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Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering

Advance your career today with the engineering skills of tomorrow

Take the next step with a Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering, studied online UniSC. Designed for engineers and built‑environment professionals looking to upskill or transition into civil engineering, you’ll build practical, industry‑relevant knowledge that supports career progression across Australia’s infrastructure sector.

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Industry-focused

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  • Duration 8 months
  • Cost per program* $4,768
  • Courses 4

Program Benefits

  • Industry connected. With a curriculum shaped by industry-leading engineers, you’ll graduate with in-demand skills to help you stand out from the competition.
  • Cutting-edge curriculum. Taught by industry experts, the curriculum redefines education through dynamic and responsive learning experiences, equipping students to solve real-world infrastructure challenges.
  • Study your way. Study 100% online or blend online learning with subjects that require on-campus intensives, you choose the mix that works for you.

Upgrade your engineering expertise

Advance your engineering career with four courses completed in as little as eight months with UniSC’s Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering. You’ll sharpen your leadership skills and be prepared to lead global and domestic teams.

You’ll learn directly from lecturers who have led and managed projects in extreme regions, including the Arctic, Himalayas, and Antarctica. By combining real-world professional expertise and theory, our curriculum is designed to show students how theories can directly be applied to the challenges of tomorrow.

As part of the graduate certificate program, you’ll:

  • Apply specialised knowledge to complex technical and professional challenges
  • Develop innovative, ethical, and sustainable solutions through critical and creative thinking
  • Communicate advanced concepts effectively across various touchpoints at a senior-level
  • Continue to adapt and grow in evolving engineering environments through continuous learning and strategic management


Our intentionally small cohorts foster closer engagement with lecturers, collaborative learning with peers, and access to tailored career guidance and our network of industry connections.

Explore the Master of Civil Engineering

Engineers are commanding higher salaries as demand increases

Australia continues to make major long‑term investments in infrastructure to address population growth, housing demand and ageing assets. In the 2024–25 Federal Budget, the Australian Government confirmed a $120‑billion rolling 10‑year infrastructure pipeline, including more than $32 billion committed to states, territories and local governments for transport, energy, water and community infrastructure projects.1 With infrastructure activity remaining strong nationwide, engineers with in‑demand technical and project experience are well positioned to command above‑average and often six‑figure salaries, particularly in sectors such as construction, resources and transport.2

Civil Engineer2 AU$110,000

Mining Engineer3 AU$170,000

Structural Engineer4 AU$125,000

A curriculum aligned with industry

4 courses

8 months to complete

Upon completing the Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering, you’ll be prepared to generate innovative solutions, evaluate sustainability and safety in project design, and communicate complex engineering concepts with confidence.

You’ll choose from four high-impact courses from our Master of Civil Engineering curriculum to tailor your graduate certificate to your goals. Courses to choose from include:

Courses include

This course will enhance your skills in structural analysis and design, emphasising their application to real-world structural engineering scenarios. It will introduce you to advanced levels of structural analysis, using specialised software, and will provide you with in-depth theoretical and technical knowledge in the field of structural design. Upon completion, you will possess the expertise to engage in complex structural engineering tasks. Whenever applicable, the course content will be aligned with the requirements outlined in Australian Standards.
This course provides you with an overview of concepts relating to groundwater resources, their percolation and migration and relationship to geotechnical behaviour. It will introduce you to key factors in functional design and construction of engineered soil barriers used to prevent leakage from water reservoirs and ponds or to isolate different types of waste.

This course will prepare you as practising engineer to project manage the development of solutions in the workplace. You will be introduced to engineering project management theory, considering issues and challenges throughout a project life cycle. You will consider the project responsibilities of engineering managers and organisations, from the definition phase of a project to its conclusion. The emphasis is interdisciplinary and relevant to all fields of engineering practice.

This course is designed to enable you to develop and demonstrate advanced teamwork, design and analysis skills. A topical and challenging project will be selected from a larger pool of proposals by each of the teams of multi-disciplinary engineers. The course will simulate an engineering working environment with teams reporting progress at regular intervals to the course coordinator, who will assume the role of project manager.

In this course you will gain advanced knowledge of typical issues related to rural and urban land use and their potential impacts on water quantity and quality. You will undertake water quantity modelling using industry standard computer tools and techniques. In addition, you will be exposed to techniques to improve water demand management, considering planning frameworks, and environmental and social aspects.
In this course you will develop advanced skills in computational methods, enabling you to analyse complex engineering problems using cutting-edge computational techniques. You will gain expertise in numerical modelling, simulation, and optimization, empowering you to make informed engineering decisions and contribute to innovative solutions.

Our curriculum has been designed to ensure you can take the theories and practices learnt in the program to immediately solve real-world problems.

Just four extra courses to complete your masters

Upon graduating, you can choose transfer your graduate certificate credits to the masters program. This means you only need to complete four more courses to earn your master’s degree, which you can do on a part-time or full-time basis.

Entry requirements: we make it easy to get started

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No application fee

To enrol you need:

  • A completed three-year bachelors degree in civil engineering or a relevant discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent.
  • Transcripts from your completed bachelor’s program
  • Resume or CV

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Fee details

$1,192 per course*

4 courses

FEE-HELP available

Your education is a long-term investment that pays dividends over time with top-paying careers that are in demand.

Even so, we realise that looking at total costs can seem daunting, but we’re here to help. Our online graduate certificate is available for FEE-HELP and we have limited Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available for eligible students. We can also help guide you through how to have a conversation with your employers about getting tuition assistance.

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Frequently asked questions

Please know that you can talk to a real human to get your questions answered. We’re always happy to chat with you. You can call us at +61 7 5345 6342 or request more information.

The first step is to start your application.

You’ll complete 4 courses to earn the Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering.

The Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering can only be completed part time.

There are limited scholarships available at UniSC. You can visit our scholarship page to see if there is a scholarship you qualify for.

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Sources and Disclaimer

  1. Australian Government – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (2024). Australian infrastructure budget overview and 10‑year infrastructure pipeline. https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-investment
  2. Engineers Australia (2023). Engineering skills shortage and workforce demand in Australia. https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/advocacy-policy/engineering-workforce
  3. Hays Australia (2024). Hays Australia salary guide 2024–25: Engineering roles. https://www.hays.com.au/salary-guide
  4. SEEK (2024). Salary insights: Civil engineer, mining engineer and structural engineer. https://www.seek.com.au/career-advice

 * Cost shown is with a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) applied. There are limited CSPs for our upcoming intake.