Unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Professional Engineering (Civil) |
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| To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 90 credit points of Core units as listed below | |||
| (b) ENGG5217 Practical Experience | |||
| (c) 24 credit points of Advanced Elective units | |||
| (d) A minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research Pathway units as detailed below | |||
| (e) For candidates undertaking the Project, a minimum of 12 credit points and a maximum of 18 credit points of Elective units, including: | |||
| – a minimum of 12 credit points must be 5000-level units | |||
| (f) Candidates undertaking the Research Pathway, replace 12 credit points of elective units with Research Pathway units | |||
Core units |
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Year One |
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| CIVL9110 Materials |
6 |
This unit is only available to students in the MPE degree who do not have a Civil Engineering background. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL9201 Structural Mechanics |
6 | A From Engineering Mechanics, students should be competent in the following areas: 1. The concept of force and momentum equilibrium in two and three dimensions. 2. Drawing free body diagrams. 3. Establishing and solving the equations of equilibrium from the FBD. 4. Setting out solutions logically, clearly and neatly. Students should be competent in certain mathematical skills. 1. Solving algebraic equations. 2. Differentiation and integration (including double integrals). 3. Drawing graphs of polynomials (especially) and other mathematical function. 4. Trigonometry. This unit is only available to students in the MPE degree who do not have a Civil Engineering background. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL9700 Transport Systems |
6 | A Basic statistics through regression analysis, differential and integral calculus, computer programming. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL9410 Soil Mechanics |
6 | A An understanding of simple statics, equilibrium, forces and bending moments, and of stress and strain and the relationship between them (CIVL9802 and CIVL9201). Familiarity with the use of spreadsheets (Excel, Mathcad) to obtain solutions to engineering problems, and with the graphical presentation of this data, and familiarity with word processing packages for report presentation. Familiarity with partial differential equations, and their analytical and numerical solution. This unit of study is only available to students in the MPE degree who do not have a Civil Engineering background. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL9611 Introductory Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL9201. Students are expected to have a strong understanding of fundamental physics, statics, equilibrium, forces, and dimensional analysis. Familiarity with simple calculus, partial differential equations, and their analytical and numerical solutions |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL9802 Statics |
6 | N ENGG9802 |
Intensive January Semester 2 |
| CIVL9810 Engineering Construction and Surveying |
6 |
This unit of study includes a 2 day Engineering Construction and Survey Camp where field survey is practised and exercises in the application of field survey to Engineering Construction are also undertaken. The Camp is held at Webbs Creek (about 80km from Sydney). The camp is located in a bushland setting. It aims to provide valuable practice in practical field survey and has a secondary aim of providing a basis for social gathering (this aspect being requested in student feedback over recent years) |
Semester 2 |
| GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1 |
6 | N GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or GEOS1003 or GEOS1903 |
Semester 2 |
Year Two |
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| ENGG5204 Engineering Professional Practice |
6 | A Competences and experience in engineering obtained during an accepted engineering degree |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL9205 Concrete Structures 1 |
6 | A CIVL9110 AND CIVL9201. Basic concepts of solid mechanics and structural mechanics, including: compatibility of strains; stress-strain relationships; equilibrium; flexure, shear and torsion; statically determinate load effects (reactions, bending moments, shear forces); elastic beam theory (strains, stresses and beam deflections). |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL9612 Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL9201 AND CIVL9611 AND (ENGG9802 OR CIVL9802). This unit of study follows on from Fluid Mechanics CIVL9611, which provides the essential fundamental fluid mechanics background and theory, and is assumed to be known and fully understood. |
Semester 1 |
| ENGG5205 Professional Practice in Project Management |
6 |
This is a core unit for all Master of Professional Engineering students as well as all students pursuing Project Management studies (including Master of Project Management, Graduate Certificate in Project Management and Graduate Diploma in Project Management). No prerequisite or assumed knowledge. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL9206 Steel Structures 1 |
