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Civil Engineering stream

Humanitarian Engineering specialisation

Humanitarian Engineering specialisation

Students in the Civil stream must complete 18 credit points to achieve this specialisation.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Students complete 6 credit points from the following:
CIVL3310
Humanitarian Engineering
6  
Students complete 12 credit points from the following:
CIVL5320
Engineering for Sustainable Development
6 CIVL3310 OR CIVL9310
CIVL5330
Global Engineering Field Work
6  
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)
Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Civil stream.