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ProgramsEngENGI (PG)ME/GDE/GEME/GDE/GEME 2025+Master of Engineering (Civil Engineering) 2025+ (2025)
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Students take Capstone Project units CIVL5020 and CIVL5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project CIVL5020/CIVL5021 and 6 cp of elective units.
Year 1 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | CIVL6002: Measurement and Data in Civil Engineering | |
| 6 | Engineering Leadership & Management units | |
| 6 | Civil Stream Specialist units Note: Students completing a specialisation should select a specialisation unit | |
| 6 | Civil Stream Elective units Note: Students completing a specialisation should select a specialisation unit |
Year 1 - Semester 2
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | CIVL6001: Civil Engineering in a Changing Climate | |
| 6 | Engineering Leadership & Management units | |
| 6 | Civil Stream Specialist units Note: Students completing a specialisation should select a specialisation unit | |
| 6 | CIVL5020: Capstone Project A Note: Students eligible for the Research pathway may replace CIVL5020 and 6cp of Stream Electives with CIVL5222 Dissertation A. |
Year 2 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | Master of Engineering Breadth elective units | |
| 6 | Civil Stream Elective units | |
| 6 | Civil Stream Specialist units Note: Students completing a specialisation should select a specialisation unit | |
| 6 | CIVL5021: Capstone Project B Note: Students eligible for the Research pathway may replace CIVL5021 and 6cp of recommended electives with CIVL5223 Dissertation B. |
Requirements for this Pathway
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core | 12 | CIVL5022: Capstone Project B Extended Note:Students achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. CIVL5022 replaces CIVL5021 and a 6cp elective unit. |
Students take Capstone Project units CIVL5020 and CIVL5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project CIVL5020/CIVL5021 and 6 cp of elective units.
1. Stream Specialisation in Structures
2. Stream Specialisation in Water Engineering
3. Stream Specialisation in Geomechanical Engineering
ESIPS (Student Industrial Placement Scheme)
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
|
24 |
CIVL5010: Major Industry Project Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take CIVL5010 in place of CIVL5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study. |
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Note: Candidates undertaking the Major Industrial Project take CIVL5010 in place of CIVL5020/5021 Capstone Project A & B and 12 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study.
Extended Capstone Project
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
|
12 |
CIVL5022: Capstone Project B Extended Note: Students achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project. CIVL5022 replaces CIVL5021 and a 6cp elective unit. |
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Note: Students take Capstone Project units CIVL5020 and CIVL5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project CIVL5020/CIVL5021 and 6 cp of elective units.
Research Pathway
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
|
12 |
CIVL5222: Dissertation A Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway. CIVL5222 replaces CIVL5020 and a 6cp elective unit. |
Core
|
12 |
CIVL5223: Dissertation B Note: Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway. CIVL5223 replaces CIVL5021 and a 6cp elective unit. |
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Note: Research pathway students take Dissertation units CIVL5222 and CIVL5223 (total 24 cp) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 cp of elective units.
Block 1 - Civil Stream Core units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| CIVL6001 | Civil Engineering in a Changing Climate | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL6002 | Measurement and Data in Civil Engineering | 6 |
Semester 1 |
Block 2 - Civil Stream Specialist units (Min CP: 18,Max CP: 18)
Block 3 - Civil Stream Elective units (Max CP: 12)
Note:
Students with RVL do not complete any Civil Stream Elective units.
Specialist units may also be taken as elective units.
Block 4 - Engineering Leadership & Management units (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 12)
Note: Students with RVL complete 6 credit points of Engineering Leadership & Management units.
Block 5 - Master of Engineering Breadth elective units (Max CP: 6)
Note: Specialist units may also be taken as Breadth elective units.
Block 6 - Research units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| CIVL5010 | Major Industry Project | 24 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5020 | Capstone Project A | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5021 | Capstone Project B | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5022 | Capstone Project B Extended | 12 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5222 | Dissertation A | 12 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CIVL5223 | Dissertation B | 12 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Note: A candidate who has been granted RVL and who is eligible to undertake the extended capstone project or dissertation may be granted exemption of up to 12 credit points of elective units.
Block 7 - Specialisation - Structures (Max CP: 24)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| CIVL6257 | Concrete Structures - Prestressed Concrete | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6264 | Composite Steel-Concrete Structures | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL6267 | Steel Structures - Advanced Analysis and Design | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6268 | Structural Dynamics | 6 |
Semester 2 |
Block 8 - Specialisation - Water Engineering (Max CP: 24)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| CIVL5665 | Water Supply for Towns and Cities | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5670 | Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6665 | Advanced Water Resources Engineering | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL6669 | Applied Fluid Engineering Computing | 6 |
Semester 2 |
Block 9 - Specialisation - Geomechanical Engineering (Max CP: 24)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| CIVL6450 | Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6454 | Rock Engineering | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6455 | Advanced Soil Mechanics | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL6456 | Advanced Geotechnical Engineering | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| Course: | Master of Engineering (Civil Engineering) 2025+ (2025) |
| CP Required: | 72 |
| Min FT Duration: | 1.50 Years |
| Min PT Duration: | 3.00 Years |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Years Offered: | 2025 |
| Requirements: | By completing the units in the accompanying tables, students may qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering, or the Graduate Diploma in Engineering or the Master of Engineering as follows. Graduate Certificate in Engineering To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Engineering a candidate must complete 24 credit points of core or specialist units of study from any stream of the Master of Engineering. It is recommended that candidates complete units from within a single stream. Graduate Diploma in Engineering To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Engineering a candidate must complete 36 credit points of core or specialist units of study from any stream of the Master of Engineering. It is recommended that candidates complete units from within a single stream. Master of Engineering To qualify for the award of the Master of Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including: (a) 42 credit points of Civil Stream units, consisting of: (i) 12 credit points of Stream Core units, and (ii) 18 credit points of Stream Specialist units, and (iii) 12 credit points of Stream Specialist or Elective units (b) 12 credit points of Engineering Management and Leadership units (c) 6 credit points of Breadth Elective units (d) A minimum of 12 credit points of Project or Research Pathway units The completion of a Specialisation is optional, and requires 24 credit points chosen from the Stream Specialist collection (18 credit points) and the Stream Elective collection (6 credit points). The available Specialisations are: • Structures • Water Engineering • Geomechanical Engineering Students with RVL are unable to complete a specialisation. Course resolutions This course is administered under course resolutions published in the Faculty Handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/ |
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