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Master of Civil Engineering

Drive Innovation with a Master of Civil Engineering

Online learning

Graduate in 12 months**

Industry-focused

Taught by experts

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  • Duration 12 months**
  • Cost per program* $11,640
  • Courses 8

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 for real-world infrastructure challenges.
  • Hybrid learning: the flexibility of online learning combined with on-campus intensive sessions help you advance your education, career, and expand your network.

Be at the epicenter of innovation

UniSC’s Master of Civil Engineering will provide you with the ability to develop creative solutions to complex civil engineering challenges, manage multidisciplinary teams, and drive decisions that consider social, economic, and environmental impact.

Delivered by lecturers with real-world experience such as those who have led and managed projects in extreme regions, including the Arctic, Himalayas, and Antarctica, you’ll learn how to apply theories to real-world challenges at a senior-level.

The Master of Civil Engineering is also provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia and is recognised by 18 countries under the Washington Accord.

By graduation, you’ll be able to:

  • Master advanced civil engineering knowledge and global best practices
  • Solve complex problems with innovative design and modelling techniques
  • Lead projects with expert technical and project management skills
  • Apply ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible engineering practices
  • Conduct and apply research to advance engineering solutions
  • Collaborate across disciplines to address environmental, economic, and societal needs

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

Civil engineering jobs surge and so do salaries

Civil engineering is booming and growing at almost double the national average.1 Over the next ten years, the demand is anticipated to surge with hundreds of billions of dollars planned for public infrastructure and global sports events. Coupled with the continuing rise of sustainable energy and smarter cities, the demand for skilled civil engineers will be greater than ever.2

Senior Civil Engineer2 $149,677

Civil Engineering Manager $182,500

Engineering Team Leader4 $135,000

Curriculum: Where innovation meets industry prowess

8 courses

12 months to complete** 

When you complete the Master of Civil Engineering at UniSC, you’ll be ready to lead complex infrastructure projects, solve real-world engineering challenges, and step into high-demand roles. Students don’t just learn how to lead and problem solve,they experience them firsthand.

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.

This course is the first course of a larger capstone engineering project. It will develop your knowledge and skills to undertake an engineering research project. You will apply advanced knowledge of an area of engineering relevant to your discipline and of relevance to external stakeholders. It may include computational engineering, laboratory work, design, analysis and site visits. It will equip you with highly developed research and analytical skills relevant to engineering problems and will ensure you have the basic skills needed to undertake a higher research degree.

This course is the second part of a larger capstone engineering project. It will develop your knowledge and skills to undertake an engineering research project. You will apply advanced knowledge of an area of engineering relevant to your discipline and of relevance to external stakeholders. It may include computational engineering, laboratory work, design, analysis and site visits. It will equip you with highly developed research and analytical skills relevant to engineering problems and will ensure you have the basic skills needed to undertake a higher research degree.

Collaboration in hybrid learning

CIV600 will require on-campus attendance in an intensive format at our Moreton Bay campus engineering labs, which boasts state of the art facilities that are purpose-built for engineering excellence.

Entry requirements: we make it easy to get started

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To enrol you need:

  • A completed four-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

$1,164 per course*

8 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.

No, prior work experience is not required.

You’ll complete 8 courses to earn the Master of Civil Engineering.

The online program is designed for maximum flexibility and may be taken full time if you feel you have the time to do so successfully. Full time means you’ll study 4 courses in the trimester.

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

  1. https://www.consultanz.com.au/working-as-a-civil-engineer-in-australia-key-statistics-and-insights/
  2. https://au.indeed.com/career/senior-civil-engineer/salaries
  3. https://au.jora.com/s/Civil-Engineering-Manager-salary?utm_source
  4. https://www.seek.com.au/career-advice/role/engineering-team-lead/salary

** Students can graduate in 12 months full-time or two years part-time.

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