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Master ofCivil Engineering (Professional)

Program and course requirements

Complete 32 units comprising:

  • 6 units for all MCivilEng(Prof) Core Courses, and
  • 4 units from MCivilEng(Prof) Research Project Courses, and
  • 10 units for MCivilEng(Prof) Advanced Undergraduate Electives Courses, and
  • 12 units for MCivilEng(Prof) Postgraduate Elective Courses

Complete 6 units for ALL of the following:

ENGG75182 units
Research Methods for Engineers
ENGG79012 units
Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice
ENGG79022 units
Engineering Innovation and Leadership

Complete exactly 4 units from the following:

CIVL75134 units
Research Project

This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.

CIVL75144 units
Research Project

This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.

CIVL75154 units
Research Project

MCivilEng(Prof) Advanced Undergraduate Electives Courses

Complete 10 units comprising:

Water and Environmental Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 6 units from the following:

CIVL41452 units
Groundwater Modelling and Management
CIVL41702 units
Risk Analysis in Civil Engineering
CIVL61112 units
Ocean, Coastal and Estuarine Engineering
CIVL61122 units
Hydro and Marine Power Renewable Energy Systems
CIVL61212 units
Environmental Hydraulics and Flood Management
Geotechnical Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 6 units from the following:

CIVL42302 units
Advanced Soil Mechanics
CIVL42702 units
Geotechnical Investigation
CIVL42802 units
Applied Rock Mechanics
CIVL62202 units
Mine Waste Management
Structures Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 6 units from the following:

CIVL43332 units
Advanced Concrete Design
CIVL43342 units
Design of Timber Structures
CIVL63602 units
Advanced Structural Analysis
Transportation Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 6 units from the following:

CIVL44502 units
Traffic Flow Theory and Emerging Technologies
CIVL44602 units
Highway Geometric Design
CIVL64102 units
Transport Network Modelling
Fire Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 4 units from the following:

FIRE37002 units
Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering
FIRE46102 units
Fire Engineering Design: Solutions for Implicit Safety
Civil Engineering Interdisciplinary Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 4 units from the following:

CIVL43402 units
Wind Engineering
CIVL45222 units
Analytical Methods for the Design of Construction Operations

MCivilEng(Prof) Postgraduate Elective Courses

Complete 12 units comprising:

Water and Environmental Postgraduate Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 2 units from the following:

CIVL71312 units
Urban Hydrology
Geotechnical Postgraduate Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 6 units from the following:

CIVL62102 units
Dam Engineering
CIVL62152 units
Ground Improvement
CIVL62502 units
Underground Structures
Structures Postgraduate Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 4 units from the following:

CIVL73152 units
Advanced Concrete Structures and Concrete Technology
CIVL73602 units
Computational Design and Digital Workflows
Transportation Postgraduate Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 4 units from the following:

CIVL64152 units
Traffic Analysis and Simulation
CIVL74152 units
Spatial and Quantitative Methods for Transport Data Analytics
Fire Postgraduate Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 4 units from the following:

FIRE76202 units
Fire Dynamics
FIRE76602 units
Structural Fire Engineering

Additional Rules

1. Hurdle requirements

You must complete the following program-level hurdle requirement/s:

  • Professional practice

You must—

  1. complete 430 hours of professional practice approved by the executive dean, and
  2. satisfactorily complete assessment pertaining to that professional practice, as determined by the executive dean.


2. Recognition of prior learning

This program is subject to the following credit limits in conjunction with Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure:

  • Credit may only be granted on the basis of study completed at an Australian University, from an Engineers Australia accredited degree program.


3. Exit awards

  • Graduate Certificate in Engineering

If you withdraw from this program after completing 8 units from the Master of Civil Engineering (Professional) course list, you may apply to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Engineering.

  •  Graduate Diploma in Engineering

If you withdraw from the program after completing 16 units from the Master of Civil Engineering (Professional) course list, you may apply to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Engineering in the field of Civil Engineering.