Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil) (EB07)
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Course Details
| Course duration (full-time): | 5.5 years |
|---|---|
| Total credit points: | 528 |
| Standard credit points/full-time semester: | 48 |
| Discipline coordinator: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Course contact: | +61 7 3138 2000, engineering@qut.edu.au |
| Delivery: | Gardens Point |
| CRICOS code: | 117242K |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Engineering |
Professional recognition
This course has professional accreditation from Engineers Australia (EA). EA is a signatory to the Washington Accord, which permits graduates to work in various countries across the world. This course is recognised internationally in the engineering profession, giving QUT graduates more career opportunities overseas. Full professional accreditation from Engineers Australia has been given for this course.
Work integrated learning
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is part of the curriculum and is a core component for all engineering students.
WIL allows you to graduate with a portfolio of professional skills that provides evidence of your professional competencies. As part of the course requirements, you need to undertake 60 days of approved work experience in an engineering environment under the supervision of a Professional Civil Engineer. Please start planning your WIL in your third year of studies. After achieving 288 credit points in your double degree, you are eligible for an engineering related placement. For questions or assistance, please contact the Faculty of Engineering WIL team at engineering.wil@qut.edu.au.
QUT You
QUT You provides interdisciplinary experiences that enhance critical and creative thinking, self-awareness, and digital skills, preparing students to create positive societal change.
You are required to complete QUT You units in your course – find out more about QUT You.
Course information
Course updates and changes to units and study areas may affect enrolment requirements. If your study plan is affected, it will be updated accordingly. For related questions or assistance related to your degree, please contact the Faculty of Engineering: engineering@qut.edu.au
To complete your double degree within the standard timeframe (5.5 years for full-time), it is recommended to follow the provided study plan as not all units are offered every semester. This will ensure that you satisfy all prerequisites where applicable.
Study costs
Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Course Structures
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103 | Create and Represent: Process |
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| ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112 | Spatial Materiality |
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| EGB101 Equivalents: EGD101 | Engineering Design and Professional Practice |
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| MXB161 | Computational Explorations |
| Prerequisites: Admission to (MS01 or MV01 or MV05 or MV06 or DS01 or IX30 or SE20 or SE30 or SE40 or SE70 or ST20 or SE07 or ID29) or 48 credit points of study in current course |
| OR | |||
| MZB125 | Introductory Engineering Mathematics |
| Antirequisites: MXB100Grade of at least Sound Achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 or MZB101 is assumed knowledge |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB104 | Create and Represent: Presentation |
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| ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108 | Spatial Histories |
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| EGB102 Equivalents: EGB113, EGD102 | Fundamentals of Engineering Science |
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| EGB103 Equivalents: EGD103 | Computing and Data for Engineers |
| Antirequisites: IFB104, ITD104 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101 | Design 1: Space and Scale |
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| ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200 | Modern Architecture |
| Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130 or ABD105 or ABD108 |
| EGB121 | Engineering Mechanics |
| Prerequisites: EGB102 or EGB113 or EGD113 or PVB101. EGB102 can be enrolled as a concurrent prerequisite to EGB121. |
