Course list for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Dual Major

Information valid for students commencing 2012

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Available in the dual major only.
Students must complete for the BE (Civil and Environmental Engineering Plan code: CIENVW2001), #64 comprising -

  1. #60, comprising #56 or #58 of compulsory courses listed in Part A of the Civil & Environmental Engineering list plus balance from Parts B1 and B2 lists; and
  2. Balance from electives, being courses from the BE list or other courses approved by the Executive Dean.

Pre-2012 students need to refer to transitional information available at Civil Engineering Course Changes

Part A - Compulsory

Year 1, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1100 2 Engineering Design

Year 1, Semester 1 or 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1400 2 Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics
ENGG1500 2 Engineering Thermodynamics
MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [1]

Year 1, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1200 2 Engineering Modelling & Problem Solving
MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL2130 1 Environmental Issues, Monitoring & Assessment
CIVL2330 2 Structural Mechanics
CIVL2410 2 Traffic Flow Theory & Analysis
MATH2000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
STAT2201 1 Analysis of Engineering & Scientific Data

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL2210 2 Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics
CIVL2340 2 Introduction to Structural Design
CIVL2360 2 Reinforced Concrete Structures & Concrete Technology

AND either - Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL2131 2 Fluid Mechanics for Civil & Environmental Engineers

OR Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL3130 2 Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers [2]

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL3210 2 Geotechnical Engineering
CIVL3340 2 Structural Analysis

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL3140 2 Catchment Hydraulics: Open Channel Flow & Design
CIVL3141 2 Catchment Hydrology [3]
CIVL3150 2 Modelling of Environmental Systems
CIVL3350 2 Structural Design
CIVL3420 2 Transportation Systems Engineering

Year 4, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL4180 2 Sustainable Built Environment
CIVL4140 2 Ground Water & Surface Flow Modelling

Year 4, Semester 1 or 2
Either #2 Project (CIVL4560) or #4 Thesis (CIVL4580 or CIVL4582)

Course Code Units Course Title
[ CIVL4560 2 Project
[ or
[ CIVL4580 4 Research Thesis
[ or
[ CIVL4582 4 Research Thesis

Year 4, Whole Year

Course Code Units Course Title
[ CIVL4511 4 Civil Design [4]
[ or
[ CIVL4512 4 Civil Design

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4012 2 Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management
CIVL4520 2 Civil Engineering Management

Part B0 - Preparatory Mathematics & Science Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry [5]
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [1] [6]
PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems [7]

Part B1 - Introductory Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1040 2 Cells to Organisms
CHEM1020 2 Chemistry for Science and Engineering
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering I
ENGG1300 2 Introduction to Electrical Systems
ENGG1600 2 Introduction to Research Practices - The Big Issues
ERTH1501 2 Earth Processes & Geological Materials for Engineers
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics

Part B2 - Advanced Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL4110 2 Coastal & Estuarine Processes
CIVL4120 2 Advanced Open Channel Flow & Hydraulic Structures
CIVL4160 2 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
CIVL4230 2 Advanced Soil Mechanics
CIVL4250 2 Numerical Methods in Engineering
CIVL4270 2 Geotechnical Investigation & Testing
CIVL4280 2 Advanced Rock Mechanics
CIVL4320 2 Engineering of Small Buildings
CIVL4330 2 Advanced Structural Engineering
CIVL4411 2 Advanced Transport Engineering
MINE4000 2 Mine Waste Management & Landform Design

End notes

  • [1] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [2] Last offered 2012
  • [3] Not offered 2012. Course will be first offered in 2013.
  • [4] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.
  • [5] CHEM1090 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Chemistry or equivalent.
  • [6] MATH1050 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Maths C. MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1052.
  • [7] PHYS1171 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Physics or equivalent.