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4 Years
Face-to-face. All classes are run face-to-face at the Epping campus.
Full time / Part time
February | July | November
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Epping Campus, Melbourne Polytechnic, Epping VIC
377 Waterdale Rd, Heidelberg West, VIC 3081
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
Engineers Australia (EA)
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
Engineers Australia
Course Content
Professional Engineering
This subject provides an understanding of contemporary engineering practice. Topics include engineering skills and competencies required for civil engineering as well as ethical practices and conduct of a practising engineer.
Engineering Skills 1
This subject provides the necessary skills and knowledge for understanding and producing engineering drawings using a wide range of techniques and computer software.
Engineering Mathematics 1
This subject provides the foundation for the mathematical concepts required for engineering technologists. Topics cover accuracy in engineering calculations, functions, complex numbers, vector algebra, differentiation and integration.
Surveying
This subject presents the fundamentals and principles of land surveying. The subject also provides an opportunity to apply and use a wide range of surveying equipment, as well as surveying techniques.
Engineering Principles
This subject provides some general principles of engineering science that underpin engineering applications. Topics include Newton's Law of Motion, Laws of Thermodynamics, Conservation of Energy and Mechanical Properties of Materials.
Civil Engineering Construction
This subject provides an overview of construction methods, techniques, equipment and plants often used in civil and infrastructure construction.
Mechanics of Structures 1
This subject presents the foundation principles of structural mechanics. Topics include free body diagrams, equilibrium of rigid bodies, force vectors, moments, axial loads, stress and strain, buckling of columns and analysis of forces in pin jointed structures.
Engineering Skills 2
This subject provides advanced applications of CAD systems in complicated civil engineering projects.
Mechanics of Structures 2
This subject explains the behaviour of structural elements when they are subjected to external forces. Topics include shear force and bending moment diagrams, stresses in members subjected to combined forces, Mohr circle for determining stress and strain and elementary design of beams.
Environmental and Sustainable Design
This subject presents the fundamental concepts and principles that underpin the environmental impacts and sustainability of civil construction. The subject also discusses techniques and strategies that may be used for sustainable design and construction of civil engineering projects.
Engineering Mathematics 2
This subject provides the mathematical knowledge and skills required for solving engineering problems. Topics include mathematical modelling, MATLAB applications, numerical techniques for differentiation, and integration and ordinary differential equations.
Construction Materials
This subject provides necessary information and knowledge regarding the properties and performance of construction materials often used in civil construction. Materials such as concrete, timber, steel, polymers and ceramics.
Computer Aided Engineering
This subject presents computer aided applications in civil engineering. Topics include the application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and use of standard software in mathematical modelling of engineering problems.
Principles of Geomechanics
This subject presents the fundamental principles of soil engineering and its application to construction of civil projects. Topics include determining mechanical characteristics of soil and Australian Standards Classification of Soil.
Engineering Management 1
This subject provides an introduction to modern project management techniques and strategies in an engineering context. It provides an overview of the principles of quality management, risk management and OHS management.
Fluid Mechanics
This subject presents an overview of fundamental mechanical properties of fluids.
Minor Engineering Project
Associate Degree students ONLY are required to enrol in this Core Unit.
Work Integrated Learning 1 - 220 Hours
Mandatory hurdle requirement for students exiting with the Associate Degree.
Design of Concrete Structures 1
Structural Engineering Major elective.
Design of Steel Structures 1
Structural Engineering Major elective.
Advanced Structural Analysis
Structural Engineering Major elective.
Engineering Mathematics 3
Stage 3 core subject across majors.
Geotechnical Engineering 1
Stage 3 core subject across majors.
Design of Concrete Structures 2
Structural Engineering Major elective.
Design of Steel Structures 2
Structural Engineering Major elective.
Roads Design and Construction
Municipal/Transportation Engineering Major and Construction Management Major subject.
Planning and Subdivision
Municipal/Transportation Engineering Major subject.
Construction Law
Municipal/Transportation Engineering Major and Construction Management Major subject.
Urban Water Resources
Municipal/Transportation Engineering Major subject.
Infra-Structure Maintenance and Management
Municipal/Transportation Engineering Major and Construction Management Major subject.
Engineering Management 2
Municipal/Transportation Engineering Major subject.
Construction Operations
Construction Management Major subject.
Geotechnical Engineering 2
Stage 4 subject.
Design of Timber Structures
Stage 4 subject.
Cost Engineering
Stage 4 core subject across majors.
Water Network Design
Stage 4 subject for Structural Engineering Major.
Transportation Engineering
Stage 4 subject for Municipal/Transportation Engineering Major.
Environmental and Sustainable Practice
Stage 4 subject for Structural Engineering Major.
Integrated Management Systems
Stage 4 subject for Construction Management Major.
Major Engineering Project
Full semester 48 credit points subject. Required across all majors in Stage 4.
Work Integrated Learning 2 - 300 Hours
Mandatory hurdle requirement for students completing the Bachelor degree. Students continuing on after the second year are required to complete BET410 (300 hours) only.
Common Questions
Yes, the Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil) at Melbourne Polytechnic is accredited by Engineers Australia, ensuring the qualification meets national professional standards for civil engineering practice.
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) incorporates opportunities through internships, placements and industry based projects, and may occur onsite or through a virtual/remote environment. It is a mandatory hurdle (capstone) requirement. Students completing the full Bachelor degree must complete BET410, which requires 300 hours of WIL. Students exiting with the Associate Degree must complete BET210, which requires 220 hours of WIL.
Students can choose from three majors in Stage 3 of the course: Structural Engineering Major, Municipal/Transportation Engineering Major, or Construction Management Major. Each major includes specific subjects tailored to that specialisation while sharing some common core subjects.
Yes, students have the option to exit with an Associate Degree after Stage 2. Associate Degree students are required to enrol in the Minor Engineering Project (BET209) and must complete 220 hours of Work Integrated Learning (BET210). Associate Degree holders who continue to study for the Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree are required to successfully complete the foundation subject BET208 Fluid Mechanics.
Assessment methods are a blend of essays, reports, reflective journals, case studies and analysis, oral presentations, projects, portfolios, tests and exams. Each subject carries 12 credit points, and the course requires a total of 384 credit points to complete. A normal full-time annual workload is 96 credit points, with full-time students usually enrolling in 48 credit points each semester and part-time students enrolling in 24 credit points each semester or less. Note that BET408 Major Engineering Project is a full semester 48 credit point subject.
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