Faculty of Engineering

Master of Professional Engineering (Civil) (2010)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2010.


1. Overview

Course: Master of Professional Engineering (Civil) (2010)
CP Required: 144
Min FT Duration: 3.00 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

2. Requirements

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 CIVL3612: Fluid Mechanics
Core
6 CIVL4811: Engineering Design and Construction
Core
6 CIVL5507: Foundations of Concrete Structures 1
Core
6 ENGG5202: Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 CIVL5508: Foundations of Steel Structures 1
Core
6 ENGG5204: Engineering Professional Practice
12 Select from Unit Block:
Specialist Electives

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
0 ENGG5217: Practical Experience
Core
6 ENGG5220: Engineering Project A


Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher in their first 48 credits of MPE are eligible for the Research pathway and may replace ENGG5220 and 6cp of Year 2, Sem 1 electives with ENGG5222 Dissertation A.
12 Select from Unit Block:
Advanced Electives
6 Select from Unit Block:
Specialist Electives

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 CIVL5510: Foundations of Civil Engineering Design
Core
6 ENGG5221: Engineering Project B


Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher in their first 48 credits of MPE are eligible for the Research pathway and may replace ENGG5221 and 6cp of Yr 2, Sem 2 electives with ENGG5223 Dissertation B.
12 Select from Unit Block:
Advanced Electives

4. Pathways

Research Pathway

Type CP CP From
Core
12 ENGG5222: Dissertation A
Core
12 ENGG5223: Dissertation B

Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher in their first 48 credits of MPE are eligible for the Research pathway and may take ENGG5222 Dissertation A and ENGG5223 Dissertation B. These units replace of ENGG5220 and ENG5221 and 12cp of Year 2, Sem 1 electives.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Specialist Electives (Min CP: 18,Max CP: 18)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
CIVL5266 Steel Structures - Stability 6 Semester 1
CIVL5269 Advanced Concrete Structures 6 Semester 2
CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering 6 Semester 2
CIVL5452 Geotechnical Engineering 2 6 Semester 1
CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering 6 Semester 1

Note: Students must complete 18 credit points from the units listed across the two years.

Block 2 - Advanced Electives (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
CIVL5257 Concrete Structures - Prestressed Concrete 6 Semester 1
CIVL5264 Composite Steel-Concrete Structures 6 Semester 2
CIVL5267 Steel Structures - Advanced Analysis and Design 6 Semester 1
CIVL5268 Structural Dynamics 6 Semester 2
CIVL5450 Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations 6 Semester 1
CIVL5451 Numerical and Computer Methods in Geotechnical Engineering 6
CIVL5454 Rock Engineering 6 Semester 2
CIVL5455 Engineering Behaviour of Soils 6 Semester 2
CIVL5665 Water Supply for Towns and Cities 6 Semester 2
CIVL5666 Open Channel Flow & Hydraulic Structures 6 Semester 1
CIVL5668 Fundamentals of Wind Engineering for Design 6 Semester 1
CIVL5669 Applied Fluid Engineering Computing 6 Semester 2

Note: Students must complete 24 credit points from the units listed across Year 2.