Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours)

This course is only available to University of Baghdad students by invitation.

No applications are accepted for this course.

Civil and infrastructure engineers are concerned with the design, construction and improvement of our built environment and sustainability is a key consideration.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours) provides students with the technical expertise and management skills needed to plan, design, construct and maintain infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, dams, water supply systems, waste treatment systems, road and rail networks, airports and seaports.

It teaches comprehensive engineering theory and offers students hands-on practical design experience.

Students apply their learning in a professionally focused, multidisciplinary project during their third year of study.

They also undertake at least 12 weeks of relevant work experience and can choose to complete postgraduate-level elective units.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours) degree is designed to prepare students for the profession of engineering through an ordered course of four academic years combined with a minimum of 12 weeks of professional experience.

• developing in students the skills to undertake an independent research project, demonstrating project planning and time management as well as technical skills
• preparing students for the changing workplace and changing societal context of engineering by developing their life-long learning skills and flexibility of mind.

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours) consists of a total of 33 units (32 units with 400 credit points total and one compulsory non-credit unit). Units normally carry 12.5 credit points. In each academic year, eight units normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points. The typical full-time student's average weekly workload during semester is expected to be 50 hours of personal study and class attendance time. Class attendance time includes lectures, classes, tutorials, flexible learning, laboratory and field sessions, and will vary in different semesters. To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours), students must complete a total of 400 credit points comprising:

• 12 core units of study (150 credit points)
• 16 units of study from the engineering discipline major in Civil and Infrastructure (200 credit points)
• 4 units of electives (50 credit points)
• EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering (compulsory no-credit unit)

Students may not complete more than 150 credit points (normally 12 units) at Introductory Level.

Honours merit calculation will be based on the averaged results of 12 units in the final two years of the course with the following descriptive outcomes:

• BEng (Civil and Infrastructure) (Hons) with High Distinction; for students who achieve ≥ 80
• BEng (Civil and Infrastructure) (Hons) with Distinction; for students who achieve 70 – 79
• BEng (Civil and Infrastructure) (Hons) with Credit; for students who achieve 60 – 69
• BEng (Civil and Infrastructure) (Hons); for students who achieve < 60

Students who transfer with advanced standing are required to undertake at least nine of these units at Swinburne, including all six outcome units, to qualify for an honours merit calculation. This honours merit calculation will be based only on units completed at Swinburne. If a student has not completed at least nine of the specified units, they will graduate with a BEng (Civil and Infrastructure) (Hons) as an award title, but not be eligible for a merit based honours description.

The following units will be used in the honours merit calculation:

• CIE40000 Foundation Engineering*
• CIE40001 Sanitary & Environmental Engineering*
• CIE40003 Final Year Research Project 1 (Civil & Infrastructure) *
• CIE40004 Final Year Research Project 2 (Civil & Infrastructure) *
• CVE30001 Urban Water Resources
• CVE30002 Design of Steel Structures

• CVE30003 Transport Engineering
• CVE30004 Cost Engineering
• CVE40002 Structural Design of Low Rise Buildings *
• CVE40006 Infrastructure Design Project *
• MME30001 Engineering Management 1
• MME40001 Engineering Management 2

* Outcome unitsMatched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

Units of study

View Swinburne Engineering Competencies relevant to learning outcomes for this course.

ENG10001 Engineering, Design and Innovation ENG10002 Engineering Materials ENG10003 Mechanics of Structures ENG10004 Digital and Data Systems MTH10012 Calculus and Applications MTH10013 Linear Algebra and Applications MTH20010 Mathematics 3A PHY10001 Energy and Motion PHY10004 Electronics and Electromagnetism MME30001 Engineering Management 1 CIE40003 Final Year Research Project 1 (Civil and Infra) CIE40004 Final Year Research Project 2 (Civil and Infra) EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering CIE40000 Foundation Engineering CIE40001 Sanitary & Environmental Engineering CVE20001 Topographical Engineering CVE20002 Computer Aided Engineering (Civil) CVE20003 Design of Concrete Structures CVE20004 Geomechanics CVE20005 Road Engineering CVE30001 Urban Water Resources CVE30002 Design of Steel Structures CVE30003 Transport Engineering CVE30004 Cost Engineering CVE40002 Structural Design of Low Rise Buildings CVE40006 Infrastructure Design Project MEE20003 Fluid Mechanics 1 MEE20004 Structural Mechanics MME40001 Engineering Management 2 EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering

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Entry into the course is determined by invitation only.

English language requirements

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

• IELTS overall band of 6.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
• Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 65%, all skills 65%
• Or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.

Upon completion of their course students will be capable graduate civil and infrastructure engineers and able to:

1. apply coherent and advanced knowledge of civil and infrastructure engineering in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking and judgement

2. apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence, as preparation for research higher degrees

3. apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence

4. apply abstraction, mathematics and civil engineering fundamentals to analyse and design the operation of a model, using appropriate engineering methods and tools

5. communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team, and use the basic tools and practices of project management within project work

6. demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and an awareness of professional engineering practice in a global and sustainable context

7. reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes, and manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing of personal performance as a means of managing continuing professional development and lifelong learning.