| MZB127 Equivalents: EGD126, MZB126 | Engineering Mathematics and Statistics |
| Prerequisites: MZB125 or EGD125 or MXB161 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102 | Design 2: Site and Context |
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| ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106 | Create and Represent: Documentation |
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| EGB123 | Civil Engineering Systems |
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| EGB124 | Engineering for the Environment |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB107 Equivalents: DAB212, UXB110 | Small Scale Building and Construction |
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| ABB211 Equivalents: DAB201 | Architecture Design 3 |
| Prerequisites: ABB101 or DAB101 or ABD101 |
| EGB270 Equivalents: ENB273 | Civil Engineering Materials |
| Prerequisites: EGB102 or EGB113 or EGD113 or PVB101Antirequisites: EGD270Content of EGB123 is assumed knowledge |
| EGB272 Equivalents: ENB376 | Traffic and Transport Engineering |
| Prerequisites: MZB127 or MZB126 or EGD126Content of EGB123 is assumed knowledge |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB100 Equivalents: DAB311, UXB112 | Introduction to Building Structures |
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| ABB212 Equivalents: DAB202 | Architecture Design 4 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102 or ABD102) |
| EGB273 Equivalents: ENB275 | Principles of Construction |
| Prerequisites: EGB123 OR EGD123 (EGB123 can be studied in the same teaching period as EGB273) |
| EGB373 Equivalents: ENB272 | Geotechnical Engineering |
| Prerequisites: (EGB270 or EGD270) and (EGB121 or EGD121 or ENB110) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB201 Equivalents: DAB312, DAB635, DAH635, UXB211 | Building Services |
| Prerequisites: ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110 |
| EGH473 | Advanced Geotechnical Engineering |
| Prerequisites: EGB373 OR Admission to EN55 |
| EGB275 | Structural Mechanics |
| Prerequisites: (EGB121 OR EGD121 OR ENB110) AND (MZB127 OR MZB126 OR EGD126) OR (MXB105 and MXB107)) |
| EGB371 | Engineering Hydraulics |
| Prerequisites: (EGB124 or EGB123) and (EGB102 or EGB113 or EGD113 or PVB101)Content of EGB123 is assumed knowledge |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB214 Equivalents: DAB211 | Environmental Principles of Architectural Design |
| Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112) |
| ABB314 Equivalents: DAB303 | Integrated Architectural Communication |
| Prerequisites: (ABB106 or DYB113) and (ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110) |
| EGH471 | Advanced Water Engineering |
| Prerequisites: EGB371 OR ENB280 OR Admission to (EN55 or EN60) |
| EGB376 Equivalents: ENB375 | Steel Design |
| Prerequisites: (EGB275 OR ENB270) AND (EGB270 OR EGD270 OR ENB273) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB311 Equivalents: DAB301 | Architecture Design 5 |
| Prerequisites: ABB100 and ABB107 and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB211 or DAB201) |
| EGH404 Equivalents: EGH403 | Research in Engineering Practice |
| Prerequisites: 144 Credit Points of completed study or Admission to EN60Knowledge and applied skills in an engineering discipline.Experimental/Maths skills to plot and analyse sets of results.Measurement skills including errors in measurements and statistics.Software skills to record, manage, analyse and plot data. |
| EGH472 Equivalents: ENB372 | Advanced Highway and Pavement Engineering |
| Prerequisites: ((EGB272 OR ENB376) AND EGB373) OR Admission to (EN55 OR EN60) |
| EGB375 Equivalents: ENB276 | Design of Concrete Structures |
| Prerequisites: EGB275 and (EGB270 or EGD270 or ENB273) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB312 Equivalents: DAB302 | Architecture Design 6 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB212 or DAB202) and (ABB214 or DAB211) |
| EGH490-1 | Research Project 1 |
| Prerequisites: (EGH403 or EGH404) and 240cp of completed study in current course. EGH404 can be studied in the same teaching period as EGH490-1. |
| EGH475 Equivalents: ENB471 | Advanced Concrete Structures |
| Prerequisites: EGB375 or ENB276 or Admission to EN55EGB121 is assumed knowledge |
