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Specialised Construction
UndergraduateCUR-CME2032025
Discover why large-scale projects require specialised building techniques, materials and treatments. From deep excavations to dewatering and demolition, you’ll consider a range of prevention and restoration efforts underpinning specific buildings.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 25 May 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 June 2025,
- 1 Dec 2025
- Price from
- $1,286
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Specialised Construction
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- identify specialised construction techniques and explain how they are deployed in large projects
- assess the suitability of variety of construction methodologies and their application to meet the needs of specific projects
- select appropriate methods of applying specialised techniques
- Advanced and innovative construction techniques and methodologies for specialised works, such as:
- • deep excavations, basement construction and dewatering
- • retaining walls, structural concrete and underpinning
- • temporary support, soil stabilisation and demolition
In this subject, students will examine advanced techniques and methodologies used in construction works, such as deep excavations, basement construction, dewatering, retaining walls, soil stabilisation, underpinning, structural concrete, temporary support and demolition.
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-CME-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
Elective
- CUR-BAS-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science)
- CUR-IAH-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
- CUR-IND-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Interior Design
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2025 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
one of
- CUR-CME106-High-rise Construction
CUR-CME150 (Not currently available)
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
Note: Level 2 subjects normally assume a moderate level of prior knowledge in the area, eg from completing all Level 1 subjects or relevant experience.
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Admission to degree required.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
UndergraduateCUR-CME-DEG
Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science)
UndergraduateCUR-BAS-DEG
Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
UndergraduateCUR-IAH-DEG
UndergraduateCUR-IND-DEG
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG