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BENG Civil Engineering with a Year in Industry (CIVU27)     IS

2017 - 2018

For students whose initial registration was in the 2022-23 session or earlier
 
 

Year 1


units (120 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV173  Engineering Sustainability AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE1001  Global Engineering Challenge Week AUT SEM 0 credits
MAT1600  Introduction to Structural Materials Engineering AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
CIV104  Principles of Hydraulics SPR SEM 10 credits
CIV150  Geotechnical Engineering 1 SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
CIV1000  Civil and Structural Engineering Mechanics 1 ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV1200  Introduction to Civil and Structural Engineering Design ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV1900  Civil Engineering Skills ACAD YR 20 credits
MAS151  Civil Engineering Mathematics ACAD YR 20 credits

CIV1900 has a field course component.


1B

A student must pass units CIV1000, CIV104, CIV1200, CIV150, CIV1900, MAS151 and MAT1600 to proceed to Level 2.

Year 2


units (120 credits)
2A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV235  Water and Wastewater AUT SEM 10 credits
FCE2001  Engineering - You're Hired AUT SEM 0 credits
MAS252  Further Civil Engineering Mathematics and Computing AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
CIV2773  Construction Project Management SPR SEM 10 credits
MAT2600  Materials for Structural Engineering SPR SEM 10 credits

Full academic year
CIV2100  Structural Analysis I ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV2200  Structural Engineering Design and Appraisal ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV2300  Pipes and Open Channel Hydraulics ACAD YR 20 credits
CIV2500  Geotechnical Engineering 2 ACAD YR 20 credits

2B

A student must pass units CIV2100, CIV2300, CIV2500, FCE1001 and FCE2001 to proceed to Level 3.  


2C

A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of greater than or equal to 55 at Level 2 in order to continue as a student for the Degree of BEng in Civil Engineering with Year in Industry (CIVU27), progression being at the discretion of the Board of Examiners.

A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng in Civil Engineering (CIVU17).

Year 3


units (120 credits)
3A
A student will take

Full academic year
CIV395  Year in Industry ACAD YR 120 credits

3B

A student will take CIV395 Year in Industry before proceeding to Level 4.  A student will be responsible for securing a suitable industrial placement in order to take CIV395 Year in Industry. The appropriateness of the placement will be determined by the department’s Year in Industry Tutor. A student who fails to obtain a suitable placement will instead be required to become a student for the Degree of BEng Civil Engineering (CIVU17).


3C

CIV395 requires that a student will spend a minimum of 38 weeks working in an industrial establishment, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the department’s Year in Industry Tutor. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BEng Civil Engineering (CIVU17).

Year 4


units (100 credits)
4A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV312  Advanced Structural Analysis AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV350  Geotechnical Design AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV387  Civil Engineering Research Skills AUT SEM 10 credits
MGT388  Finance and Law for Engineers AUT SEM 10 credits

Semester 2
CIV3201  Integrated Design Project 1 SPR SEM 20 credits
CIV3202  Individual Project SPR SEM 30 credits
CIV3204  Integrated Design Project III SPR SEM 10 credits

units (20 credits)
4B
A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
CIV321  Multi-Storey Building Design AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV337  Urban Drainage Engineering AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS380  Computational Engineering Mathematics AUT SEM 10 credits

4C

A student who does not pass CIV3202 (Individual Project) at the first attempt will be ineligible for the award of the Degree with Honours.

 
 
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.