Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural) / Bachelor of Finance (BE(Hons)(CivStruct) BFin)
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural) / Bachelor of Finance (BE(Hons)(CivStruct) BFin)
Program Code
BEDF3
Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Academic Year
2018
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
Through this double degree program students can combine the concepts of civil and structural engineering with finance. The civil and structural program will provide students with skills and knowledge in creating and maintaining the physical infrastructure of society while managing and conserving natural resources. The finance program introduces students to the global and institutional aspects of our financial systems.
Students are also required to complete 12 weeks of approved practical experience during their study. Graduates of the program qualify for professional membership of Engineers Australia.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural) / Bachelor of Finance is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 5 years.
Conditions
Condition of enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural) / Bachelor of Finance
There shall be a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural) / Bachelor of Finance.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the double degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural) with Bachelor of Finance, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 120 units, comprising:
- Courses to the value of 84 units for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural), including Core courses to the value of 75 units and Elective courses to the value of 9 units
- Finance Courses to the value of 36 units, including Core courses to the value of 30 units and Elective courses to the value of 6 units
- A total of 12 weeks practical experience approved by the Faculty and of which a minimum 6 weeks should be under the supervision of a professional engineer
- Unless exempted, international students are required to take ENG 3003 Engineering Communication EAL in lieu of either a core or elective course as advised by the Faculty
- Students who have not undertaken SACE Stage 2 Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) will be required to enrol in Mathematics IM, followed by Mathematics IA with Mathematics IB taken in Summer Semester to complete the Mathematics requirements at Level I. The satisfactory completion of Mathematics IM is in addition to the normal requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Core Courses
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural) with Bachelor of Finance
To satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil and Structural) with Bachelor of Finance students must complete courses to the value of 120 units.
Civil and Structural Core
All of the following courses must be completed:
and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value C&ENVENG 3029 Environmental Modelling & Management 3 CHEM ENG 4051 Water & Wastewater Engineering 3 Civil and Structural Electives
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value C&ENVENG 3029 Environmental Modelling & Management 3 C&ENVENG 4042 Design of Steel Concrete Composites 3 C&ENVENG 4056 Linear Geostatistics 3 C&ENVENG 4069 Advanced Reinforced Concrete 3 C&ENVENG 4070 Seismic Design of Masonry Buildings 3 C&ENVENG 4073 Water Distribution Systems & Design 3 C&ENVENG 4085 Traffic Engineering & Design 3 C&ENVENG 4097 Analysis of Rivers & Sediment Transport 3 C&ENVENG 4106 Introduction to Geostatistics 3 C&ENVENG 4107 Prestressed Concrete Structures 3 C&ENVENG 4108 Environmental Systems Dynamics 3 C&ENVENG 4109 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3 C&ENVENG 4110 Soil & Groundwater Remediation 3 C&ENVENG 4111 Structural Dynamics & Applications 3 C&ENVENG 4112 Advanced Civil Geotechnical Engineering 3 C&ENVENG 4113EX Christchurch Earthquake Study Tour 3 C&ENVENG 4114 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Management 3 C&ENVENG 4115 Advanced Topics in Flood Hydrology 3 CHEM ENG 4051 Water & Wastewater Engineering 3 ENTREP 3900 eChallenge 3 MINING 3072 Mining Geomechanics 3 A Mathematics Course Level II or III can be counted toward the program as an elective
Finance Core
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting I 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance I 3 CORPFIN 2501 Financial Institutions Management II 3 CORPFIN 2502 Business Valuation II 3 CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management III 3 ECON 1009 International Financial Institutions & Markets I 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 ECON 2508 Financial Economics II 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 3502 Options, Futures & Risk Management III 3 MATHS 3012 Financial Modelling: Tools & Techniques III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 2504 Intermediate Econometrics II 3 MATHS 2103 Probability & Statistics II 3 Finance Electives
Courses to the value of at least 6 units from the following:
Level III Finance Electives (6 units)
Finance Electives may be chosen from courses listed in the Program Rules for the degree of Bachelor of Finance.