Program Overview

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Overview of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Transport Engineering Major

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a major in Transport Engineering is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to make our everyday travel smarter and faster. Transport engineers harness the power of big data analytics to learn more about how people travel around cities and design new ways to shape their movement, reducing the density and congestion of our transport networks.

Specialisations

To study this major, students must first choose an engineering specialisation. The transport engineering major is available to study within the civil engineering specialisation.

Highlights

• Ranked 1 in Queensland for civil and structural engineering according to the QS World University Rankings 2025.

Career Possibilities

Our programs prepare students for their first job and beyond. Some of the careers students could be on their way to include:

• Transport engineer
• Traffic engineer
• Project engineer
• Civil engineer

Early-Career Salary

• Traffic Engineer: $60K–$92K (according to payscale.com)

Mid-Career Salary

• Transportation Engineer: $63K–$96K (according to payscale.com)

Student Testimonials

• Before studying civil engineering, I would never have thought about the amount of engineering that goes into something as simple as billboards on the side of the road, nor the variety of career paths civil engineering can lead to. I started to see civil engineering everywhere and the diversity in this major. - Christie Patterson, Current student, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil) / Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
• The engineering courses at UQ are great, from the diverse range of courses offered, the resources available (such as tutors and the first year learning centre) to the research centres. My experiences abroad on exchange are memories I will keep forever. - Charlotte Levy, Current student, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)

How You'll Learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose, including:

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Work placements
• Overseas study
• Laboratory work
• Fieldwork
• Workshops

What You'll Study

At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:

• Sustainable Transport Engineering
• Network Modelling
• Travel Behavioural Modelling
• Traffic Analysis and Simulation

Study Details

For more detailed information on courses and program structure, please refer to the university's official resources.