Bachelor of Engineering Honours
Environmental Engineering stream
Geotechnical Engineering specialisation
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Geotechnical Engineering specialisation |
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| Students in the Environmental Engineering stream must complete 18 credit points to achieve this specialisation. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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| Students complete 6 credit points from the following: | ||
| CIVL3411 Geotechnical Engineering 1 |
6 | A CIVL2410 |
| Students complete 12 credit points from the following: | ||
| CIVL5452 Geotechnical Engineering 2 |
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 |
| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
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| CIVL5460 Soil Mechanics 2 |
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| CIVL5999 Advanced Research and Analysis |
6 | A (CIVL2201 or CIVL9201) and (CIVL2611 or CIVL9611) and (CIVL2410 or CIVL9410) |
Post-publication amendments
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 19/01/2026 | CIVL5453 was published and available for selection. |
CIVL5453 removed. |
