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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 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENG101 Torts A
MTH102 Measuring Sustainability
SCI110 Environmental Impact Assessment

Semester 2, 2013

Complete four (4) courses at USC:
BUS108 Torts B
ENG102 Science Research Methods
MTH202 Communicating Sustainability
SCI107 Planning and Environmental Law

Year 2

Semester 1, 2014

Complete three (3) courses at USC:
BUS102 Integrated Environmental Management
ENG221 Environmental and Resource Economics
ENS253 Contracts A

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 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
MTH312 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

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 Contracts B
ENG302 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies

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 Special Field Studies Topic
    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 Special Research Project
    ENG422 Sustainability Project
    ENS281 Workplace Learning I
    Plus
    Complete one (1) course at USQ (external mode):
    CIV3506 Concrete Structures

    Semester 2, 2016

    Complete three (3) courses at USC:
    ENG402 Property A
    SUS302 Constitutional Law
    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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