Engineering majors have always been popular among international students. What are the undergraduate engineering majors in Australia?

Australian undergraduate engineering majors

1. New energy engineering majors

This type of major includes photovoltaic, solar energy, renewable energy and other sub-majors. The employment rate of engineers has shown a steady and improving trend in the past five and ten years. The future growth trend will be relatively stable and the job demand will be relatively balanced. However, the proportion of full-time positions is as high as 88.4%, and the annual income is more than 300,000.

Graduates have broad employment prospects in the country. Enterprises, institutions, universities and government departments in the fields of nuclear energy, wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy and other new energy and energy conservation and emission reduction can engage in technology research and development, engineering design, new energy science education and research, new energy management, etc. Work. You can also apply for graduate students in relevant majors from universities and research institutes. Those with excellent academic performance can be directly recommended to study for a master's or doctoral degree without taking the exam.

2. Environmental Engineering Major

Environment is one of the high technologies developing in the 21st century. Students trained in this major have solid theoretical knowledge, professional skills and engineering design capabilities in environmental engineering, especially in the biochemical treatment of (high-concentration) organic wastewater, sustainable landfill disposal and environmental pollution restoration ecological engineering. technology. The annual income of graduates will be between 80,000 and 100,000.

According to Australian official analysis, the employment rate of environmental workers has shown a strong upward trend in the past five years and the next ten years, with a large demand for jobs and a large number of full-time positions. Annual income is more than 300,000. As China has paid more and more attention to environmental protection in recent years, international students majoring in environmental protection will be of great use after returning to China. The shortage of environmental engineers in my country is around 420,000. After graduation, students do not have to worry about employment issues whether they choose to stay in Australia or return to their home countries.

3. Bioengineering

Graduates of this major have a wide range of employment, including teaching and scientific research in laboratories affiliated with enterprises, governments, universities, and consulting agencies. In enterprises such as pharmaceutical manufacturing, food manufacturing, and agricultural products, the sales department occupies an important position.

4. Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering graduates can be said to have the most "money" future, especially in the petroleum industry or coal industry. The average starting salary for chemical engineering graduates often exceeds $100,000. Moreover, the market demand for chemical engineering majors is huge, ranking third among engineering majors in demand and first in income.

In the job market, in addition to traditional chemical companies like DuPont and Bayer that require a large number of chemical engineering graduates, major pharmaceutical companies, oil companies, rubber tire companies, etc. There is also a huge demand for graduates in their own majors. Even world-renowned large companies, such as General Electric, IBM, Intel and other companies that have nothing to do with the chemical industry, are recruiting many chemical talents.

5. Electronic Engineering

Electronic engineering has strong practicability, wide application fields, and large demand from enterprises. Therefore, the high employment rate has become the biggest highlight of this major. The starting salary for undergraduate students is generally AU$30,000-40,000, and the starting salary for graduate students can reach AU$60,000, which is a high-paying profession in Australia.

6. Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is an old engineering major with a profound development foundation and tension. Compared with other emerging engineering majors, it is easier for students majoring in civil engineering to find jobs, and there is a large job gap for engineers in the Australian market.