CVEN3501 Water Resources Engineering (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.9/5 overall across 15 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
CVEN3501 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 水资源工程
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The objective of CVEN3501 is to introduce engineering hydrology and its application in water resources management and flood estimation. Topics discussed include hydrological cycle, climatology, atmospheric circulation, meteorological measurements, precipitation, streamflow measurement, runoff components, hydrograph analysis, loss rates, IFD and design storm hyetographs, flood frequency analysis, unit hydrographs concepts and linear reservoir method, groundwater, hydraulic …
CVEN3501 has 15 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 15 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "Doing 3rd year engineering subjects at the moment. And dear god every student i speak with is struggling with the amount of coursework there is. The simple fact of the matter is, the coursework is just too condensed for us to properly learn or cement the subject matter. By the t…"
On Reddit: "This course has the worst workshop I’ve ever attended. I used to think the worst one was from eg2400, but I didn’t expect this one to be even worse. And at very least, we should be given the answers a few days before the exam."
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Q: Is CVEN3501 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 15 reviews: overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CVEN3501, and when is it offered?
A: CVEN3501 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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