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Bachelor of Civil Engineering: Study Plan (Construction major) Semester 1

The Bachelor of Civil Engineering - Construction Major Study Plan is valid for students commencing in Semester 1, 2013.

Courses denoted with # are undertaken via the University of Southern Queensland (USQ). These courses are supported with a weekly tutorial on Campus at USC.

Students completing USQ courses MUST complete and submit the USQ Cross Institutional Study Application form to the Faculty office in H Block for submission to USQ each semester, prior to the USQ cut-off date.

Practice courses are undertaken at the University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba Campus during Residential School in the USQ Intra Semester Break or during Semester 3 at USQ which is over the Summer period.

Please refer to Program Notes under the Program Structure for this program. Students need to refer directly to the USQ website for confirmation of Residential School dates.

Year 1

Semester 1, 2013

Complete four (4) courses at USC:
COR111
ENG101
MTH102 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
SCI110 Engineering Professional Practice

Semester 2, 2013

Complete four (4) courses at USC:
BUS108 Mathematics Foundations
ENG102 Science Research Methods
MTH202 Introduction to Informatics
SCI107 Engineering Statics

Year 2

Semester 1, 2014

Complete three (3) courses at USC:
BUS102 Calculus and Algebra
ENG221 Physics
ENS253 Introduction to Economics

Plus

Complete one (1) course at USQ via Cross Institutional study (external mode):
# MEC1201 Engineering Materials

Semeser 2, 2014

Complete two (2) courses at USC:
ENG212 Mechanics of Materials
MTH312 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology

Plus
Complete two (2) courses at USQ via Cross Institutional study
(external mode):
# ENG1100 Introduction to Engineering Design *
# CIV2403 Geology and Geomechanics

* In 2014, this course will be replaced by ENG202 and offered at USC

Intra-Semester 2 Break, 2014

Complete one (1) practice course at USQ Residential School (attendance required at Toowoomba) :
# ENG1901 Engineering Practice 1 

Year 3

Semester 1, 2015

Complete three (3) courses at USC:
ENG211 Structural Engineering
ENG302 Numerical Analysis

Select one (1) course from your chosen USC minor study area:

  • Climate Change and Coastal Zone Studies
  • Environmental Studies for Engineers
  • Planning Studies
  • Property

    Plus
    Complete one (1) course at USQ via Cross Institutional study
    (external mode):
    # CIV2605 Construction Engineering

    Semester 2, 2015

    Complete three (3) courses at USC:
    PHY201 Fluid Mechanics
    Select two (2) courses from your chosen USC minor study area:

  • Climate Change and Coastal Zone Studies
  • Environmental Studies for Engineers
  • Planning Studies
  • Property

    Plus
    Complete one (1) course at USQ via Cross Institutional study
    (external mode):
    # CIV3403 Geotechnical Engineering

    Intra-Semester 2 Break, 2015

    Complete one (1) Practice course at USQ Residential School (attendance required at Toowoomba):

    # CIV2901 Geology and Geomechanics Practice

    Year 4

    Semester 1, 2016

    Complete three (3) courses at USC:
    ENG401 Engineering Project Management
    ENG422 Fluids, Waves and Thermodynamics
    ENS281 Engineering Project 1
    Plus
    Complete one (1) course at USQ (external mode):
    CIV3506 Concrete Structures

    Semester 2, 2016

    Complete three (3) courses at USC:
    ENG402 Design of Open Channels
    SUS302 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
    Select one (1) course from your chosen USC minor study area:

  • Climate Change and Coastal Zone Studies
  • Environmental Studies for Engineers
  • Planning Studies
  • Property

    Plus
    Complete one (1) course at USQ via Cross Institutional study
    (external mode):

    # CIV3603 Construction Methods

    Session 8 (USQ Semester 3), 2016

    Complete two (2) Practice courses at USQ Residential School (attendance required at Toowoomba):

    # CIV3906  Civil Materials Practice
    # CIV3907 Civil Systems Practice

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