Civil Engineering

Take the first step towards your career as a civil engineer with a course at Melbourne Polytechnic.

Your design ideas become reality as a civil engineer. Courses at Melbourne Polytechnic offer a comprehensive range of subjects on the design and construction of public works.

Civil engineers design and oversee the building of works such as:

• roads
• bridges
• commercial and industrial buildings
• water, sewage and irrigation structures
• recreational facilities
• car parks

The course focuses on engineering drafting skills which will help you to find work in the industry.

You will specialise in one of the following:

• geographic information
• civil drafting
• structural drafting

Gain skills and knowledge in:

• taking account of environmental issues
• civil construction processes
• interpreting and processing survey data
• computer aided drafting
• drawing for roads, sewers, reticulation systems and reinforced concrete
• applying survey methods to engineering
• fabrication techniques
• analysing force systems
• structural steel shop and design drawings
• selecting engineering materials
• using computer aided design techniques and documentation software