Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineers design and construct most of the basic infrastructure needed by society. This includes bridges, multi-storey buildings, highways, railways, tunnels, airports, domestic water supplies, irrigation systems, flood protection works and the collection and disposal of wastes and waste water. Civil Engineers are also involved with the protection of the environment through all stages of design and construction. In addition, the engineering profession is global, giving graduates the opportunity to work internationally on a wide range of exciting and important projects.
What will you study?
Studies across the course include engineering practice, maths, physics, accounting, engineering CAD, environmental science, materials, structures, surveying, geomatics, hydraulics, geology, civil construction and environment, sustainable infrastructure, regional engineering, transportation engineering, and an industry project.
Fast facts
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Length 4 years full-time
Campus Bendigo
VCE prerequisites Units 3 & 4: English (any), Mathematical Methods (either), and either Physics or Specialist Mathematics
Recommended subjects Specialist Mathematics, Physics
Guaranteed Entry Scheme VCE Score 75 - Bendigo campus
See also Bachelor of Civil Engineering/Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Civil Engineering/Bachelor of Science
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Why study Civil Engineering at La Trobe University?
La Trobe University, Bendigo and its predecessors have been providing professional engineering education for more than 150 years. Our civil engineering programs, run from the Bendigo campus, have been developed to respond to the rapidly changing needs of our society and to prepare graduates for competitive engineering careers.
There is an extensive, and still expanding, range of scholarships available, many of which incorporate periods of paid employment, and some are also available from second year onwards. More information can be found at the Civil Engineering, Bendigo website.
Industry experience
The major strength of our programs is the amount of time students actually spend in industry with our regional employers, providing ample opportunity to put theory into practice. This is particularly valuable for our graduates, who can take advantage of the extreme shortage of Civil Engineers in regional Australia.
There are also many advantages of education in a large regional town
- Well-equipped laboratories
- Excellent computing facilities
- Large range of industry-provided scholarships
- Friendly and supportive study environment
- Range of accommodation costs at competitive prices than at metropolitan institutions
- Excellent shopping and nightlife, and good access to Melbourne
Where will it take you?
The opportunities for Civil Engineers are diverse, with significant shortages being reported all over Australia, internationally, and particularly in regional Victoria, where our campus is located.
Our graduates work on large scale structural projects in capital cities, on oil rigs, with mining companies in Australia and overseas, with regional water authorities, with local government, and in the private sector.