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MENG Civil and Structural Engineering with a Year in Industry (CIVU30)     IS

2017 - 2018

For students whose initial registration was for 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, CIV2200, MAT2600, 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 MEng in Civil and Structural Engineering with a Year in Industry (CIVU30), 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 either the Degree of MEng in Civil and Structural Engineering (CIVU03) or the Degree of BEng in Civil Engineering (CIVU17) subject to the degree regulations of these programmes.

Year 3


units (120 credits)
3A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV312  Advanced Structural Analysis AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV321  Multi-Storey Building Design AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV350  Geotechnical Design AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV386  Civil Engineering Research Skills AUT SEM 10 credits
MAS380  Computational Engineering Mathematics 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
CIV3203  Integrated Design Project II (Group Design Project) SPR SEM 30 credits
CIV3204  Integrated Design Project III SPR SEM 10 credits

3B

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 MEng in Civil and Structural Engineering with a Year in Industry (CIVU30), 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 MEng in Civil and Structural Engineering (CIVU03).


3C

A student must have been awarded a minimum of 110 credits to proceed to Level 4.  A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to be awarded the Degree of BEng in Civil Engineering (CIVU17) but will be ineligible for the award of that Degree with Honours.

Year 4


units (120 credits)
4A
A student will take

Full academic year
CIV395  Year in Industry ACAD YR 120 credits

4B

A student will take CIV395 Year in Industry before proceeding to Year 5.  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 MEng Civil and Structural Engineering (CIVU03).


4C

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 MEng in Civil and Structural Engineering (CIVU03).

Year 5


units (45 credits)
5A
A student will take

Semester 1
CIV4136  Computational Structural Analysis AUT SEM 10 credits
CIV4181  Structural Dynamics and Applications to Earthquake Engineering and Vibration AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV4201  Composite Steel and Concrete Construction AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV485  Civil Engineering Research Proposal AUT SEM 5 credits

units (30 credits)
5B
A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
CIV4000  Individual Research Project SPR SEM 30 credits
CIV4004  European-Based Individual Research Study SPR SEM 30 credits
AND

units (15 credits)
5C
A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 1
CIV4300  Introduction to the Mechanics of Turbulent Flows AUT SEM 15 credits
CIV4501  Advanced Geotechnics AUT SEM 15 credits
AND

units (15 credits)
5D
A student will take a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
CIV4118  Fatigue and Fracture SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV4175  Innovations in Structural Concrete SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV4236  Advanced Concrete Design SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV4413  Advanced Simulation of High Strain Rate Dynamics SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV4415  Blast and Impact Effects on Structures SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV4445  Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures SPR SEM 15 credits
AND

units
5E
A student will take up to 15 credits from this group.

Semester 2
CIV4195  Earthquake Engineering and Risk Management SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV4729  Flood Risk Management SPR SEM 15 credits
CIV4750  Coastal Engineering SPR SEM 15 credits

5F

A student must pass CIV4000 Individual Research Project or CIV4004 European-Based Individual Research Study at the first attempt in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MEng in Civil and Structural Engineering with a Year in Industry (CIVU30). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted by the Faculty to be awarded the Degree of BEng in Civil Engineering (CIVU17) but will be ineligible for the award of that Degree with Honours.

 
 
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