Unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Professional Engineering (Geomechanical) |
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| To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, including core and elective units of study as listed below. | |||
| Candidates with a Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent in the relevant discipline, and who have reached an acceptable level of academic achievement in their prior degree, may be eligible for a reduction of volume in learning of up to 48 credit points. | |||
Core units |
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Year One |
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| Year One covers Foundation units only. Candidates with a prior Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent in the field related to this specialisation may be exempted from Foundation units. | |||
Year One - Semester One |
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| ENGG5802 Foundations of Engineering Mechanics |
6 | Semester 2 Summer Main |
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| CIVL5501 Foundations of Materials |
6 |
This UoS is only available to students in the MPE degree who do not have a Civil Engineering background. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5502 Foundations of Structural Mechanics |
6 | A Students should be competent in the following areas. 1. The concept of force and momentum equilibrium in two and three dimensions. 2. Drawing free body diagrams. 3. Establishing and solving the equations of equilibrium from the FBD. 4. Setting out solutions logically, clearly and neatly. Students should be competent incertain mathematical skills. 1. Solving algebraic equations. 2. Differentiation and integration (including double integrals). 3. Drawing graphs of polynomials (especially) and other mathematical function. 4. Trigonometry. This UoS is only available to students in the MPE degree who do not have a Civil Engineering background. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5506 Foundations-Eng Construction & Surveying |
6 |
This UoS is only available to students in the MPE degree who do not have a Civil Engineering background. This UoS includes a 2 day Engineering Construction and Survey Camp where field survey is practised and exercises in the application of field survey to Engineering Construction are also undertaken. The Camp is held at Webbs Creek (about 80km from Sydney). The camp is located in a bushland setting. It aims to provide valuable practice in practical field survey and has a secondary aim of providing a basis for social gathering (this aspect being requested in student feedback over recent years) |
Semester 1 |
Year One - Semester Two |
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| CIVL5504 Foundations of Soil Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL5502. An understanding of simple statics, equilibrium, forces and bending moments, and of stress and strain and the relationship between them. This is covered by University of Sydney courses ENGG 1802 Engineering Mechanics, CIVL5502 Structural Mechanics. Familiarity with the use of spreadsheets (Excel, Mathcad) to obtain solutions to engineering problems, and with the graphical presentation of this data. Familiarity with word processing packages for report presentation. Some of this is covered in the University of Sydney course ENGG1801 Engineering Computing. Familiarity with partial differential equations, and their analytical and numerical solution. This UoS is only available to students in the MPE degree who do not have a Civil Engineering background. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5505 Foundations of Intro. Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL5502. Students are expected to have a strong understanding of fundamental physics, statics, equilibrium, forces, and dimensional analysis. Familiarity with simple calculus, partial differential equations, and their analytical and numerical solutions This UoS is only available to students in the MPE degree who do not have a Civil Engineering background. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5509 Foundations of Struct Concepts & Design |
6 | A Structural mechanics, first year mathematics, but these are not prerequisites Basic structural elements include beams, columns slabs and simple frames |
Semester 2 |
| ENGG5011 Foundation Engineering Studies A |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Year Two - Semester One |
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| CIVL5507 Foundations of Concrete Structures 1 |
6 | A Knowledge: CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201 AND CIVL2230. basic concepts of solid mechanics and structural mechanics, including: compatability of strains; stress-strain relationships; equilibrium; flexure, shear and torsion; statically determinate load effects (reactions, bending moments, shear forces); elastic beam theory (strains, stresses and beam deflections). |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5511 Foundations of Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL2201 AND CIVL2611 AND ENGG1802 AND MATH2061. This unit of study follows on from Fluid Mechanics CIVL2611, which provides the essential fundamental fluid mechanics background and theory, and is assumed to be known and fully understood. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5512 Foundation of Eng Design & Construction |
6 | A Basic knowledge of construction operations including excavation, embankments and other earthworks, hauling and associated procedures - drilling and blasting, survey, reinforced concrete construction (including formwork and formwork substitutes), interpretation of engineering drawings. |
Semester 1 |
| ENGG5204 Engineering Professional Practice |
6 | A Competences and experience in engineering obtained during an accepted engineering degree |
Semester 1 |
Year Two - Semester Two |
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| CIVL5455 Engineering Behaviour of Soils |
6 | A CIVL2410 AND CIVL3411. A knowledge of basic concepts and terminology of soil mechanics is assumed. Experience with geotechnical practice in estimating parameters from field and laboratory data would be useful but not essential. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5508 Foundations of Steel Structures 1 |
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, Introduction to Structural Concepts and Design as well as knowledge of the content in Structural Analysis. It is assumed that students are competent in the following areas: the methods of load transfer in structures tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion, and bearing; an appreciation of stress and strain, and being able to determine stresses and strains in simple sections under axial force, bending moments, shear and torsion; calculating and understanding the physical significance of geometric section properties : centroid, Ix, Iy, Zx, Zy, Sx, Sy, rx, ry, J, Ag; knowledge of the basic elastic-plastic material properties of steel, E, G, fy, fu; and knowledge of loading of structures. |
