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Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
UAC Code: 755612
The key priority for environmental engineers is a concern for the environment and how it interacts with people and projects. After a first year of science, maths and general engineering there is an increased focus on the traditional areas of environmental engineering. The later years branch into areas including: water quality engineering, air and noise pollution control, solid and hazardous waste management, environmental engineering design, and site remediation.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this course will be able to work for industry, government agencies and engineering consultancies. The range of work that will lead to Sustainable Development includes: integrated water cycle management; monitoring, analysis, modelling and design to control water, air, noise and soil pollution; recycling and re-use of water; renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind, wave and biomass; treatment and disposal of solid and hazardous waste; site remediation; onsite treatment systems; and cleaner production and industrial waste management.
Study Options
The degree can be combined with Civil or Mining Engineering in second year. Double degrees are also available.
Course structure
Subject | Session | Credit Points | ||
Year 1 | ||||
Chemistry for Engineers | Autumn | 6 | ||
Foundations of Engineering | Autumn | 6 | ||
Engineering Materials | Autumn | 6 | ||
Foundations of Engineering Mathematics | Autumn | 6 | ||
Engineering Mechanics | Spring | 6 | ||
Engineering Design and Innovation | Spring | 6 | ||
Essentials of Engineering Mathematics | Spring | 6 | ||
Physics for Engineers | Spring | 6 | ||
Year 2 | ||||
Engineering Computing | Autumn | 6 | ||
Mechanics of Solids | Autumn | 6 | ||
Engineering Fluid Mechanics | Autumn | 6 | ||
Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1 | Autumn | 6 | ||
Analytical and Environmental Chemistry | Spring | 6 | ||
Surveying | Spring | 6 | ||
Water Quality and Ecological Engineering | Spring | 6 | ||
Air and Noise Pollution Control Engineering | Spring | 6 | ||
Year 3 | ||||
Hydraulics and Hydrology | Autumn | 6 | ||
Geomechanics | Autumn | 6 | ||
Pollution Control and Cleaner Production | Autumn | 6 | ||
Membrane Science & Technology | Autumn | 6 | ||
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering | Spring | 6 | ||
Sustainable Energy Technologies | Spring | 6 | ||
Environmental Engineering Design for Sustainability | Spring | 6 | ||
Plus | One elective from List A below | Spring | 6 | |
Year 4 | ||||
Principles of Foundation Engineering | Autumn | 6 | ||
Managing Engineering Projects | Autumn | 6 | ||
Site Remediation Engineering | Spring | 6 | ||
Integrated Environmental Engineering Design | Spring | 6 | ||
Professional Experience | 0 | |||
Engineering Project A | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
or | ||||
Thesis A | Annual | 12 | ||
Or | ||||
Thesis B** | Annual | 18 | ||
plus | Electives as specified below | Autumn/Spring | 12 | |
Electives listed below * For students in ENGG456: Any 2 electives from List A and 2 electives from List A or B For students in ENGG452: Any 2 electives from List A and 1 elective from List A or B For Students in ENGG453: Any 1 elective from List A and 1 elective from List A or B | ||||
List A | ||||
Infrastructure Systems | Not offered 2014 | 6 | ||
Engineering Logistics and Operations Management | Spring | 6 | ||
Strategic Management of Engineering | Autumn | 6 | ||
Energy Efficiency and Energy Auditing in the Built Environment | Spring | 6 | ||
Building Design for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability | Spring | 6 | ||
Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing and Process Industries | Spring | 6 | ||
Engineering Project B*** | Spring | 6 | ||
Water Resources Engineering | Not offered 2014 | 6 | ||
Structural Design 1 | Autumn | 6 | ||
Structural Design 2 | Spring | 6 | ||
Structural Design 3 | Not offered 2014 | 6 | ||
Structures 1 | Autumn | 6 | ||
Computational Methods in Engineering | Not offered 2014 | 6 | ||
Construction | Spring | 6 | ||
Applied Geotechnical Engineering | Spring | 6 | ||
Underground Mining Methods | Spring | 6 | ||
Mine Power and Transport | Autumn | 6 | ||
Mineral Processing | Spring | 6 | ||
List B | ||||
Macroeconomic Essentials for Business | Aut or Spr | 6 | ||
Introductory Microeconomics | Aut or Spr | 6 | ||
Introductory Spatial Science | Aut or Spr | 6 | ||
Environmental Impact of Societies | Spring | 6 | ||
Geology for Engineers 1 | Spring | 6 | ||
Coastal Environments: Process and Management | Spring | 6 | ||
Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology | Autumn | 6 | ||
Ocean Engineering | Spring | 6 | ||
Law, Business and Society | Autumn | 6 | ||
Thermodynamics of Engineering Systems | Autumn | 6 | ||
| Astronomy - Concepts of the Universe | Spring | 6 | |
or other approved General Elective | ||||
* Electives may not be available every year - check subject timetable.
** 18 credit point thesis is equivalent to the 12 credit point thesis and one 6 credit point elective.
*** High achieving students in ENGG456 Project A may articulate to ENGG457 Project B in order to continue with the project started in ENGG456.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: eis@uow.edu.au