Civil Engineering

Course overview

A postgraduate major in Civil Engineering covers planning, designing and testing structures within the built environment.

It is concerned with all types of infrastructures including dams, bridges, pipelines, roads, towers and buildings.

Areas of study include steel/concrete structures, environmental geotechnics, advanced water resources management and numerical methods in engineering.

Course requirements

To meet requirements for the Master of Engineering majoring in Civil Engineering a candidate will complete 72 credit points as listed in the unit of study table including:

• 24 credit points of core units
• 24 credit points of specialist units
• A minimum of 12 credit points of research units
• A maximum of 12 credit points of elective units

Candidates who have been granted 24 credit points of Reduced Volume Learning (RVL), must complete 48 credit points of core/specialist/research units with a balance such that there is:

• a minimum of 12 credit points of core units
• a minimum of 12 credit points of specialist units, and
• a minimum of 12 credit points of research units.

For more information on units of study and degree program requirements visit CUSP (https://cusp.sydney.edu.au).