Geotechnical, Concentration (0117)

  • Western Sydney University Concentration Code: 0117

Previous Code: SM3066.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

Location

Campus Mode Advice
Penrith Campus Internal beng@westernsydney.edu.au

Concentration Structure

This concentration is only available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or 3689 Bachelor of Engineering - Civil major only.

From 2024, please refer to Geotechnical, Minor (0117) This minor is available to all students in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (3740) and Bachelor of Engineering Advanced (Honours) (3771)

Students must complete 4 subjects as follows.

Subject Title Credit Points
Students must complete 40 credit points from the following40
Bridge Embankment Design
Hydrogeology
Pile Foundations
Waste Management
Total Credit Points40

Equivalent Subjects 

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this concentration for students who passed these subjects in 2020 or earlier.

EART 3004 Hydrogeology, replaced by CIVL 3018 Hydrogeology

Replaced Subjects

The subjects listed below count towards completion of this concentration for students who passed these subjects in 2022 or earlier. 

CIVL 3010 Highway Infrastructure replaced by CIVL 3022 Bridge Embankment Design (Spring 2023)