Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Professional) is designed to equip you with skills, knowledge and industry connections in your engineering field of choice. Choose from a host of majors and undertake industry-linked projects in your chosen field every semester. Plus, gain full-time insight into engineering in a real-world setting with a 12-month paid work placement.

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Your major

Civil

Build the future – literally – with a Swinburne civil major featuring technical excellence and a host of real-world industry learning opportunities. Gain the technical expertise and management skills needed to plan, design, construct and maintain infrastructure, with plenty of hands-on workplace learning. Graduates are eligible to apply for graduate membership of Engineers Australia.

Your industry experience

Build up your CV with real industry experience through Work Integrated Learning, guaranteed for all our bachelor degrees. This Professional Degree includes a 12-month paid work placement, eight industry-linked projects, and guaranteed industry-based projects every semester starting from year 1. Benefit from Swinburne’s industry partnerships, gain invaluable work experience, and earn credit towards your degree.

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Skills you’ll learn

  • Problem solving
  • Sustainable design principles
  • Information and research literacy
  • Understanding ethical considerations
  • Oral and written communication

Your career opportunities

  • Civil engineer
  • Civil design engineer
  • Structural engineer
  • Environmental engineer

Key codes

CRICOS course code
107338G
VTAC Code (IFP)
3400210753
VTAC Code (CSP)
3400210751
International student visa

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Labs

Explore Swinburne’s advanced engineering labs, where students and researchers collaborate to innovate, test, and drive the future of technology.

Professional accreditations

Why Swinburne?

86.1% of graduates found employment within 4 months of completing their course

Ranked Top 75 in Civil Engineering

ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022

Top 100 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Ranked Top 175 in Engineering and Technology

Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 2023

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