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Structural Engineering

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 29 November 2023.
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Master of Engineering (Structural Engineering)

To qualify for the award of the Master of Engineering in this stream, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including:
1. 24 credit points of Core units
2. 24 credit points of Specialist units
3. A minimum of 12 credit points of Research units
4. A maximum of 12 credit points of Elective units
Candidates who have been granted 24 credit points of Reduced Volume Learning (RVL), must complete 48 credit points including:
1. A minimum of 12 credit points of Core units
2. A minimum of 24 credit points of Specialist units
3. A minimum of 12 credit points of Research units
– Elective units are not available for candidates with RVL
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units

ENGG5102
Entrepreneurship for Engineers
6 A Some limited industry experience is preferred but not essential
N ELEC5701
ENGG5202
Sustainable Design, Eng and Mgt
6 A General knowledge in science and calculus and understanding of basic principles of chemistry, physics and mechanics
ENGG5103
Safety Systems and Risk Analysis
6  
PMGT5205
Professional Project Practice
6 N ENGG5205

Specialist units

CIVL5277
Structural Rehabilitation and Timber Design
6 A (CIVL2201 AND CIVL3205 AND CIVL3206) OR (CIVL9201 AND CIVL9205 AND CIVL9206)
CIVL5668
Fundamentals of Wind Engineering for Design
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 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
Exchange units may be taken as Specialist units with the approval of the Program Director.

Research 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
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 48cp 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

Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take CIVL5010 in place of CIVL5020/CIVL5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist or Elective units of study.
CIVL5010
Major Industrial Project
24 P WAM >= 70 in prior semester enrolment
N CIVL5020 or CIVL5021 or CIVL5022 or CIVL5222 or CIVL5223 or ENGG5217

Elective units

Specialist units may also be taken as Elective units.
AMME5202
Computational Fluid Dynamics
6 A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods; Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills
P [(MECH3261 and AMME2000) or (AERO3260 and AMME2000)] or ENGG5202 or MECH8261
N AMME8202
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
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
CIVL5320
Engineering for Sustainable Development
6 P CIVL3310 OR CIVL9310
CIVL5351
Geoenvironmental Engineering
6  
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
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)
CIVL5460
Particle Mechanics for Geotechnics
6  
CIVL5670
Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering
6 A (CIVL3612 OR CIVL9612) AND MATH2061
CIVL5701
Transport Networks
6 A CIVL2700 OR CIVL9700
CIVL5702
Traffic Engineering
6 A (CIVL2700 OR CIVL9700) AND (MATH1021 and MATH1023 and MATH1005) OR (MATH1061 and MATH1062) AND (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810). 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
CIVL5999
Advanced Research and Analysis

6 A (CIVL2201 or CIVL9201) and (CIVL2611 or CIVL9611) and (CIVL2410 or CIVL9410)
CSYS5010
Introduction to Complex Systems
6  
CSYS5020
Interdependent Civil Systems
6  
Date
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Post-publication amendment
29/11/2023 No prerequisite (P) for CIVL5223 Prerequisite (P) for CIVL5223 added:
P CIVL5222