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MSC Structural Engineering (CIVT07)     FT

2023 - 2024

For students whose initial registration was for the 2020-21 session or later
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV61005  Research and Professional Skills AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV61021  Advanced Geotechnics AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV6115  Structural Analysis AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV6181  Structural Dynamics and Applications to Earthquake Engineering AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
CIV6236  Advanced Concrete Design SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV6254  Structural Analysis and Design for Fire SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV6276  Multistorey Steel Building Design SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV6445  Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures SPR SEM 15 credits

units (60 credits)
1B
A student will take

Any Semester
CIV6000  Advanced Engineering Research Study GRAD YR 60 credits

2

For all students:

In the event of failure in CIV6000 at the first attempt, any resubmission is subject to the approval of the Board of Examiners.


3

For all students:

The Examiners may in their discretion recommend that a student who is awarded not fewer than 105 credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1B, be deemed to have passed the Examination for a Postgraduate Diploma in Structural Engineering (CIVT71), providing that the student has obtained an average grade of not less than 50 and a grade or grades of not less than 40 in the elements of the programme of study in respect of which credits are not awarded. 


4

For all students:

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Structural Engineering (CIVT74).


5

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2022:

A student who failed to pass CIV61005 may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules.

Where a student has met the requirements for the award of a degree under the General Regulations for Higher Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates but not the requirements for the award of a degree accredited under Engineering Council rules, they may be recommended for the award of MSc Structural Engineering Technology.

 
 
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