Why Study/Key Benefits

The Graduate Certificate of Engineering specialising in Civil Engineering is designed for engineering graduates who want to strengthen their professional knowledge in civil engineering and infrastructure development.

The Civil Engineering specialisation focuses on the safe, efficient and sustainable development of physical infrastructure. Students can develop knowledge in areas including advanced concrete design, geotechnical design, construction law and contract management, while applying their learning to industry-linked projects. The course also develops analytical thinking, critical thinking, independent judgement and problem-solving skills.

Programme Structure and Subjects/Topics

The qualification requires four prescribed specialisation-specific units, totalling 50 credit points. The current course page displays the following Civil Engineering specialisation units:

• Sustainable Transport — CVE80003 — 12.5 credit points
• Advanced Concrete Design — CVE80004 — 12.5 credit points
• Bridge Design and Strengthening — CVE80005 — 12.5 credit points
• Infrastructure Deterioration Modelling — CVE80006 — 12.5 credit points
• Geotechnical Design — CVE80007 — 12.5 credit points
• Building Design — CVE80008
• Integrated Water Design — CVE80009 — 12.5 credit points
• Principles of Sustainability — CVE80010 — 12.5 credit points
• Finite Element Methods and Applications — CVE80018 — 12.5 credit points
• Environmental Sustainability in Construction — CSM80002
• Engineering Project Management — CSM80006 — 12.5 credit points.

Disciplines/Specialisations

The Graduate Certificate of Engineering is offered with several specialisation options on the Swinburne course page:

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Structural Engineering.

Programme Highlights

Key features of the Civil Engineering specialisation include:

• 6-month full-time postgraduate qualification.
• 50 credit points.
• Hawthorn campus in Melbourne.
• Focus on civil infrastructure development.
• Advanced Concrete Design.
• Geotechnical Design.
• Infrastructure deterioration.
• Sustainable transport and sustainability.
• Building and water design.
• Finite element methods.
• Engineering project management.
• Industry-linked learning and practical problem solving.
• Development of analytical thinking, critical thinking, independent judgement and problem-solving skills.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne identifies potential career outcomes for this specialisation including:

• Civil engineer
• Site engineer
• Project manager
• Construction manager.

International Student Visa Requirements

The relevant Australian visa is the Student visa, subclass 500.

The Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate has CRICOS code 097338E.

For the Student visa, applicants generally need to:

• have a valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) for an eligible course;
• hold Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), unless an exemption applies;
• meet the Genuine Student requirement;
• satisfy applicable English-language requirements or an exemption;
• provide identity and passport documentation;
• meet health and character requirements;
• provide financial-capacity evidence if required by the Department's document checklist;
• comply with Australian visa conditions.