| EGH479 Equivalents: ENB476 | Advances in Civil Engineering Practice |
| Prerequisites: (EGB375 OR ENB276) AND Completion of 144cp in of Civil Engineering Study Area A units OR Admission to (EN55 or EN60)Content of EGH475 is assumed knowledge |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB301 Equivalents: UXB301 | Work Integrated Learning (WIL) |
| Prerequisites: (Completion of 96cp in current course and admission into AB01, AB05, EB01, EB02, EB03, EB04, EB05, ID35, ID36, UD01, SE05, ID18 or AV01) or (Completion of 96cp in current course and DYB111 or ABB103 or ABD103) |
| EGH490-2 | Research Project 2 |
| Prerequisites: EGH400-1 or EGH490-1 |
| EGB499 | Work Placement Experience Report |
| Prerequisites: 192cps of completed engineering studies (EGB% or EGH% or MZB% or CAB% or MXB161 or EGD% or QCD%) |
| SELECT | A QUT You unit (6 credit points) | ||
| SELECT | A QUT You unit (6 credit points) | ||
| SELECT | A QUT You unit (6 credit points) | ||
| SELECT | A QUT You unit (6 credit points) | ||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103 | Create and Represent: Process |
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| ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108 | Spatial Histories |
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| EGB101 Equivalents: EGD101 | Engineering Design and Professional Practice |
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| MZB125 | Introductory Engineering Mathematics |
| Antirequisites: MXB100Grade of at least Sound Achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 or MZB101 is assumed knowledge |
| OR | |||
| MXB161 | Computational Explorations |
| Prerequisites: Admission to (MS01 or MV01 or MV05 or MV06 or DS01 or IX30 or SE20 or SE30 or SE40 or SE70 or ST20 or SE07 or ID29) or 48 credit points of study in current course |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB104 | Create and Represent: Presentation |
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| ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112 | Spatial Materiality |
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| EGB102 Equivalents: EGB113, EGD102 | Fundamentals of Engineering Science |
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| SELECT | A QUT You unit (6 credit points) | ||
| SELECT | A QUT You unit (6 credit points) | ||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102 | Design 2: Site and Context |
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| ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106 | Create and Represent: Documentation |
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| EGB121 | Engineering Mechanics |
| Prerequisites: EGB102 or EGB113 or EGD113 or PVB101. EGB102 can be enrolled as a concurrent prerequisite to EGB121. |
| MZB127 Equivalents: EGD126, MZB126 | Engineering Mathematics and Statistics |
| Prerequisites: MZB125 or EGD125 or MXB161 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101 | Design 1: Space and Scale |
| |
| ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200 | Modern Architecture |
| Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130 or ABD105 or ABD108 |
| EGB103 Equivalents: EGD103 | Computing and Data for Engineers |
| Antirequisites: IFB104, ITD104 |
| EGB275 | Structural Mechanics |
| Prerequisites: (EGB121 OR EGD121 OR ENB110) AND (MZB127 OR MZB126 OR EGD126) OR (MXB105 and MXB107)) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB100 Equivalents: DAB311, UXB112 | Introduction to Building Structures |
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| ABB212 Equivalents: DAB202 | Architecture Design 4 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102 or ABD102) |
| EGB123 | Civil Engineering Systems |
| |
| EGB124 | Engineering for the Environment |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB107 Equivalents: DAB212, UXB110 | Small Scale Building and Construction |
| |
| ABB211 Equivalents: DAB201 | Architecture Design 3 |
| Prerequisites: ABB101 or DAB101 or ABD101 |
| EGB270 Equivalents: ENB273 | Civil Engineering Materials |
| Prerequisites: EGB102 or EGB113 or EGD113 or PVB101Antirequisites: EGD270Content of EGB123 is assumed knowledge |
| EGB272 Equivalents: ENB376 | Traffic and Transport Engineering |
