Civil engineering courses
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Civil engineers play a vital role in modern societies. They help shape our built environment by designing and constructing key infrastructure that we use every day.
Civil engineering typically includes areas such as buildings, bridges, airports, dams, tunnels, and transportation systems such as roads and rail. Increasingly, civil engineers are asked to consider how to design infrastructure for a changing climate.
A civil engineering course will set you up for a rewarding career in the industry by giving you all the technical and professional skills you need to succeed. On this page you can start comparing online civil engineering courses across universities. Open Universities Australia can also offer advice on entry requirements, flexible study arrangements, fees, and enrolments.
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Online civil engineering subjects and short courses
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No ATAR required. Start with a subject.
Starts 24 Jun 2024
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USA-CIVE2016100% online
No ATAR required. Start with a subject.
Starts 24 Jun 2024
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Starts 24 Jun 2024
Online civil engineering degrees
Undergraduate
USA-ADE-DEGTransform from tradesperson to engineering professional
100% online
2 years full time or part time equivalent
Undergraduate
SCU-CCE-DIPMove up the ladder to supervision in civil construction
Online & on-campus
1 year full time or part time equivalent
Postgraduate
USQ-PWI-MASMaster of Engineering Practice (Public Works and Infrastructure)
Online & on-campus
Approx. 1.5 years full time or part time equivalent
Undergraduate
TAS-ENR-DIPGet on track for a career in rail engineering
100% online
2 years full time or part time equivalent
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Civil engineering study FAQs
A civil engineering degree will teach you how to plan, design, construct, manage and maintain infrastructure in the built environment.
You’ll learn about areas such as transportation, water, construction, road design and geotechnical engineering. Your civil engineering course may also give you the opportunity to gain vital industry experience through an internship or placement.
Your civil engineering degree will give you all the technical and professional skills needed to start your career as a civil engineer.
You may learn how to:
- Design infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, airports, and tunnels.
- Ensure structures stand up to environmental conditions and natural disasters.
- Plan transport systems that meet the needs of future populations.
- Design sustainable water systems and manage flood waters.
- Analyse geomaterials in building sites, landfills, and dams.
- Apply complex maths and physics to real-world projects.
- Increase infrastructure sustainability to adapt to a changing climate.
A typical civil engineering ATAR is around 70 to 80, but this depends on your exact course and institution.
You can start some engineering courses through Open Universities Australia without an ATAR score, such as the Diploma of Engineering Infrastructure. We let you get in through what’s called open enrolment subjects. Once you successfully pass those subjects, you can transition into the full qualification.
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Civil engineers offer crucial expertise that benefits all of us. It’s a rewarding career path as you’ll see the real-world results of your work designing better infrastructure and systems in our built environment. You may also come up with novel solutions to tackle key problems like climate change and population growth.
Civil engineers are also in very high demand in Australia. It’s currently the discipline of engineering that’s most sought after, so you’ll likely have no trouble landing a job in the industry.
Studying a civil engineering degree online gives you control and flexibility. You’ll be able to study where and when you want and make your course work for you.
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Once you enrol through us, you’ll study online with the university that provides your degree. This means that when you complete your qualification, you’ll graduate with the same degree as on-campus students. - We’ll help you navigate the university world
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- You can enrol without entry requirements
Civil engineering is a complex yet rewarding discipline that relies on an understanding of areas such as maths and physics as well as creative problem-solving abilities. You’ll develop these skills in your civil engineering degree.
- Civil engineer
- Civil engineering draftsperson
- Project and site engineer
- Construction manager
- Engineering consultant
- Environmental engineer
- Soil scientist
- Transport engineer
- Structural engineer
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