Environmental Engineering is a multidisciplinary degree which develops the engineering skills required to address environmental issues. The engineering discipline area of industrial process control is complemented by the knowledge of environmental problems and issues to enable environmentally responsible planning and development. The course provides integration of the areas of manufacturing, industrial process control and instrumentation with a global and detailed perspective on environmental aspects and criteria of development at various levels. Graduates will be able to participate in and lead complex multidisciplinary projects, have the knowledge to solve engineering problems in an environmentally sustainable manner, and have the ability to assess the environmental impact of engineering development and activity.  The skill base also includes the ethics of sustainability and waste prevention, project management, and good communication skills. The course focuses on the development of knowledge and skills relevant to professional engineering practice and, along with a sound theoretical base, includes strong elements of practical problem solving, team work and project development. As a result, as well as having multiple technical and transferable skill competencies, graduates will have strong analytical skills and the ability to lead complex projects.

Environmental engineers have diverse employment opportunities in many sectors of industry such as mining and resources, process control and automation, public utilities, road and transport, defence, aerospace, and consulting.

HONOURS IN ENGINEERING

Students whose performance over the four years of the course is of a high standard may be awarded the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Overseas students may be admitted to the Engineering course subject to the University’s fee scale. The language of instruction is English and all students are expected to be proficient in both spoken and written English. All assessment will be conducted in the English language.

PRACTICUM REQUIREMENTS

During the course, students will be required to undertake a minimum of 12 weeks practical work experience located in an engineering industry environment. This will normally be undertaken during a vacation period, even though it is listed as a unit for Year 4 (ENS4111).

ACCREDITATION

An application will be made in 2007 for Provisional Accreditation of the Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering).

In addition to meeting standard admission requirements, applicants must have completed Applicable Mathematics or Calculus at Year 12 level. Students who have completed an Associate Diploma or its equivalent in an allied engineering field may be admitted to the Bachelor of Engineering with advanced standing.

The course is comprised of a total of 480 credit points (33 units).