Specialisation

Key Program - Civil

Western Sydney University Key Program Code: KT3043.1


Related Courses

3621.6 Bachelor of Engineering
3621.7 Bachelor of Engineering

Civil engineering covers the fields of structural design, construction management and water engineering, together with quality assurance and environmental engineering. Graduates will work in the fields of design, construction and management. Projects may cover roads, airports, water supply and sewerage schemes, and large buildings. You may be an engineer in private industry, government departments, or in city, municipal or shire councils.


Key Program Structure

Full-time - Autumn Intake

Year 2

Autumn session

300731 Soil Engineering
300040 Mechanics of Materials
300762 Fluid Mechanics
300482 Engineering Geology and Concrete Materials

Spring session

300733 Introduction to Structural Engineering
MG102A Management Foundations

Note: Students are advised to enrol in unit 200571 Management Dynamics in place of MG102A Management Foundations.

300738 Surveying for Engineers
300765 Hydraulics

Year 3

Autumn session

300732 Structural Analysis
300486 Infrastructure Engineering

Note: Students are advised to enrol in unit 300982 Transportation Engineering in place of 300486 Infrastructure Engineering.

300766 Hydrology

And one elective

Spring session

300053 Professional Practice
300730 Steel Structures
300736 Concrete Structures (UG)

And one elective

Industrial Experience

300741 Industrial Experience (Engineering)

Year 4 (Non-Honours stream)

Autumn session

300483 Engineering Project

Please note: Students must enrol in 300483 Engineering Project in both Autumn and Spring sessions.

300739 Timber Structures (UG)
300488 Numerical Methods in Engineering

And one elective

Spring session

300483 Engineering Project
300737 Environmental Engineering
300485 Foundation Engineering

And one elective

Honours Stream

An Honours stream is offered - see the Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy and associated College Guidelines for the admission criteria.

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Year 4 (Honours stream)

Autumn session

300675 Honours Thesis
300485 Foundation Engineering

And one elective

From Autumn 2021 students are advised to take 301245 Final Year Project 1 and one Alternate Unit from the list below instead of 300675.

301245 Final Year Project 1 (UG Engineering)

Spring session

300675 Honours Thesis
300488 Numerical Methods in Engineering

And one elective

Students who complete 301245 in the Spring session from 2020 or Autumn session from 2021 onwards, are advised to select 301246 Final Year Project 2 and one Alternate unit to replace 300675 in their second semester for Honours.

301246 Final Year Project 2 (UG Engineering)

Alternate Units

300986 Applied Mechanics
300987 Composite Structures
300988 Highway Infrastructure
300989 Hydrogeology

From 2021 this unit is replaced by

301397 Hydrogeology
300990 Pile Foundations
300991 Statistical Hydrology
300739 Timber Structures (UG)
300994 Waste Management
300992 Water and Wastewater Treatment

From Spring 2022, 300992 Water and Wastewater Treatment is replaced by 301424 Water Supply Systems Design

301424 Water Supply Systems Design
300993 Water Resource Engineering

Full-time - Spring Intake

Year 1

Spring session

200237 Mathematics for Engineers 1
300463 Fundamentals of Mechanics
300021 Electrical Fundamentals
300462 Engineering and Design Concepts

Autumn session

200238 Mathematics for Engineers 2
300464 Physics and Materials
300040 Mechanics of Materials
300762 Fluid Mechanics

Year 2

Spring session

300733 Introduction to Structural Engineering
300765 Hydraulics
300738 Surveying for Engineers
MG102A Management Foundations

Note: Students are advised to enrol in unit 200571 Management Dynamics in place of MG102A Management Foundations.

Autumn session

300731 Soil Engineering
300027 Engineering Computing
300674 Engineering, Design and Construction Practice
300482 Engineering Geology and Concrete Materials

Year 3

Spring session

300053 Professional Practice
300730 Steel Structures
300736 Concrete Structures (UG)

And one elective

Autumn session

300732 Structural Analysis
300486 Infrastructure Engineering

Note: Students are advised to enrol in unit 300982 Transportation Engineering in place of 300486 Infrastructure Engineering.

300766 Hydrology

And one elective

Industrial Experience

300741 Industrial Experience (Engineering)

Year 4 (Non-Honours stream)

Spring session

300483 Engineering Project

Please note: Students must enrol in 300483 Engineering Project in both Spring and Autumn sessions.

300737 Environmental Engineering
300485 Foundation Engineering

And one elective

Autumn session

300483 Engineering Project
300739 Timber Structures (UG)
300488 Numerical Methods in Engineering

And one elective

Honours Stream

An Honours stream is offered - see the Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy and associated College Guidelines for the admission criteria.

Policies Website

Year 4 (Honours stream)

Spring session

300675 Honours Thesis
300485 Foundation Engineering

And one elective

From Spring 2020 students are advised to take 301245 Final Year Project 1 and one Alternate Unit from the list below instead of 300675.

301245 Final Year Project 1 (UG Engineering)

Autumn session

300675 Honours Thesis
300488 Numerical Methods in Engineering

And one elective

From Autumn 2021 students are advised to take 301246 Final Year Project 2 and one Alternate Unit from the list below instead of 300675.

301246 Final Year Project 2 (UG Engineering)

Alternate Units

300986 Applied Mechanics
300987 Composite Structures
300988 Highway Infrastructure
300989 Hydrogeology

From 2021 this unit is replaced by

301397 Hydrogeology
300990 Pile Foundations
300991 Statistical Hydrology
300739 Timber Structures (UG)
300994 Waste Management
300992 Water and Wastewater Treatment

From Spring 2022, 300992 Water and Wastewater Treatment is replaced by 301424 Water Supply Systems Design

301424 Water Supply Systems Design
300993 Water Resource Engineering

Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Indigenous Australian Creative Expressions Sub-major

Indigenous Economics Sub-major

Business Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.

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