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Engineering (Civil Eng w Arch) - 3624

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 4 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 192
 
  

Program Description

This innovative program extends the current Civil Engineering bachelor degree by the inclusion of a stream of courses in Architecture from the Faculty of the Built Environment. Civil Engineers essentially engineer and manage the infrastructure of our built environment including buildings, bridges, roads and highways, tunnels, airfields, dams, ports and harbours, railways, new mines, water supply and sewerage schemes, irrigation systems and flood mitigation works.

The Civil Engineering with Architecture program provides for an appreciation of architectural principles and an understanding of both the architect's role in construction and the interaction between architects and engineers. The ultimate aim is to help students become conceptual thinkers, inspired by beautiful creations to build even better ones, to develop an appreciation for beauty with the mathematical ability to challenge the traditional boundaries of structural design. Students graduating from this degree will be well qualified to collaborate with architects and other professionals in the built environment to produce integrated and sustainable design. Creativity and inventiveness are the key attributes of this program.

In the final year of the program students may elect to major in structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transport engineering, water engineering or engineering construction and management.

This program can be taken on a four-year full-time basis or on a part-time basis subject to the approval of the Head of School. Intending part-time students are advised that all courses are offered only in the daytime.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

Please see Rules

Program Structure

The program structure below gives one sequence of courses that fulfils the requirements of the degree. The core of the Civil Engineering degree is maintained and supplemented with courses from the Faculty of the Built Environment.

The timing of the elective courses may be modified to optimise the student's choice of courses. Generally courses are given only once a year. In addition, courses may have prerequisites and exclusions. Thus students should plan their enrolments carefully.

Year 1
Choose ONE of:
And ONE of:
And ONE of:
Plus the following courses:
Plus choose 1 elective from the Year 1 Elective List

Suggested Year 1 elective for this program is:
AND choose:
  • General Education (6UOC)*
* Please see the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering for information about General Education and elective courses.

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4
(a) Students achieving a School weighted average mark exceeding 63 (calculated from all courses in Years 1 to 3 of the BE program) are eligible to undertake an honours thesis in Year 4 (CVEN4030 in S1 and CVEN4031 in S2), hence their selection should include:
  • Professional Elective 1 (FBE) (6UOC)*
  • Professional Elective 2 (CVEN) (6UOC)
  • Professional Elective 3 (CVEN) (6UOC)
  • General Education (6UOC)
Plus CHOOSE ONE of:
(b) Students achieving a School weighted average mark less than 63 (calculated from all courses in Years 1 to 3 of the BE program) are expected to undertake both CVEN4002 and CVEN4003, hence their selection should include:
  • Professional Elective 1 (FBE) (6UOC)*
  • Professional Elective 2 (CVEN) (6UOC)
  • Professional Elective 3 (CVEN) (6UOC)
  • Professional Elective 4 (CVEN) (6UOC)
  • General Education (6UOC)
*The Year 4 Professional Electives may be selected from the following courses (each 6 UOC):

PLEASE NOTE:
  • Not all of the final year electives are offered each year. Students should check availability at the School Office.
  • Not more than one elective can be chosen from the FBE elective list.
  • Not more than two electives can be chosen from any one discipline area other than FBE.

Engineering Construction and Management:

Geotechnical Engineering:

Structural Engineering:

Water Engineering:

Transport Engineering:

Built Environment

Academic Rules

Please see Rules

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


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© The University of New South Wales (CRICOS Provider No.: 00098G), 2004-2011. The information contained in this Handbook is indicative only. While every effort is made to keep this information up-to-date, the University reserves the right to discontinue or vary arrangements, programs and courses at any time without notice and at its discretion. While the University will try to avoid or minimise any inconvenience, changes may also be made to programs, courses and staff after enrolment. The University may also set limits on the number of students in a course.