Engineering minors
Complement your engineering degree with a minor and tailor your studies to explore your interests and expand your career opportunities.
If you are completing a single degree course, you can use electives to complete one of the engineering minors from a different engineering discipline or approved minors from Arts, Business and Economics, IT or Science. A minor has four units studied over at least two years and is listed on your transcript. Minors from another faculty can be undertaken in year 1 and 2, and engineering minors are completed in year 3 or 4 of your studies.
Civil engineering
Civil engineers design and improve systems and processes that allow humans and nature to coexist with minimal impact. Modern society couldn’t function without them. We need civil engineers to design and build higher-capacity transportation systems; to construct larger commercial and industrial complexes; for water supply and pollution control; and to repair or replace roads, bridges and other structures. The core areas of civil engineering are structural, transport, water and geomechanics.
This minor is only available in Environmental engineering specialisation of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering involves the implementation and management of solutions that are in harmony with the principles of sustainable development. It’s concerned with reducing energy and minimising waste, while providing the community with the development opportunities it needs to grow. Environmental engineers make a genuine difference to our world. By improving the knowledge on air, water and land quality, they help restore the environment and protect our natural world.
This minor is only available in Civil engineering specialisation of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
Mining engineering
Mining engineering involves environmentally-safe extraction and processing of natural minerals from the earth. Mining engineers supply critical materials like copper, iron, lithium and gold, that are essential for modern society and the world’s economy. They develop innovative and sustainable ways to make mining cleaner and safer, and help to sustain the future supply of the world’s natural resources. Mining engineers work in all aspects of the resources industry from exploration and planning, to extraction, processing and rehabilitation. Automation and digital technologies are modernising the mining industry and transforming mining careers.
This minor is only available in all specialisations of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
Renewable energy engineering
Renewable energy engineering focuses on the fundamental conversion of solar radiation, wind, hydro, and bioenergy resources into electricity by designing, building and operating energy plants such as wind farms, solar farms and hydro power facilities. These engineers run the large-scale energy system incorporating renewables, and they provide expert advice in the development of energy policy to facilitate the transformation of the energy system, both domestically and internationally.
This minor is only available in all specialisations of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
There are so many possibilities with civil engineering, and so many opportunities to be a part of something bigger - skyscrapers, bridges and dams are only the beginning. I want to contribute something of value to this world and work on solving real world problems.
Natalie Kho Tze Tzo
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours)
I chose environmental engineering because I am passionate about making our world a better place. I was the co-found BorrowCup, a social impact venture that aims to reduce single-use coffee cups waste on campus and encourage making more sustainable choices.
Simone Pianko
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce
Founder of BorrowCup
I chose Mining Engineering because I have always had an interest in Earth science, and I wanted to be a part of developing new ways to make mining cleaner and safer. Mining is something that impacts everybody’s life, and I am excited to be a part of something so important.
Keely Simpson-Bell
Graduate Mining Engineer, Rio Tinto
Bachelor of Mining Engineering (Honours)^
The second I heard about Renewable Energy engineering I knew it was for me. I am driven to play a part in reducing greenhouse gases and creating a cleaner Australia and this course is going to enable me to do that.
Nick Kerwin
Bachelor of Resources Engineering (Honours)
Renewable Energy
Minors from other faculties
From astrophysics and accounting, to bioethics, cybersecurity or language studies there are a range of minors to choose from to explore an area of study that really excites or inspires you.
Complement your engineering degree with a minor from Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Information Technology or Science fields and broaden your career options.
See the handbook for further details on all the approved minors available for you to complete while studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) single degree.