Semester 2 |
| ENGG5205 Professional Practice in PM |
6 | A Basic engineering or science knowledge. At least 2-3 years of work experience preferred. This is a core unit for all Master of Professional Engineering students as well as all students pursuing Project Management studies (including Master of Project Management, Graduate Certificate in Project Management and Graduate Diploma in Project Management). No prerequisite or assumed knowledge. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Select 6 credit points from the Specialist electives block. |
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Year Three - Semester One |
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| CIVL5450 Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5451 Computer Methods in Geotechnical Eng |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGG5217 Practical Experience |
Students should have completed one year of their MPE program before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CIVL5020 Capstone Project A |
6 | P 48 credits from MPE degree program Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Candidates achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. See Project units. | |||
| Candidates achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway and may replace CIVL5020 and 6cp of recommended electives with CIVL5222 Dissertation A. | |||
Select 6 credit points from the Specialist electives block. |
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Year Three - Semester Two |
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| CIVL5454 Rock Engineering |
6 | A Undergraduate geology and soil mechanics. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5510 Foundations of Civil Engineering Design |
6 | A CIVL3205 AND CIVL3206. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5021 Capstone Project B |
6 | C CIVL5020 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Candidates achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. See Project units. | |||
| Candidates achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway and may replace CIVL5021 and 6cp of recommended electives with CIVL5223 Dissertation B. | |||
Select 6 credit points from the Electives block. |
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Specialist Elective units |
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| Candidates must complete 12 credit points from the following Specialist elective units of study. | |||
| CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5452 Foundation Engineering |
6 | A CIVL2410 AND CIVL3411. 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) |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Elective units |
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| Candidates must complete 6 credit points from the following Elective units of study. | |||
| CHNG5005 Wastewater Eng - Systems and Practice |
6 | A Ability to conduct mass and energy balances, and the integration of these concepts to solve `real` chemical engineering problems. Ability to understand basic principles of physical chemistry, physics and mechanics. Ability to use basic calculus and linear algebra, and carry out such computations using Matlab and MS Excel. Ability to read widely outside of the technical literature and to synthesise arguments based on such literature. Ability to write coherent reports and essays based on information from diverse sources. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5257 Concrete Structures: Prestressed |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5264 Composite Steel-Concrete Structures |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CIVL5267 Steel Structures - Advanced Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5268 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. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5666 Open Channel Flow & Hydraulic Structures |
6 | A CIVL3612 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5668 Wind Engineering for Design-Fundamentals |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5669 Applied Fluid Engineering Computing |
6 | A CIVL5511. Understanding of fluid mechanics at the undergraduate level; Appreciation of fluid flow problems relevant to Civil and Environmental Engineering applications; Basic computer skills and some understanding of numerical methods. |
Semester 2 |
Project units |
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| All candidates are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit points of Project units. | |||
| Candidates achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. | |||
| Extended Capstone Project candidates take Capstone Project units CIVL5020 and CIVL5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project CIVL5021 and 6 cp of elective units. | |||
| CIVL5020 Capstone Project A |
6 | P 48 credits from MPE degree program Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5021 Capstone Project B |
6 | C CIVL5020 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5022 Capstone Project B Extended |
12 | P 42 credit points in the Master of Engineering and WAM >70, or 66 credit points in the Master of Professional Engineering and WAM >70 or exemption Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Research pathway |
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| Candidates achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway. | |||
| Research pathway candidates take Dissertation units CIVL5222 and CIVL5223 (total 24 cp) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 cp of elective units. | |||
| CIVL5222 Dissertation A |
12 | N ENGG5220, ENGG5221 Note: Department permission required for enrolment 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. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5223 Dissertation B |
12 | N ENGG5220, ENGG5221 Note: Department permission required for enrolment 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. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Exchange units |
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| Exchange units require the approval of the Program Director. With approval, up to 12 credit points of Exchange units may taken in place of other units, towards the requirements ofthe degree. | |||
| ENGG5231 Engineering Graduate Exchange A |
6 | P Permission from faculty and school. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int January Int July |
| ENGG5232 Engineering Graduate Exchange B |
6 | P Permission from faculty and school. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int January Int July |
For more information on degree program requirements visit CUSP.