Civil Engineering is responsible for projects that enhance the overall quality of life. Civil engineers design, construct, manage, operate and maintain the infrastructure that supports modern society including buildings, bridges, roads and highways, tunnels, airfields, dams, ports and harbours, railways, new mines, water supply and sewerage schemes, irrigation systems and flood mitigation works. The profession is very broad and affords opportunities for involvement in many specialist activities.

In the final year of the Civil Engineering program students may elect to major in structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transport engineering, water engineering or engineering construction and management. This program can be taken on a four-year full-time basis, on a part-time basis or on a combined full-time part-time basis subject to the approval of the Head of School. Intending part-time students are advised that all courses are offered only in the daytime. Part-time students will normally take two years for each equivalent full-time year. Alternatively, the program may be taken in a sandwich form in which a student, after completing the first year of the program on a full-time basis, gains industrial experience during one or more periods of employment by taking leave of absence for an entire academic year.

Civil Engineering is also available as a component of the combined degree programs
BE(Civil Eng)/BE (Mining Eng)program 3146,
BE (Civil Eng)/BE ( Env Eng)program 3631,
BE (Civil Eng)/BAprogram 3621,
BE (Civil Eng)/BScprogram3730,
BE (Civl Eng)/BComprogram3715,
BE (Civil Eng)/LLBprogram 4776,
and also the fast track program
BE (Civil Eng)/MEngScplanCVENG13620

For details of all academic requirements for this program, see www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Please see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

The program structure below gives one sequence of courses that fulfils the requirements of the degree. The timing of the general education courses and elective courses may be modified to optimize the student's choice of courses. Suggestions for other course sequences consistent with timetabling and availability can be found on the School website at http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au. While some courses are given twice a year, many courses are given only once a year. In addition, courses may have prerequisites and exclusions. Thus students should plan their enrolments appropriately.

PLEASE NOTE:

Plus choose 2 electives from the Year 1 Elective List
http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/elective.htm

Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:

For information relating to Years 3 and 4 of the flexible program structure please refer to the school website http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au

PROGRAM STRUCTURE FOR STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED PRIOR TO 2006 IS AS FOLLOWS:

Students achieving a School weighted average mark exceeding 63 (calculated from all courses in Years 1 to 3 of the BE program) are eligible to undertake an Honours thesis in Year 4 (CVEN4030 in S1 and CVEN4031 in S2).

Plus TWO of the following four electives:

Session 2

All students not undertaking the honours thesis are required to select 24 units of credit of electives. Students undertaking the honours thesis are required to undertake CVEN4031 plus 18 units of credit of electives.

Please see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au

Please see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au

Please see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Please see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au

Information regarding recommended computing equipment for the programs offered by the School is available from the School Office.

The BE in Civil Engineering is fully accredited by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, meeting the examination requirements for admission to graduate and corporate membership of the Institution. Substantial or complete recognition is accorded to the BE programs by overseas engineering institutions.