The Bachelor of Engineering Technology with a major in Civil Engineering is designed for people with an aptitude for mathematics and science who would like to work as technologists with professional engineers.

Civil Engineering technologists are concerned with the design, construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, building structures, water and waste-water plants and environmental protection works. The BEngTech (Civil) enables you to hold a responsible position within an organisation's management team in a local authority, a consulting engineer's practice or for a civil engineering contractor.

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Programme structure

This major comprises 24 courses (22 core and 2 elective courses) and five practice units. The Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree is offered for study on a part-time basis i.e. one or two courses can be studied per trimester (up to a maximum of 10 years to complete).

Students who wish to study more than one or two courses per trimester must have successfully completed the equivalent of one year full-time study (i.e. 8 courses) in the Bachelor of Engineering Technology programme, before their request will be considered by the Degree Convenor.

Year 1

ENG1002 Introduction to Engineering & Spatial Science Applications
MAT1500 Engineering Mathematics
ENG1100 Introduction to Engineering Design
CIV1501 Engineering Statics
ENG1101 Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving
MEC1201 Engineering Materials
ENG2102 Engineering Problem Solving and Analysis
SVY1500 Spatial Science for Engineers

Practice Units

ENG1901 Engineering Practice 1
CIV2901 Geology and Geomechanics Practice

Year 2

ENG2002 Technology, Sustainability and Society
CIV2403 Geology and Geomechanics 
ENV2103 Hydraulics 1
CIV2701 Road Design and Location
CIV2605 Construction Engineering
CIV2702 Municipal Services
CIV2601 Job Organisation
CIV2502 Structural and Building Technology

Practice Units

ENV2902 Hydraulics Practice 
CIV3906 Civil Materials Practice

Year 3

CIV2503  Structural Design 1
ENG3003 Engineering Management
MEC2402 Stress Analysis
ENV3105 Hydrology

Elective Units

CIV3603 Construction Methods 
ENG4004 Engineering Management Science 
SVY1104 Survey Computations A
ENV4204 Environmental Technology 

Practice Units

CIV3907 Civil Systems Practice

Course availability

Entry requirements

See the Bachelor of Engineering Technology page

Level of study

Hours of study

Each of the 15 credit courses are designed for approximately 150 hours of learning per course. They are taught over a 15 weeks.

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