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Civil Engineering
COURSES OFFERED
The following postgraduate courses are available:
Doctor of Philosophy
Honours Master of Engineering by Coursework or Research
Master of Engineering Practice in Civil Engineering
Graduate Diploma in Engineering
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
The following areas of research are available to candidates
undertaking the Honours Master of Engineering degree by research
and the Doctor of Philosophy degree:
- Steel and concrete structures
- Bridge engineering
- Solid and rock mechanics
- Foundation engineering, including railways
- Slope stability and reliability analysis
- Soft ground improvement technology
- Reinforced earth
- Dam and embankment engineering
- Finite element and other numerical methods
- Structural dynamics
- Cementitious materials for construction
- Flood studies, hydraulics and hydrology
- Water quality engineering
- Geo-environmental studies
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Candidates for the degree enrol in the subject CIVL957
PhD Major Thesis.
HONOURS MASTER OF ENGINEERING
The following opportunities are available for graduates to
conduct research or pursue an advanced course of study:
(a) The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by Research
Thesis
The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by research thesis
is intended for those engineers qualified and interested in
specific problems. Students enrol in CIVL955
ME Major Thesis.
(b) The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by Combinations
of Coursework and Research Thesis
This is the normal course for the younger Civil Engineer,
which provides him or her with training in research and also
allows greater depth of understanding in specialist postgraduate
areas.
A candidate who has a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
at Class III or higher from this University, or an approved
equivalent qualification, will enrol in subjects with a value
of not less than 48 cps. Programs offered include:
| (i) CIVL951 |
Dissertation plus four elective subjects; or |
| (ii)CIVL950 |
Dissertation plus six elective subjects. |
Aims
The programs of study allow the student to combine specialist postgraduate
subjects according to his or her undergraduate background, with project
work. It is intended to strengthen professional training in a context of
problems and policies which reach beyond the conventionally recognised boundaries
of single disciplines. Elective postgraduate subjects and introductions
to disciplines in which the student has no experience, are available.
The program for the Honours Master of Engineering has two explicit aims:
(i) Specialist Training. Postgraduate training is provided for students
with appropriate backgrounds, to enable professional development in their
particular discipline. This is achieved by providing access to existing
postgraduate courses already offered by Civil Engineering.
(ii) Interdisciplinary Training. An interdisciplinary framework is
provided, within which postgraduate training in civil engineering may be
integrated with other disciplines. This is achieved by the provision of
limited access to concentrated study in other disciplines.
Elective Subjects
| CIVL901 |
Project |
| CIVL902 |
Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering |
| CIVL903 |
Concrete Technology |
| CIVL904 |
Highway Materials |
| CIVL905 |
Transportation Engineering |
| CIVL907 |
Civil Engineering Computations |
| CIVL908 |
Advanced Soil Mechanics |
| CIVL909 |
Advanced Foundation Engineering |
| CIVL910 |
Vibrations of Structures |
| CIVL911 |
Finite Element Methods |
| CIVL912 |
Engineering Hydrology |
| CIVL914 |
Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures |
| CIVL916 |
Research Topics in Civil Engineering |
| CIVL918 |
Steel Structures |
| CIVL919 |
Earth Structures |
| CIVL923 |
Advanced Reinforced Concrete |
| CIVL924 |
Advanced Studies in Computer Aided Design and Draughting |
| ENVE920 |
Principles of Environmental Engineering |
Note 1: The coursework program will not be offered if enrolment is less
than 6 students.
Note 2: Not all subjects available in any one year.
MASTER OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
A candidate who has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering
degree from this university, or an approved equivalent qualification, would
normally be accepted. A student enrolled in a full-time program is expected
to take one year to complete this course.
Dissertation Candidates enrol in CIVL950
(12 cp) plus three core and three elective subjects from the Master of Engineering
Practice program as follows:
Core Subjects
Elective Subjects
Note 1: Not all subjects available in any one year.
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING
A candidate who has completed a degree of Bachelor of Engineering and wishes
to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Engineering will enrol in the 48
credit point subject CIVL899.
Advanced Topics in engineering
Upon satisfactory completion of the subject CIVL899, the candidate is eligible
for award of the Graduate Diploma in Engineering. A person who is awarded
the Graduate Diploma in Engineering and who subsequently satisfies the requirements
for award of the degree of Honours Master of Engineering is deemed to have
surrendered the testamur and associated rights for the Graduate Diploma
prior to receiving the Honours Master degree. |
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