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Civil Engineering

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Civil Engineering

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of not less than 192 credit points shall be gained by completing additional elective units of study, as recommended by the School (as set out below).

Core units of study (all streams except Project Management)

First year

MATH1001
Differential Calculus
3    A HSC Mathematics Extension 1
N MATH1011, MATH1901, MATH1906, MATH1111
Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
3    A HSC Mathematics Extension 1
N MATH1902, MATH1012, MATH1014
Semester 1
Summer Main
ENGG1800
Engineering Disciplines (Intro) Stream A
6      Semester 1
ENGG1801
Engineering Computing
6    N INFO1000, COSC1001, COSC1002, INFO1003
Semester 1
PHYS1001
Physics 1 (Regular)
6    A HSC Physics
C Recommended concurrent Units of Study: MATH (1001/1901, 1002/1902)
N PHYS1002, PHYS1901, EDUH1017
Semester 1
MATH1003
Integral Calculus and Modelling
3    A HSC Mathematics Extension 2 or MATH1001 or MATH1011
N MATH1013, MATH1903, MATH1907
Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH1005
Statistics
3    A HSC Mathematics
N MATH1015, MATH1905, STAT1021, STAT1022, ECMT1010
Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1802
Engineering Mechanics
6      Semester 2
Summer Main
ENGG1803
Professional Engineering 1
6    N ENGG1061
Semester 1
Semester 2
GEOL1501
Engineering Geology 1
6    A No previous knowledge of Geology assumed
N GEOL1002, GEOL1902, GEOS1003, GEOS1903
Semester 2

Second year

MATH2061
Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus
6    P (MATH1011 or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907)
N MATH2001, MATH2901, MATH2002, MATH2902, MATH2961, MATH2067
Semester 1
Summer Main
CIVL2110
Materials
6    N AMME2302
Semester 1
CIVL2810
Engineering Construction and Surveying
6    A MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH1003, MATH1005
Semester 1
CIVL2201
Structural Mechanics
6    P ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics
N AMME2301
Semester 1
CIVL2230
Intro to Structural Concepts and Design
6    A ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics, CIVL2110 Materials CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics
Semester 2
CIVL2410
Soil Mechanics
6    A CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics
Semester 2
CIVL2611
Introductory Fluid Mechanics
6    A MATH1001 Differential Calculus, ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics, CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics
Semester 2

Third year

CIVL3205
Concrete Structures 1
6    A CIVL2110 Materials, CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics, CIVL2230 Intro to Structural Concepts and Design
Semester 1
CIVL3612
Fluid Mechanics
6    A ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics, MATH2061 - Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus, CIVL2201 - Structural Mechanics, CIVL2611 - Fluid Mechanics: Inviscid Flow
Semester 1
CIVL3010
Engineering and Society
6    A ENGG1803 Professional Engineering
Semester 1
CIVL3812
Project Appraisal
6    A MATH1005
Semester 1
CIVL3206
Steel Structures 1
6    A CIVL2110 Materials, CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics, CIVL2230 Intro to Structural Concepts and Design
Semester 2

Fourth year

CIVL4811
Engineering Design and Construction
6    A CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Survey
Semester 1
CIVL4903
Civil Engineering Design
6    A CIVL3205 Concrete Structures 1 and CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1.
Semester 2
ENGG4000
Practical Experience
   P 36 Credit Points of Senior Units


Students should have completed three years of their BE program before enrolling in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students must select 12cp from the following block of units.
Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A&B or Engineering Project A&B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is required.
CIVL4022
Honours Thesis A
6    P 30 credit points of Senior Units of Study, ISWAM 65 or over

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL4023
Honours Thesis B
6    P 30 credit points of Senior units of study and successful completion of CIVL4022 - Honours Thesis A

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL4024
Engineering Project A
6    P 30 Credit Points of Senior Units of Study

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 2,

Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL4025
Engineering Project B
6    P 30 Credit Points of Senior Units of Study and successful completion of CIVL4024 Engineering Project A
N CIVL4022, CIVL4023

Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,

Semester 1
Semester 2
Notes
1. Students in the Honours program must enrol in CIVL4022 & CIVL4023, students in the Pass Program must enrol in CIVL4024 & CIVL4025.
2. With special permission from the Director of Learning and Teaching, Civil Engineering, it is possible to take Honours Thesis A and Engineering Project A in semester 2 and Honours Thesis B and Engineering Project B in semester 1.
3. For core units of study offered by other than the Faculty of Engineering, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite requirements will be as prescribed by the Faculty.

Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering relating to Civil Engineering (except Project Engineering Management)

Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering are expected to complete all the core units for the study in the above specialisation requirements (144 credit points). They are also required to gain at least 18 credit points from the 3rd year Civil recommended elective units of study listed below, and 18 credit points from fourth year Civil recommended elective units of study listed below. The remaining 12 credit points can be obtained from any of the listed elective units or from units of study in other Faculties subject to approval from the Director of the Learning and Teaching Civil Engineering.
Candidates for one of the combined degree programs (that is, Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering with either a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medical Science, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Project Management or Bachelor of Commerce) are required to complete all of the core units of study listed above (144 credit points), This total of 144 credit points (plus 12 credit points of electives from the list of electives below for combined degrees with Bachelor of Arts) is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering as part of an approved combined degree program. The remaining credit points for the combined degree will be taken in the appropriate Faculty (Arts, Science, Law or Economics) or BPM core unit tables and candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and the relevant faculty requirements.
Candidates taking a combined degree with Science or Medical Science may count the Science subjects in the Civil Engineering core to their 96 credits points of Science subjects. Electives from the list below should be taken to complete 144 credit points of Engineering subjects.
Candidates taking a combined degree with Design in Architecture please see the separate Table of core units of study.
To meet specialisation requirements for either Construction Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering, students must enrol in at least 3 electives from the relevant stream listed below and undertake a thesis in a related topic. Students may enrol in a maximum of 4 electives from the Construction Engineering and Management stream.
Construction Engineering and Management Stream: CIVL3805, CIVL3813, CIVL4810, CIVL4814, CIVL4815.
Structural Engineering Stream: CIVL3235, CIVL5266, CIVL5269, CIVL5458
Environmental Stream: CIVL3614, CIVL5351, CIVL5668, CIVL5670
Geotechnical Engineering Stream: CIVL3411, CIVL5351, CIVL5452, CIVL5458
Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met.
Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from the relevant department before enrolling.

Acceptable alternative units of study

The Faculty has prescribed the following acceptable alternatives to core units of study listed in the above specialisation requirements:
GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1 (6cps), acceptable alternative: GEOL1001 and GEOL1002

Recommended elective units of study

Second year

CIVL2511
Instrumentation and Measurement
6    A CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics, ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics
Semester 2
MATH2065
Partial Differential Equations (Intro)
6    P MATH(1011 or 1001 or 1901 or 1906) and MATH(1014 or 1002 or 1902) and MATH(1003 or 1903 or 1907)
N MATH2005, MATH2905, MATH2965, MATH2067
Semester 2
Summer Main

Third year

CIVL3235
Structural Analysis
6    A CIVL2110, CIVL2230 and MATH2061
Semester 2
CIVL3411
Geotechnical Engineering
6    A CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics
Semester 2
CIVL3613
Ocean and Coastal Engineering
6    A CIVL2611 - Fluid Mechanics: Inviscid Flow

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
CIVL3805
Project Scope, Time and Cost Management
6    A CIVL2810 - Engineering Construction and Surveying
Semester 2

Fourth year

CIVL3813
Contracts Formulation and Management
6    A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Cost & Time Management
P 36 Intermediate (2nd year) credit points
Semester 2
CIVL4615
Water Resources and Hydrology
6    A ENGG1802 - Engineering Mechanics, MATH2061 - Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus, CIVL2611 - Fluid Mechanics: Inviscid Flow, CIVL3612 - Environmental and Fluid Engineering: Viscous Flow
Semester 1
CIVL4810
Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in PE
6    A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management
Semester 2
CIVL4814
Project Procurement and Tendering
6    A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management
Semester 2
CIVL4815
Project Formulation
6    P CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management, CIVL3812 Project Appraisal
Semester 1
CIVL5266
Steel Structures - Stability
6      Semester 1
CIVL5269
Concrete Structures - Strength & Service
6      Semester 2
CIVL5351
Geoenvironmental Engineering
6      Semester 1
CIVL5452
Foundation Engineering
6    A BE or equivalent.
Semester 2
CIVL5458
Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
6    A BE or equivalent.
Semester 1
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
CIVL5668
Wind Engineering for Design-Fundamentals
6    A BE or equivalent.
Semester 1
Notes
1. Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend upon subject availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions.
2. For the BE (Civil) degree students must take at least 18 elective credit points of study from the recommended Civil Third Year level and 18 elective credit points from the recommended Civil Fourth Year electives. The remaining 12 credit points can be obtained from any of the listed elective units or from units of study in other Faculties subject to approval from the Director of the Learning and Teaching, Civil Engineering.

Exchange units of study

CIVL0011, CIVL0012, CIVL0013, CIVL0014, CIVL0015, CIVL0016, CIVL0017 AND CIVL0018 are available for exchange study programs.