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Environmental Engineering - 3625

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

Contact: http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 4 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 3

Max UOC Per Semester: 27

Min UOC For Award: 192

UAC Code: 425016

ATAR: 91.85

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Engineering (Specialisation)

Bachelor of Engineering (Major)

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Program Description

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a four year degree program (192 UOC) leading to a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) 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 program 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.

Note:

Environmental Engineering is also available as a component of the dual degree programs
BE (Civil Eng)/BE (Env Eng) program 3631,
BE (Env Eng)/BA program 3704,
BE (Env Eng)/BSc program3735,
BE(Env Eng)/BComprogram3715,
BE (Env Eng)/LLB program 4778

For details of all academic requirements for this program, see Please see Rules

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

Please see Please see Rules

Program Structure

To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering students must successfully complete 192 UOC which are made up of the following:

138 UOC of Core Years 1 to 3 courses from the Bachelor Program
12 UOC General Education
12 UOC of Thesis or Design Practice taken in Year 4
6 UOC CVEN4701 Planning Sustainable Infrastructure
24 UOC Year 4 Professional Electives

The timing of the general education courses and elective courses may be modified to optimize the student's choice of courses. Suggestions for other course sequences consistent with timetabling and availability can be found on the School website. Generally courses are offered only once a year. In addition, courses may have prerequisites and exclusions. Thus, students should plan their enrolments carefully.

Year 1

Choose ONE of:

MATH1131 Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)

And ONE of:

MATH1231 Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)

And 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
Electives
Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:

CVEN1300 Engineering Mechanics (6 UOC)
CVEN1701 Environmental Principles (6 UOC)

COMP1911 is an acceptable alternative for ENGG1811
MINE1300 and MMAN1300 are acceptable alternatives for CVEN1300
Not all courses are offered in both semesters but students should complete 24 UOC in each semester.

Year 2

BIOS1301 Ecology and sustainability (6 UOC)
CEIC2009 Material and Energy Balances (6 UOC)
CVEN2201 Soil Mechanics (6 UOC)
CVEN2501 Principles of Water Eng'g (6 UOC)
CVEN2701 Water & Atmospheric Chemistry (6 UOC)
CVEN2702 Engineering Computations (6 UOC)
MATH2019 Engineering Mathematics 2E (6 UOC)

General Education (6 UOC)

Year 3

CVEN3101 Engineering Operations (6 UOC)
CVEN3201 Applied Geotechnics (6 UOC)
CVEN3402 Transport and Environment (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)

Year 4

Choose ONE of:

CVEN4002 Design Practice A (6 UOC)
CVEN4030 Honours Thesis A (6 UOC)

And ONE of:

CVEN4003 Design Practice B (6 UOC)
CVEN4031 Honours Thesis B (6 UOC)

Plus the following courses:

CVEN4701 Sustainable Infrastructure (6 UOC)

General Education (6UOC)
Professional Elective 1 (6UOC)
Professional Elective 2 (6UOC)
Professional Elective 3 (6UOC)
Professional Elective 4 (6UOC)

Professional Electives (Year 4)

Please note:

Not all of the final year electives are offered each year. Students should check availability at the School Office.
Professional elective courses must be chosen from at least two discipline areas.

Engineering Construction and Management: