MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Engineering Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Caution Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1037-0919

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


SUBJECT LISTS - GIPPSLANDPart 2


Subject list II


Level     Subject                                     Credit    Prerequisites         Corequisites  
                                                      points                                

          BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING/BACHELOR OF                                                   
          BUSINESS                                                                              

          Students starting in engineering or in                                                
          engineering/business                                                                  
First     All disciplines                                                                       
year      GEG1101Engineering practice                    4      Admission to BEng               
                                                                or BEng/BBus                    
          GEG1102 Engineering design                     4      GEG1101                         
          GEG1113 Measurement and instrumentation        4      GEG1503                         
          Either                                                                                
          GEG1123 Engineering computing tools            4      Admission to BEng               
                                                                or BEng/BBus                    
          or                                                                                    
          GEG1133 Technical computing tools              4      Admission to BEng               
                                                                or BEng /BBus                   
          GEG1303 Introduction to engineering            4      Admission to BEng               
          structures                                            or BEng/BBus                    
          GEG1503 Electric circuits                      4      Year 12 Mathematics             
                                                                or GAS1601                      
          GEG1713 Engineering materials                  4      Admission to BEng               
                                                                or BEng/BBus                    
          GEG1723 Engineering  dynamics                  4      Admission to BEng               
                                                                or BEng/BBus                    
          GEG1733 Engineering thermodynamics             4      Year 12 Maths or                
                                                                equivalent                      
          GAS1386 Physics for engineers                  4      Admission to BEng               
                                                                or BEng/BBus                    
          GAS1641 Engineering mathematics 1A             4      An appropriate Year             
                                                                12 Maths or GAS1601             
          GAS1642 Engineering mathematics 1B             4      GAS1641                         
Second    Note: prerequisites GAS1641 and GAS1642                                               
year      may be replaced by GAS1611 and GAS1612                                                
          Civil engineering                                                                     
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG2303 Structural design                     4.5     GEG1303                         
          GEG2313 Structural engineering I              4.5     GEG2723                         
          GEG2323 Geology and geomechanics              4.5     GEG1303, GEG1723,               
                                                                GAS1641, GAS1642                
          GEG2333 Surveying                             4.5     GEG1303, GAS1641,               
                                                                GAS1642                         
          GEG2723 Applied mechanics                     4.5     GEG1303, GEG1723,               
                                                                GAS1641, GAS1642                
          GEG2743 Fluid mechanics I                     4.5     GEG1303                         
          GAS2641 Engineering mathematics                3      GAS1641, GAS1642,               
                                                                and a computer                  
                                                                programming subject             
          GAS2741 Operations research and               4.5     GAS1641, GAS1642                
          statistics                                                                            
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Three from the following core subjects:                                               
          (see Faculty of Business and Economics                                                
          handbook for descriptions of business                                                 
          subjects)                                                                             
          GBU1001 Introductory accounting A              6      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          GBU1101 Introduction to economics              6      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          GBU1201 Introduction to business law           6      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          GBU1302 Management theory and functions        6      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          GBU1401 Introduction to marketing              6      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          Mechanical engineering                                                                
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG2113 Measurement and instrumentation       4.5     GEG1503                         
          GEG2533 Digital electronics and               4.5     GEG1503                         
          computers I                                                                           
          GEG2703 Mechanical design II                  4.5     GEG1102, GEG1303,               
                                                                GEG1723                         
          GEG2723 Applied mechanics                     4.5     GEG1303, GEG1723,               
                                                                GAS1641, GAS1642                
          GEG2733 Thermodynamics                        4.5     GEG1733                         