6 | A CIVL9110 AND CIVL9201 AND CIVL9235 It is assumed that students are competent in the following areas: the methods of load transfer in structures - tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion, and bearing; an appreciation of stress and strain, and being able to determine stresses and strains in simple sections under axial force, bending moments, shear and torsion; calculating and understanding the physical significance of geometric section properties - centroid, Ix, Iy, Zx, Zy, Sx, Sy, rx, ry, J, Ag; knowledge of the basic elastic-plastic material properties of steel, E, G, fy, fu; and knowledge of loading of structures. A special "assumed knowledge" lecture will be given in Week 1 to refresh the knowledge of students. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL9811 Engineering Design and Construction |
6 | P CIVL9810 N CIVL8811 This unit aims to prepare students for employment in a broad range of engineering areas including design, planning and construction management. |
Semester 2 |
Year Three |
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| CIVL9903 Civil Engineering Design |
6 | A CIVL9410 AND CIVL9612 AND [CIVL9811 OR CIVL8811] P CIVL9205 AND CIVL9206 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGG5217 Practical Experience |
N ENGP1000 OR ENGP2000 OR ENGP3000 OR ENGG4000 OR CHNG5205 OR AMME5010 Students should have completed one year of their MPE program before enrolling in this unit. |
Intensive April Intensive August Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive June Intensive March Intensive May Intensive November Intensive October Intensive September |
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Advanced Elective units |
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| Candidates must complete 24 credit points from the following Advanced elective units of study. | |||
| CHNG5005 Wastewater Engineering |
6 | A Enrolment in this unit assumes that the studenthas successfully completed CHNG1103 (Mass and Energy Balances), CHNG2801 (Fluid Mechanics), CHNG2802 (Applied Mathematics), CHNG3803 (Chemical and Biological Process Design), CHNG3804 (Biochemical Engineering) and CHNG3805 (Particle Mechanics) or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6257 Concrete Structures - Prestressed Concrete |
6 | N CIVL5257 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6264 Composite Steel-Concrete Structures |
6 | N CIVL5264 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL6267 Steel Structures - Adv Analysis and Design |
6 | N CIVL5267 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6268 Structural Dynamics |
6 | A Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental structural analysis, which is covered in the courses of Structural Mechanics, Introduction to Structural Concepts and Design, Structural Analysis, and Finite Element Analysis. N CIVL5268 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL6450 Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations |
6 | N CIVL5450 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6454 Rock Engineering |
6 | A Undergraduate geology and soil mechanics. N CIVL5454 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6455 Engineering Behaviour of Soils |
6 | A [CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410] AND [CIVL3411 OR CIVL9411]. A knowledge of basic concepts and terminology of soil mechanics is assumed. Experience with geotechnical practice in estimating parameters from field and laboratory data would be useful but not essential. N CIVL5455 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL6456 Energy Geotechnics |
6 | A [CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410] AND [CIVL3411 OR CIVL9411] |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL6665 Advanced Water Resources Engineering |
6 | A CIVL3612 OR CIVL9612 N CIVL5665 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL6666 Open Channel Flow and Hydraulic Structures |
6 | A Advanced knowledge of fluid mechanics is necessary for this UoS N CIVL5666 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6669 Applied Fluid Engineering Computing |
6 | A CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 N CIVL5669 |
Semester 2 |
Elective units |
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| Candidates must complete 18 credit points from the following Elective units of study. At least 12 credit points must be 5000-level (CIVL5XXX, CSYSXXX or ENGG5203). | |||
| CIVL5266 Steel Structures - Stability |
6 | A There are no prerequisites for this unit of study but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in Structural Mechanics, Steel Structures, and Structural Analysis. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5269 Advanced Concrete Structures |
6 | P CIVL3205 OR CIVL9205 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5277 Structural Rehabilitation and Timber Design |
6 | A (CIVL2201 AND CIVL3205 AND CIVL3206) OR (CIVL9201 AND CIVL9205 AND CIVL9206) |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5320 Engineering for Sustainable Development |
6 | P CIVL3310 OR CIVL9310 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CIVL5452 Foundation Engineering |
6 | A [CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410] AND [CIVL3411 OR CIVL9411]. Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining walls; foundation capacity) N CIVL6452 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5453 Geotechnical Hazards |
