Railway Construction

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Produce rail construction project plans for efficient project execution
  2. Establish rail site communication processes to control quality and risk in projects
  3. Describe and develop processes for managing the full lifecycle of railway construction projects to ensure efficient use of resources
  4. Establish processes for managing safety and the environment in a rail project to minimise harm to people, resources and the environment
  5. Work as a functional, effective member of the team and of a group of teams to achieve success in the planning of a construction project

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-ENR-DIP-2024 - Diploma of Engineering Infrastructure (Rail Specialisation)

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:

• TAS-JEE151-Fundamentals of Track Engineering

• TAS-JEE156-Turnouts

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).

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: During the semester there are four 1-hour web conferences.

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.