Civil Engineering
Unit of study table
Master of Engineering (Civil) |
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| To qualify for the award of the Master of Engineering in this stream, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including: | ||
| 1. 42 credit points of Stream units, consisting of: | ||
| i. 12 credit points of Stream Core units, and | ||
| ii. 18 credit points of Stream Specialist units, and | ||
| iii. 12 credit points of Stream Specialist or Elective units | ||
| 2. A minimum of 12 credit points of Research units | ||
| 3. 12 credit points of Engineering Management & Leadership units | ||
| 4. A maximum of 6 credit points of Breadth Elective units | ||
| Candidates who have been granted 24 credit points of Reduced Volume Learning (RVL), must complete 48 credit points including: | ||
| 1. 30 credit points of Stream Specialist units, consisting of | ||
| i. 12 credit points of Stream Core units, and | ||
| ii. 18 credit points of Stream Specialist units | ||
| 2. A minimum of 12 credit points of Research units | ||
| 3. 6 credit points of Engineering Management & Leadership units | ||
| – Breadth Elective units are not available for candidates with RVL | ||
Specialisations |
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Candidates in the Master of Engineering (Civil) may complete an optional specialisation. A specialisation requires the completion of 24 credit points, chosen from Stream Specialist collection (18 credit points) and Stream Elective collection (6 credit points). The available specialisations are:
Students with RVL are unable to complete a specialisation. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Stream Core units |
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| CIVL6001 Civil Engineering in a Changing Climate |
6 | A Basic familiarity with computer programming and statistical concepts |
| CIVL6002 Measurement and Data in Civil Engineering |
6 | A Basic fundamental concepts common to any undergraduate civil and environmental engineering degree program. Familiarity with a programming language like Python, R, or MATLAB is preferred but not required. |
Stream Specialist units |
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| Students complete 18 credit points of Stream Specialist units. | ||
| CIVL5665 Water Supply for Towns and Cities |
6 | |
| CIVL6257 Concrete Structures - Prestressed Concrete |
6 | N CIVL5257 |
| CIVL6264 Composite Steel-Concrete Structures |
6 | N CIVL5264 |
| CIVL6267 Steel Structures - Adv Analysis and Design |
6 | N CIVL5267 |
| CIVL6268 Structural Dynamics |
6 | A CIVL2201 or CIVL9201 or equivalent. 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 |
| CIVL6450 Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations |
6 | N CIVL5450 |
| CIVL6454 Rock Engineering |
6 | A Undergraduate geology and soil mechanics N CIVL5454 |
| CIVL6455 Advanced Soil Mechanics |
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 |
| CIVL6456 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering |
6 | A [CIVL2410 or CIVL9410] and [CIVL3411 or CIVL9411] |
| CIVL6665 Advanced Water Resources Engineering |
6 | A CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 |
| CIVL6669 Applied Fluid Engineering Computing |
6 | A CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 N CIVL5669 |
Stream elective units |
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| Students complete 12 credit points of Stream Elective units. Students with RVL do not complete any Stream Elective units. Specialist units may also be taken as elective units. |
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| AMME5292 Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence |
6 | A MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 P MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 N AMME6292 |
| CHNG5005 Wastewater Engineering |
6 | A Knowledge of mass and energy balances, mathematics, process design, biochemical processes, and particle mechanics at a level typical of an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Assumed knowledge is equivalent to material covered in CHNG1103 and CHNG2801 and CHNG2802 and CHNG3803 and CHNG3804 and CHNG3805 |
| CIVL5266 Steel Structures - Stability |
6 | A Students should be competent in the content covered in Structural Mechanics, Steel Structures, and Structural Analysis. (CIVL3206, CIVL3235). BE students should have completed at least 3 years of studies before attempting this unit. |
| CIVL5269 Advanced Concrete Structures |
6 | P CIVL3205 or CIVL9205 |
| CIVL5276 Bridge Engineering |
6 | A (CIVL2201 and CIVL3205 and CIVL3206) or (CIVL9201 and CIVL9205 and CIVL9206). Students who have not completed Concrete Structures (CIVL3205 or CIVL9205) will be very disadvantaged and should not attempt this unit |
| CIVL5277 Structural Rehabilitation and Timber Design |
6 | A (CIVL2201 and CIVL3205 and CIVL3206) or (CIVL9201 and CIVL9205 and CIVL9206) |
| CIVL5320 Engineering for Sustainable Development |
6 | N CIVL9320 |
| CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
6 | A Computer programming, ordinary and partial differential equations, introductory soil mechanics. Students are expected to have completed ENGG1810, MATH1061, MATH1062, MATH2061, CIVL2410/CIVL9410, or have equivalent knowledge from previous studies. |
| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | |
| CIVL5460 Soil Mechanics 2 |
6 | |
| CIVL5531 Advanced Integrated Building Engineering |
6 | A CIVL1900 Introduction to Civil Engineering and CIVL1110 or AMME1362 Materials and CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics and MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus and (CIVL3511 Introduction to Integrated Building Engineering or CIVL9511 Introduction to Integrated Building Engineering) |
| CIVL5533 Energy-efficient Building Systems |
6 | A CIVL1900 Introduction to Civil Engineering and CIVL1110 or AMME1362 Materials and CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics and MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus |
| CIVL5535 Building Envelope and Adaptive Engineering |
6 | A CIVL1900 Introduction to Civil Engineering and CIVL1110 or AMME1362 Materials and CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics and MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus |
| CIVL5668 Fundamentals of Wind Engineering for Design |
6 | |
| CIVL5670 Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering |
6 | A (CIVL3612 or CIVL9612) and MATH2061. Undergraduate students should have completed at least 3 years of study/ |
| CIVL5701 Transport Networks |
6 | A CIVL2700 or CIVL9700. Students are expected to have the mathetical background from 1st and 2nd year Bachelor (eg. MATH1021, MATH1023, MATH1005, MATH1061, MATH1062, or equivalent), and first year computing background (eg. INFO1110 or equivalent) |
| CIVL5702 Traffic Engineering |
6 | A [(CIVL2700 or CIVL9700) or (MATH1021 and MATH1023 and MATH1005)] or [(MATH1061 and MATH1062) or (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1110)]. Basic statistics through regression analysis, differential and integral calculus, computer programming |
| CIVL5703 Transport Policy, Planning and Deployment |
6 | A CIVL2700 N CIVL3703 or CIVL9703 |
| CIVL5704 Transport Analytics |
6 | A CIVL3704 or CIVL9704 |
Research units |
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| CIVL5020 Capstone Project A |
6 | P 96 credit points from MPE degree program or 48 credit points from the MPE(Accel) program or 24 credit points from the ME program (including any credit for previous study) N CIVL5222 or CIVL5223 |
| CIVL5021 Capstone Project B |
6 | C CIVL5020 N CIVL5222 or CIVL5223 or CIVL5022 |
| 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 48 credit points from MPE(Accel) program and WAM >=70 N CIVL5021 or CIVL5222 or CIVL5223 |
| CIVL5222 Dissertation A |
12 | N CIVL5020 or CIVL5021 or CIVL5022 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. |
| CIVL5223 Dissertation B |
12 | P CIVL5222 N CIVL5020 or CIVL5021 or CIVL5022 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. |
| With permission from the Program Director candidates progressing with distinction (75%) average or higher results may replace CIVL5020 , CIVL5021 and 12 credit points of electives with CIVL5222 & CIVL5223 Dissertation A & B. | ||
| A candidate who has been granted RVL and who is eligible to undertake the extended capstone project or dissertation may be granted exemption of up to 12 credit points of specialist units. | ||
Major Industrial Project |
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| Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take CIVL5010 in place of CIVL5020/CIVL5021 Capstone Project A and B and 12 credit points of elective units. | ||
| CIVL5010 Major Industrial Project |
24 | A WAM >= 70 in prior semester enrolment N CIVL5020 or CIVL5021 or CIVL5022 or CIVL5222 or CIVL5223 or ENGG5217 |
Specialisations |
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| Specialisations require 24 credit points, taken from Stream Specialist units (18 credit points) and Stream Electives (6 credit points). Students with RVL are unable to complete a specialisation |
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Structures Specialisation |
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| CIVL6257 Concrete Structures - Prestressed Concrete |
6 | N CIVL5257 |
| CIVL6264 Composite Steel-Concrete Structures |
6 | N CIVL5264 |
| CIVL6267 Steel Structures - Adv Analysis and Design |
6 | N CIVL5267 |
| CIVL6268 Structural Dynamics |
6 | A CIVL2201 or CIVL9201 or equivalent. 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 |
Water Engineering Specialisation |
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| CIVL6665 Advanced Water Resources Engineering |
6 | A CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 |
| CIVL6669 Applied Fluid Engineering Computing |
6 | A CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 N CIVL5669 |
| CIVL5665 Water Supply for Towns and Cities |
6 | |
| CIVL5670 Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering |
6 | A (CIVL3612 or CIVL9612) and MATH2061. Undergraduate students should have completed at least 3 years of study/ |
Geomechanical Engineering Specialisation |
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| CIVL6450 Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations |
6 | N CIVL5450 |
| CIVL6454 Rock Engineering |
6 | A Undergraduate geology and soil mechanics N CIVL5454 |
| CIVL6455 Advanced Soil Mechanics |
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 |
| CIVL6456 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering |
6 | A [CIVL2410 or CIVL9410] and [CIVL3411 or CIVL9411] |
