Do you want to play a critical role to imagining and designing solutions to complex problems? Engineering allows you to do just that by exploring how things work and bringing creations to life, enabling a better society for all.

Engineering touches on many aspects of daily life, and there’s an area for you whatever your passion, from biomedical, civil and mechanical engineering, to environmental, chemical, mining and software engineering.

As new technology emerges, demand for engineering professionals rises. Employers are seeking graduates who are equipped with the technical skills and knowledge to adapt to and evolve with industry developments.

Develop your logical thinking and critical analytical skills in preparation for a career in a number of highly paid engineering fields.

Top five reasons to study Engineering at UWA

1. Experience our state-of-the-art EZONE – a world-class learning space for our engineering students, with flexible workspaces and labs for collaborative learning and industry interaction

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2. Receive hands-on learning – from your first year you’ll be actively developing ideas and designing innovative solutions for major real-world engineering challenges

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3. We are ranked 13th in the world and 3rd in Australia for Mining and Mineral Engineering, 17th in the world and 1st in Australia for Marine and Ocean Engineering, and 38th in the world and 2nd in Australia for Environmental Science and Engineering (GRAS 2023)

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4. Benefit from being taught by leading academics, operating at the forefront of their profession, in collaboration with some of our key research facilities including our CO2 Lab, Automation and Robotics Lab, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, The Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS), UWA Oceans Institute and more

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5. Enhance your employability while making connections in student clubs and societies, like Engineers Without Borders and Women in Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

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World-class facilities

EZONE UWA provides an unparalleled student experience, building an innovative and collaborative culture based on a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) capability like no other in the country.

“UWA taught me how to network, engage and collaborate with different types of people. These skills have been invaluable with the work I’m doing now.”

"Studying Engineering at UWA fosters curiosity and innovation while developing people to be tomorrow’s problem solvers, leaders and creative thinkers.”

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