There are two majors available in the Civil Engineering program - Civil Engineering or Offshore Engineering.

Civil Engineering originally encompassed all ‘civilian’ as opposed to ‘military’ engineering. It is a profession with a rich history and an exciting future. The pyramids and Roman roads, bridges and aqueducts are but a few early examples of Civil Engineering.

Civil Engineering is very diverse. It is a broad-based profession whose members can be found in all major industrial and commercial environments.

Civil Engineering Major

Civil Engineers have an impact on almost every aspect of our lives. They plan, design, construct, maintain and recycle many community facilities such as: bridges, roads, tunnels, airports, railways, harbours, reservoirs, water supply, dams, power stations and buildings of every sort (towering offices to heritage buildings).

They are also involved with the infrastructure of mining and onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.

There is a very strong demand for Civil Engineering graduates in Western Australia in construction, consulting and design, government and semi-government organisations and in offshore engineering and mining companies.

Offshore Engineering Major

Offshore Engineering involves the design of infrastructure for offshore oil and gas production including offshore platforms, subsea production equipment and pipelines.

Offshore Engineers may specialise in the design of offshore platforms; offshore installation of structures; subsea technology; structural design and analysis of offshore structures; and the dynamics and hydrodynamics of offshore structures.

Offshore Engineering graduates work as design engineers with oil companies, offshore contracting and consulting firms, government bodies, port and harbour authorities, Defence departments and contractors or in academia.