Unit of Study Table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) |
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| Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering are required to gain credit for the core units of study set out below. Any additional credit necessary to satisfy the degree requirement of not less than 192 credit points shall be gained by completing additional elective units of study, as recommended by the School (as set out below). | |||
Core units of study (all streams except Project Management) |
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First year |
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| MATH1001 Differential Calculus |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 N MATH1011, MATH1901, MATH1906, MATH1111, ENVX1001 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| MATH1002 Linear Algebra |
3 | A HSC Mathematics or MATH1111 N MATH1902, MATH1014 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| ENGG1800 Engineering Disciplines (Intro) Stream A |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGG1801 Engineering Computing |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Late |
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| PHYS1001 Physics 1 (Regular) |
6 | A HSC Physics C Recommended concurrent Units of Study: (MATH1001 or MATH1901) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) N PHYS1002, PHYS1901, EDUH1017 |
Semester 1 |
| MATH1003 Integral Calculus and Modelling |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or MATH1001 or MATH1011 or a credit or higher in MATH1111 N MATH1013, MATH1903, MATH1907 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| MATH1005 Statistics |
3 | A HSC Mathematics N MATH1015, MATH1905, STAT1021, STAT1022, ECMT1010, ENVX1001, BUSS1020 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics |
6 | Semester 2 Summer Main Winter Main |
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| ENGG1803 Professional Engineering 1 |
6 | N ENGG1061 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1 |
6 | A No previous knowledge of Geology assumed N GEOL1002, GEOL1902, GEOS1003, GEOS1903 |
Semester 2 |
Second year |
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| MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus |
6 | P (MATH1011 or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) N MATH2961, MATH2067 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| CIVL2110 Materials |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Surveying |
6 | A MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH1003, MATH1005 In recent years - the course has included a 1.5 day camp 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 |
| CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics |
6 | A From ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics, 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. P ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics N AMME2301 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL2230 Intro to Structural Concepts and Design |
6 | A CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802. Structural mechanics, first year mathematics, but these are not prerequisites |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics |
6 | A Knowledge: CIVL2201 AND GEOL1501. 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, CIVL2201 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. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL2611 Introductory Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802 AND MATH1001. 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 the analytical and numerical solutions. |
Semester 2 |
Third year |
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| CIVL3205 Concrete Structures 1 |
6 | A 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 |
| CIVL3612 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 |
| CIVL3010 Engineering and Society |
6 | A ENGG1803 Professional Engineering 1 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL3812 Project Appraisal |
6 | A MATH1005 N ENGG2850 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1 |
6 | A CIVL2110 AND CIVL2201 AND CIVL2230. There are no prerequisites for this unit of study but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics, CIVL2230 Introduction to Structural Concepts and Design as well as knowledge of the content in CIVL3235 Structural Analysis. Students who have failed previous units of study should note that no special consideration will be given to them if they do choose to enrol in this unit of study (on the basis of timetable clashes or lack of knowledge of basics), and they are discouraged from enrolling in this unit of study. Students who have not yet passed first or second year units of study must enrol in those units of study in precedence to any later year units of study. 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. A special "assumed knowledge"lecture will be given in Week 1 to refresh the knowledge of students. |
Semester 2 |
Fourth year |
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| CIVL4811 Engineering Design and Construction |
6 | A CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Survey This unit aims to prepare students for employment in a broad range of engineering areas including design, planning and construction management. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL4903 Civil Engineering Design |
6 | A CIVL3205 Concrete Structures 1 and CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1. |
Semester 2 |
| ENGG4000 Practical Experience |
P 36 Credit Points of Senior Units Students should have completed three years of their BE program before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Students must select 12cp from the following block of units. |
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| Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A&B or Engineering Project A&B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is required. | |||
| CIVL4022 Honours Thesis A |
6 | P 30 credit points of Senior Units of Study, WAM 65 or over Note: Department permission required for enrolment It is expected that the Thesis will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of Thesis coordinator and School's Director of Learning & Teaching and will only be allowed where there are good reasons for doing so. Students considering this option should discuss it with the Thesis coordinator at least one semester before they intend to start. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL4023 Honours Thesis B |
6 | P 30 credit points of Senior units of study and successful completion of CIVL4022 - Honours Thesis A Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL4024 Engineering Project A |
6 | P 30 Credit Points of Senior Units of Study Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 2 It is expected that the project will be conducted over two consecutive semesters and that the majority of students will start in Semester 1. Commencement in Semester 2 requires permission of Engineering Project course coordinator and School`s Director of Learning & Teaching and will only be allowed where there are good reasons for doing so. Students considering this option should discuss it with the Engineering Project course coordinator at least one semester before they intend to start. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL4025 Engineering Project B |
6 | P 30 Credit Points of Senior Units of Study and successful completion of CIVL4024 Engineering Project A N CIVL4022, CIVL4023 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Notes |
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| 1. Students in the Honours program must enrol in CIVL4022 & CIVL4023, students in the Pass Program must enrol in CIVL4024 & CIVL4025. | |||
| 2. With special permission from the Director of Learning and Teaching, Civil Engineering, it is possible to take Honours Thesis A and Engineering Project A in semester 2 and Honours Thesis B and Engineering Project B in semester 1. | |||
| 3. For core units of study offered by other than the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, any assumed knowledge, prerequisite and corequisite requirements will be as prescribed by the Faculty. | |||
Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies relating to Civil Engineering (except Project Engineering Management) |
