Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil) (BE(Hons)(Civil))

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Detailed Program Information

Program Code
BENGH

Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Academic Year
2019

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

This program will provide students with skills and knowledge in creating and maintaining the physical infrastructure of society while managing and conserving natural resources. The program has an emphasis on engineering problem-solving and design and analysis using modern, computer-based methods. All Engineering students will complete a common first year before branching out into their disciplines, majors and/or a choice of thematic minors. The first and second years of the program develop mathematics and science skills, with fundamental engineering and design courses. Third and fourth years enable students to specialise and focuses on project based learning. Students can choose to study majors in Construction Management, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering and Water Systems. Students can also choose a range of thematic majors such as Defence Systems, Renewable Energy and Smart Technologies or minors in Entrepreneurship and Humanitarian Engineering.
 
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil) is an AQF Level 08 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 4 years. This program is accredited by Engineers Australia and graduates of the program qualify for professional membership of Engineers Australia.
 

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)

There shall be a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil).

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil), the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following courses with a combined total of not less than 102 units, comprising:

  1. Courses to the value of 102; Core courses up to the value of 78 units and Elective courses to the value of 24 with the option of a major in one of the following:
    • Construction Management
    • Defence Systems
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Geotechnical Engineering
    • Renewable Energy
    • Smart Technologies
    • Structural Engineering
    • Water Systems
  2. An Entrepreneurship or Humanitarian minor can be presented in lieu of available electives within the program.
  3. Engineering Practice courses include work placements. A total of 8 weeks of approved engineering work placements is required.
  4. Unless exempted, International students are required to take ENG 1011 Introduction to Engineering EAL in lieu of ENG 1001 Introduction to Engineering

Core Courses

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)

    To satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil) students must complete courses to the value of 102 units.

    Core Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 1002 Introduction to Infrastructure 3
    CEME 1004 Engineering Mechanics - Statics 3
    CEME 2001 Strength of Materials 3
    CEME 2002 Structural Mechanics 3
    CEME 2003 Civil Engineering Hydraulics 3
    CEME 2004 Introduction to Geo-engineering 3
    CEME 2005 Transportation Eng & Survey 3
    CEME 3001 Computer Analysis of Structures and Structural Dynamics 3
    CEME 3002 Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    CEME 3003 Structural Steel Design 3
    CEME 3004 Hydrology for Engineers 3
    CEME 3005 Advanced Civil Engineering Hydraulics 3
    CEME 3006 Geotechnical Engineering 3
    CEME 4050 Design Practice 3
    ENG 1001 Introduction to Engineering 3
    ENG 1003 Programming (Matlab and Excel) 3
    ENG 3004 Interdisciplinary Professional Practice 3
    ENG 3005 Research Methods and Project Management 3
    ENG 3100 Engineering Practice 1 3
    ENG 3200 Engineering Practice 2 3
    MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3
    MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3
    MATHS 2201 Engineering Mathematics IIA 3
    MATHS 2202 Engineering Mathematics IIB 3

    Civil Courses - No Major

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3

    Civil Electives - No Major

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
    CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3
    CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3
    ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3
    MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 2006 Environmental Modelling and Simulation 3
    CEME 3007 Integrated Environment Planning and Impact Assessment 3
    CEME 4001 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    CEME 4002 Finite Element Theory and Practice 3
    CEME 4003 Wind and Earthquake Engineering 3
    CEME 4004 Advanced Water Distribution Systems Engineering 3
    CEME 4005 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Systems 3
    CEME 4006 Advanced Hydrology and Flood Hydraulics 3
    CEME 4007 Unsaturated Soils 3
    CEME 4008 Soil and Ground Water Remediation 3
    CEME 4009 Environmental Decision Making 3
    CEME 4010 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3
    CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3
    ENG 4011 Engineering Geology 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:

    Electives may be any University of Adelaide Undergraduate course for which the student meets the pre-requisites. Please check the availability, restriction and incompatible section on the course planner for elective choices. 

