Course details
Civil engineering focuses on the plan, design, construction and maintenance of projects such as commercial and residential buildings, roads, railways and train stations, airports, bridges, canals, harbours, dams, irrigation, drainage and flood mitigation systems and offshore structures.
UWA’s Civil Engineering major helps you to develop some essential personal and professional skills and knowledge needed for sustainable professional practice of civil engineering projects and to produce safe, economical and environmentally-sound structures.
In this major, you’ll cover geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, hydrology and hydraulic engineering, surveying, coastal and offshore engineering, construction and transportation engineering.
You'll learn to
- Utilise advanced technical civil engineering skills in problem identification, simplification, analysis, planning, design, implementation and operation for an exciting career in Engineering.
- Create innovative engineering solutions to solve complex issues by applying critical thinking skills and your knowledge of established engineering methods
- Understand and implement the mathematical foundations underlying civil engineering concepts
- Develop a deep practical understanding of the core concepts of civil engineering and extend this knowledge to more specialised areas such as structural mechanics, geomechanics, rock mechanics and hydraulics
- Work effectively in a team, bringing leadership and accountability to successfully solve real-world problems
Careers and further study
This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career options.