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Civil Engineering
COURSES OFFERED
The following postgraduate courses are available:
Doctor of Philosophy
Honours Master of Engineering by Coursework
or Research
Master of Engineering Practice in Civil
Engineering
Graduate Diploma in Engineering
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
The following areas of research are available to candidates
undertaking the Honours Master of Engineering degree by research
and the Doctor of Philosophy degree:
Steel and concrete structures
Bridge engineering
Solid and rock mechanics
Foundation engineering, including railways
Slope stability and reliability analysis
Soft ground improvement technology
Reinforced earth
Dam and embankment engineering
Finite element and other numerical methods
Structural dynamics
Cementitious materials for construction
Flood studies, hydraulics and hydrology
Water quality engineering
Geo-environmental studies
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Candidates for the degree enrol in the subject CIVL957
PhD Major Thesis.
HONOURS MASTER OF ENGINEERING
The following opportunities are available for graduates to
conduct research or pursue an advanced course of study:
(a) The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by Research
Thesis
The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by research thesis
is intended for those engineers qualified and interested in
specific problems. Students enrol in CIVL955
ME Major Thesis.
(b) The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by Combinations
of Coursework and Research Thesis
This is the normal course for the younger Civil Engineer,
which provides him or her with training in research and also
allows greater depth of understanding in specialist postgraduate
areas.
A candidate who has a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
at Class III or higher from this University, or an approved
equivalent qualification, will enrol in subjects with a value
of not less than 48 cps.
The programs of study allow the student to combine specialist
postgraduate subjects according to his or her undergraduate
background, with project work. It is intended to strengthen
professional training in a context of problems and policies
which reach beyond the conventionally recognised boundaries
of single disciplines. Elective postgraduate subjects and
introductions to disciplines in which the student has no experience,
are available.
Aims
The program for the Honours Master of Engineering has two
explicit aims:
(i) Specialist Training. Postgraduate training is provided
for students with appropriate backgrounds, to enable professional
development in their particular discipline. This is achieved
by providing access to existing postgraduate courses already
offered by Civil Engineering.
(ii) Interdisciplinary Training. An interdisciplinary
framework is provided, within which postgraduate training
in civil engineering may be integrated with other disciplines.
This is achieved by the provision of limited access to concentrated
study in other disciplines.
Core Subject
Elective Subjects
| CIVL901 |
Project |
| CIVL902 |
Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering |
| CIVL903 |
Concrete Technology |
| CIVL904 |
Highway Materials |
| CIVL905 |
Transportation Engineering |
| CIVL907 |
Civil Engineering Computations |
| CIVL908 |
Advanced Soil Mechanics |
| CIVL909 |
Advanced Foundation Engineering |
| CIVL910 |
Vibrations of Structures |
| CIVL911 |
Finite Element Methods |
| CIVL912 |
Engineering Hydrology |
| CIVL914 |
Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures |
| CIVL916 |
Research Topics in Civil Engineering |
| CIVL918 |
Steel Structures |
| CIVL919 |
Earth Structures |
| CIVL923 |
Advanced Reinforced Concrete |
| CIVL924 |
Advanced Studies in Computer Aided Design
and Draughting |
| ENVE920 |
Principles of Environmental Engineering |
Note 1: The coursework program will not be offered if enrolment
is less than 6 students.
Note 2: Not all subjects available in any one year.
MASTER OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING
A candidate who has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering or Environmental
Engineering degree from this university, or an approved equivalent
qualification, would normally be accepted. A student enrolled
in a full-time program is expected to take one year to complete
this course.
Dissertation Candidates enrol in ENGG940
(12 cp) plus three core and three elective subjects from the
Master of Engineering Practice program as follows:
Core Subjects
Elective Subjects
Note 1: Not all subjects available in any one year.
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING
A candidate who has completed a degree of Bachelor of Engineering
and wishes to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Engineering
will enrol in the 48 credit point subject CIVL899.
Advanced Topics in Engineering
Upon satisfactory completion of the subject CIVL899, the candidate
is eligible for award of the Graduate Diploma in Engineering.
A person who is awarded the Graduate Diploma in Engineering
and who subsequently satisfies the requirements for award of
the degree of Honours Master of Engineering is deemed to have
surrendered the testamur and associated rights for the Graduate
Diploma prior to receiving the Honours Master degree. |
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