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Overview
- Launch your civil engineering career with the skills and confidence to shape the world around you.
- Explore how essential infrastructure—like roads, bridges, and water systems—are built, operated, and maintained.
- Learn to apply practical analysis and technical principles to all areas of civil engineering, including the design, material testing, construction, inspection, plant operation and manufacturing processes involved.
Career outcomes
As a graduate, you’ll be qualified to work as a civil engineering associate. Potential career paths include:
- government department roles
- positions in private engineering firms
- work on major infrastructure projects including construction, operation and maintenance of roads, bridges, transportation, buildings, water supply schemes, industrial and manufacturing plants.
Professional accreditation
When you graduate with your associate degree, you’ll be eligible to apply for provisional accreditation with Engineers Australia. Apply for membership after you graduate to become an Engineering Associate, and with the experience you will gain from working in the field, you can apply for chartered status as an Engineering Associate.
What you'll study
Explore the courses you'll study as part of this major.
Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for detailed recommended enrolment patterns and course availability.
Relevant degrees for this major
Associate Degree of Engineering
Become a qualified engineering associate and feel confident in any operational environment. You’ll be trained in project implementation, prototype development, problem-solving, and operations and maintenance activities. This associate degree will provide you with an industry-relevant qualification and a pathway to further study.
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