Construction Engineering major

UTS major code: 1A
UAC code: 603095
Testamur title: Bachelor of Engineering in Construction Engineering
Diploma in Engineering Practice
Total credit points: 204

The Construction Engineering major prepares students to work in the professional disciplinary area of Construction Engineering and develops the capacity to capably manage large construction infrastructure projects.

The Construction Engineering major is an exciting new initiative that complements traditional engineering skills with a strong core in construction management education.

Construction engineering covers many activities and working styles generally as service providers to public and private sector clients in an increasingly broad range of service industries. Invariably, construction engineering requires close liaison with the client, government and community.

The construction industry accounts for almost 7 per cent of the Australian GDP and is a major employer of engineers. Australian construction companies operate extensively in the Asia–Pacific region on projects in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, China and India. Construction engineers are also in demand throughout the world for their development, finance, project management, design and construction, operation and maintenance, and multidisciplinary expertise.

Work opportunities exist in the development of non-residential building in the commercial and recreation sectors. Examples include high-rise office towers, shopping centres, warehousing and distribution centres, manufacturing facilities, hotels, resorts, townhouses, sporting facilities, theatre complexes, tourist facilities, airport facilities, public and private hospitals and retirement villages. Extensive opportunities also exist in the infrastructure construction, maintenance and operation areas of roads and highways, railways, tunnels, marine developments, airports, water and sewerage treatment and reticulation, land development, agricultural land improvement, mining and quarrying, process engineering, telecommunications, waste management, environmental services and pipelines.

Through elective and project work, the course offers the opportunity to pursue studies in areas of special interest. Towards the later stages of the course, students can create specialist sub-majors such as soils and water, structures, management, or further studies in construction are available. A sub-major provides a focus on a specialist area of construction prior to graduation.

The course offers an engineering education, which provides background technical knowledge and skills. In addition, it seeks to develop critical, analytical and evaluative skills and an ability to communicate ideas and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Graduates are well grounded in the mathematics and science of engineering, have a sound understanding of information technology and are adept at using computer applications in the workplace. A feature of the construction industry is that it introduces managerial opportunities to young engineers more quickly than almost any other discipline area, consequently the major has a focus on managerial aspects such as budgeting and finance, multidisciplinary capabilities and project management. The managerial nature of the discipline positions graduates to attract remuneration packages higher than the usual technical salaries of engineers with comparable years of experience.

Standard program

The Faculty is currently redesigning the specific subjects and structure of the Construction Engineering major, in light of changes to the subjects in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building. The following template is the existing program and is indicative only.

For the most current information, see the Faculty website at:

www.eng.uts.edu.au

C = Core subject
EPP = Engineering Practice Program
FP = Fields of practice subject

Note: Engineering Internship shown in Semesters 4 and 9 is for illustration only.