Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Business

Where technical skill meets business strategy

Deepen your technical skills and broaden your career options with this combined degree program. Complete both degrees in five years.

Pursue a leadership position in the engineering field. Launch a start-up. Focus on real-world experience and industry connections. Build your professional network while you study and graduate work-ready.

Civil engineers are responsible for the physical infrastructure that allows society to function. Your studies will cover the three main civil specialisations in structural, water and geotechnical engineering. You will study buildings, highways, railways, tunnels, airports, power generation facilities and harbour facilities. Your courses will focus on preparing you to design, build and manage these structures as a qualified civil engineer.

Course overview

Build critical technical engineering skills by studying courses in:

• Structural engineering
• Water engineering
• Geomechanics
• Transportation engineering
• Civil engineering materials
• Engineering management

Develop your business skills in:

• Accounting
• Finance
• Microeconomics for business decisions
• Law
• Management
• Leadership and ethics
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.

Applicants who do not speak English as a first language must demonstrate that they meet the University's English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy.

In the application portal, you can enter the program you wish to study and upload relevant documents needed as part of your application. It is recommended you submit your application a minimum of 12 weeks before your intended semester of trimester start date.

This combined degree opens doors across a wide range of industries. Roles are flexible and diverse. You may prefer hands-on fieldwork or design and development. Or you might pursue a leadership role managing people and projects.

Professional outcomes:

• civil engineering designer
• geotechnical engineer
• structural engineer
• transport systems engineer
• urban development engineer
• water engineer