Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Honours) - Humanitarian Engineering (Civil)

The University of Sydney

The Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Civil) will develop your comprehensive ability to plan, design and test structures within the built and natural environments. A suite of embedded professional skills will equip you to contribute to infrastructure that improves lives in Australia and worldwide. As a civil engineering student, you will learn from leading experts about how to manage the design and construction of crucial modern infrastructure, including buildings, roads, transport and railways, bridges, tunnels, dams and ports, as well as systems for managing water, irrigation, sewage and floodwaters. Complementing this technical knowledge will be a range of professional skills in management, finance and problem solving. Throughout this four-year degree you will study a series of core units as you master the foundations of civil engineering, before specialising in an optional major. In your second year, a surveying camp will allow you to develop your technical skills in a practical, team-based environment. In your fourth year you will undertake further specialised civil engineering subjects and complete an embedded honours thesis. It enables you to design a research project in an area that interests you. As part of your degree you will undertake the award-winning Professional Engagement Program enabling you to change your approach to learning through self-reflection and extra-curricular activities throughout your degree.Our Humanitarian Engineering will help you develop the crucial skills to plan, implement, and maintain infrastructure in rural Australian areas and developing countries. The specialisation will explore international aid and development, and provide opportunities to learn from experienced practitioners and industry partners about how to work in disadvantaged communities, fragile states, and communities in disaster recovery. There are also opportunities to conduct local or overseas fieldwork and apply your knowledge to analyse the challenges faced by Australia's close neighbours, such as rapid urbanisation and entrenched poverty.As a graduate of our Humanitarian Engineering specialisation, you will possess the technical engineering skills and understanding of how to work across cultures in contexts with limited resources in organisations such the Department of Foreign Affairs or the Asian Development Bank as well as their partner engineering organizations such as Cardno or SMEC. You may pursue a career through engineering firms to scope, manage and execute projects such as water and sanitation, roads and bridges, housing, schools and hospitals in areas with underdeveloped infrastructure both in Australia and overseas. Additionally, you may also work with large and small international organisations involved in technological projects in remote Australian communities and developing nations which aim to improve the welfare of the local citizens.

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