Civil Construction Engineering Major - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Study the Civil Construction Engineering major in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree and learn to build quality structures that enhance our living and working environments.
Designing safe, cost effective and environmentally sustainable buildings and infrastructure is essential to our society. Professional civil engineers and construction engineers are involved with the design, planning and construction of the physical infrastructure that surrounds us.
Whether the project is high-density housing or commercial construction, these engineers design reliable processes and build quality structures. AUT’s civil construction engineering programme will help you develop skills for these highly rewarding careers.
This is part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
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Find out what it takes to build quality buildings and other structures, and develop the engineering skills for a future in this field.
You also need to complete 800 hours of planned, supervised work experience to graduate, in addition to completing all your courses. This experience exposes you to common engineering industry practices and helps you gain knowledge of engineering procedures, engineering responsibilities, and health and safety practices.
You’ll become familiar with construction management, structural engineering, materials technologies, building information modelling, construction systems, productivity improvement and waste reduction strategies.
Most of your first-year courses are shared between the majors in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and the Bachelor of Engineering Technology, making it easy for you to switch between our engineering degrees and majors*.
If you’re already studying at AUT and have any questions about the courses you should enrol in, email engineer@aut.ac.nz
*Cross-credits between different engineering majors and degrees are assessed on a case-by-case basis, and you may not be able to gain cross-credits for all your first-year courses.
Year 1
Complete the following courses
These courses are offered in both semesters and we’ll automatically enrol you in your first-year courses before you start your studies.
- ENGE500 Introduction to Sustainable Engineering Design (15 points)
- ENGE501 Engineering Mathematics I (15 points)*
- ENGE503 Engineering Mechanics (15 points)
- ENGE504 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals (15 points)
- COMP500 Programming Concepts and Techniques (15 points)
- DIGD507 Mahitahi | Collaborative Practices (15 points)
- ENME502 Engineering Materials I (15 points)
- ENGE601 Engineering Mathematics II (15 points)*
*You’ll need to pass the course ENGE501 before you can study the course ENGE601.
Year 2
Semester 1 courses
- ENBU600 Construction Materials (15 points)
- ENBU613 Mechanics of Construction Materials (15 points)
- ENBU603 Introduction to Building Construction (15 points)
- ENGE702 Engineering Mathematics III (15 points)
Semester 2 courses
- ENGE600 Engineering Management (15 points)
- ENBU601 Introduction to Structural Engineering (15 points)
- ENBU602 Quantity Surveying (15 points)
- ENME603 Fluid Mechanics (15 points)
Year 3
Semester 1 courses
- ENBU700 Sustainable Design and Development (15 points)
- ENBU701 Geotechnical Engineering (15 points)
- ENBU702 Structural Analysis (15 points)
- ENBU707 Construction Planning (15 points)
Semester 2 courses
- ENBU705 Civil Concrete Structures (15 points)
- ENBU706 Steel Structures (15 points)
- ENBU708 Construction Engineering Management II (15 points)
- ENGE803 Innovation and Research Management (15 points)
Year 4
Semester 1 courses
- ENGE891 Final Year Research Project (Part A) (15 points)
- Plus choose:
- Plus two level 8 optional courses
- Plus one elective course
Semester 2 courses
- ENGE892 Final Year Research Project (Part B) (15 points)
- ENBU804 Advanced Civil Construction Engineering (15 points)
- Plus two level 8 optional courses
Optional courses
In Year 4 you choose four level 8 optional courses from those listed below.
Semester 1 courses
- ENBU800 Timber Structure Design (15 points)
- ENBU805 Geotechnical Engineering II (15 points)
- ENBU806 Off-site Construction (15 points)
Semester 2 courses
- ENBU801 Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (15 points)
- ENBU807 Highway Engineering and Equipment (15 points)
- ENBU825 Logistics and Transportation Engineering (15 points)
If you started your studies in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) before 2024, the courses you need to complete are a little different. Find out what courses you need to take to complete your qualification if you started in 2023 or earlier.
Workplace experience
Your industry-based research project in Year 4 is your opportunity to gain real-life industrial experience in a civil construction engineering environment, under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.
Organisations you could work with include:
- Fletcher Building
- Hawkins
- Naylor Love Ltd
- NZ Strong Ltd
- Auckland Council
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Workplace experience in AUT programmes
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- Civil and construction site manager
- Civil and construction sustainability consultant
- Digital design specialist (civil and construction)
- BIM coordinator/manager
- Building performance analyst
Find out more about industry trends, job descriptions and what employers may be looking for.
Other majors in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Architectural Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Maritime Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Software Engineering
Other undergraduate programmes
Postgraduate study
- Tools to help construct essential housing and commercial buildings
- Workplace experience with construction, planning and civil engineering companies
- Includes an industry-based project in your final year
- A problem-solver
- Making a mark
- An analytical thinker
- Good at developing pragmatic, robust design solutions
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.