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Overview

  • Study structural engineering, advancing your engineering skills to design, construct and maintain structures against the forces of nature and stresses of the modern environment.
  • Gain an understanding of how basic principles of statics and mechanics of materials are used in structural analysis and learn to solve complex structural problems using FEA software to analyse and design steel structures and reinforced concrete structures.
  • This graduate certificate empowers you to select courses tailored to your interests and career goals. Explore code-based structural design, advanced geotechnical engineering or study the mechanics and technology of fibre composites.

Career outcomes

As a structural engineering graduate, career opportunities are available in the areas of research, design, construction, operation and maintenance of projects. Your experience could land you a job in major construction projects, including buildings, towers, bridges, dams and tunnels.

Potential roles may include:

  • structural engineer (entry or mid-level)
  • building compliance officer
  • infrastructure analyst
  • structural draftsperson
  • project engineer or site engineer
  • structural monitoring and sensor integration specialist
  • advanced materials engineer (structural applications)
  • resilience and disaster risk engineer.

What you'll study

Explore the courses you'll study as part of this specialisation.

Students completing the Structural Engineering specialisation complete the following
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Students choose one course from the following
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Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for detailed recommended enrolment patterns and course availability.

Relevant degrees for this specialisation

Graduate Certificate of Professional Engineering

Advance your engineering career with a flexible, 4-unit postgraduate certificate—no work experience required. Deepen technical expertise, meet Engineers Australia CPD goals, or pivot into emerging fields like sustainability, business or data, and unlock pathways to senior, consulting, or cross-disciplinary roles. 

Explore degree (Graduate Certificate of Professional Engineering) How to apply for the Graduate Certificate of Professional Engineering

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