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Southern Cross University (SCU)

  • 20% international / 80% domestic

Associate Degree of Civil Construction (Engineering and Management)

  • Associate Degree

The civil construction industry is booming and there is strong demand for site supervisors and project managers. This course develops the fundamental technical and practical skills needed for these roles in the civil construction industry.

Key details

Degree Type
Associate Degree
Duration
32 months part-time
Course Code
2206400
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Mar, Jul, Oct
International Fees
$16,800 per year
ATAR
55

About this course

The civil construction industry is booming and there is strong demand for site supervisors and project managers. This course develops the fundamental technical and practical skills needed for these roles in the civil construction industry.

The course is suited to school leavers or those with a trade qualification who are looking to enter the industry or progress their careers to a supervisory or management level.

It has a focus on developing both practical and technical engineering skills, particularly around familiarity with technology, and includes a strong work-integrated learning component.

This course is also a pathway to further study in the Bachelor of Engineering Systems (Honours), with the opportunity to major in Construction Engineering as part of the Civil Engineering specialisation in that degree, developing the skills and expertise necessary to work as a professional engineer in the civil construction industry.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

  • Exercise critical judgement to identify problems and contribute to their solutions in a range of civil construction engineering and management settings.
  • Exercise creative thinking to develop strategies to resolve issues and identify solutions in a range of civil construction engineering and management settings.
  • Apply ethical and sustainable values and practices within a range of civil construction engineering and management contexts.
  • Demonstrate a broad theoretical knowledge of underpinning science and mathematics within a range of contexts in the field of civil construction engineering and management.
  • Apply relevant technical and practical skills to solve well-defined problems in the field of civil construction engineering and management.
  • Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own learning and work in broad civil construction engineering and management contexts.
  • Communicate information, concepts and solutions, individually and/or in a team, within a range of civil construction engineering and management contexts.
  • Demonstrate an awareness of diverse cultural perspectives within a range of civil construction engineering and management contexts.

Career pathways

This course prepares graduates to work at the paraprofessional level as office team leaders, site superintendents, site supervisors, site engineers, and project managers at the level of engineering associate in the civil construction industry. It is also a pathway to further study in the Bachelor of Engineering Systems (Honours).

Credit for prior study or work

A maximum of the equivalent of 8 units (96 credit credit points) of Advanced Standing may be granted to meet the requirements for accreditation of the course by Engineers Australia.