          GEG2743 Fluid mechanics I                     4.5     GEG1303                         
          GAS2641 Engineering mathematics                3      GAS1641, GAS1642                
                                                                and a computer                  
                                                                programming subject             
          GAS2741 Operations research and               4.5     GAS1641, GAS1642                
          statistics                                                                            
          Business subjects                                                                     
          As for civil engineering                                                              
          Electro-mechanical engineering                                                        
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG2113 Measurement and instrumentation       4.5     GEG1503                         
          GAS2641 Engineering mathematics                3      GAS1641, GAS1642                
                                                                and a computer                  
                                                                programming subject             
          GAS2741 Operations research and               4.5     GAS1641, GAS1642                
          statistics                                                                            
          Other subjects to be selected after          22.5                                     
          consultation with course adviser                                                      
          Business subjects                                                                     
          As for civil engineering                                                              
Third     Civil engineering                                                                     
year      Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG3000 Industrial experience                                                         
          GEG3104 Engineering project management         6      Completion of level             
                                                                2                               
          GEG3133 Engineering computer applications     4.5     GEG1123 or GEG1133,             
                                                                GEG1132, GAS1641,               
                                                                GAS1642, GAS2741                
          GEG3303 Structural engineering II             4.5     GEG2303                         
          GEG3313 Structural engineering III            4.5     GEG2313                         
          GEG3323 Soil mechanics I                      4.5     GEG2323                         
          GEG3333 Road engineering                      4.5     GEG2323, GEG2333                
          GEG3343 Public health engineering             4.5     GEG2743                         
          GEG3353 Engineering construction              4.5     GEG2313, GEG2323,               
                                                                GEG2343                         
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Two from core subjects                        12                                      
          Mechanical engineering                                                                
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG3000 Industrial experience                                                         
          GEG3104 Engineering project management         6      Completion of level             
                                                                2                               
          GEG3133 Engineering computer applications     4.5     GEG1123 or GEG1133,             
                                                                GEG1132, GAS1641,               
                                                                GAS1642, GAS2741                
          GEG3703 Mechanical design III                 4.5     GEG2703                         
          GEG3713 Engineering materials and             4.5     GEG1713                         
          manufacturing processes                                                               
          GEG3723 Mechanics of materials                4.5     GEG2723                         
          GEG3733 Thermodynamics III                    4.5     GEG2733                         
          GEG3743 Fluid mechanics II                    4.5     GEG2743                         
          GEG3763 Vibration and noise control           4.5     GEG2723                         
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Two from core subjects                        12                                      
          Electro-mechanical engineering                                                        
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG3000 Industrial experience                                                         
          GEG3104 Engineering project management         6      Completion of level             
                                                                2                               
          GEG3133 Engineering computer applications     4.5     GEG1123 or GEG1133,             
                                                                GEG1132, GAS1641,               
                                                                GAS1642, GAS2741                
          Other subjects to be selected after           27                                      
          consultation with course adviser                                                      
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Two from core subjects                        12                                      
Fourth    Civil engineering                                                                     
year      Engineering subjects                                                                  
          Four options to be chosen from the                                                    
          following:                                                                            
          GEG4034 Environmental engineering*             6      Completion of level             
                                                                2                               
          GEG4304 Structural engineering IV*             6      GEG3303                         
          GEG4314 Structural engineering V*              6      GEG3313                         
          GEG4324 Geomechanics II*                       6      GEG3323                         
          GEG4334 Traffic engineering*                   6      GEG3333                         
          GEG4344 Hydrology*                             6      GEG3343                         
          * Four optional subjects to be offered                                                
          in any one year from those listed                                                     
          (selection to be based on resources                                                   
          available, and a student poll)                                                        
          Business subjects                                                                     
          GBU2304 Organisational behaviour               6      GBU1302                         
          Four other subjects                           24                                      
          Electrical engineering                                                                
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG4154 Control systems                        6      GEG2513, GEG2523,               
                                                                GAS2641                         
          Three options to be chosen from:                                                      
          GEG4504 Power systems                          6      GAS2641                         
          GEG4524 Communication systems                  6      GEG3523, GEG3533                
          GEG4554 Industrial power applications          6      GEG3413, GEG3453                
          GEG4564 Computer systems engineering II        6      GEG3564                         
          Business subjects                                                                     
          As for civil engineering                                                              
          Mechanical engineering                                                                
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG4154 Control systems                        6      GEG2513, GEG2523,               
                                                                GAS2641                         
          Three options to be chosen from:                                                      
          GEG4604 Mechanical design IV                   6      GEG3703                         
          GEG4614 Computer integrated manufacture        6      GEG1102, GEG1123                
          GEG4624 Rotodynamic machines                   6      GEG3743, GEG3763                
          GEG4654 Combustion and heat transfer           6      GEG3733, GEG3743                
          Business subjects                                                                     
          As for civil engineering                                                              
          Electro-mechanical engineering                                                        
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG4154 Control systems                        6      GEG2513, GEG2523,               
                                                                GAS2641                         
          Other subjects to be selected after           21                                      
          consultation with course adviser                                                      
          Business subjects                                                                     
          As for civil engineering                                                              
Fifth     All disciplines                                                                       
year      Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG4008 Engineering project                   12      Completion of level             
                                                                4                               
          Business subjects                                                                     
          GBU3309 Industrial relations                   6      GBU1302                         
          Five other subjects (30 credit points)     30 or 36                                   
          or six other subjects (36 credit points)                                              
          if two majors are taken which do not                                                  
          include the management major                                                          
          Course totals                                                                         
          + Civil, electrical, mechanical: 251 or                                               
          257 credit points                                                                     
          + Electro-mechanical: 254 or 260 credit                                               
          points                                                                                
          Notes 1.Students starting in engineering                                              
          or engineering/business are not required                                              
          to do the business core subjects GAS1751                                              
          (Quantitative methods 1) and GCO1851                                                  
          (Computers in business).  2.Candidates                                                
          must comply with the following Bachelor                                               
          of Business requirements.A candidate                                                  
          must complete: (i) A major study of a                                                 
          least six semester subjects in at least                                               
          one business teaching area, and two                                                   
          submajors of at least four semester                                                   
          subjects in two other business teaching                                               
          areas, or (ii) Two major studies of at                                                
          least six semester subjects in two                                                    
          business teaching areas. Accounting,                                                  
          economics, management, marketing are                                                  
          available as majors and/or submajors                                                  
          whilst law and computing are available                                                
          as submajors.  3.If one business major                                                
          only is taken other than management then                                              
          one submajor must be management                                                       
          otherwise the fifth-year subjects will                                                
          total sixty credit points.  4.A minimum                                               
          of 251 credit points must be achieved                                                 

