University of Sydney Handbooks - 2020 Archive

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Civil Engineering

Course overview

A postgraduate specialisation in Civil Engineering will teach you about planning, designing and testing structures within the built environment.

It is concerned with all types of infrastructure 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.

This degree has been given full accreditation at the level of Professional Engineering by the industry governing body, Engineers Australia.

Course requirements

Candidates for the Master of Professional Engineering (Civil Engineering) complete 144 credit points as listed in the unit of study table.

Candidates also complete 12 weeks of practical experience.

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