1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Semester 2
MF360 Aviation Project
MF370 Aircraft Design
W380 Aircraft Navigation Control Systems
MF390 Aviation Facilities Management
MF330" Ground School
W340 Advanced Aerodynamics
MF350 Human Factors and Leadership
Training
MF360 Aviation Project
MF370 Aircraft Design
MF380 Aircraft Navigation Control Systems
MF390 Aviation Facilities Management
*Some or all of the suljects shown with an asterisk will be
provtded at Moorabbin Ai~ort.
cos1 Bachelor of Technology
(Building Surveying)
1996 VTAC course code-34350
The course is intended to prepare students for the
professions of building and building surveying. It meets the
educational requirements for membership of the Australian
Institute of Building Surveyors (nationally) and the
educational requirements of the Victorian Building
Practitioners Board, which licenses Building Surveyors in
the State of Victoria. In 1995, the course has been accredited
by the Australian Institute of Building.
The course was introduced at the request of the AIBS and
was designed to enable future members of the profession to
cope with anticipated changes in building technology,
materials and statutory regulations.
The course is coordinated by the School of Civil
Engineering and Building. It is interdisciplinary in nature,
with a teaching input from a number of schools.
Career potential
At present, about eight of every ten graduates in building
surveying enter the municipal sphere and the others are
absorbed in the building industry.
The building surveyor in a municipality is the council's
technical officer in matters pertaining to buildings. Duties
include giving advice to council on various parliamentary
acts and regulations, council bylaws and regulations relevant
to building, together with their administration as required
by law and by council. The building surveying department
is responsible for checking plans and computations
submitted for council approval and for carrying out
inspections of buildings during construction, alteration and
demolition.
In private practice the consultant building surveyor is an
essential part of the building team. Advice is given to the
designer team, and the final documents are approved by the
building surveyor who issues the building permit, and later
carries out the mandatory inspections.
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 on an industry based learning program (cooperative),
and consists of six academic semesters at
Swinburne and two semesters in industry. The total length
of the full-time course is four years.
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 experience and a consistent liaison is
maintained between the mentor, the employer, and the
student.
The fourth year is spent at Swinburne.
Part-time study
The course can be completed by part-time study. Students
should consult with staff to ~lan a part-time program of
classes from the required subjects of the course.
Eligibility to apply for entry
Successful completion of VCE or equivalent including a
grade of E or better in English (units 1,2, 3 and 4) and 6
units of Mathematics (at least two as units 3 and 4), Physics
(units 1 and 2), and Chemistry (units 1 and 2). Bonus points
will be awarded for additional units (3 and 4) in
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
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.
Persons who do not hold the aualifications stated above. or
their equivalent, may be required to sit for a special entry
test to determine eligibility. This test is normally held early
in February.
An interview may be required for persons who do not hold
the qualifications stated above.
Persons who complete satisfactorily a science/engineering
VCE(T0P) course in the Swinburne TAFE sector which
includes subjects equivalent to the prerequisite and
recommended Group 1 subjects are given guaranteed entry.