1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Graduates are also employed by builders as project
managers. In these roles they coordinate the administrative
and construction planning aspects of building projects.
Regulations
Regulations relating to the course are as for other
engineering undergraduate courses and are set out at the
beginning of this section.
Structure of the course
The Bachelor of Technology in Building Surveying is
structured as a cooperative or an industry based learning
program, and consists of six academic semesters at
Swinburne and two semesters in industry. The total length
of the full-time course is four years and 400 credit points.
First and second years are spent full-time at Swinburne. In
third year, students spend the entire year working in
industry. Employment is arranged by Swinburne and
students are paid by the employer. Students benefit greatly
from this first-hand ex~erience and a consistent liaison is
maintained between the mentor, the employer, and the
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The fourth year is spent at Swinburne.
Part-time study
The course can be completed by part-time study. Students
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should consult with staff to plan a part-time program of
classes from the required subjects of the course.
Eligibility to apply for entry
Prerequisite:
4, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics.
Selection mode:
:. TER and two-stage process with a middle-band of 20%.
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0 Middle-band selection:
2 Applicants who have successfully completed any of Physics
0 (Units 3 & 4), Chemistry (Units 3 & 4), or Specialist
i. Mathematics will be deemed to have a TER up to 5
percentage points higher for each study.
Victorian Certificate of Education (Tertiary Orientation
Program)
VCE(T0P) courses are considered on the basis of a course
of study equivalent to a Year 12 course. Prerequisite and
recommended subjects are those equivalent to the Year 12
subjects listed above.
Admission with advanced standing
Students who have completed an
Associate Diploma in Building Surveying will be
admitted with substantial exemptions.
Associate Diploma or certificate of Technology course
in a relevant area will be admitted with some
exemptions, as appropriate.
Course structure (1 992 syllabus)
Year 1
Semester I
Credit points
CE114 Applied Mechanics 7.0
CE173 Construction 1 13.0
CE192A Statutory Control 1
CE192B Introduction to Law
CE196 Communications
MM169 Services 1
SM193 Mathematics
Semester 2
CE114 Applied Mechanics
CE173 Construction 1
CE192A Statutory Control 1
CE196 Communications
MM169 Services 1
MP180 Construction Materials 1
SM193 Mathematics
Year 2
Semester 1
CE204 Computer Application 1
CE243 Land Surveying
CE276 Construction 2
CE277 Temporary Structures
CE294A Statutory Control 2
CE297 Management
MP280 Construction Materials 2
Semester 2
CE256 Structural Design 1
CE276 Construction 2
CE277 Temporary Structures
CE283 Geomechanics
CE294A Statutory Control 2
CE294B Town Planning
CE297 Management
MM269 Services 2
Year 3
Semester 1
CE399 Industrial Experience
Semester 2
CE399 Industrial Experience
Year 4
Semester 1
CE404 Computer Applications 2
CE454 Structural Design 2
CE470 Services 3
CE477A Construction 3
CE478 Fire Technology
CE490 Consruction Management
CE496A Statutory Control 3
CE496B Statutory Planning
CE496C Professional Projects
Semester 2
CE477B Construction 4
CE477C Foundation Systems
CE478 Fire Technology
CE490 Construction Management
CE496A Statutory Control 3
CE496C Professional Projects