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Civil and Construction Engineering Major (BEng Hons)

MJRH-CCOEN Commencing 1 January 2020

Version 1 (1 Jan 2020 - onward)

Location
Curtin Perth
Curtin University Dubai
Curtin University Malaysia
Sri Lanka Inst Info Tech

Duration

Award code

CRICOS Code
072467B

Course overview
Civil Engineering involves the application of basic scientific and technological principles
to the design and construction of facilities necessary for the welfare of the community. It
is concerned with such projects as roads, bridges, railways, harbours and docks, water
supply and wastewater treatment, dams, tunnels and underground construction, power
projects, offshore structures, and commercial and industrial buildings. The effective
practice of civil engineering necessitates a strong background in the mathematical and
physical sciences, an understanding of the properties of construction materials such as
steel, concrete, timber and soils. Also needed is the skill to apply this knowledge to
produce designs for projects and an understanding of construction methods.
Engineering projects require a close working relationship with other groups - planners,
architects, environmental scientists - and an appreciation of the impact of civil works on
society and the environment in terms of both social obligations and costs in addition the
civil engineer also needs to be able to manage personnel resources, equipment,
materials and finance.

Course structure
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Year 1

The content of this section will change based on your previous selection

Year 2

Semester 1

Complete the below

Code Title Credits

CVEN2000 Civil Engineering Drawing and Surveying (/units/unit- 25

(/units/unit-ug- ug-civil-engineering-drawing-and-surveying--
civil-engineering- cven2000v1)
drawing-and-
surveying--
cven2000v1)

ENGR2000 Fluid Mechanics (/units/unit-ug-fluid-mechanics-- 25

(/units/unit-ug- engr2000v2)
fluid-mechanics--
engr2000v2)

STEN2002 Civil Engineering Materials (/units/unit-ug-civil- 25

(/units/unit-ug- engineering-materials--sten2002v1)
civil-engineering-
materials--
sten2002v1)

STEN2005 Structural Analysis of Determinate Structures 25

(/units/unit-ug- (/units/unit-ug-structural-analysis-of-determinate-
structural-analysis- structures--sten2005v1)
of-determinate-
structures--
sten2005v1)

Semester 2

Complete the below

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Code Title Credits

ENEN2000 Engineering Sustainable Development (/units/unit-ug- 12.5

(/units/unit-ug- engineering-sustainable-development--enen2000v2)
engineering-
sustainable-
development--
enen2000v2)

GEOT2000 Principles of Geomechanics (/units/unit-ug-principles- 25

(/units/unit-ug- of-geomechanics--geot2000v2)
principles-of-
geomechanics--
geot2000v2)

STEN2004 Structural Mechanics (/units/unit-ug-structural- 25

(/units/unit-ug- mechanics--sten2004v2)
structural-
mechanics--
sten2004v2)

STEN2006 Structural Analysis of Indeterminate Structures 25

(/units/unit-ug- (/units/unit-ug-structural-analysis-of-indeterminate-
structural-analysis- structures--sten2006v1)
of-indeterminate-
structures--
sten2006v1)

WSEN2000 Water Quality and Resources Engineering (/units/unit- 12.5

(/units/unit-ug- ug-water-quality-and-resources-engineering--
water-quality-and- wsen2000v1)
resources-
engineering--
wsen2000v1)

Year 3

Semester 1

Complete the below

Code Title Credits

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Code Title Credits

GEOT3002 Geotechnical Engineering Analysis (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- geotechnical-engineering-analysis--geot3002v1)
geotechnical-
engineering-
analysis--
geot3002v1)

STEN3003 Advanced Structural Analysis (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- advanced-structural-analysis--sten3003v1)
advanced-
structural-analysis-
-sten3003v1)

STEN3004 Structural Actions and Steel Design (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- structural-actions-and-steel-design--sten3004v1)
structural-actions-
and-steel-design--
sten3004v1)

TREN3001 Transportation Engineering and Earthworks 25

(/units/unit-ug- (/units/unit-ug-transportation-engineering-and-
transportation- earthworks--tren3001v1)
engineering-and-
earthworks--
tren3001v1)

