Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering for 2009

Course overview

Civil and environmental engineers provide engineering infrastructure that works in harmony with the environment. They tackle the preservation of ecosystems and address the interactions between engineered and natural environments. This branch of engineering involves designing, building, maintaining and operating infrastructure, such as road systems, marine and wetland developments and recreational facilities. This often involves sensitive projects such as mining and landfill site restoration. First year includes basic sciences such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, along with engineering units and an introduction to environmental science and biology. In the second year, students explore basic analysis techniques in civil and environmental engineering through significant project-based units, including geomechanics, transport, hydrology and water supply. Third and fourth year units extend studies in environmental science, civil and environmental engineering design and analysis, and provide more advanced studies in transport, environmental management and environmental technology. Through field and laboratory experiments and computer modelling, students deal with real-world problems.

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Career outlook

There is an increasing demand for engineering graduates with expertise in planning, designing, managing and operating environmentally sensitive infrastructure. Graduates may be involved in the management of natural resource systems such as forests, land and water. More specifically, they may work in close cooperation with other environmental professionals and the community in ensuring cleaner water supplies, reducing soil erosion and salinity, waste recycling, and rehabilitation of landfills, or they may be involved in land use planning and integrating transport aspects to produce sustainable urban and rural developments.

Double degree options

• Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Bachelor of Business and Commerce