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Civil Eng/Environmental Eng - 3631

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 240
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Engineering (Double Major)
 
  

Program Description

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 administers the program.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Program Structure

Year 1

Choose ONE of:

And ONE of:

And ONE of:

Plus these following 3 courses:
And ONE of:
Plus choose 2 electives from the Year 1 Elective List
http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/elective.htm

Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:
  1. COMP1911 is an acceptable alternative for ENGG1811
  2. MINE1300 and MMAN1300 are acceptable alternatives for CVEN1300
  3. Not all courses are offered in both sessions but students should complete 24 UOC in each session.

Year 2
  • General Education (6 UOC)

Year 3
  • General Education 6 UOC

and choose one of:

Year 4

And choose one of:

PLUS:
  • Professional Elective 1

Owing to the introduction of new curriculum individual program arrangements are required to satisfy Years 4 and 5.

Year 5 (COMMENCING 2009)

Choose one of:

AND choose one of:
Professional Elective 2
Professional Elective 3
Professional Elective 4
Professional Elective 5
Professional Elective 6

Professional Electives

General Education Requirements

Students in this program also need to satisfy the General Education requirements.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents 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

For combined degree programs only the marks obtained in the standard Civil and Environmental Engineering courses are used in the calculation.

Academic Rules

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.

Fees

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

Industrial Experience

Further Requirements

Professional Recognition


Area(s) of Specialisation

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© The University of New South Wales (CRICOS Provider No.: 00098G), 2004-2011. The information contained in this Handbook is indicative only. While every effort is made to keep this information up-to-date, the University reserves the right to discontinue or vary arrangements, programs and courses at any time without notice and at its discretion. While the University will try to avoid or minimise any inconvenience, changes may also be made to programs, courses and staff after enrolment. The University may also set limits on the number of students in a course.