Course list for the Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Dual Major

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Civil & Geotechnical Engineering

This course list contains information for pre-2021 BE (Hons) students only. It is recommended that students go to the transition checklists for course information, as a number of courses may now be renamed, recoded or unavailable due to the program re-structure in 2021. Approved substitutions for your courses can be found in the relevant checklist . Please view the Faculty website for further information.

If you commenced the BE(Hons) in 2021 please follow the 2021 structure.

Available in the dual major only. Students must complete for the BE(Hons)(Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Plan code: CIVGEW2342), 64 units comprising:

  1. 58 to 60 units being all courses from part A - compulsory, and
  2. 0 to 2 units from parts B1 or B2 - electives; and
  3. 4 units from electives

Students will be required to provide their own PPE (safety glasses and steel cap boots) .

Part A - Compulsory

Year 1
4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1100 2 Engineering Design
ENGG1200 2 Engineering Modelling & Problem Solving
ENGG1211 4 Engineering Design, Modelling & Problem Solving [1]

and 4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

and 4 units for

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1400 2 Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics
ERTH1501 2 Earth Processes & Geological Materials for Engineers

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL2135 2 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CIVL2330 2 Structural Mechanics
CIVL2410 2 Sustainable Transport Engineering - Traffic Analysis
CIVL2530 2 Probability and Statistics in Engineering

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL2131 2 Environmental Fluid Mechanics
CIVL2210 2 Soil Mechanics
CIVL2340 2 Design of Steel Structures
CIVL2360 2 Design of Concrete Structures

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL3140 2 Hydraulics of Engineered and Natural Waterways
CIVL3210 2 Geotechnical Engineering
CIVL3340 2 Structural Analysis
MINE3121 2 Mining Geomechanics

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL3141 2 Hydrology and Hydrological Risk
CIVL3350 2 Integrated Structural Design
CIVL3420 2 Sustainable Transport Engineering - Planning and Design
ERTH3250 2 Hydrogeology

Year 4, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL4270 2 Geotechnical Investigation & Testing
CIVL4514 2 Integrated Design
MINE4120 2 Mine Geotechnical Engineering

Year 4, Semester 1 or Semester 2
Either 2 units Project (CIVL4560) or 4 units Thesis (CIVL4580 or CIVL4582)

Course Code Units Course Title
[ CIVL4560 2 Project
[ or
[ CIVL4580 4 Research Thesis [3]
[ or
[ CIVL4582 4 Research Thesis [4]
ENGG4900 2 Professional Practice and the Business Environment

Year 4, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL4280 2 Advanced Rock Mechanics
CIVL4516 2 Integrated Design for Environmental Management

Part B0

Preparatory Mathematics & Science Courses

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry [5]
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [2] [6]
PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems [7]

Part B1 - Introductory Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
ENGG1300 2 Introduction to Electrical Systems
ENGG1500 2 Engineering Thermodynamics
ENGG1600 2 Introduction to Research Practices - The Big Issues
ENGG2000 2 Humanitarian Engineering
MATH2000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra II
MINE2105 2 Introduction to Mining and Mineral Processing
PHYS1002 2 Electromagnetism and Modern Physics
REDE1300 2 Building Construction Management & Economics

Part B2 - Advanced Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL3510 2 Project Management with Building Information Modelling
CIVL4230 2 Advanced Soil Mechanics
ERTH2004 2 Structural Geology
MINE4000 2 Mine Waste Management & Landform Design

End notes

  • [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.
  • [2] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [3] This is a year-long course commencing in semester 1. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.
  • [4] This is a year-long course commencing in semester 2. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.
  • [5] CHEM1090 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Chemistry or equivalent.
  • [6] MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1071 and/or MATH1052 and/or MATH1072.
  • [7] PHYS1171 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Physics or equivalent.