Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Programme Catalogue 2009/10 |
UEAR-AFM03: MEng (hons) Civil and Architectural Engineering |
Leading to the award of MASTER OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
| Year 1 |
 NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year has a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 15  ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 16 . |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| AR10369 | Structures 1A | 6 Credits |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR10003 | Building environment 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10014 | Detailed design 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10033 | Geology | 3 Credits |
| AR10244 | Design studio 1.1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10342 | History and theory of architecture 1.1 twentieth century western architecture & design | 3 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| AR10370 | Structures 1B | 6 Credits |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR10366 | Computer applications | 6 Credits |
| AR10367 | Mathematics 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR10368 | Surveying | 6 Credits |
| ME10232 | Materials science 1 | 6 Credits |
| Year 2 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year has a DAP. Exemption: 55% OSA for progression instead of 60%. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 23 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 24 |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Designated Essential Units |
| AR20076 | Soil mechanics | 6 Credits |
| AR20082 | Structures 3 | 6 Credits |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR10212 | Surveying and Geology Field Course | 3 Credits |
| AR20004 | Building environment 2 | 3 Credits |
| AR20061 | Mathematics 2 | 6 Credits |
| AR20208 | Structures design and construction | 6 Credits |
| AR20320 | Civil engineering hydraulics 1 | 3 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR20240 | Mathematics 3C | 3 Credits |
| AR20241 | Foundation design | 6 Credits |
| AR20242 | Surveying 2 | 3 Credits |
| AR20318 | Civil engineering management 1 | 6 Credits |
| AR20371 | Transportation infrastructure engineering | 3 Credits |
| ME20263 | Materials science 2 | 6 Credits |
| Year 3 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Semester 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR30083 | Structures 4 | 6 Credits |
| AR30215 | Energy, power supply and the environment | 3 Credits |
| AR30278 | Lighting and acoustics | 6 Credits |
| AR30317 | Project C3A | 9 Credits |
| AR30344 | Civil engineering hydraulics 2 | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR30026 | Facade engineering construction | 3 Credits |
| AR40072 | Building environmental project | 6 Credits |
| AR40279 | Thermofluids | 6 Credits |
| AR40280 | Building environmental engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40281 | Project CAI | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 6 Credits from the following list: |
| Students on this programme may opt to take unit AR40323(Study abroad - 30 credits) in Year 4 Semester 2, subject to the approval of the Director of Studies. |
| AR30207 | Bridge engineering 1 | 3 Credits |
| AR30303 | Bridge engineering 2 | 3 Credits |
| AR40283 | Lightweight structures | 3 Credits |
| AR40310 | Facade engineering design | 3 Credits |
| AR40321 | Coastal and offshore engineering | 3 Credits |
| Year 4 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Academic Year |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR40223 | MEng dissertation for Civil and Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering | 15 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR30034 | Geotechnical engineering | 6 Credits |
| AR40307 | Project CAG | 12 Credits |
| AR40316 | Continuum mechanics | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 3 and 6 Credits from the following list: |
| Students must take units totalling 9 credits from the combination of options in Semester 1 and Semester 2. |
| AR40249 | Timber and masonry engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40301 | Conservation engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40302 | Architectural structures | 3 Credits |
| AR40322 | Plasticity theory | 3 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| AR30309 | Civil engineering management 2 | 6 Credits |
| AR40251 | Structures 5 | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 3 and 6 Credits from the following list: |
| Students must take units totalling 9 credits from the combination of options in Semester 1 and Semester 2. |
| AR40095 | Wind & earthquake engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40283 | Lightweight structures | 3 Credits |
| AR40308 | Advanced composites in construction | 3 Credits |
| AR40310 | Facade engineering design | 3 Credits |
| AR40319 | Civil engineering management 3 | 3 Credits |
| AR40321 | Coastal and offshore engineering | 3 Credits |
| AR40324 | Advanced geotechnical engineering | 3 Credits |