What's the focus of this major?

If you’re not sure what field of practice you want to specialise in, or you'd like to customise your degree by combining several fields of practice, the General Major is the one for you. It's highly flexible, allowing you to select field of practice subjects from any of the majors offered.

You'll be able to study from a mixture of majors, allowing you to explore all the areas that interest you. If you find some areas interest you more than others, you can negotiate to specialise, which means you can effectively start your degree with this major and transfer to one of the other majors after first year, when you have a clearer idea of what you want to do. Alternatively, if you have had some experience of engineering and you see a particular niche which covers two or more majors, you can create your own specialist area of study.

Where will I work?

Your technical, analytical and practical engineering skills, logical and common sense thinking and your ability to identify problems, focus on solutions, work in teams and manage projects and people, will be sought after in a wide range of areas, including:

> State and federal government agencies, such as the RTA or Local councils

> Water and catchment authorities

> Development contractors and consultancies, from small private firms to giants such as Brookfield Multiplex

> Rail and road operators, and their construction contractors

> Banks and financial institutions, such as Macquarie Bank

> Planning, research and regulatory bodies

> Research institutions, such as the CSIRO

> Energy companies, such as TransGrid

> Defence agencies and their contractors

> Vehicle, train and aircraft manufacturers and their contractors

> Private engineering consultancies specialising in civil, electrical, ICT, mechanical or other disciplines.