Environmental Engineering - CVENBH3961
Stream Summary
Faculty: ENG - Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: School
Program: 3961 - Engineering (Honours) / Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Major)
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Stream Outline
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a four year honours degree stream leading to a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Environmental Engineering professionally accredited by Engineers Australia. Flexibility and choice are maintained throughout the entire structure by providing many elective courses.
Environmental engineers are concerned with the environmental impact of engineering activities. They apply their broad knowledge of engineering and environmental processes in identifying environmental problems and in developing effective solutions to them. They also coordinate the activities of specialist groups such as biologists, ecologists and geologists within major projects. The discipline of environmental engineering embraces parts of civil engineering, with emphasis on management, systems design, water, geotechnical and transport engineering, together with aspects of chemical engineering, applied and biological sciences and environmental studies.
This stream can be taken on a four-year full-time basis or on a part-time basis subject to the approval of the Head of School. Intending part-time students are advised that all courses are offered only in the daytime.
A detailed stream structure can be found on the School website, which includes suggested scheduling of courses by semester. While some courses are given twice a year, many courses are given only once a year. In addition, courses may have prerequisites and exclusions. Thus students should plan their enrolments appropriately.
Environmental engineers are concerned with the environmental impact of engineering activities. They apply their broad knowledge of engineering and environmental processes in identifying environmental problems and in developing effective solutions to them. They also coordinate the activities of specialist groups such as biologists, ecologists and geologists within major projects. The discipline of environmental engineering embraces parts of civil engineering, with emphasis on management, systems design, water, geotechnical and transport engineering, together with aspects of chemical engineering, applied and biological sciences and environmental studies.
This stream can be taken on a four-year full-time basis or on a part-time basis subject to the approval of the Head of School. Intending part-time students are advised that all courses are offered only in the daytime.
A detailed stream structure can be found on the School website, which includes suggested scheduling of courses by semester. While some courses are given twice a year, many courses are given only once a year. In addition, courses may have prerequisites and exclusions. Thus students should plan their enrolments appropriately.
Stream Structure
Day to day administration of the stream is conducted through the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering to which enquiries should be directed. This page outlines the courses that need to be completed for the BE (Hons) Environmental Engineering stream when taken as part of a single or dual award. The requirements will total 168 units of credit, and students will be required to complete 60 days of Industrial Training before the BE (Hons) may be awarded. Refer to the main program page for additional program requirements for the single or dual award programs.
Full time students complete four (24UOC) courses per semester.
Recommended plans of study may be found here
Year 1
Choose ONE of:
Full time students complete four (24UOC) courses per semester.
Recommended plans of study may be found here
Year 1
Choose ONE of:
- MATH1131 Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
- MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
Choose ONE of:
- MATH1231 Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
- MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
Choose ONE of:
- PHYS1121 Physics 1A (6 UOC)
- PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A (6 UOC)
Plus these following 2 courses:
- ENGG1000 Engineering Design (6 UOC)
- ENGG1811 Computing for Engineers (6 UOC)
And ONE of:
- CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC)
- CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)
Plus Choose 2 electives from the Year 1 Elective List
Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:
Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:
- COMP1911 is an acceptable alternative for ENGG1811.
- Not all courses are offered in both semesters but students should complete 24 UOC in each semester.
- Students in BE(Hons)/Computer Science dual degree should take COMP1521 as one of their first year electives.
PLUS
- BIOS1301 Ecology and sustainability (6 UOC)
- CEIC2009 Material and Energy Balances (6 UOC)
- CVEN2402 Trans Eng & Enviro Sustain (6 UOC)
- CVEN2501 Principles of Water Eng'g (6 UOC)
- CVEN2701 Water & Atmospheric Chemistry (6 UOC)
- CVEN2702 Engineering Computations (6 UOC)
- CVEN3101 Engineering Operations (6 UOC)
- CVEN3202 Soil Mechanics (6 UOC)
- CVEN3203 Applied Geotechnics (6 UOC)
- CVEN3501 Water Resources Engineering (6 UOC)
- CVEN3502 Water & Wastewater Engineering (6 UOC)
- CVEN3701 Environmental Frameworks (6 UOC)
- CVEN3702 Solid Wastes (6 UOC)
- CVEN3731 Environmental Practice (6 UOC)
- CVEN4701 Sustainable Infrastructure (6 UOC)
- MATH2019 Engineering Mathematics 2E (6 UOC)
Note: MATH2018 Engineering Mathematics 2D is an alternative to MATH2019.
- Professional Elective (CVEN) (6 UOC)
- Professional Elective (CVEN) (6 UOC)
Plus
- CVEN4050 Thesis A (6 UOC)
- CVEN4051 Thesis B (6 UOC)
Alternative Thesis Options
- CVEN4032 Higher Honours Thesis A (12 UOC)
- CVEN4033 Higher Honours Thesis B (12 UOC)
- CVEN4040 Research Thesis A (6 UOC)
- CVEN4041 Research Thesis B (6 UOC)
Note: School approval is required to undertake the alternate thesis options.
