随着澳大利亚沿海地区人口的强劲增长和水文学的重大变化，对具有管理沿海和洪泛区水文学专业知识的土木和环境工程师的需求不断增长。海岸系统工程专业的工程学学士学位（荣誉学位）是澳大利亚为数不多的专业本科专业工程学位之一，这些专业学位的培养对象是为水利工程，海岸工程和集水区管理工作做好准备的毕业生。该课程解决了这些领域对工程专业知识的日益增长的需求，目前只有通过在职培训和/或研究生学历才能获得该课程。
With strong population growth and significant changes in hydrology predicted for the coastal margin of Australia, there is an increasing demand for civil and environmental engineers with expertise in managing coastal and floodplain hydrology. The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Coastal Systems Engineering is one of just a few specialist undergraduate professional engineering degrees in Australia to train industry-ready graduates for work in water engineering, coastal engineering and catchment management. The course addresses an increasing need for engineering expertise in these fields that is currently only available through on-the-job training and/or postgraduate qualifications.