Civil engineering involves the design, construction and management of modern infrastructure. Roads, railways, tunnels, buildings, bridges, airports, mines, dams, ports and harbours, water supply and sewerage systems and flood mitigation works are all shaped by civil engineers.

As a civil engineer you’ll construct, manage and maintain infrastructure using mathematics, mechanics, physics and creative problem-solving.

In this degree you’ll be immersed in civil engineering design and research projects, professional engineering practice, engineering and technical management and conduct research towards your thesis project.

You’ll develop a foundation in civil engineering fundamentals and applications. Your education will include structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transport engineering and water engineering, as well as construction and management.

Why study this degree at UNSW?

We’re the top Engineering faculty in Australia, which is home to the leading Civil and Environmental Engineering School, ranked 1st in Australia and 16th globally by QS Rankings?and 10th by AWRU. As a leading research school, we?ensure our research work is included in our teaching.

To support our strong research focus and educational excellence, we?have some of the best civil engineering facilities?in the country.??Access state-of-the-art?facilities such as the?Water Research Laboratory, Infrastructure Laboratory, Heavy Structures Laboratory and the Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre.

The?UNSW?School?of Civil and Environmental Engineering?has six research hubs. Our academic staff are recognised world leaders in their fields of expertise.?The?discoveries and breakthroughs made by our researchers ensure your education?is?up to the minute,?and your knowledge is second to none.