The Master of Engineering (Civil) is a 72-unit program offered by the College of Science and Engineering.
Applicants normally must hold with an average grade of credit or higher:
Students without such a qualification should apply for the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Science.
The Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Students who have completed a relevant Washington Accord accredited Bachelor of Engineering with honours or have passed the same topics in a Flinders University Master of Engineering Science may receive up to 36 units of credit towards the Master of Engineering degree.
The course has been designed to provide graduates with:
The course provides the foundations that will underpin ongoing professional development, preparing graduates for further study or for a career in an engineering related field or in other areas where the range of skills and knowledge acquired is needed or desirable.
At the completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
To qualify for the Master of Engineering (Civil), a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
27 units comprising:
ENGR3750 Workplace Preparation* (0 units)
ENGR8931 Geotechnical Engineering GE (4.5 units)
ENGR8951 Hydraulics and Water Engineering GE (4.5 units)
ENGR8971 Transport Systems Engineering GE (4.5 units)
ENGR8862 Structural Engineering 1 GE (4.5 units)
ENGR9742 Standards, Ethics and Compliance (4.5 units)
ENGR9704 Project Management and Innovation (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of option topics from below:
EASC8702 Global Climate Change GE (4.5 units)
EASC8732 Geological Processes GE (4.5 units)
EASC8741 Fundamentals of Groundwater GE (4.5 units)
EASC9772 Physical Hydrogeology GE (4.5 units)
ENGR7961 Finite Element Methods (4.5 units)
ENVS8732 Environmental Impact Assessment GE (4.5 units)
STEM8002 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems GE (4.5 units)
STEM8004 Modelling in Space and Time, Geostatistics and GIS GE (4.5 units)
STEM8007 Advanced Geographical Information Systems GE (4.5 units)
13.5 units comprising:
ENGR7951 Advanced Infrastructure Engineering Design 1 (4.5 units)
ENGR7872 Advanced Infrastructure Engineering Design 2 (4.5 units)
ENGR8861 Structural Engineering 2 GE (4.5 units)
ENGR9403 Engineering Work Experience * (0 units)
Plus 4.5 units of option topics from below:
ENGR7742 Advanced Concrete Design and Analysis (4.5 units)
ENGR7941 Advanced Foundation Design and Analysis (4.5 units)
ENGR7772 Transport Planning and Modelling (4.5 units)
Plus Either **
ENGR9700A Masters Thesis (4.5/18 units) AND
ENGR9700B Masters Thesis (4.5/18 units) AND
ENGR9700C Masters Thesis (4.5/18 units) AND
ENGR9700D Masters Thesis (4.5/18 units)
Or
ENGR9710A Masters Project (4.5/9 units) AND
ENGR9710B Masters Project (4.5/9 units) AND
9 units of option topics taken from the Year 1 and Year 2 option topics listed above
* Students who can demonstrate equivalent work experience may be exempted from this topic. ENGR9403 may be taken any time after completing 36 units of MEng study.
** The Masters Thesis can only be taken by students who have achieved a credit average or higher in the coursework topics completed for this degree. Students are advised to discuss thesis ideas with suitable supervisors before selecting this option. Note that students who wish to use their masters qualification to satisfy entry into a Flinders University research higher degree program are required to have completed an 18-unit thesis.
Students who have already completed studies with considerable overlap with topics listed above should choose alternative topics in discussion with the Director of Studies.
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