Civil Engineering [MJD-ECIVL] : Handbook 2024 : The University of Western Australia

Extended Major Overview

Description

Civil engineering deals with the planning, design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including roads, bridges, buildings, coastal and offshore structures, drainage and flood mitigation systems, canals and dams. Sub-disciplines include geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, structural engineering, surveying, construction engineering and transportation engineering.

The Civil Engineering major at UWA provides you with a strong foundation in structural mechanics, geomechanics, rock mechanics and hydraulics, as well as skills in the area of civil engineering materials, data analysis and management, design, numerical methods, computational modelling, risk, reliability and safety analysis, and project management. It also develops some of the essential personal and professional skills and knowledge needed for sustainable professional practice and to produce safe, economical and environmentally-sound structures. You will apply engineering theory to real-world challenges, including industry projects.

Outcomes

Students are able to:

apply knowledge and skills in engineering, science, and mathematics to identify, formulate, and solve complex civil engineering problems
produce civil engineering solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of ethical and professional responsibilities, safety, cultural, social, environmental, sustainability and economic factors
exercise high level communication, collaboration, and project management skills in both individual and team work
demonstrate sufficient depth and breadth in civil engineering fundamentals to engage in life-long learning in engineering or other professional fields.

Broadening guidelines

All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and shape your degree in line with your personal aspirations. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering are encouraged to take units or a minor from outside of engineering, to satisfy broadening. However, you may also select engineering units that are not listed in the unit sequence of your engineering major. Advice can be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.

The following broadening units are recommended for students in the Civil Engineering major of the BE(Hons):

Suggested units to broaden your study area, are:
(1) CITS1003 Introduction to Cybersecurity
(2) CHPR2022 Solutions for Sustainable Future Energy
(3) EART1104 Discovering Earth
(4) EART1105 Dynamic Planet
(5) GENG1101 Engineering Drawings
(6) ENSC1004 Engineering Materials
(7) CITS2002 Systems Programming
(8) ENSC2003 Engineering Electrical Fundamentals
(9) ENVE2013 Coastal Engineering Processes
(10) MATH3023 Advanced Mathematics Applications
(11) MINE2001 Fundamentals of Mining Engineering
(12) MINE3401 Underground Mining 1
(13) MINE3406 Geotechnology of Mine Waste
(14) MINE3503 Surface Mining
(15) GENG4410 Fossil to Future – The Transition

Incompatibilities

MJD-ENGSC Engineering Science

Courses

Civil Engineering can only be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:

*Students enrolling in this as part of a combined course must use the code MJDC-ECIVL when selecting this as their extended major.

Example Study Plans

See study plans for more information.

Units

Key to availability of units:

S1: Semester 1
S2: Semester 2
N/A: not available in 2024 – may be available in 2025 or 2026
NS: non-standard teaching period

The list below includes the Bachelor of Engineering foundation units as well as the Civil Engineering major units.

Level 1

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (30 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
NS	GENG1000	Engineering Practice 1	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and GENG1010 Introduction to Engineering
S1, S2	GENG1010	Introduction to Engineering	Incompatibility ENSC1003 Introduction to Professional Engineering
S2	GENG1014	Earth Systems Engineering	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree
S1, S2	MATH1011	Multivariable Calculus	Prerequisites Mathematics Specialist ATAR or MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist or equivalent
S1, S2	MATH1012	Mathematical Theory and Methods	Prerequisites Mathematics Specialist ATAR or MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist or equivalent
S1, S2	PHYS1001	Physics for Scientists and Engineers	Prerequisites Physics ATAR or PHYS1030 Physics Bridging Unit and Mathematics Methods ATAR or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations Co-requisites MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist or equivalent Incompatibility Unit(s) PHYS1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers

Bridging units

Students can only take up to 12 points of bridging in the BE:

Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Mathematics Specialist ATAR or equivalent are required to complete MATH1722. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Physics ATAR or equivalent are required to complete PHYS1030. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Chemistry ATAR or equivalent are required to complete CHEM1003.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S1, S2	CHEM1003	Introductory Chemistry	Incompatibility ATAR Subject(s) Chemistry or equivalent
S1, S2	MATH1722	Mathematics Foundations: Specialist	Prerequisites Mathematics Methods ATAR or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations or Mathematics Specialist ATAR [with a scaled score of less than 50] or equivalent Incompatibility Mathematics Specialist ATAR [with a scaled score of 50 or greater] or Equivalent or higher
S1, S2	PHYS1030	Physics Bridging Unit	Prerequisites Mathematics Methods ATAR or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations or Mathematics Specialist ATAR or MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist Incompatibility a scaled score greater than or equal to 50 per cent in Physics ATAR or equivalent or PHYS1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers or PHYX1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers or PHYS1002 Modern Physics or PHYS1100 Classical and Frontier Physics or PHYS1200 Modern and Frontier Physics

Level 2

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (48 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S1, S2	CITS2401	Computer Analysis and Visualisation	Prerequisites ATAR Subject(s) Mathematics Methods or MATH1721 Mathematics Foundations: Methods or equivalent or MATX1721 Mathematics Foundations or Enrolment in MJD-AGTDM Agricultural Science and Technology or MJD-IEMDM Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences or MJD-MARDM Marine Science MJD-AGTEC Agricultural Technology MJD-MARCP Marine and Coastal Processes and SCIE1500 Analytical Methods for Scientists Incompatibility CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITX1401 Computational Thinking with Python
S2	CIVL2008	Structural Analysis	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3008 Structural Analysis
S1	CIVL2551	Civil Engineering Practice	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree
S1, S2	ENSC2004	Engineering Mechanics	Prerequisites Math Specialist ATAR or MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist and Physics ATAR or PHYS1030 Physics Bridging Unit Co-requisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus Incompatibility ENSC2001 Motion and ENSC1002 Material Behaviour from Atoms to Bridges
NS	GENG2000	Engineering Practice 2	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and GENG1000 Engineering Practice 1 or ENSC1003 Introduction to Professional Engineering
S1	GENG2004	Solid Mechanics	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3004 Solid Mechanics
S1	GENG2009	Principles of Geomechanics	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and PHYS1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers or PHYX1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3009 Geomechanics
S2	GENG2010	Principles of Hydraulics	Prerequisites MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3010 Hydraulics
S2	GENG2012	Data Collection and Analysis	Prerequisites MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENSC3012 Data Collection and Analysis

Level 3

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (30 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S1	CIVL3401	Applied Geomechanics	Prerequisites GENG2009 Principles of Geomechanics and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility CIVL4401 Applied Geomechanics
S1	CIVL3402	Hydraulics for Civil Engineers	Prerequisites GENG2010 Principles of Hydraulics or GENG2003 Fluid Mechanics and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility CIVL4402 Civil Hydraulics (ID 2587)
S2	CIVL3403	Structural Concrete Design	Prerequisites GENG2004 Solid Mechanics (ID 8044) and GENG1000 Engineering Practice 1 and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility CIVL4403 Structural Concrete (ID 2595)
S1	CIVL3404	Structural Steel Design	Prerequisites GENG2004 Solid Mechanics (ID 8044) and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility CIVL4404 Structural Steel (ID 2600)
NS	GENG3000	Engineering Practice 3	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and GENG2000 Engineering Practice 2
S2	GENG3405	Numerical Methods and Modelling	Prerequisites MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods and CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility GENG4405 Numerical Methods and Modelling

