Course Overview
Civil engineers are responsible for ensuring that the infrastructure around us gets developed, is safe, meets our needs, and improves our quality of life. This includes buildings, bridges, railways, tunnels, water distribution, and waste management networks. This practical qualification will ensure you graduate job-ready as a civil and structural engineering technologist. Upon completion of this program, you will gain skills and knowledge in the latest and developing technologies in civil and structural engineering.
Program Details
Civil and structural engineering is one of the oldest forms of engineering which involves the design, construction, and maintenance of the built environment. Engineers in this field are responsible for ensuring that the infrastructure around us gets developed, is safe, meets our needs, and improves our quality of life. This includes buildings, bridges, railways, tunnels, water distribution, and waste management networks. As a civil engineer, you could be involved in sustainable urban development, environmental protection, conservation of energy and water resources, or even geotechnical, hydraulic, or transport engineering. You could even specialize in fields such as earthquake and blast-resistant technologies.
With this qualification, you will have acquired the essential knowledge which underpins both this and other fields of engineering. More importantly, you will have become a civil and structural engineering technologist.
The degree consists of a combination of core units, sub-discipline specific ‘stream’ units, industrial work experience, and a final year project. The program duration is three years full-time. We deliver units over two semesters per year, and you will take 4.5 units per semester. There will be a short mid-semester break and extended breaks between semesters.
Year One
| Semester | Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| Semester 1 | BSC101C | Engineering Mathematics 1 (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BSC102C | Electrical Circuit Theory and Analysis (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BSC103C | Engineering Dynamics + Mechanics (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BSC203C | Engineering Design and Drawing (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 1/2 | BSC109C | Industrial Experience Research Project | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BSC104C | Engineering Mathematics 2 (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BSC201C | Engineering Programming (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BCS106S | Structural Mechanics | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BSC107C | Physics and Chemistry for Engineers (Core) | 3 |
Year Two
| Semester | Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| Semester 1 | BCS108S | Construction Engineering | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BSC105C | Mechanics of Machines (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BSC202C | Engineering Mathematics 3 (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BCS205S | Engineering Surveying | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BSC302C | Project Planning, Management and Costing (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BCS204S | Strength of Materials – Advanced Topics | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BCS206S | Applied Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BCS207S | Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BCS209S | Structural Design and Concrete Structures | 3 |
Year Three
| Semester | Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| Semester 1 | BCS208S | Hydraulics | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BCS301S | Design of Steel Structures | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BCS303S | Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BCS304S | Road Design | 3 |
| Semester 1 | BSC305C | Technology, Sustainability and Society (Core) | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BCS306S | Civil Design | 3 |
| Semester 2 | BSC307C | Final Year Project (Civil and Structural Engineering) | 9 |
Additional Mandatory Units
| Semester | Unit Code | Subjects | Credit Points |
| N/A | BXX001 | Hands-on Workshop 1 | 0 |
| N/A | BXX002 | Hands-on Workshop 2 | 0 |
| N/A | BXX003 | Hands-on Workshop 3 | 0 |
| N/A | BXX004 | Hands-on Workshop 4 | 0 |
| N/A | BSC110C | Industrial Experience | 0 |
| N/A | BSC210C | Industrial Experience | 0 |
Work-Integrated Learning
EIT’s Bachelor of Science programs require students to undertake 240 hours of paid or unpaid professional work-integrated learning. This can incorporate paid or unpaid internships, site visits, contributing to industry projects, and networking activities.
In undertaking an internship, students will interact with employees and become exposed to organizational policy and culture. You will familiarize yourself with organizational communication procedures, a variety of engineering disciplines, and obtain insight and practical aptitude in projects from the planning phase to completion.
If you already have some work experience in the relevant engineering field, you may apply to have credit granted by completing the associated recognition of prior learning form.
Entry is available to applicants who hold one of the following:
1. Year 12: Australian Senior Certificate of Education (or equivalent), completed within the past 3 years, with a minimum score of 60% in Maths;
- Applicants who have completed Yr 12 (or equivalent) more than 3 years ago will also need to demonstrate relevant work experience in the field of study applied for.
2. A relevant (to the sub-discipline) Engineering AQF Diploma or higher or a relevant (to the sub-discipline) overseas qualification equivalent to an Engineering AQF Diploma or higher which was completed within the last 10 years with successful completion of all Maths units/modules + recent industry work experience in a relevant field.
English Language Proficiency Requirements:
Entry to this course requires demonstration of English language proficiency at the level of an IELTS overall score of at least 6.0 (with no individual band score less than 5.5)
The methods of satisfying this English language proficiency requirements are generally through (but not limited to):
- An Australian Senior Certificate of Education or equivalent.
- A specified level of achievement in a recognised English language test, such as IELTS (or equivalent).
- Satisfactory completion of another tertiary course offered in English.
- Work history in an organisation where English is the language of communication.
NOTE: All CRICOS applicants from non-English speaking countries (as determined by the Australian Department of Home Affairs) are required to provide results from a recognised language test such as IELTS or equivalent.
NOTE: All applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
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Like all Australian higher education providers and universities, EIT programs are accredited by the exacting standards of the Australian Government’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). This bachelor’s degree is fully accredited by Engineers Australia under the Sydney Accord. It is internationally recognized under the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) accords and the various signatories.
Find out more about country-specific accreditation and professional recognition.
This course is classified as Level 7 under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Potential job roles include engineering and management positions in the following areas of expertise:
- Civil and structural planning, design and development
- Building contracts, sales, commissioning and consultation
- Building control and surveying
- Site management
- Water and waste management
- Civil and structural operations and maintenance
- Civil and structural project management and business development
Our bachelor’s degrees take three years to complete full-time. Full-time students will spend about 40 hours per week on study. This includes attending tutorials.
Applications are open for our upcoming intake. You must submit your application at least four weeks before the start date to be considered for your desired intake.
A census date is the date at which an enrolment is considered to be final. Any withdrawal you make after the study period census date will incur an academic penalty (for example, a fail grade) and a financial penalty (for example, no refund of your student contribution or tuition fees). See our current census dates.
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