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Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course code: 3274 ~ Course abbreviation: BCivEnvEng ~ Total credit points required: 192 ~ 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Engineering

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Gippsland)

Course description

The course is directed towards students seeking a broad base of knowledge and skills in the sustainable implementation and management of civil engineering infrastructure and solutions in a manner that minimises adverse impacts on the environment.

Course objectives

Graduates will be trained in core engineering knowledge and skills, complemented by units from science, mathematics, environmental management and environmental technology. They are to be equipped to be civil and environmental engineers who solve problems, with a capacity for civil engineering design and a sound understanding of environmental systems.

Course structure

Level 1 includes basic sciences such as mathematics and chemistry, as well as introductory engineering units and an introduction to environmental science. The two engineering units provide a basis for civil engineering studies and will have material associated with environmental engineering added to supplement them.

At level 2, students will undertake studies mainly in the areas of civil and environmental engineering. These include geomechanics, structures, hydrology and water supply, as well as environmental modelling. Basic mathematics will also be continued. The civil engineering units will have material associated with environmental engineering added to supplement them.

Level 3 and 4 units further extend studies in civil and environmental engineering design and analysis with increasingly complex tasks, as well as providing more advanced studies in transport, environmental management and environmental technology. Students should be aware that certain elective units offered at level 3 may require travel to Clayton campus to study.

Course requirements

Level 1

Core units
  • ENG1210 Introduction to structural engineering
  • ENG1211 Introduction to engineering systems
  • ENV1711 Environmental science 1 - the dynamic environment
  • ENV1722 Environmental science 2 - resource management issues
  • MAT1055 Mathematics 1A
  • MAT1085 Mathematics 1B
Group 1

For students with VCE units 3 and 4 of Chemistry but not VCE units 3 and 4 of Physics:

Group 2

For students with VCE units 3 and 4 of Physics but not VCE units 3 and 4 of Chemistry:

Group 3

For students with both VCE units 3 and 4 of Chemistry and Physics:

and one of:

Total: 48 points

Level 2

Total: 48 points

Level 3

  • ENG3201 Project management for engineers
  • ENG3202 Geoengineering
  • ENG3203 Environmental geoengineering
  • ENG3204 Water and wastewater
  • ENG3205 Traffic and transport
  • ENV3639 Global resources and energy management
  • ENV3737 Environmental management
  • GES3820 Geographic information systems (GIS) for environmental management

Total: 48 points

Level 4

Core units
Electives*

Select three units from:

  • CHM3742 Chemistry of aquatic systems and processes
  • CIV4248 Ground hazards and environmental geotechnics
  • CIV4261 Integrated urban water management
  • CIV4283 Transport planning
  • CIV4284 Transport systems
  • ENV3647 Forest management
  • ENV3726 Atmospheric processes
  • ENV3656 Natural area management

    * Units coded CIV are offered at the Clayton campus.

Total: 48 points

Contact details

Telephone +61 3 990 26407, fax +61 3 9902 6738, email dushmanta.dutta@sci.monash.edu.au.

Course director

Dr Dushmanta Dutta