Environmental Engineering

COURSES OFFERED

The following postgraduate courses are available:

Doctor of Philosophy
Honours Master of Engineering by Coursework or Research
Master of Engineering Practice in Environmental Engineering
Graduate Diploma in Engineering

CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS

The following areas of research are available to candidates undertaking the Honours Master of Engineering degree by research and the Doctor of Philosophy degree:

Water quality engineering
Environmental hydraulics and unit processes
Pollution control engineering
Water quality and quantity modelling of catchments, rivers and lakes
Soil erosion and sediment transport
Environmental pollution modelling
Recycling and waste management
Environmental geotechnology
Solid-liquid separation processes
Transport and the environment


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Candidates for the degree enrol in the subject ENVE957.PhD Major Thesis



HONOURS MASTER OF ENGINEERING.

(a) The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by Research Thesis

Candidates enrol in the subject ENVE955 ME Major Thesis.




(b) The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by combination of Coursework and Dissertation.

Candidates enrol in the subject ENVE951 (24 cp) plus four subjects from the Honours Master of Engineering program.

A candidate who has a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours at Class III or higher from this University, or an approved equivalent qualification, will enrol in subjects with a value of not less than 48 cp

A candidate who has completed a degree of Bachelor of Engineering and who has not qualified for any class of Honours, or a candidate who has completed other than a Bachelor of Engineering degree, will enrol in a 96 credit point program, consisting of the subjects ENVE899, plus either program (a) or program (b).


Note 1: The coursework program will not be offered if enrolment is less than 6 students.
Note 2: Not all subjects available in any one year.


MASTER OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Candidates enrol in ENVE950 (12 cp) plus three core and three elective subjects.
Candidates would normally be expected to have a Bachelor degree in Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering, but a Bachelor degree in the field of engineering or science together with appropriate professional experience may also be accepted.

CORE SUBJECTS

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING
A candidate who has completed a degree of Bachelor of Engineering and wishes to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Engineering will enrol in the 48 credit point subject ENVE899.Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering

Upon satisfactory completion of the subject ENVE899, the candidate is eligible for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Engineering. A person who is awarded the Graduate Diploma in Engineering and who subsequently satisfies the requirements for award of the degree of Honours Master of Engineering is deemed to have surrendered the testamur and associated rights for the graduate Diploma prior to receiving the Honours Master degree.