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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 Biodiversity and Ecology
ENG101 Earth's Surface Processes
MTH102 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
SCI110 Environmental and Resource Economics

Semester 2, 2013

Complete four (4) courses at USC:
BUS108 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
ENG102 Introduction to Weather and Climate
MTH202 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
SCI107 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems

Year 2

Semester 1, 2014

Complete three (3) courses at USC:
BUS102 Climate Change Adaptation
ENG221 Climate and Hydrology Systems
ENS253 Applied Geospatial Analysis

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 Introduction to Environmental Management
MTH312 Environmental Impact Assessment

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 Environmental and Resource Economics
ENG302 Climate Change Adaptation

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 Climate Change Mitigation
    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 Integrated Environmental Management
    ENG422 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
    ENS281 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
    Plus
    Complete one (1) course at USQ (external mode):
    CIV3506 Concrete Structures

    Semester 2, 2016

    Complete three (3) courses at USC:
    ENG402 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
    SUS302 Coastal and Marine Ecology
    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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