About the School

The School of Civil and Resource Engineering is a member within the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at The University of Western Australia (UWA). The School is located on the picturesque Crawley campus of UWA by the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. At present the School has 16 academic staff, 10 postdoctoral researchers and academic visitors, 22 technical and administrative staff, approximately 200 undergraduate students, and 30 postgraduate students. Our teaching and research are ranked amongst the strongest in Australia.

The School offers three fully accredited Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses that lead to a BE in Civil Engineering, Mining Systems or Mineral Processing Systems. These courses are designed to equip students with up-to-date scientific knowledge and engineering skills in all aspects of their chosen area of specialisation. Within each course there are a substantial number of electives that allow students a broad choice of specialisations at a level consistent with the career options available in the Civil and Resource industry. A multitude of options are also available for students to add value to their engineering degree by combining it with a second Bachelor degree in Commerce (BCom/BE), Science (BSc/BE) or Arts (BE/BA). These combinations create exciting and diverse career prospects, providing students with substantially more choices when they enter the job market.

At postgraduate level, the School offers research opportunities towards a Master of Engineering Science or a PhD degree by research. A wide range of research projects are being conducted at the forefront of all major areas of Civil and Resource Engineering ranging from Structures, Geomechanics, Rock mechanics, Hydraulics, to Mining and Mineral Processing. Most of the research projects are strongly linked with industrial needs and funded in large part by industry as well as various departments of the state and federal governments. The School has superb facilities supported by a team of enthusiastic and competent technical and administrative staff. The School has maintained active collaboration at international, national and local levels which provides excellent training and exposure to research students. The School also houses the Australian Research Council Special Research Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) which is recognised worldwide as being one of the world leaders in the field of offshore geomechanics and foundation systems.  By bringing together one of the largest teams of researchers in geotechnical research anywhere in the world COFS and the School have created a vibrant and stimulating environment that has helped attract postgraduate students from around the world.

The School's success is measured in both the remarkable achievements by our alumni and the outstanding international visibility of our research. We take pride in our pursuit of excellence both in teaching and research while providing service to the community and the profession.