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Engineering

Learn how to find creative and logical solutions in your chosen discipline.

Engineers are professional problem-solvers. Our location in Australia’s Top End, gateway to Asia, is teeming with real-world challenges and opportunities.

At CDU, you'll be encouraged to think independently and find creative and logical solutions in your chosen discipline. 

Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineers develop and design chemical manufacturing processes such as fuels, foods, beer, wine, polymers and pharmaceuticals.

You may choose to design and build a chemical plant, under strict conditions. As a graduate of Engineering at CDU, you may find employment in large-scale manufacturing plants, and play an important role in improving quality, safety and efficiency.

Civil & Structural Engineering

Civil and Structural Engineering relates to the analysis, design, construction, inspection, maintenance, and eventual demolition of major items of infrastructure, mainly buildings and bridges, but extending to roads, dams, water supply, sewage treatment, power stations, railways, etc.
 
All buildings and structures (and their foundations) must be economically designed to withstand loads which may occur during their design lives, and this involves probability, risk assessment and management.  
 
Cyclones present a real risk to structures in northern Australia and often dominate design loading. Students will learn how items of infrastructure are analysed using manual and computer-based methods, and how they are designed and safely constructed using modern Australian standards and methods.

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Learn about new and emerging technologies such as photonics (optical fibre), signal processing, power engineering and solar.

As a graduate, you will be sought after in industries such as defence, mining, power and water, radio astronomy, and gambling. Many of our students become researchers in photonics and telecommunications.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is perhaps the broadest and most diverse of engineering disciplines.

Develop creative thinking that will allow you to design products and systems of the future, overcome constraints, and achieve design goals. You will learn about materials, solid and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, control, instrumentation, design, and manufacturing. 

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Work placements

Work experience is vital to your success in later years. Employers are looking for students with practical experience, all-rounders who can integrate well into a workplace.

We will help you find meaningful work experience prior to graduating from University.

Vacation work

If you are in the Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op) program you'll have the opportunity to complete up to six months of paid vacation work in your third year of study. Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering and Master of IT (Software Engineering) students are expected to complete at least 12 weeks of study.

Engineers Without Borders

The Engineers Without Borders Challenge Scholarship is a three-year program. It offers ten students from Australia and New Zealand $10,000 each to assist them to apply their engineering skills to community development initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty.

The Scholarship program is supported by BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities.

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