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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

STRH-SURVY v.1 Honours Surveying Stream

Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


The aim of this course is to enable students to extend their knowledge of current academic research methodology as it is applied in the field of surveying and to demonstrate this through the conduct of a supervised research project and preparation of an honours dissertation.


Major/Stream Entry and Completion Details

Refer to Admission to Honours Degree Programs and Regulations for Honours Degrees (General Information Section).


Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Duration and Availability

The honours degree program is undertaken full-time and concurrently with the Bachelor of Surveying degree program during the final two semesters, or part-time during the final four semesters.



Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 4 Semester 1
SPAT4003 v.1   Physical Geodesy 4.0 25.0
SPAT4006 v.1   Survey Network Analysis and Design 4.0 25.0
SPAT4008 v.1   Spatial Sciences Research Methodology 4.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 4 Full Year
ERTH4001 v.1   Geoscience Honours Dissertation 16.0 100.0
  100.0
Year 4 Semester 2
SPAT4004 v.1 *   Applied Field Surveying 8.0 25.0
  25.0

*    Two week camp



Further Information

Despite credit totals representing otherwise, this Stream will be managed manually to ensure workload is spread evenly over the two semesters.




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