Civil Eng/Environmental Eng - 3631

The program provides students with professional qualifications in areas of great importance to the community. The program is attractive to students who have in mind a career involving environmental issues and infrastructure development. The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering administer the program.

Please contact the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering for information on the Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes.

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General Education 6 UOC

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Plus Geography Elective 6 UOC

Plus General Education 6 UOC

Session 1

Students achieving a School weighted average mark exceeding 62 (calculated from all courses in Years 1 to 4 of the BE program) are eligible to undertake an Honours thesis in Year 4 (CVEN4000 in S1 and CVEN4001 in S2).

Plus TWO of the following electives:

Session 2

All students not undertaking the honours thesis are required to select two majors. Students undertaking the honours thesis are required to undertake one major plus at least 8 units of credit of electives taken from one other discipline area. To complete a major, all three 4 units of credit elective subjects (listed for each discipline below) must be undertaken.

Geotechnical Major

Any 3 of the following 4 courses:

Water Major

Any 3 of the following 4 courses:

Note each major strand is divided into at least three units each of 4 units of credit. A major consists of undertaking 12 units of credit in a given strand. Students may also take elective components of 4 units of credit each offered from different strands.

Students in this program may also need to satisfy the General Education requirements.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents (see left-hand side of page) and contact your school office.

The Faculty of Engineering is committed to providing the widest range of choice of general education electives for its students. It strongly encourages students to make the best use of this flexibility.

Honours is awarded to students who have achieved above average results and who undertake an Honours Thesis in their Final Year. A weighted average is calculated for each student. A different weighting factor for each year of the program is applied to the marks in each course by units of credit as follows:

Industrial training is assigned a nominal value of 4 units of credit in Year 4 in the Honours calculation. For combined degree programs only the marks obtained in the standard Civil or Environmental Engineering courses are used in the calculation. A weighted average mark in the range of 65-69 will result in a recommendation for Honours 2/2. A weighted average mark in the range of 70-74 will result in a recommendation for Honours 2/1. A weighted average mark of 75 and above will result in a recommendation for Honours 1.

1. Students must satisfy the normal program and course prerequisites for Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering.

2. The degrees of Bachelor of Engineering may be conferred as Pass or Honours degrees. There are two classes of Honours, Class 1, and Class 2, in two divisions. The award and grade of Honours are made in recognition of superior performance throughout the program with greater weighting on courses in the later years. The course can lead to the award of the University Medal in either Civil or Environmental Engineering.

3. There will be a testamur for each degree in the combined program.

4. Students must satisfy admission requirements for both the BE in Civil and Environmental Engineering for direct admission or may transfer from either the Civil or the Environmental BE program after completion of the first year with a weighted average mark of 65 or greater or with the permission of the Head of School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

5. The total units of credit in the program is 5 x 48 = 240.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Industrial experience is an integral part of the programs. This can be taken within Australia or overseas. Students must complete at least sixty days of approved industrial experience. Students are strongly recommended to gain as much industrial experience as possible during the session breaks throughout their period of study. Students who have had suitable experience in industry prior to commencement may qualify for exemption from the Year 4 Industrial Training course.

Computing Requirements
Information regarding recommended computing equipment for the programs offered by the School is available from the School Office.

Both the BE in Civil Engineering and the BE in Environmental Engineering are fully accredited by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, meeting the examination requirements for admission to graduate and corporate membership of the Institution. Substantial or complete recognition is accorded to the BE programs by overseas engineering institutions.