Off-Campus Learning Guide 2004
Engineering

Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Engineering and Management

Course code: 3263 + Clayton campus + HECS liable (fee-paying places available once HECS quota is reached) + Cost: Australian students - TBA ($1350 per six-credit-point unit in 2003); international students - $1625 per six-credit-point unit

Aims

The course is intended for graduate engineers scientists and economists. However, students from other professional backgrounds working in the infrastructure area will be accepted into the program. Graduates will understand the need to plan, develop and maintain infrastructure at a high level. They will also be able to evaluate alternative projects and policies in a rigorous manner, plan and execute the development of infrastructure projects, communicate their arguments effectively to teams and clients and critically evaluate their and others' work.

Professional recognition

The course satisfies the continuing education requirements of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.

Entry requirements

There is no direct entry into the program. Normal admission will be allowed for students completing the Graduate Certificate in Infrastructure Engineering and Management.

Articulation from graduate certificate - students should complete 48 credits comprising two additional core units and two electives not already completed for the graduate certificate. A maximum of one elective can be chosen from Business and Economics.
Exit from the masters degree - students should complete 24 credits comprising all four core subjects.

Course length

The course is normally completed in two years by off-campus learning (based on two units per semester) with a maximum of four years part-time (based on one unit per semester).

Course structure

Students are advised to visit the website at http://www.civil.eng.monash.edu.au/pgrad/Infrasturcture_PG for detailed information on course structure.

Core units (all six credit points)

Students should choose all core units available in first and second semesters.

First semester:

• CIV5310 Infrastructure project and policy evaluation
• CIV5311 Infrastructure project management

Second semester:

• CIV5312 Asset management I
• CIV5313 Asset management II

Elective units (all six credit points)

Engineering electives

Students articulate from postgraduate certificate should choose a maximum of three units from list of engineering electives available in first and second semesters.

First semester:

• CIV5301 Traffic engineering fundamentals
• CIV5307 Parking policy and design
• CIV5262 Planning and design of urban stormwater management measures

Second semester:

• CIV5302 Road traffic engineering and management
• CIV5304 Intelligent transport systems
• CIV5306 Road safety engineering
• CIV5261 Flood management in urban and rural environments

Business and Economics electives (all six credit points)

Students articulate from postgraduate certificate should choose a maximum of two units from list of Business and Economics electives available in first and second semesters. As the mode of delivery of these electives may change from time to time, students will require to visit website of Business and Economics (www.buseco.monash.edu.au) for the current status of these electives.

First semester:

• MGG9350 Strategic human resource management (prerequisite MGG9324)
• MGG9370 Management theory and practice
• AFG9044 Business finance (prerequisite AFG9073)
• AFG9071 Introductory accounting
• MGG9352 Management process and systems
• MGG9371 Strategic management (prerequisite MGG9370)
• BTG9270 Business law
• BTG9221 Taxation law and practice

Second semester:

• MGG9303 Organisational behaviour
• MGG9324 Human resource management
• AFG9073 Financial accounting (prerequisite AFG9071)
• AFG9071 Introductory accounting
• AFG9072 Management accounting (prerequisite AFG9071)
• AFG9070 Financial management
• MGG9303 Organisational behaviour
• MKX9160 Marketing theory and practice

Resource requirements

Off-campus learning material in the form of study guides and CD-ROMs are currently being developed and will be made available to all students. Prescribed textbooks will be available from the university bookshop. Students will require access to a computer with email and internet access, either at home or via commercial access points or facilities at local libraries etc.

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