Combine advanced civil engineering knowledge with practical business skills to lead major projects and manage teams.
RMIT's Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours)/Bachelor of Business double degree will give you a competitive advantage, allowing you to advance into positions of responsibility and influence.
During this five-year engineering and business degree, you will develop the capability to play a pivotal role in planning, implementing and managing civil and infrastructure projects and developments in a wide range of industries, government and non-government organisations.
The industry-accredited degree in civil and infrastructure engineering is at the forefront of engineering education and meets Australian and global industry demands. Civil engineering sub-disciplines include construction management and structural, transport, water and geotechnical engineering.
The degree in business focuses on the roles and functions of business management. To advance your career as a business leader, you have the opportunity to customise your degree to suit your interests and career goals. There are 13 majors and more than 30 minors to choose from.
This double degree will provide you with the practical experience and work-ready skills needed to thrive in industry. Work-integrated learning opportunities include the Engineers Without Borders Challenge – a humanitarian-focused subject, industry-sponsored design projects and work placements in Australia and overseas.
There is a growing demand for engineering managers capable of providing leadership and decision-making across both technical and financial business systems.
Engineering managers are involved in large-scale capital investment projects as well as infrastructure policy and planning that require high level business skills. The degree will prepare you to operate in a complex financial system - something often associated with large engineering projects.
Your bachelor's degree in civil and infrastructure engineering will prepare you for a career as a project manager, design engineer, construction manager, environmental engineer, engineering asset manager, or engineering specialist.
Your bachelor's degree in business will enable you to advance to middle and senior management positions or consultant positions in commercial, industrial and not-for-profit organisations.
Graduates of this business and engineering degree from RMIT have gone onto work for:
Downer Group
AECOM
Arup
VicRoads
BMD Constructions
BHP
Government organisations (such as EPA, CSIRO, local government offices).
To study this course you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component.