          Students starting in business                                                         
First     All disciplines                                                                       
year                                                                                            
          GBU1001 Introductory accounting A              6      Admission to BBus               
          GBU1101 Introduction to economics              6      Admission to BBus               
          GBU1201 Introduction to business law           6      Admission to BBus               
          GBU1302 Management theory and functions        6      Admission to BBus               
          GBU1401 Introduction to marketing              6      Admission to BBus               
          GAS1751 Quantitative methods I                 6      The subject assumes             
                                                                a mathematical                  
                                                                background at about             
                                                                Year 11 level                   
          GCO1851 Computers in business                  6      Admission to BBus               
          One other subject                              6                                      
Second    All disciplines                                                                       
year      Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG1101 Engineering practice                   4      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          GEG1102 Engineering design                     4      GEG1101                         
          GEG1113 Measurement and instrumentation        4      GEG1503                         
          GEG1303 Introduction to engineering            4      Admission to                    
          structures                                            BEng/BBus                       
          GEG1503 Electric circuits                      4      Year 12 Mathematics             
                                                                or GAS1601                      
          GEG1713 Engineering materials                  4      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          GEG1723 Engineering dynamics                   4      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          GEG1733 Engineering thermodynamics             4      Year 12 Maths or                
                                                                equivalent                      
          GAS1386 Physics for engineers                  4      Admission to                    
                                                                BEng/BBus                       
          GAS1641 Engineering mathematics 1A             4      An appropriate Year             
                                                                12 Maths or GAS1601             
          GAS1642 Engineering mathematics 1B             4      GAS1641                         
          Business subjects                                                                     
          One subject                                    6                                      
Third     All disciplines                                                                       
year      Engineering subjects                                                                  
          As for second-year discipline start in       34.5                                     
          engineering                                                                           
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Three subjects                                18                                      
Fourth    All disciplines                                                                       
year      Engineering subjects                                                                  
          As for third-year discipline start  in       37.5                                     
          engineering                                                                           
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Two subjects                                  12                                      
          or                                                                                    
          Three subjects if two majors are taken        18                                      
          which do not include the management major                                             
Fifth     Civil engineering                                                                     
year      Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG4008 Engineering project                   12      Completion of level             
                                                                4                               
          Three options to be chosen from the                                                   
          following:                                                                            
          GEG4034 Environmental engineering*             6      Completion of level             
                                                                2                               
          GEG4304 Structural engineering IV*             6      GEG3303                         
          GEG4314 Structural engineering V*              6      GEG3313                         
          GEG4324 Geomechanics II*                       6      GEG3323                         
          GEG4334 Traffic engineering*                   6      GEG3333                         
          GEG4344 Hydrology*                             6      GEG3343                         
          * Four optional subjects to be offered                                                
          in any one year from those listed                                                     
          (selection to be based on resources                                                   
          available, and a student poll).                                                       
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Four subjects                                 24                                      
          Electrical engineering                                                                
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG4008 Engineering project                   12      Completion of level             
                                                                3                               
          GEG4154 Control systems                        6      GEG2513, GEG2523,               
                                                                GAS2641                         
          Three options to be chosen from:                                                      
          GEG4504 Power systems                          6      GAS2641                         
          GEG4524 Communication systems                  6      GEG3523, GEG3533                
          GEG4554 Industrial power applications          6      GEG3413, GEG3453                
          GEG4564 Computer systems engineering II        6      GEG3564                         
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Four subjects                                 24                                      
          Mechanical engineering                                                                
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG4008 Engineering project                   12      Completion of level             
                                                                3                               
          GEG4154 Control systems                        6      GEG2513, GEG2523,               
                                                                GAS2641                         
          Three options to be chosen from:                                                      
          GEG4604 Mechanical design IV                   6      GEG3703                         
          GEG4614 Computer integrated manufacture        6      GEG1102, GEG1123                
          GEG4624 Rotodynamic machines                   6      GEG3743, GEG3763                
          GEG4654 Combustion and heat transfer           6      GEG3733                         
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Four subjects                                 24                                      
          Electro-mechanical engineering                                                        
          Engineering subjects                                                                  
          GEG4008 Engineering project                   12      Completion of level             
                                                                3                               
          GEG4154 Control systems                        6      GEG2513, GEG2523,               
                                                                GAS2641                         
          Other subjects to be selected after           15                                      
          consultation with course adviser                                                      
          Business subjects                                                                     
          Four subjects                                 24                                      
          Notes 1.Students must include the                                                     
          following management subjects in the                                                  
          course:  GBU1302 (Management theory and                                               
          functions) and GBU3309 (Industrial                                                    
          relations).  2.Candidates must comply                                                 
          with the following Bachelor of Business                                               
          requirements. A candidate must complete:                                              
          (i) a major study of a least six                                                      
          semester subjects in at least one                                                     
          business teaching area, and two                                                       
          submajors of at least four semester                                                   
          subjects in two other business teaching                                               
          areas, or (ii) two major studies of at                                                
          least six semester subjects in two                                                    
          business teaching areas. Accounting,                                                  
          economics, management, marketing are                                                  
          available as majors and/or submajors                                                  
          whilst law and computing are available                                                
          as submajors.  3.If one business major                                                
          only is taken other than management then                                              
          one submajor must be management                                                       
          otherwise the fourth-year subjects will                                               
          total 61.5 credit points.  4.Students                                                 
          who have passed GCO1851 (Computers in                                                 
          business) are not required to do GEG1123                                              
          (Engineering computing tools).  5.A                                                   
          minimum of 252 credit points must be                                                  
          achieved.                                                                             


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