What is Civil and Environmental Engineering?
We design and maintain community buildings, water systems, airports, roads and transportation and city infrastructure. while also protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development. You can explore a wide range of exciting specialisations. It’s no longer just about building roads and structures—it’s about shaping a better future.
You’ll have the opportunity to work on:
- Environmental sustainability, pollution and managing waste
- Structural engineering, designing buildings and bridges
- Management enginieering, leading and executing large projects effectively,
- Renewable energy, designing sustainable power systems and buildings.
- Geotechnical engineering, working with the soil that everything else is built upon.
- Transport engineering, designing our transport network from individual roads to large-scale systems.
By combining your creativity, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, you can carve out a career that’s full of opportunity and truly shapes the future.
A career in Civil Engineering lets you make a real, positive impact on the world, helping communities thrive and caring for Aotearoa.
Be empowered to make a difference.
Why study Civil Engineering with us?
- Our Department is top-ranked worldwide. For example, Top 41 by Shanghai (2024), and Top 100-150 by QS (2025).
- We have new, high-tech laboratories all on campus.
- Our staff are world-leading researchers.
- We offer Minors in Water and Environmental Systems and in Structural Engineering, or you can take electives in an area of your interest.
Leading Research
A wide range of research is undertaken within our department, allowing our students to develop vital skills for further study or the workforce.
Our research groups and centres focus on collaboration with industry experts to give our students practical, real-world experience in a range of specialisations.
