Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

Year 2 Sem 1 Sem 2
CE211 Structural Mechanics 3 3
CE231 Hydraulics 3 3
CE241 Surveying 4 4
CE255 Structural Design 3 3
CE261 Road Engineering - 3
CE281 Geomechania 3 3
CE295 Engineering Management 3 -
SM293 Engineering Mathematics --
3 3
22 22
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Year 3
CE397 Industry Based Learning
Sem 1 Sem 2
24 weeks
CE301 Engineering Computing 2
CE311 Structural Mechanics 3
CE324 Urban Planning 2
CE331 Water Engineering 3
CE351 Structural Design 4
CE395 Engineering Management 3
SM393 Engineering Mathematics 2
Electives
CE343 Surveying
or 3
CE355 Structural Engineering -
22
Year 4 Sem 1 Sem 2
CE415 Structural Engineering 5
CE431 Water Engineering 2
CE461 Transport Engineering 3
CE481 Geomechanics 3
CE495 Engineering Management 3
SM493 Engineering Mathematics 2
Electives (choose one)
CE406 Water and Transport
Engineering
CE416 Structural Engineering 4
CE476
Construction Engineering
CE494 Industry Based Learning 24 weeks
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22
Year 5 Sem 1
CE505t Investigation Project 4 2 weeks
CE555t Design 5 + 3weeks
CE596 Engineering Management 5
Major Electives (choose one)
CE507 Municipal Transport
Engineering
CE516 Structural Engineering 5
CE576 Construction Engineering
Minor Electives (choose one)
CE533 Water Engineering
CE553 Structural Design
CE582 Geomechanics 3
***** Approved alternative from
Arts or Business
22 + 5 weeks
t Where approved, part-time students may undertake
these subjects over two semesters as syllabus content is
identical to the corresponding full-time subjects, using
the following codes:
Hours per
semester
Sern 1 Sem 2
CE506 Investigation Project 55 60
CE556 Civil Design 65 70
cosi Bachelor of
Technology (Building
S u rveying)
The course is intended to prepare students for the profession
of building surveying. It meets the educational requirements
for membership of the Australian Institute of Building
Su-rs and the educational requirements of the Victorian
Building Control Qualifications Board, which licenses Building
Surveyors in the State of Victoria.
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 departments.
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
the giving of advice to council on various parliamentary ads
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 of plans and computations
submitted for council approval and for the carrying out of
inspections of buildings during construction, alteration and
demolition.
Regulations pertaining to the course
Regulations relating to the course are as for other
engineering undergraduate courses and are set out at the
beginning of this book.
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 emplopr. 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 but subjects
are not available in the evening. Students should consult
with staff to plan a part-time program of day 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)
VCEVOP) courses are considered on the basis of a coum of
study equivalent to a Year 12 course. Prerequisite and recom-