School of Civil Engineering
Master of Engineering specialisations
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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School of Civil Engineering |
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| The School of Civil Engineering offers the ME in the following specialisations. | |||
| 1. Master of Engineering (Geotechnical) | |||
| 2. Master of Engineering (Structural) | |||
| 3. Master of Engineering (Environmental Fluids) | |||
| 4. Master of Engineering (Civil) | |||
| 5. To qualify for a Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, or Environmental Fluids specialisation, 12 credit points of the relevant Fundamental Units and 24 credits points of the relevant Specialist Units must be completed. | |||
| Requirements for these specialisations are shown in the following tables. | |||
Master of Engineering (Structural) |
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Fundamental Units (Structural) |
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| Candidates need to complete 12 credit points of fundamental units from the table below. | |||
| CIVL5266 Steel Structures - Stability |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5269 Concrete Structures - Strength & Service |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | A BE or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
Specialist Units (Structural) |
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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of specialist units from the table below. | |||
| CIVL5257 Concrete Structures: Prestressed |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5264 Composite Steel-Concrete Structures |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CIVL5267 Steel Structures - Advanced Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5268 Structural Dynamics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Master of Engineering (Geotechnical) |
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Fundamental Units (Geotechnical) |
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| Candidates need to complete 12 credit points of fundamental units from the table below. | |||
| CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5452 Foundation Engineering |
6 | A BE or equivalent. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | A BE or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
Specialist Units (Geotechnical) |
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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of specialist units from the table below. | |||
| CIVL5450 Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations |
6 | A BE or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5451 Computer Methods in Geotechnical Eng |
6 | A BE or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5454 Rock Engineering |
6 | A Undergraduate geology and soil mechanics. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5455 Engineering Behaviour of Soils |
6 | A BE or equivalent. |
Semester 2 |
Master of Engineering (Environmental Fluids) |
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Fundamental Units (Environmental Fluids) |
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| Candidates need to complete 12 credit points of fundamental units from the table below. | |||
| CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5665 Advanced Water Resources Management |
6 | A Basic calculation skills and a knowledge of the application of spreadsheets to perform data manipulation and presentation. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5670 Reservoir Stream & Coastal Eng |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AMME5202 Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics |
6 | A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods;Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills. |
Semester 1 |
Specialist Units (Environmental Fluids) |
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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of specialist units from the table below. | |||
| CHNG5005 Wastewater Eng - Systems and Practice |
6 | A Ability to conduct mass and energy balances, and the integration of these concepts to solve 'real' chemical engineering problems. Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry, physics and mechanics. Ability to use basic calculus and linear algebra, and carry out such computations using Matlab and MS Excel. Ability to read widely outside of the technical literature and to synthesise arguments based on such literature. Ability to write coherent reports and essays based on information from diverse sources. P CHNG5801 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5666 Open Channel Flow & Hydraulic Structures |
6 | A BE or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5669 Applied Fluid Engineering Computing |
6 | A Understanding of fluid mechanics at the undergraduate level; Appreciation of fluid flow problems relevant to Civil and Environmental Engineering applications; Basic computer skills and some understanding of numerical methods. CIVL5511. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5668 Wind Engineering for Design-Fundamentals |
6 | A BE or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
Master of Engineering (Civil) |
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Fundamental Units (Civil) |
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| Candidates need to complete 12 credit points of fundamental units from the tables of fundamental units listed for the above or alternate units as advised by the ME Program Director. | |||
Specialist Units (Civil). |
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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units from the tables of specialist units listed above. | |||
Elective Units (all streams) |
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| 1. Candidates may complete 12 credit points of elective units. | |||
| 2. Electives may be taken from Fundamental Units, Specialist Units, Project Management Units or Professional Practice units of study listed in the Postgraduate Tables in the Faculty of Engineering and IT Handbook. | |||
or Research Pathway Units |
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| 1. School permission is required to complete this pathway. | |||
| 2. Admission to this pathway is determined by obtaining a distinction (WAM 75 or higher) average in the first 24 credits of their ME studies. | |||
| Candidates may complete ENGG5219 Engineering Project in place of CIVL5220 and CIVL5221. | |||