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MSC Infrastructure and Urban Systems Engineering (CIVT183)     FT

2021 - 2022

 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV61005  Research and Professional Skills AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV61006  Structural Health Monitoring and Asset Management AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV61007  Engineering within Planetary Capacity AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV61011  Thermodynamics for Buildings and Cities AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
CIV61012  Modelling of Urban Infrastructure Systems SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV61013  Sustainable Urban Design SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV6746  Design of Water Distribution and Sewer Networks SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV6915  Urban Microclimate SPR SEM 15 credits

units (60 credits)
1B
A student will take

Any Semester
CIV6000  Advanced Engineering Research Study GRAD YR 60 credits

2

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


3

The Examiners may in their discretion recommend the award of a mark of distinction or merit to a student registered for a Master's degree, such that: 

(a) a student who obtains a weighted mean grade of not less than 69.5 in respect of units listed at 1A and a grade of not less than 70 in respect of units listed at 1B may be recommended for the award of the Degree with distinction; and

(b) a student who obtains a weighted mean grade of not less than 59.5 in respect of units listed at 1A and a grade of not less than 60 in respect of units listed at 1B may be recommended for the award of the Degree with merit.


4

The Examiners may in their discretion recommend that a student who is awarded not fewer than 165 credits be deemed to have passed the Examination for a Master's Degree, 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, this calculation to include all units.


5

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 Infrastructure and Urban Systems Engineering (CIVT184), 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. In the case of a student for a Master’s degree who is being considered for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate, calculation of the average grade will exclude the dissertation grade


6

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Infrastructure and Urban Systems Engineering (CIVT185).

 
 
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