Major

  • Construction Management Major

    Major Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    DESST 1504 Representation I 3
    DESST 2518 Construction II 3
    DESST 3514 Construction III 3
    ENG 3301 Construction Management and Technology I 3
    ENG 3302 Cost Planning and Management 3
    ENG 3303 Construction Management and Technologies 3
    ENG 3304 Development and Construction 3
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3

    Elective Courses

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
    CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3
    CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3
    ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3
    MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3

  • Defence Systems Major

    Major Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    ELEC ENG 3100 Systems Engineering 3
    ENG 3305 Human Factors 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3
    ENG 4020 Complex Systems Engineering 3
    POLIS 2124 Global Justice and International Order 3

    Elective Courses

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
    CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3
    CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3
    ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3
    MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 2006 Environmental Modelling and Simulation 3
    CEME 3007 Integrated Environment Planning and Impact Assessment 3
    CEME 4001 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    CEME 4002 Finite Element Theory and Practice 3
    CEME 4003 Wind and Earthquake Engineering 3
    CEME 4004 Advanced Water Distribution Systems Engineering 3
    CEME 4005 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Systems 3
    CEME 4006 Advanced Hydrology and Flood Hydraulics 3
    CEME 4007 Unsaturated Soils 3
    CEME 4008 Soil and Ground Water Remediation 3
    CEME 4009 Environmental Decision Making 3
    CEME 4010 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3
    CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3
    ENG 4011 Engineering Geology 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

    Electives may be any University of Adelaide Undergraduate course for which the student meets the pre-requisites. Please check the availability, restriction and incompatible section on the course planner for elective choices. 

  • Environmental Engineering Major

    Major Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 2006 Environmental Modelling and Simulation 3
    CEME 4005 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Systems 3
    CEME 4008 Soil and Ground Water Remediation 3
    CEME 4009 Environmental Decision Making 3
    CEME 4010 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3
    CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3

    Elective Courses

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
    CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3
    CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3
    ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3
    MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Electives may be any University of Adelaide Undergraduate course for which the student meets the pre-requisites. Please check the availability, restriction and incompatible section on the course planner for elective choices. 

  • Geotechnical Engineering Major

    Major Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 4007 Unsaturated Soils 3
    CEME 4008 Soil and Ground Water Remediation 3
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3
    ENG 4011 Engineering Geology 3
    MINING 4102 Mine Geotechnical Engineering 3

    Elective Courses

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
    CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3
    CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3
    ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3
    MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 2006 Environmental Modelling and Simulation 3
    CEME 3007 Integrated Environment Planning and Impact Assessment 3
    CEME 4001 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    CEME 4002 Finite Element Theory and Practice 3
    CEME 4003 Wind and Earthquake Engineering 3
    CEME 4004 Advanced Water Distribution Systems Engineering 3
    CEME 4005 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Systems 3
    CEME 4006 Advanced Hydrology and Flood Hydraulics 3
    CEME 4009 Environmental Decision Making 3
    CEME 4010 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3
    CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

    Electives may be any University of Adelaide Undergraduate course for which the student meets the pre-requisites. Please check the availability, restriction and incompatible section on the course planner for elective choices. 

  • Renewable Energy Major

    Major Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 3007 Integrated Environment Planning and Impact Assessment 3
    CHEM ENG 4048 Biofuels, Biomass and Wastes 3
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3
    ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3
    ELEC ENG 3110 Electric Power Systems 3
    ELEC ENG 3111 Distributed Generation Technologies 3
    MECH ENG 4064 Renewable Power Technologies 3

    Elective Courses

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 2006 Environmental Modelling and Simulation 3
    CEME 4001 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    CEME 4002 Finite Element Theory and Practice 3
    CEME 4003 Wind and Earthquake Engineering 3
    CEME 4004 Advanced Water Distribution Systems Engineering 3
    CEME 4005 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Systems 3
    CEME 4006 Advanced Hydrology and Flood Hydraulics 3
    CEME 4007 Unsaturated Soils 3
    CEME 4008 Soil and Ground Water Remediation 3
    CEME 4009 Environmental Decision Making 3
    CEME 4010 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3
    CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3
    ENG 4011 Engineering Geology 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Electives may be any University of Adelaide Undergraduate course for which the student meets the pre-requisites. Please check the availability, restriction and incompatible section on the course planner for elective choices. 

