Key Program - Civil
Western Sydney University
Key Program
Code:
KT3135.1
Related Courses
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3740.1
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
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3740.2
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
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Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
NO
Civil engineering covers the fields of structural design, geotechnical engineering and water engineering, together with infrastructure design and environmental engineering. Graduates will work in the fields of design, construction and management of engineering structures. Projects may cover residential and commercial buildings, highways and airports, water supply and sewerage schemes, etc. You may be an engineer in private industry, government departments, or in city, municipal or shire councils.
Key Program
Structure
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) programs have a common first year structure.
Students choose their key program at the end of first year. Civil engineering students will undertake the units listed below.
Full-time Autumn Intake
Year 2
Autumn session
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300738
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Surveying for Engineers
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Spring session
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300984
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Pavement Materials and Design
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300733
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Introduction to Structural Engineering
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300737
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Environmental Engineering
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Students may transfer to 3691 Bachelor of Engineering Science at the end of Year 2 of study.
Year 3
Autumn session
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300983
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Surface Water Hydrology
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From 2021 this unit is replaced by
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301329
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Surface Water Hydrology
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300736
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Concrete Structures (UG)
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And one alternate unit
Spring session
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301001
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Engineering Geomechanics
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300488
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Numerical Methods in Engineering
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And one alternate unit
Industrial Experience
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300741
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Industrial Experience (Engineering)
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Year 4
Autumn session
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300973
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Engineering Thesis 1: Preliminary Investigations
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From Autumn 2021 students are advised to take 301245 Final Year Project 1 instead of 300973 Engineering Thesis 1: Preliminary Investigations
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301245
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Final Year Project 1 (UG Engineering)
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And one alternate unit
And one elective unit
*Elective units must be level 2 or higher (an exception applies for students completing Mathematics for Engineers Preliminary unit)
Spring session
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300982
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Transportation Engineering
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300974
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Engineering Thesis 2: Detailed Investigations
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From Autumn 2021 students are advised to take 301246 Final Year Project 2 instead of 300974 Engineering Thesis 2: Detailed Investigations
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301246
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Final Year Project 2 (UG Engineering)
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And one alternate unit
Alternate Units
Alternate units may be used to complete one of the Specialisation sub-majors listed below.
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300798
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Sustainability and Risk Engineering
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300992
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Water and Wastewater Treatment
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From Spring 2022, 300992 Water and Wastewater Treatment is replaced by 301424 Water Supply Systems Design
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301424
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Water Supply Systems Design
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300993
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Water Resource Engineering
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Specialisation Sub-majors
Optional Electives
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301158
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Modern Construction Enterprises
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301159
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Modern Construction Projects
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The following unit is an optional elective unit offered to students who are engaged in a School approved project. This unit can be taken during the third year of this course, however, permission is required to enrol in the unit.
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301089
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Special Technical Project
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Please note; The units listed below count towards completion of the Key Program for students who may have passed these units in 2020 or earlier.
300989 Hydrogeology (Alternate unit)