Program Overview

Introduction to ENG472 Civil Engineering Topic Tree - Conversion Masters

The core of the engineering curriculum is the Civil Engineering Topic Tree. The overall topic tree contains around 1,000 topics, covering the range of different specialties within civil engineering. Students complete these topics in a mastery learning paradigm, with linkages between the topics indicated by required pre-requisite knowledge. This subject takes the student through the topic tree to complete topics building upon their prior workplace experience to the point where they are ready to commence a capstone project prior to graduating as a professional engineer.

Subject Information

Grading System

The grading system for this subject is SY/US.

Duration

The duration of this subject is four sessions.

School

This subject is part of the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences.

Enrolment Restrictions

Enrolment in this subject is restricted to students enrolled in the Masters of Engineering (Civil Systems).

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• Possess a comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline.
• Fluently and critically apply engineering techniques, tools, and resources.
• Note: Each individual topic on the Topic Tree has its own objectives, identifying the specific knowledge to be acquired in that topic. The overall objective for the subject depends upon the aggregation of the objectives for the topics chosen by the student.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• The topics for this subject are contained in the Civil Engineering Topic Tree. Each topic has its own objectives, learning materials, and assessments. In order to successfully complete this subject, students will need to have completed a minimum of 600 topics in the Topic Tree (including any credited through RPL), including all topics specified in Schedule B: Core Competency for Graduate Civil Engineers, and at least one of the topics combinations specified in Schedule C: Required competencies for commencement of Capstone projects.
• Topic Tree branches include:
  • Engineering fundamentals
  • Communications and research
  • Sustainability and the environment
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Water and waste water
  • Civil engineering practice
  • Civil engineering construction
  • Roads and transport
  • Project management
  • Business and entrepreneurship
  • Materials engineering
  • Engineering mechanics
  • Structure engineering
• Note: Schedule C includes those topics from one or more branches on the topic tree to be competent in an area of specialization within civil engineering (e.g., a structural engineer, a geotechnical engineer, etc.).