Civil Engineering

Pūhanga Metarahi

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Ranking

Top 100 in the world for Engineering - Civil & Structural (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023)

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A comprehensive guide on UC as a world-class university, enrolment requirements and all undergraduate qualifications and subjects study options at UC.

Ranking

Top 100 in the world for Engineering - Civil & Structural (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023)

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This prospectus gives an overview of UC as a world-class university, student life, and available study options for international students.

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Overview

Civil Engineering is all about the infrastructure you see around you — buildings, roads, water supply, and transport, to name a few.

You will learn how to strengthen the design of structures to withstand 21st century challenges such as sustainability and climate change, as well as natural disasters like earthquakes and floods.

Contact us

Te Tari Pūhanga Metarahi, Rawa Taiao | Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Phone +64 3 369 3113
Email engdegreeadvice@canterbury.ac.nz

Location
Level 4, Civil-Mechanical Engineering building – see campus maps

Postal address
Te Kaupeka Pūhanga | Faculty of Engineering
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand

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