6 | A (CIVL2410 AND CIVL3411) OR (CIVL9410 AND CIVL9411). Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining walls; foundation capacity). |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5460 Particle Mechanics for Geotechnics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5668 Fundamentals of Wind Engineering for Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5670 Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering |
6 | A (CIVL3612 OR CIVL9612) AND MATH2061 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5701 Transport Networks |
6 | A CIVL2700 OR CIVL9700 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5702 Traffic Engineering |
6 | A (CIVL2700 OR CIVL9700) AND (MATH1001 OR MATH1021) AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023) AND MATH1005 AND ENGG1801. Basic statistics through regression analysis, differential and integral calculus, computer programming. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5703 Transport Policy, Planning and Deployment |
6 | A CIVL2700 N CIVL3703 OR CIVL9703 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5704 Transport Analytics |
6 | A CIVL3704 OR CIVL9704 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5999 Advanced Research and Analysis |
6 | A (CIVL2201 OR CIVL9201) AND (CIVL2611 OR CIVL9611) AND (CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410) |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL9235 Structural Analysis |
6 | A This unit of study assumes previous study of the fundamental principles of structural mechanics obtained from CIVL9201 Foundations of Structural Mechanics or equivalent introductory structural mechanics subject. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL9310 Humanitarian Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL9411 Geotechnical Engineering |
6 | A Fundamentals of soil mechanics including effective stress, pore pressure, consolidation and seepage. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL9614 Hydrology |
6 | A (CIVL9802 or ENGG9802) AND CIVL9612 AND MATH2061 P CIVL9611 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL9704 Transport Informatics |
6 | A Understanding of statistical inference. Familiarity with the urban transport network and basic concepts in transport studies. N ENGG2851 OR CIVL3704 |
Semester 1 |
| CSYS5010 Introduction to Complex Systems |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CSYS5020 Interdependent Civil Systems |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGG5203 Quality Engineering and Management |
6 | A First degree in Engineering or a related discipline |
Semester 2 |
Project units |
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| All candidates are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research units during the final year of study. | |||
| Candidates achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. | |||
| Extended Capstone Project candidates take Capstone Project units CIVL5020 and CIVL5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project CIVL5021 and 6 cp of elective units. | |||
| CIVL5020 Capstone Project A |
6 | P 96 cp from MPE degree program or 48 cp from the MPE(Accel) program or 24 cp from the ME program (including any credit for previous study). N CIVL5222 OR CIVL5223 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5021 Capstone Project B |
6 | C CIVL5020 N CIVL5222 OR CIVL5223 OR CIVL5022 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5022 Capstone Project B Extended |
12 | P 24 credit points in the Master of Engineering and WAM >=70 or 96 credit points in the Master of Professional Engineering and WAM >=70 or 48cp from MPE(Accel) program and WAM >=70 N CIVL5021 OR CIVL5222 OR CIVL5223 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Research Pathway |
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| Candidates achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway. | |||
| Research pathway candidates take Dissertation units CIVL5222 and CIVL5223 (total 24 cp) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 cp of elective units. | |||
| CIVL5222 Dissertation A |
12 | N CIVL5020 OR CIVL5021 OR CIVL5022 Note: Department permission required for enrolment In order to enrol in a project, students must first secure an academic supervisor in an area that they are interested. The topic of your project must be determined in discussion with the supervisor. The supervisor can come from any of the Engineering Departments, however, they need to send confirmation of their supervision approval to the Postgraduate Administrator. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5223 Dissertation B |
12 | N CIVL5020 OR CIVL5021 OR CIVL5022 Note: Department permission required for enrolment In order to enrol in a project, students must first secure an academic supervisor in an area that they are interested. The topic of your project must be determined in discussion with the supervisor. The supervisor can come from any of the Engineering Departments, however, they need to send confirmation of their supervision approval to the Postgraduate Administrator. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Exchange units |
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| With approval of the Program Director, up to 12 credit points of Exchange units may taken in place of other units, towards the requirements of the degree. | |||
For more information on degree program requirements visit CUSP (https://cusp.sydney.edu.au).