Students may seek to undertake a five-year full-time combined program leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and Bachelor of Science (BE BSc). The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering administer the program.

With the combined degree program, students can add their choice of a Science, Mathematics or Computer Science program to the standard, professionally accredited Environmental Engineering program offered by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is the academic unit responsible for the program. The School will consult with the Faculty of Science in approving the BSc component of the program.

Students must satisfy admission requirements for both the BE in Environmental Engineering and BSc programs or may transfer from the BE in Environmental Engineering program after completion of at least one year if they have a credit or higher average or the permission of the Head of School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Course credits can accrue simultaneously for both component degrees where there is an overlap of courses from the Environmental Engineering program and Science and Mathematics programs.

The broad objective of the School's undergraduate programs is to develop well-educated graduates with the basic skills, attributes and knowledge required to practise as professional engineers. The desired skills are those that enable graduates to be problem solvers; critical thinkers; life long learners; good communicators; team players; independent investigators; effective managers; self-motivated; and economically, environmentally and socially aware.

Students will be able to combine this with the skills learnt from the Science portion of the combined degree.

Year 1

All the year 1 courses in the Environmental Engineering course

Year 2

The year 2 courses in the Environmental Engineering program, except that 12 units of credit of Science courses are substituted for CVEN2222, CVEN2722 and General Education.

Year 3

Science courses to total at least 36 units of credit and CVEN2222, CVEN2722, CVEN3025, CVEN3126

Year 4
Science courses to total at least 24 units of credit and BIOS3301, CEIC0050, CVEN3222, CVEN3223, CVEN3526, CVEN 3527, CVEN3531 and CVEN 3726

Year 5

Science courses to total at least 12 units of credit in S2 in lieu of one environmental engineering major (12 units of credit) and CVEN3438 and CVEN3725 in lieu of one of CVEN4727, CVEN4728 or CVEN4729 in S1. Otherwise the Standard Year 4 program in Environmental Engineering.

The degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science may be conferred as a Pass degree or as an Honours degree. There are two classes of Honours, Class 1 and Class 2 in two divisions. The award and grade of honours in the BE are made in recognition of superior performance throughout the program with a greater weighting on courses in the later years. The BSc can be awarded honours on the successful completion of an honours year. It should be noted that entry into a particular Honours program might require completion of additional courses.

1. The program is a five year full-time combined program leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science (BE BSc).

2. The five years of the program include at least 108 units of credit in the Science program (3970) and a minimum of 240 units of credit in total.

3. The 108 Science program units of credit must include a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 48 level 1 units of credit and all courses prescribed in a specific program as outlined in the Science section in this Handbook must be completed.

4. Students must satisfy the normal prerequisites for entry to Bachelor of Science Program and to individual courses therein. Also, students must satisfy the normal prerequisites for entry to Environmental Engineering and to individual courses therein.

5. Students desiring to enrol in the BSc degree program at Honours level are not able to complete the program in five years and must obtain approval from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Faculty of Science for their programs. With the approval of the relevant school and of the Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, a student may follow a standard Honours program in the Science program which can be completed by an additional year of study.

6. The degrees of Bachelors of Engineering and Bachelor of Science are not awarded until the completion of the full five-year program.

7. Students contemplating enrolling in this program should consult fully with the Faculty of Science and with the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering before enrolment.

8. There will be a testamur for each degree in the combined program.

9. Students must complete the full requirements of the BE in Environmental Engineering (code 3625) except that:

a) CVEN3723 and CVEN3724 are exempted;

b) the General Education requirement is exempted;

c) a final year engineering major (12 units of credit) is exempted; and

d) final year engineering electives are to be selected from the Geotechnical, Transport, Water and Chemical Engineering majors.

10. Group A and Group B courses below will count towards satisfying requirements of both rules 2 and 9 above. The courses in Group B may not satisfy requirements for progression within science programs.

11. Students may apply for exemption from the requirements of Rule 9 for the courses listed in Rule 12 below Group B on the basis of courses/requirements in parentheses.

12. Exemptions will be granted for the courses in Group C below with respect to Rule 9 on the basis of the requirements within parentheses.

Group A
CHEM1011, CHEM1031, MATH1131 or MATH1141, MATH1231 or MATH1241, BIOS1101

Group B
CVEN1531 (CHEM1021), MATH2019 (at least 12 units of credit of non-statistics level II mathematics), CVEN2025 (at least 3 units of credit of level II Statistics), GEOS1711 (GEOS1721), BIOS3301 (BIOS3111).

Group C
CVEN3025 (at least 3 units of credit of level III applied mathematics).

13. Students wishing to major in Physics must consult with the School of Physics and the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering in regards to choice of courses.

14. A typical structure of a combined Engineering/Science program is set out above in the Program Structure section. Subject to timetable restrictions, the full range of Science programs is available to Environmental Engineering students.

15. The total units of credit in the program is 5 x 48 = 240.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Industrial experience is an integral part of the programs. This can be taken within Australia or overseas. Students must complete at least sixty days of approved industrial experience. Students are strongly recommended to gain as much industrial experience as possible during the session breaks throughout their period of study. Students who have had suitable experience in industry prior to commencement may qualify for exemption from the Year 4 Industrial Training course.

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is the academic unit responsible for the program. The School will consult with the Faculty of Science in approving the BSc component of the program.

Students must satisfy admission requirements for both the BE in Environmental Engineering and BSc programs or may transfer from the BE in Environmental Engineering program after completion of at least one year if they have a credit or higher average or the permission of the Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Course credits can accrue simultaneously for both component degrees where there is an overlap of courses from the Environmental Engineering program and Science and Mathematics programs.


Computing Requirements
Information regarding recommended computing equipment for the programs offered by the School is available from the School Office.

Both the BE in Civil Engineering and the BE in Environmental Engineering are fully accredited by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, meeting the examination requirements for admission to graduate and corporate membership of the Institution. Substantial or complete recognition is accorded to the BE programs by overseas engineering institutions.