Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)

  Institution: Swinburne University of Technology

About the course

Course Description:

Civil engineering involves the design, construction and improvement of the built environment. Civil engineers provide the technical expertise and management skills to plan, design, construct, and maintain such facilities as buildings, bridges, dams, water supply systems, waste treatment systems, road and rail networks, air and sea ports.

Civil engineering offers a creative and rewarding career for men and women in many different areas that are essential to modern civilisation. Career prospects for civil engineers are good, both in Australia and overseas. Because civil engineers are responsible for many of Australia’s essential services, they will continue to be needed in considerable numbers for the foreseeable future.

Swinburne also offers a double degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)/Bachelor of Commerce.

Course Objectives:

The following six objectives are the typical skills and abilities that Swinburne graduates will have a few years after graduation as they develop their professional engineer careers.

• Manage complex Civil Engineering projects that are motivational, entrepreneurial, research and/or industry linked
•  Take leadership and mentoring roles during the design and implementation phases of Civil Engineering projects
•  Work in local and/or international organisations demonstrating an understanding of global engineering issues
• Apply Civil Engineering technical expertise to industry-related fields
•  Work autonomously and in teams within organisations or as a consultant
•  Apply ethical standards, principles of design for sustainable development, and environmental consideration to conceptualising and
• implementing industry-related projects

Course Outcomes:

At the completion of the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) course, graduates should be able to demonstrate the attainment of the following Civil Swinburne Engineering Competencies, required for external professional recognition:

• K1 Basic Science: Proficiently applies concepts, theories and techniques of the relevant natural and physical sciences
• K2 Maths and IT as Tools: Proficiently uses relevant mathematics and computer and information science concepts as tools
• K3 Discipline Specific: Proficiently applies advanced technical knowledge of Civil Engineering within that context
• K4 Emerging Disciplinary Trends: Interprets and applies current or emerging knowledge from inside and outside Civil Engineering
• K5 Practice Context: Discerns and appreciates the contextual factors affecting professional engineering practice
• K6 Professional Practice: Appreciates the principles of professional engineering practice in a sustainable context
• S1 Engineering Methods: Applies engineering methods in practical applications
• S2 Problem Solving: Systematically uses engineering methods in solving complex problems
• S3 Design: Systematically uses engineering methods in design
• S4 Project Management: Systematically uses engineering methods in conducting and managing projects
• A1 Ethics: Values the need for, and demonstrates, ethical conduct and professional accountability
• A2 Communication: Demonstrates effective communication to professional and wider audiences
• A3 Entrepreneurial: Appreciates entrepreneurial approaches to engineering practice
• A4 Information Management: Demonstrates seeking, using, assessing and managing information
• A5 Professional Self: Demonstrates professionalism
• A6 Management of Self: Demonstrates self management processes
• A7 Teamwork: Demonstrates effective team membership and team leadership

Course Structure:

Units of Study :

Foundation studies

• HES1105 Civil Engineering Project
• HET124 Energy and Motion
• HMS111 Engineering Mathematics 1
• HMS112 Engineering Mathematics 2
• HMS215 Engineering Mathematics 3C
• HES1230 Materials and Processes
• HEF1000 Professional Engineering
• HES1115 Sustainable Design
• HES1125 Mechanics of Structures

Technical studies

• HES2146C Computer Aided Engineering Civil
• HES2125 Design of Concrete Structures
• HES3121 Design of Steel Structures
• HES2340 Fluid Mechanics 1
• HES2155 Geomechanics
• HES2136 Road Engineering
• HES2131 Topographical Engineering
• HES4136 Transport Engineering
• HES3112 Urban Water Resources

Advanced Engineering units

• HES3150 Geotechnical Engineering
• HES5190 Infrastructure Design Project
• HES4127 Structural Design of Low Rise Buildings
• HES4146 Water and Environmental Engineering
• HES2120 Structural Mechanics
• HES5108 Research Project
• HES5195 Infrastructure Management Project

Management and Business studies units
HES3380 Engineering Management 1
HES5380 Engineering Management 2
HES5175 Cost Engineering

Specialist studies unit 1
Specialist studies unit 2
Specialist studies unit 3
Specialist studies unit 4

Industry Experience #

• HED400 Professional Experience in Engineering, OR
• Optional
• HEW050 Industry-Based Learning (Placement 1)#
• HEW055 Industry-Based Learning (Placement 2)#

Students studying on an international student visa must complete HED400 Professional Experience in Engineering. All other students may complete an Industry-Based Learning placement instead (exemption will be granted for HED400 on completion of IBL).
HED400 Professional Experience in Engineering: Equivalent of 12 full-time weeks of approved relevant engineering practical experience (0 credit points, 0 fees). To be taken at any stage during the degree.
HEW050 Industry-Based Learning (Placement 1), HEW055 Industry-Based Learning (Placement 2): Full-time paid placement in industry for 6 (HEW050) or 12 months (HEW050 & HEW055) in an area relevant to your studies (0 academic credit points, unit fees apply). Students should attend an information session one semester prior to the scheduled IBL entry point.

Employment Outcomes

Career opportunities:

Civil engineers work as planners, designers, construction managers, administrators, investigation and research engineers and consultants. They work for public authorities, municipalities, consulting firms and industry, or are self-employed.

Civil engineering is also an excellent preparation for many general managerial positions in business and industry, not directly related to civil engineering.

Professional recognition:

This course has also been professionally accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Malaysia and Engineers Australia.
Graduates are eligible to apply for membership of Engineers Australia as well as Graduate Membership of Board of Engineers Malaysia.

English Language Requirements

Source : SwinBurne University Of Technology