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Units indexed by faculty Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)Course code: 1014 + Course abbreviation: BE(Civ) + Total credit points required: 192 (48 points at Bachelor of Engineering level 1, plus 144 points from the relevant engineering branch) + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time (1 year full-time Bachelor of Engineering, 3 years full-time in the engineering branches) Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Clayton) Course descriptionCivil engineers work in areas such as structural engineering, soil engineering, rock engineering, dam engineering, hydraulic engineering, engineering management, highway engineering, traffic engineering, public health engineering, water resources engineering, town planning, and coastal engineering. In any of these areas, a civil engineer may work in the functional areas of research, investigation, design, construction or operation, and the undergraduate course in the Department of Civil Engineering prepares a student accordingly. The areas of structures, geomechanics, water, management and transport are the major areas of civil engineering activity and form the basis of the department’s organisation and teaching. Course structureStudents enter this branch of engineering after completion of the common first year (refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Engineering earlier in this section). It is recommended that students wishing to enter this branch of engineering complete ENG1020 in the first year. The intention of level 2 is to develop ‘sub-professional’ skills, ie the ability to design commonplace engineering artefacts in the context of suitable theoretical treatment. At the same time, students gain some appreciation for the breadth of civil engineering. Theory is developed in parallel with the applications (problems). The theoretical insights are further developed in levels 3 and 4, as more complex scenarios are considered. Level 3 is designed to develop ‘core professional’ skills. It includes a management unit, engineering investigation, road engineering, two structural units, a water unit and a geomechanics unit. The water and geomechanics groups share a groundwater unit. Level 4 is seen as a year of specialisation. Each student must take both 'Project A' and 'Civil engineering practice 4' (6 points each) and a minimum of four civil engineering electives (6 points each). The remaining 12 points may be taken anywhere within the university (including the Civil Engineering department), as long as the units do not substantially duplicate a unit already studied. Some of the electives are multidisciplinary. Communication skills are seen as an important part of the civil engineering degree. Emphasis is placed on developing good written and oral presentation skills. To graduate, students need to attend a number of communication courses and indicate proficiency in written and oral presentations and group skills. Course requirementsThis is a new course structure for students entering level 2 of the program from 2006 onwards. Levels 3 and 4 of the program remain unchanged. Students who entered level 2 of the program prior to 2006 should refer to the handbook for the year in which they commenced the course. Second year
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Fourth yearElective unitsSelect a minimum of 24 points from:
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