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Enhance your engineering expertise by working on industry-driven research projects that tackle current and future challenges in civil and infrastructure engineering. The School of Engineering explores diverse research areas with a mission to promote sustainable, durable, and efficient infrastructure solutions for modern needs. Choose between practical research backed by industry partners to create innovative products and processes, or foundational research that generates transformative discoveries.
Our School has earned global acclaim for its high-impact research, supported by competitive grants and industry investments. In the 2015 QS rankings, RMIT's civil and structural engineering programs were placed in the top 51-100 worldwide, evaluated by academic reputation, research influence, and graduate employability. We're internationally recognized for pioneering work in: unsaturated soil mechanics, infrastructure durability, structural efficiency, and long-term structural performance analysis
The School boasts cutting-edge laboratories for large-scale structural testing, geotechnical studies, construction materials innovation, and accelerated degradation simulations. A master's degree prepares you for doctoral studies or advanced research leadership roles across government agencies, NGOs, and private sector organizations.
The minimum requirements for admission to a master by research program are:
a bachelor degree requiring at least four years of full-time study in a relevant discipline awarded with honours. The degree should include a research component comprised of a thesis, other research projects or research methodology courses that constitute at least 25% of a full-time academic year (or part-time equivalent). The applicant must have achieved at least a credit average in the final year; or
evidence of appropriate academic qualifications and/or experience that satisfies the Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Training and Development or nominee that the applicant has developed knowledge of the field of study or cognate field and the potential for research sufficient to undertake the proposed program.
At RMIT a grade of credit represents academic achievement of 60% or higher.
To study this program you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component.