UNSW Handbook Plan - Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering - CVPGES8612

Plan Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
	Contact: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au
	Program: 8612 - Civil Engineering
	Award(s):
	Master of Engineering Science (Specialisation)

Plan Outline

Internal Mode Delivery
Geotechnical Engineering

A minimum of 36 units of credit must be taken from the list of prescribed courses, unless a variation is approved by the Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator. Advice on selection of courses is available from the School Office. If CVEN9930 is undertaken as part of the 30 units of credit minimum requirement, the topic of the research project must be in the area of the relevant specialisation.

Plan Structure

Prescribed courses:

CVEN9500 Engineering Geology (3 UOC)
CVEN9501 Site Investigations (3 UOC)
CVEN9502 Geotech Engg of Foundations (3 UOC)
CVEN9503 Advanced Foundation Engg (3 UOC)
CVEN9506 Geotechnical Mapping (3 UOC)
CVEN9507 Advanced Site Investigations ( UOC)
CVEN9508 Rock Slope Instability (3 UOC)
CVEN9773 Intro to Rock Engineering (3 UOC)
CVEN9790 Soil Slope Instability (6 UOC)
CVEN9793 Geomechanics (6 UOC)
CVEN9794 Geotechnical Engg of Dams (6 UOC)

For CVEN9502 and CVEN9773 - If the student has covered similar topics in his/her Bachelor degree, alternative courses may be included from the following list of recommended electives.

Recommended Electives:

CVEN7807 Groundwater Hydrology (3 UOC)
CVEN7808 Investigation of G'water Res (3 UOC)
CVEN7809 Geophys Techniques in G'water (3 UOC)
CVEN9504 Foundation Engg Construction (3 UOC)
CVEN9509 Pavement Materials (3 UOC)
CVEN9770 Intro to Num Method in Civ Eng (3 UOC)
CVEN9775 Numerical Methods Geotech Eng (3 UOC)
CVEN9776 Rock Engineering (3 UOC)
CVEN9784 Pavement Analysis and Design (6 UOC)
CVEN9785 Pavement Evaluation & Mngt ( UOC)
CVEN9786 Ind, Airport & Heavy Duty Pave (3 UOC)
CVEN9799 Geotechnics of Waste Disposal (6 UOC)

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