Semester 2

Complete the below

Code Title Credits

CSEN3000 Civil Engineering Project and Cost Management 25

(/units/unit-ug- (/units/unit-ug-civil-engineering-project-and-cost-
civil-engineering- management--csen3000v1)
project-and-cost-
management--
csen3000v1)

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Code Title Credits

CVEN3002 Hydraulics and Hydrology (/units/unit-ug-hydraulics- 25

(/units/unit-ug- and-hydrology--cven3002v1)
hydraulics-and-
hydrology--
cven3002v1)

GEOT3003 Geotechnical Engineering for Foundations (/units/unit- 25

(/units/unit-ug- ug-geotechnical-engineering-for-foundations--
geotechnical- geot3003v1)
engineering-for-
foundations--
geot3003v1)

STEN3005 Reinforced Concrete Design (/units/unit-ug-reinforced- 25

(/units/unit-ug- concrete-design--sten3005v1)
reinforced-
concrete-design--
sten3005v1)

Year 4

Semester 1

Complete the below

Code Title Credits

CSEN4003 Civil Engineering Practices, Quality and Legislation 25

(/units/unit-ug- (/units/unit-ug-civil-engineering-practices-quality-and-
civil-engineering- legislation--csen4003v1)
practices-quality-
and-legislation--
csen4003v1)

CVEN4003 Civil Engineering Research Project 1 (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- civil-engineering-research-project-1--cven4003v1)
civil-engineering-
research-project-1-
-cven4003v1)

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Code Title Credits

STEN4003 Integrated Structural Design (/units/unit-ug-integrated- 25

(/units/unit-ug- structural-design--sten4003v1)
integrated-
structural-design--
sten4003v1)

Semester 2

Complete the below

Code Title Credits

CSEN4002 Integrated Design and Construction (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- integrated-design-and-construction--csen4002v2)
integrated-design-
and-construction--
csen4002v2)

CVEN4004 Civil Engineering Research Project 2 (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- civil-engineering-research-project-2--cven4004v1)
civil-engineering-
research-project-
2--cven4004v1)

Options

Complete 75 credit points from the following options

Code Title Credits

CSEN4005 Precast Concrete Design and Construction (/units/unit- 25

(/units/unit-ug- ug-precast-concrete-design-and-construction--
precast-concrete- csen4005v1)
design-and-
construction--
csen4005v1)

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Code Title Credits

CVEN4005 Advanced Hydraulics and Hydrology (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- advanced-hydraulics-and-hydrology--cven4005v1)
advanced-
hydraulics-and-
hydrology--
cven4005v1)

ENEN4005 Water and Environmental Engineering (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- water-and-environmental-engineering--enen4005v1)
water-and-
environmental-
engineering--
enen4005v1)

GEOT4002 Geotechnical Design and Construction (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- geotechnical-design-and-modelling--geot4002v2)
geotechnical-
design-and-
modelling--
geot4002v2)

STEN4004 Advanced Structural Modelling (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- advanced-structural-modelling--sten4004v1)
advanced-
structural-
modelling--
sten4004v1)

STEN4005 Advanced Concrete Design and Construction 25

(/units/unit-ug- (/units/unit-ug-advanced-concrete-design-and-
advanced- construction--sten4005v1)
concrete-design-
and-construction--
sten4005v1)

STEN4006 Structural Dynamics (/units/unit-ug-structural- 25

(/units/unit-ug- dynamics--sten4006v1)
structural-
dynamics--
sten4006v1)

STEN4007 Sustainability and Durability of Concrete Structures 25

(/units/unit-ug- (/units/unit-ug-sustainability-and-durability-of-
sustainability-and- concrete-structures--sten4007v1)
durability-of-
concrete-
structures--
sten4007v1)

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Code Title Credits

TREN4002 Traffic and Road Pavement Engineering (/units/unit-ug- 25

(/units/unit-ug- traffic-and-road-pavement-engineering--tren4002v1)
traffic-and-road-
pavement-
engineering--
tren4002v1)

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Semester 1 Semester 1
Internal Internal

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Internal Internal

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Semester 1 Semester 1
Internal Internal

Semester 2 Semester 2
Internal Internal

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