Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Civil and Structural)

This degree focuses on designing and managing buildings, bridges and other large structures.

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How long it takes: 4 years; full time
Entry ATAR: From 59.05; Lowest offered at Charles Darwin University, 2026
How you can study: Online or on campus
Leads on to: Civil Engineer; $115,300 median pay, In demand
Taught by: 2 providers; SA, NT

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Civil and Structural) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

a strong interest in how structures and infrastructure are built
comfort with maths and physical science concepts
an eye for detail and accuracy in your work
patience for long projects and team based problem solving

Before you start

Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.

Where this course can take you

Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.

Jobs you can do with it

Civil Engineer
Civil engineers design the roads, bridges, dams and water systems a community relies on, then stay involved through construction to check they are built as designed.
What else you need
Complete an appropriately accredited professional-engineering programme in the named discipline. Engineering technologist and associate awards are different routes. Check jurisdiction registration and practice requirements before undertaking regulated work. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.
Median pay$115,300
In demand

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.

Where you can study this course

There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

Charles Darwin University
Casuarina, NT
4.2from 619 Google reviews
ATAR
59.05 lowest
(70.7 median, 2026)
How you study
Online or on campus
(full or part time)
Next intake
Mar 2027
University of South Australia
Mawson Lakes, SA
4.3from 216 Google reviews
How you study
On campus
(full or part time)

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Civil and Structural).

Structural analysis
Steel and concrete design
Infrastructure and construction
Project management
Engineering mathematics and science

Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
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