Engineering (Civil)

Overview

The Master of Engineering (Civil) is designed to increase your level of knowledge and understanding in many different areas of civil engineering. It will prepare you for a career in planning, design and maintenance of infrastructure such as the built environment, water resources, mining and transport.

Civil engineers plan, design, build and maintain a wide variety of physical infrastructure such as bridges, buildings, airports, roads, railways, ports, mines, water and wastewater supply, treatment and reuse systems. They also help to maintain sustainable natural environments. The solutions developed by civil engineers must take into consideration social, environmental and financial constraints.

The coursework has been designed to provide graduates with a strong foundation in both the theoretical and practical aspects of civil engineering, including an understanding of advanced civil practices; the social, economic, cultural and environmental aspects of civil engineering; and professional and ethical responsibilities.

You will learn to critically analyse and evaluate information and solve civil engineering problems, work and interact professionally, and undertake research in civil engineering and/or relevant areas.

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Course

Master of Engineering (Civil)

Duration: 2 years

Delivery mode:
In person

Location:
Tonsley

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code: 2CM225

Annual indicative fees (2025):
$37,260 (Full fee paying)

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Your career

Civil engineers work closely with architects, planners and the community to ensure that what is constructed is what is needed. And unlike many disciplines, the fruits of civil engineering often last a very long time. Civil engineering graduates are in great demand with career destinations including building and construction, transport and the mining industries.

Potential occupations include:

design engineer
site supervisor
infrastructure planner and builder
city engineer
asset manager
research engineer.

Potential employers include:

engineering consultancies
local, state and federal government
construction companies
infrastructure owners.

Professional accreditation/recognition

All our Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees are accredited by Engineers Australia at the level of professional engineer. Professional engineering courses accredited by Engineers Australia are recognised internationally under the Washington Accord. Graduates meet the academic requirements for attaining chartered professional engineering status.

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What you will study

The Master of Engineering (Civil) is a 72-unit program offered by the College of Science and Engineering. It covers the four traditional sub-disciplines of civil engineering: geotechnical, structural, transport and water engineering. It gives you the flexibility to choose specialist topics that will enhance your knowledge within a particular civil engineering discipline. This flexibility is complemented by a major thesis (subject to receiving a credit average) or project that enables you to explore a particular aspect of civil engineering in depth.

Practical experience

The course includes a work experience component where you will get hands-on industry experience in civil engineering practice. The research project topics also enable you to develop research skills by developing solutions to large and complex problems.

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Master of Engineering (Civil)

Entry requirements

Applicants must normally hold one of the following:

have completed a minimum of one year full-time equivalent in the Master of Engineering Science (Civil) or equivalent qualification;
Or a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in a related area of engineering;
Or hold the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science (Civil)

Applicants without such a qualification should apply for the Master of Engineering Science (Civil) (2CM238).

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2CM225

Flinders students can apply to transfer to this course internally. Visit: www.flinders.edu.au/internaltransfer for more information.

Entry requirements

Applicants must normally hold one of the following:

a Flinders University Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science (specialisations C1-C3)
a Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Technology or Bachelor of Engineering Science in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline
an equivalent overseas qualification.

Applicants without such qualifications should apply for the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science or Master of Engineering Science (Civil).

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