| Prerequisites: MZB127 or MZB126 or EGD126Content of EGB123 is assumed knowledge |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB214 Equivalents: DAB211 | Environmental Principles of Architectural Design |
| Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112) |
| EGB273 Equivalents: ENB275 | Principles of Construction |
| Prerequisites: EGB123 OR EGD123 (EGB123 can be studied in the same teaching period as EGB273) |
| EGB373 Equivalents: ENB272 | Geotechnical Engineering |
| Prerequisites: (EGB270 or EGD270) and (EGB121 or EGD121 or ENB110) |
| EGB376 Equivalents: ENB375 | Steel Design |
| Prerequisites: (EGB275 OR ENB270) AND (EGB270 OR EGD270 OR ENB273) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB311 Equivalents: DAB301 | Architecture Design 5 |
| Prerequisites: ABB100 and ABB107 and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB211 or DAB201) |
| EGB371 | Engineering Hydraulics |
| Prerequisites: (EGB124 or EGB123) and (EGB102 or EGB113 or EGD113 or PVB101)Content of EGB123 is assumed knowledge |
| EGH473 | Advanced Geotechnical Engineering |
| Prerequisites: EGB373 OR Admission to EN55 |
| EGB375 Equivalents: ENB276 | Design of Concrete Structures |
| Prerequisites: EGB275 and (EGB270 or EGD270 or ENB273) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB312 Equivalents: DAB302 | Architecture Design 6 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB212 or DAB202) and (ABB214 or DAB211) |
| ABB314 Equivalents: DAB303 | Integrated Architectural Communication |
| Prerequisites: (ABB106 or DYB113) and (ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110) |
| EGH471 | Advanced Water Engineering |
| Prerequisites: EGB371 OR ENB280 OR Admission to (EN55 or EN60) |
| EGH404 Equivalents: EGH403 | Research in Engineering Practice |
| Prerequisites: 144 Credit Points of completed study or Admission to EN60Knowledge and applied skills in an engineering discipline.Experimental/Maths skills to plot and analyse sets of results.Measurement skills including errors in measurements and statistics.Software skills to record, manage, analyse and plot data. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB201 Equivalents: DAB312, DAB635, DAH635, UXB211 | Building Services |
| Prerequisites: ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110 |
| ABB301 Equivalents: UXB301 | Work Integrated Learning (WIL) |
| Prerequisites: (Completion of 96cp in current course and admission into AB01, AB05, EB01, EB02, EB03, EB04, EB05, ID35, ID36, UD01, SE05, ID18 or AV01) or (Completion of 96cp in current course and DYB111 or ABB103 or ABD103) |
| EGH490-1 | Research Project 1 |
| Prerequisites: (EGH403 or EGH404) and 240cp of completed study in current course. EGH404 can be studied in the same teaching period as EGH490-1. |
| EGH472 Equivalents: ENB372 | Advanced Highway and Pavement Engineering |
| Prerequisites: ((EGB272 OR ENB376) AND EGB373) OR Admission to (EN55 OR EN60) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGH490-2 | Research Project 2 |
| Prerequisites: EGH400-1 or EGH490-1 |
| EGB499 | Work Placement Experience Report |
| Prerequisites: 192cps of completed engineering studies (EGB% or EGH% or MZB% or CAB% or MXB161 or EGD% or QCD%) |
| EGH479 Equivalents: ENB476 | Advances in Civil Engineering Practice |
| Prerequisites: (EGB375 OR ENB276) AND Completion of 144cp in of Civil Engineering Study Area A units OR Admission to (EN55 or EN60)Content of EGH475 is assumed knowledge |
| EGH475 Equivalents: ENB471 | Advanced Concrete Structures |
| Prerequisites: EGB375 or ENB276 or Admission to EN55EGB121 is assumed knowledge |
| SELECT | A QUT You unit (6 credit points) | ||
| SELECT | A QUT You unit (6 credit points) | ||
Unit Lists
There are a number of changes to units and study areas which may affect your enrolment. Study plans for affected students have been updated.
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
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2025 |
Change |
From 2026 |
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EGH400-1 Project 1 |
Replaced with |
EGH490-1 Project 1 |
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EGH400-2 Project 2 |
Replaced with |
EGH400-2 Project 2 AND EGB499 Work Placement Experience Report (0 credit points) |
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EGH408 Research Project |
Replaced with |
EGH498 Research Project AND EGB499 Work Placement Experience Report (0 credit points) |