Level 4

Degree-specific major units

Take all units (30 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S2	CIVL4430	Transportation and Pavement Engineering	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering (Civil Engineering specialisation) or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 96 points and ( MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation ) Incompatibility CIVL5502 Transportation Engineering (ID 2604)
S1, S2	GENG4411	Engineering Research Project Part 1	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 144 Points including level 3 24 points and GENG3000 Engineering Practice 3
S2	GENG4412	Engineering Research Project Part 2	Prerequisites GENG4411 Engineering Research Project Part 1 and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree
S1, S2	GENG5010	Professional Engineering Portfolio	Prerequisites Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 144 Points or Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering and Successful completion of 48 points of level 4/ level 5 Incompatibility GENG5000 Professional Practicum Report
S1, S2	GENG5505	Project Management and Engineering Practice	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering or Enrolment in 62510 Master of Information Technology or Enrolment in 62530 Master of Data Science or Enrolment in 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership or Enrolment in 62560 Master of Renewable and Future Energy or Enrolment in 62570 Master of Offshore and Coastal Engineering or Enrolment in ( Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points )
S1, S2	GENG5507	Risk, Reliability and Safety	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering or 62510 Master of Information Technology or 62520 Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies or 62560 Master of Renewable and Future Energy or 73660 Master of Medical Physics or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points and ( MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus or MATX1011 Multivariable Calculus and MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods or MATX1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods )

Degree-specific major units

Group A—take 6 — 12 points from Group A.

Students must take at least one unit from Group A.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
N/A	CIVL5550	Civil Infrastructure Design Project	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering (Civil Engineering specialisation) and CIVL4430 Transportation and Pavement Engineering or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and 120 Points and GENG3000 Engineering Practice 3 and CIVL4430 Transportation and Pavement Engineering
S2	CIVL5552	Civil Structural Design Project	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering (ID 356) (Civil Engineering specialisation) and CIVL4404 Structural Steel or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and 120 Points and GENG3000 Engineering Practice 3 and CIVL3404 Structural Steel Design Co-requisites GENG5505 Project Management and Engineering Practice (ID 2596)

Degree-specific major units

Group B—take 18 — 24 points from Group B.

Students who take one unit from Group A must select four units from Group B. Student who take both units in Group A must select three units from Group B.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	unit requirements
S2	CIVL5501	Structural Dynamics	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering (Civil Engineering specialisation) or 62570 Master of Offshore and Coastal Engineering or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and 120 Points and GENG2004 Solid Mechanics
S1	CIVL5503	Underground Construction	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering and CIVL4401 Applied Geomechanics or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and 120 Points and CIVL3401 Applied Geomechanics
N/A	CIVL5504	Offshore Geomechanics	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering (Civil Engineering specialisation) and CIVL4401 Applied Geomechanics or Enrolment in 62570 Master of Offshore and Coastal Engineering and CIVL4401 Applied Geomechanics or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and 120 Points and GENG2004 Solid Mechanics and ( GENG2003 Fluid Mechanics or GENG2010 Principles of Hydraulics )
S2	CIVL5505	Design of Offshore Energy Facilities	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering (Civil Engineering specialisation or Mechanical Engineering specialisation) or 62520 Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and 120 Points and GENG2004 Solid Mechanics and ( GENG2003 Fluid Mechanics or GENG2010 Principles of Hydraulics )
S1	ENVE3402	Engineering Hydrology	Prerequisites GENG1014 Earth Systems Engineering (ID 8006) and Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree Incompatibility ENVE4402 Hydrology (ID 2572)
S1	GENG5501	Coastal and Offshore Engineering	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering or 62570 Master of Offshore and Coastal Engineering or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and 120 Points and ( GENG2003 Fluid Mechanics or GENG2010 Principles of Hydraulics
S2	GENG5502	Environmental Geotechnics	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering (Civil Engineering specialisation, Environmental Engineering specialisation, and Mining Engineering specialisation) or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points and GENG2009 Principles of Geomechanics
S1	GENG5514	Finite Element Method	Prerequisites Enrolment in 62550 Master of Professional Engineering Civil Engineering specialisation or Mechanical Engineering specialisation or Enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or an associated Combined Degree and Successful completion of 120 Points and ( GENG2010 Principles of Hydraulics or GENG2003 Fluid Mechanics and GENG2004 Solid Mechanics and GENG3405 Numerical Methods and Modelling )

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