Course list for the Civil Engineering Extended Major

Information valid for students commencing 2016

Civil Engineering - Extended Major

Students must complete for the BE (Civil Engineering) Extended Major (Plan code: CIVILY2001), #64 comprising the following:

  1. #60, comprising
    (i) #44 being all courses in part A compulsory;plus
    (ii) #16 from part B1 and B2 electives, with a minimum of #10 from Part B2 electives; 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
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
CIVL2131 2 Fluid Mechanics for Civil & Environmental Engineers
CIVL2210 2 Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics
CIVL2340 2 Introduction to Structural Design
CIVL2360 2 Reinforced Concrete Structures & Concrete Technology

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL3140 2 Catchment Hydraulics: Open Channel Flow & Design
CIVL3210 2 Geotechnical Engineering
CIVL3340 2 Structural Analysis

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL3141 2 Catchment Hydrology
CIVL3350 2 Structural Design
CIVL3420 2 Transportation Systems Engineering
CIVL3510 2 Introduction to Project Management

(Note: CIVL3510 can be studied in Year 3 or Year 4)

Year 4, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL4514 2 Civil Design I

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
[ CIVL4515 2 Civil Design II [2] [3]
[ or
[ CIVL4516 2 Civil Design III

Part B0 - Preparatory Mathematics & Science Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry [4]
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [1] [5]
PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems [6]

Part B1 - Introductory Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
ENGG1300 2 Introduction to Electrical Systems
ENGG1500 2 Engineering Thermodynamics
ENGG1600 2 Introduction to Research Practices - The Big Issues
ERTH1501 2 Earth Processes & Geological Materials for Engineers
MINE2105 2 Introduction to Mining
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics
REDE1300 2 Building Construction Management & Economics

Part B2 - Advanced Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4012 2 Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management
CIVL3150 2 Modelling of Environmental Systems
CIVL4110 2 Coastal & Estuarine Processes [7]
CIVL4120 2 Advanced Open Channel Flow & Hydraulic Structures [8]
CIVL4140 2 Ground Water & Surface Flow Modelling
CIVL4160 2 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
CIVL4180 2 Sustainable Built Environment
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
CIVL4331 2 Advanced Structural Engineering
CIVL4332 2 Advanced Structural Analysis
CIVL4411 2 Advanced Transport Engineering
CIVL4522 2 Construction Engineering Management
CIVL4560 2 Project
CIVL4580 4 Research Thesis [9]
CIVL4582 4 Research Thesis [9]
ENGG4900 2 Professional Practice and the Business Environment
FIRE3700 2 Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering
FIRE4610 2 Fire Engineering Design: Solutions for Implicit Safety
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] Enrolment by approval of HoS after submission of written application. 100 students maximum.
  • [3] Not offered in 2015.
  • [4] CHEM1090 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Chemistry or equivalent.
  • [5] 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 MATH1071 and/or MATH1052 and/or MATH1072.
  • [6] PHYS1171 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Physics or equivalent.
  • [7] Course is offered in odd-numbered years only.
  • [8] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.
  • [9] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.