  • Smart Technologies Major

    Major Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    COMP SCI 1102 Object Oriented Programming 3
    COMP SCI 2103 Algorithm Design & Data Structures 3
    COMP SCI 3001 Computer Networks & Applications 3
    COMP SCI 4092 Mobile and Wireless Systems 3
    ELEC ENG 3107 Autonomous Systems 3
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3
    MECH ENG 3032 Micro-Controller Programming 3

    Elective Courses

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 2006 Environmental Modelling and Simulation 3
    CEME 3007 Integrated Environment Planning and Impact Assessment 3
    CEME 4001 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    CEME 4002 Finite Element Theory and Practice 3
    CEME 4003 Wind and Earthquake Engineering 3
    CEME 4004 Advanced Water Distribution Systems Engineering 3
    CEME 4005 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Systems 3
    CEME 4006 Advanced Hydrology and Flood Hydraulics 3
    CEME 4007 Unsaturated Soils 3
    CEME 4008 Soil and Ground Water Remediation 3
    CEME 4009 Environmental Decision Making 3
    CEME 4010 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3
    CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3
    ENG 4011 Engineering Geology 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Electives may be any University of Adelaide Undergraduate course for which the student meets the pre-requisites. Please check the availability, restriction and incompatible section on the course planner for elective choices. 

  • Structural Engineering Major

    Major Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 4001 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    CEME 4002 Finite Element Theory and Practice 3
    CEME 4003 Wind and Earthquake Engineering 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3

    Elective Courses

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
    CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3
    CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3
    ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3
    MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 2006 Environmental Modelling and Simulation 3
    CEME 3007 Integrated Environment Planning and Impact Assessment 3
    CEME 4004 Advanced Water Distribution Systems Engineering 3
    CEME 4005 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Systems 3
    CEME 4006 Advanced Hydrology and Flood Hydraulics 3
    CEME 4007 Unsaturated Soils 3
    CEME 4008 Soil and Ground Water Remediation 3
    CEME 4009 Environmental Decision Making 3
    CEME 4010 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3
    CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3
    ENG 4011 Engineering Geology 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

    Electives may be any University of Adelaide Undergraduate course for which the student meets the pre-requisites. Please check the availability, restriction and incompatible section on the course planner for elective choices. 

  • Water Systems Major

    Major Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 4004 Advanced Water Distribution Systems Engineering 3
    CEME 4005 Advanced Hydrological Modelling & Water Resource Systems 3
    CEME 4006 Advanced Hydrology and Flood Hydraulics 3
    ENG 4001A Research Project Part A 3
    ENG 4001B Research Project Part B 3

    Elective Courses

    Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 1001 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
    CEME 1003 Resources and Energy in a Circular Economy 3
    CHEM ENG 1007 Introduction to Process Engineering 3
    ELEC ENG 1101 Electronic Systems 3
    MECH ENG 1007 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CEME 2006 Environmental Modelling and Simulation 3
    CEME 3007 Integrated Environment Planning and Impact Assessment 3
    CEME 4001 Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design 3
    CEME 4002 Finite Element Theory and Practice 3
    CEME 4003 Wind and Earthquake Engineering 3
    CEME 4007 Unsaturated Soils 3
    CEME 4008 Soil and Ground Water Remediation 3
    CEME 4009 Environmental Decision Making 3
    CEME 4010 Designing Water Resource Systems for Urban Environments 3
    CHEM ENG 4051 Water and Wastewater Engineering 3
    ENG 4011 Engineering Geology 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

    Electives may be any University of Adelaide Undergraduate course for which the student meets the pre-requisites. Please check the availability, restriction and incompatible section on the course planner for elective choices. 

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