As a Civil Engineer, you’ll apply scientific and technological principles to design and build essential infrastructure that supports community welfare. Your future career will involve projects like railways, harbours, roads, bridges, water supply systems, wastewater treatment plants, dams, tunnels, power facilities, offshore structures, and commercial or industrial buildings. 

You’ll need a strong foundation in mathematics, physics, and material science to understand materials such as steel, concrete, and natural aggregates. Evaluating how structures perform under different loads will also be a key part of your role. 

Collaboration will be essential—you’ll often work with planners, architects, and environmental scientists while staying mindful of the social and financial impacts of your projects. Effective resource management, including equipment, materials, and budgets, will also be critical to your success. 

In your first year, you’ll study alongside other engineering disciplines, focusing on core subjects like physics, chemistry, and mathematics to develop the essential knowledge needed for your future specialisation. 

Why Civil and Construction Engineering? 

• The qualification offers a high level of job mobility.
• The course has extensive support and collaboration from industry players. 
• This professional and practically orientated course is highly prized by graduates. and respected by professional engineers. 
• The course is a comprehensive combination of civil engineering and construction engineering. 

Entry requirements

Minimum English language entry requirements

Cut-off scores

Cut-off scores key:

GCE : General Certificate of Education
STPM : Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia
IB : International Baccalaureate
ATAR : Australian Tertiary Admission Rank – applicable to all Australian matriculation
HKDSE : Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
India : Includes All India Senior School Certificate awarded by The Central Board of Secondary School Education (CBSE), Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Higher School Certificate (HSC) awarded by one of the State Secondary School Boards. Certificates awarded by the CBSE and the CISCE are generally considered to represent a higher level of achievement than state certificates.
Sri Lanka : GCE ‘A’ level issued by the Department of Examinations

Score Conversion for Advanced level/GCE/GCSE:
Grades awarded from 2010 onwards: A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
Grades awarded up to 2009: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
AS Levels equal half of that of an Advanced Level, e.g. 3 points for an A*, 2.5 points for an A (prior to 2010)

Subject Grades Conversion for STPM : A=5, A- =4, B+ =4, B=3, B- =2, C+ = 2, C=1

Note: scores for individual prerequisites may be taken into consideration for assessment purposes.

Course Prerequisites

Mathematics (including calculus) and physics or chemistry

Professional recognition

Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA)
• Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)
• Engineers Australia (EA)
• Washington Accord

Credit for previous study

Diploma applications will be treated on case to case basis.

Career opportunities

Graduates can find employment with consulting engineers, large contractors, specialist subcontractors and government authorities.  Engineers may also establish their own consultancies in their fields of expertise and professional competence. Civil and construction engineers have skills that are readily transferable between employers and often find work internationally.

Course structure

Specialisation