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Environmental Engineering

The course in Environmental Engineering is aimed at providing broad based knowledge, training, skills and experience in the areas required to practise environmental engineering.
The degree can be combined with Civil or Mining Engineering in second year. Double degrees are also available.

Year 1 - Autumn
CHEM103 Chemistry for Engineers 6
CIVL196 Engineering Computing 1 6
ENGG154 Engineering Design and Innovation 6
MATH141 Mathematics 1C Part 1 6
or
MATH187 Mathematics 1A Part 1 6
Year 1 - Spring
ENGG152 Engineering Mechanics 6
ENGG153 Engineering Materials 6
PHYS143 Physics for Engineers 6
MATH142 Mathematics 1C Part 2 6
or
MATH188 Mathematics 1A Part 2 6
Year 2 - Autumn
ENGG261 Professional Engineers and the Management of Technology 6
ENGG251 Mechanics of Solids 6
ENGG252 Engineering Fluid Mechanics 6
MATH283 Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1 6
Year 2 - Spring
CHEM214 Analytical and Environmental Chemistry 6
CIVL272 Surveying 6
ENVE220 Water Quality Engineering 6
ENVE221 Air and Noise Pollution 6
Year 3 - Autumn
BIOL352 Biology for Environmental Engineers 6
CIVL361 Geomechanics 1 6
ENVE320 Environmental Engineering Design 1 6
Plus 1 elective 6
Year 3 - Spring
CIVL322 Hydraulics and Hydrology 6
ENGG361 Engineering Management 6
ENVE311 Pollution Control and Cleaner Production 6
ENVE321 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 6
Plus Elective  
Year 4 - Autumn
CIVL462 Geomechanics 2 6
ENGG461 Project Management and Human Factors in Engineering 6
Plus Elective  
Year 4 - Spring
ENVE410 Site Remediation 6
ENVE421 Environmental Design 2 6
Plus Elective  
Plus (either Autumn or Spring)
ENGG454 Professional Experience 0
Plus (Annual)
ENGG452* Thesis A 12
or
ENGG453 Thesis B 18
Electives**
ACCY100 Accounting 1A 6
CIVL392 Engineering Computing 2 6
CIVL394 Construction 6
CIVL463 Geomechanics 3 6
CIVL487 Traffic Engineering 6
CIVL489 Roads Engineering 6
ECON101 Macroeconomic Essentials for Business 6
ECON111 Introductory Microeconomics 6
ENVE420 Water Engineering 6
ENVE422 Membrane Science and Technology 6
GEOS231 Environmental Impact of Societies 6
EESC305 Remote Sensing of the Environment 6
EESC252 Geology for Engineers 1 6
LAW100 Law in Society 6
LAW210 Contract Law 6
LAW334 Environmental Law 6
MECH341 Thermodynamics 6
MECH343 Heat Transfer and Gas Dynamics 6
MECH378 Sustainable Energy Technologies 6
MECH417 Biomedical Engineering 6
MECH438 Fluid Power 6
MECH474 Systems Engineering and Life Cycle Management 6
STS216 Environment in crisis: Technology and Society 6
STS306 Special Topics on the Social and Policy Aspects of Engineering 6
STS376 The Politics of Risk 6

* Students undertaking the 12cp thesis will be required to complete an additional 6cp elective.
** Electives may not be available every year - check subject timetable. Students are encouraged to take MECH378 as the third year elective and ENVE420 as one of the fourth year electives.

 

 
 
 

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