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| Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering are expected to complete all the core units (144 credit points). They are also required to gain at least 18 credit points from the 3rd year Civil recommended elective units of study listed below, and 18 credit points from fourth year Civil recommended elective units of study listed below. The remaining 12 credit points can be obtained from any of the listed elective units or from units of study in other Faculties subject to approval from the Director of the Learning and Teaching Civil Engineering. | |||
Single Degree Programs |
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| To meet specialisation requirements for either Construction Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering, students must enrol in at least 3 electives from the relevant stream listed below, and undertake a thesis on a related topic. Students may enrol in a maximum of 4 electives from the Construction Engineering and Management stream. Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) must follow note 2 below. | |||
| Construction Engineering and Management Stream: CIVL3805, CIVL3813, CIVL4810, CIVL4814, CIVL4815. | |||
| Structural Engineering Stream: CIVL3235, CIVL5266, CIVL5269, CIVL5458 | |||
| Environmental Stream: CIVL3614, CIVL5351, CIVL5458, CIVL5668 | |||
| Geotechnical Engineering Stream: CIVL3411, CIVL5351, CIVL5452, CIVL5458 | |||
| Most Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science units of study offered by the Faculty of Science can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level units of study subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. | |||
Combined Degree Programs |
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| Candidates for one of the combined degree programs (that is, Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering with either a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medical Science, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Project Management or Bachelor of Commerce) are required to complete all of the core units of study listed above (144 credit points). This total of 144 credit points (plus 12 credit points of electives from the list of electives below for combined degrees with Bachelor of Arts) is only sufficient to be awarded a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering as part of an approved combined degree program. The remaining credit points for the combined degree will be taken in the appropriate Faculty (Arts, Science, Law or Economics) or BPM core unit tables and candidates should refer to the Joint Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the relevant faculty requirements. | |||
| Candidates taking a combined degree with Science or Medical Science may count the Science subjects in the Civil Engineering core to their 96 credits points of Science subjects. Electives from the list below should be taken to complete 144 credit points of Engineering subjects. | |||
| Candidates taking a combined degree with Design in Architecture please see the separate Table of core units of study. | |||
Advanced Options |
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| Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from the relevant department before enrolling. | |||
Acceptable alternative units of study |
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| The Faculty has prescribed the following acceptable alternatives to core units of study listed in the above specialisation requirements: | |||
| GEOL1501 Engineering Geology 1 (6cps), acceptable alternative: GEOL1001 and GEOL1002 | |||
Recommended elective units of study |
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Second year |
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| CIVL2511 Research Techniques |
6 | A CIVL2201 AND ENGG1802. Basic understanding of Maths, Physics and Chemistry appropriate to student in 2nd year of study. Concepts of Force, Moment, Torque, Stress, Strain, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration. These are covered in a range of courses but particularly CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics and ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics |
Semester 2 |
| MATH2065 Partial Differential Equations (Intro) |
6 | P (MATH1011 or MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) and (MATH1014 or MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) N MATH2965, MATH2067 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
Third year |
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| CIVL3235 Structural Analysis |
6 | A CIVL2110, CIVL2230 and MATH2061 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL3411 Geotechnical Engineering |
6 | A CIVL2410 Soil Mechanics |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL3614 Hydrology |
6 | A ENGG1802 AND CIVL3612 AND MATH2061 P CIVL2611 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management |
6 | A CIVL2810 Engineering Construction and Surveying N ENGG1850, QBUS2350 |
Semester 2 |
Fourth year |
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| CIVL3813 Contracts Formulation and Management |
6 | A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Cost & Time Management. Students are expected to have grasped the concepts of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of construction and engineering terminologies. As there is no any CIVL3805. Students are expected to have grasped the concepts of basic legal and management principles and the understanding of construction and engineering terminologies. As there is no any prerequisite courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in course activities. courses for this UoS, without prior knowledge student can perform exceptionally well with regular attendance and participation in course activities. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL4810 Mgmnt of People, Quality and Risk in PE |
6 | A CIVL3805. Students are expected to have understood and applied basic tools for project scope, cost and time management for projects as taught in (CIVL3805)or equivalent courses. |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL4814 Project Procurement and Tendering |
6 | A CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL4815 Project Formulation |
6 | P CIVL3805 Project Scope, Time and Cost Management, CIVL3812 Project Appraisal |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5266 Steel Structures - Stability |
6 | A Knowledge: CIVL2201 AND CIVL3206 AND CIVL3235. There are no prerequisites for this unit of study but it is assumed that students are competent in the content covered in CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics, CIVL3206 Steel Structures 1, and CIVL3235 Structural Analysis. Students who have failed previous units of study should note that no special consideration will be given to them if they do choose to enrol in this unit of study (on the basis of timetable clashes or lack of knowledge of basics), and they are discouraged from enrolling in this unit of study. Students who have not yet passed first, second or third year units of study must enrol in those units of study in precedence to any later year units of study. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5269 Concrete Structures - Strength & Service |
6 | P CIVL3205 OR CIVL5507 |
Semester 2 |
| 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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| CIVL5668 Wind Engineering for Design-Fundamentals |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5670 Reservoir Stream & Coastal Eng |
6 | A CIVL3612 AND MATH2061. Students who have previously studied CIVL3613 will only be permitted to enrol in this unit by approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.) |
Semester 1 |
Notes |
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| 1. Choice of electives as shown in the above table will depend upon subject availability, timetabling and prerequisite conditions. | |||
| 2. For the BE (Civil) degree students must take at least 18 elective credit points of study from the recommended Civil Third Year level and 18 elective credit points from the recommended Civil Fourth Year electives. The remaining 12 credit points can be obtained from any of the listed elective units or from units of study in other Faculties subject to approval from the Director of the Learning and Teaching, Civil Engineering. | |||
Exchange units of study |
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| CIVL0011, CIVL0012, CIVL0013, CIVL0014, CIVL0015, CIVL0016, CIVL0017 AND CIVL0018 are available for exchange study programs. | |||
For a standard enrolment plan for Civil Engineering visit cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-degree-page/name/BE(Civil)