Graduate Attributes

Technical Knowledge and Application of Knowledge Skills

• Competence in engineering fundamentals.
• Competence in Structural Engineering plus at least one other of the following areas of Civil Engineering:
  • Water engineering or
  • Geotechnical engineering.
• Competence in using computers and information technology effectively.
• Ability to apply an integrative or systems approach to solving engineering problems.
• Ability to prepare and interpret engineering sketches and drawings.
• Awareness of uncertainty and recognising limitations of engineering approaches and systems.
• Awareness for the need for sustainable systems and principles of sustainable design.
• Awareness of the assessment and the management of risk.

Thinking Skills

• Competence in problem identification, formulation and solution.
• Competence in critical and independent thinking.
• Competence in creative and innovative thinking.
• Ability to effectively synthesise information and ideas.
• Ability to conduct investigations and research into Civil and Structural Engineering problems.

Technical Professional Skills

• Familiarity with project management skills.
• Awareness of business and financial management.
• Awareness of human resources management issues.
• Awareness of legal issues in relation to Civil and Structural Engineering.

Personal Skills and Attitudes

• Competence to adapt to a changing society (lifelong learning skills).
• Ability to act in a professional manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others in the engineering profession and the community - written, oral and listening skills.
• Ability to take on a leadership role.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• Ability to manage effectively the allocation of time in performing tasks.
• Ability to work comfortably with other disciplines.
• Awareness of engineering ethics.
• Awareness of the social, cultural, political, international and environmental context of professional engineering practice.