School report 2006-07 - University of Wollongong

4 TEACHING AND LEARNING PROGRAMS
The University of Wollongong is one of two universities in the top tier of three categories for
the Federal Government’s Learning and Teaching Performance Fund for 2007, announced
by Education Minister Julie Bishop in December 2006. The University of Wollongong and the
Australian National University in Canberra were the only two institutions ranked as Band A1
in the Performance Fund, which rewards higher education providers that best demonstrate
excellence in teaching and learning for domestic undergraduate students. This achievement
is a tribute to the outstanding quality of teaching staff at the UoW.
4.1 Undergraduate Teaching Programs
Undergraduate students at the School of CME are taught to be critical thinkers, problem
solvers, and innovative. They develop skills that will enable them to make competent
decisions on their future careers as related to the analysis and design of a wide range of
engineering projects, and to understand the delicate balance and sustainability that exists in
the environment.
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering graduates at UoW can apply their knowledge to plan, design. construct,
operate, and maintain buildings, bridges, dams, harbors, water supply systems, waste
management systems, airports roads, tunnels and railways. The subjects cover engineering
design and innovation, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics and hydrology, and structural
design.
APPLIED CIVIL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS:
• Mechanics of Solids
• Engineering Materials
• Structures 1, 2 & 3
• Structural Design 1, 2 & 3
• Engineering Computing 1 & 2
• Applied Engineering Computing
• Civil Engineering Design
• Geomechanics 1 & 2
• Applied Geotechnical Engineering
• Advanced Foundation Engineering
• Construction Materials and Construction Techniques
• Hydraulics and Hydrology
• Roads Engineering
• Surveying
Mining Engineering
This degree builds knowledge of mining methods, ventilation, environmental engineering,
planning and development, and the environmental impact of mining and rock mechanics;
with a focus in later years on mine planning, occupational health and safety, and mining
economics.
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