Business: Study tailored business subjects developed in partnership with the Melbourne Business School, covering how economics, marketing and finance relate to engineering.
• Energy: Explore energy efficiency and renewable energy for infrastructure, to help create a low carbon future.

• Structural: Study how to design, develop and evaluate the load-bearing structural systems used in buildings, bridges and other infrastructure like tunnels and dams.

Careers

As a civil engineer, you could work in urban development, transport and infrastructure, water resources and mining. You’ll gain a transferable skillset that will be highly valued in management consulting, finance, business analysis, project management and many other areas.