Our study areas

Our study areas

Building future infrastructure leaders in Civil Engineering and Construction Management

Our civil engineering degrees are designed to help you learn by doing, while developing the professional judgement and social awareness required of modern engineers. From your first year to graduation, you’ll combine strong technical foundations with hands-on learning that reflects real engineering practice. With flexible study options available, students develop their skills through project-based learning, design-focused courses, humanitarian and culturally informed engineering, team-based work, industry-informed teaching and progressive learning from first year through to capstone and industry experience.

Our construction management degrees, offered with flexible study options, equip students to design, build, and manage infrastructure projects across construction, water, transportation, and environmental fields. Graduates gain technical, managerial, and leadership skills, preparing them for complex, high-demand roles locally and globally, and contributing to sustainable, innovative, and resilient urban and industrial development.


Study areas

Industry engineering

Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is one of the broadest areas of engineering, covering construction, geotechnics, transportation, water resource management, consulting, project management, and more. 

If you’re looking to become a civil engineer and excited about building the future, an engineering degree at Adelaide University is your path forward.    

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Construction Management

Studying Construction Management develops leadership, technical, and business skills, preparing graduates to manage complex projects, teams, and careers in a high-demand, global construction industry.

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Environmental and Water Resources Management

Studying Environmental and Water Resources Management equips students to address sustainability challenges in water, climate, and environmental systems. It combines engineering, science, and policy, with hands-on projects and industry collaboration to develop solutions for managing natural resources and protecting environmental systems.

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With industry standard and internationally accredited laboratories and testing facilities with highly specialised capabilities - such as in water management – we support and produce high quality research outputs to the water industry, local councils and state governments.

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School of Civil Engineering and Construction Management

Location

Location
College of Engineering and IT
Adelaide University
Helen Mayo North and Engineering North Building
Adelaide City Campus East

Telephone

Phone: +61 8 8313 5451

Email

Email: cecm@adelaide.edu.au