Graduate as an industry-ready civil engineer by studying Deakin’s Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours). You’ll combine contemporary theory with hands-on projects to develop the skills needed to confidently design, construct and maintain the built infrastructure systems that are vital in our day-to-day lives.

Want to enter a field experiencing unprecedented growth and demand – why not join a course that puts you right at the front of the pack?

Deakin graduates are sought-after both in Australia and abroad. That’s because we train students in practical scenarios and look to develop skills beyond the technical.

You’ll be highly valued for your skills in innovation, leadership, project management and communication, as well as your ability to anticipate and tackle the unknown challenges of tomorrow. Throughout the course you’ll learn how to apply scientific and engineering principles to address complex problems and develop innovative solutions that are beneficial to an organisation and the wider community.

Explore a diverse range of civil engineering disciplines related to structural, water, geotechnical, transportation engineering and civil engineering materials, then put the theory you learn into practice in Deakin’s world-class, multi-million dollar engineering facility, Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training (CADET).

CADET gives you access to some of the best engineering facilities in Australia. You’ll also be able to get hands-on experience in Deakin’s civil and structural laboratories and realise and validate your designs through combinations of computer simulation and testing.

Key facilities available to Deakin’s civil engineering students include geotechnical (soil and rock) testing lab, hydraulics and hydrology lab, and two structural testing laboratories. Students can also access a range of other facilities including 3D printers, a materials science corrosion and polymer lab, concrete and structural testing facilities and CNC machining centres.

Project-oriented design-based learning (PODBL) in collaboration with industry is a key feature of our engineering courses. In addition to traditional theory-based classes, you’ll spend 50 per cent of every trimester learning via team-based projects, in which you take real-world industry problems and research, design, test and evaluate solutions, with the support of an academic.

Take these skills even further during your Professional Engineering Practice unit, where you’ll have the opportunity to work in a real engineering team. Build your industry experience, create a professional network and get an insight into your future career options.

Graduates can expect to gain employment in a wide range of organisations such as construction companies, councils, water authorities, government bodies, public works departments and as consulting engineers.