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Launch your engineering journey with La Trobe's Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) program. Gain comprehensive expertise across diverse engineering disciplines. Master the technical principles of geotechnics and hydraulic engineering. Establish core competencies in structural and electrical engineering while discovering the vast potential of mechanical engineering applications.
You'll cultivate a unique skillset centered on developing sustainable, optimized, and resilient systems. Grasp the critical elements of superior infrastructure planning, civil engineering construction, and computer-based design methodologies.
Benefit from personalized instruction with renowned faculty in intimate classroom settings. Throughout your studies, you'll have opportunities to conduct research in sustainability initiatives, urban water management, and innovative concrete technologies.
Key learning areas include:
Sustainable infrastructure
Acquire essential knowledge for designing and implementing renewable energy solutions.
Civil construction
Enhance your understanding of engineering design from both technical and managerial viewpoints.
Water resources
Study fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, water cycles, quality control, and treatment processes.
Transport engineering
Evaluate and create multi-mode transportation systems, roadway networks, and pavement designs.
Computer-aided design
Utilize digital tools and specialized software for project development, enhancement, and evaluation.
To enter our undergraduate programs, at a minimum you’ll need to have completed Australian Year 12 (or an accepted international equivalent) with a certain grade and minimum English language requirements. You may also need to meet subject prerequisites.
Subject prerequisites
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Maths: General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics.
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.