UTS course code: C11051
Testamur title: Graduate Certificate in Environmental Engineering Management
Abbreviation: GradCertEEM
Course fee: $250 per cp (local); $9,000 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 24

Overview
Admission requirements
Attendance
Course duration
Course program
Articulation and progression

Overview

Environmental engineering and management is high on the political agenda. It also has a high professional priority. The Code of Ethics of the Institution of Engineers, Australia reminds its members that their responsibility '... for the welfare, health and safety of the community shall at all times come before their responsibility to the profession, to sectional or private interest or to other Engineers'. This responsibility applies equally to scientists, town planners and other professionals working in this field. They have a compelling duty to ensure that the adverse effects of development on the total environment are minimised.

This course of four subjects deals with the broad aspects of environmental management relevant to practising professionals in engineering science, planning, architecture, law, surveying, health and building. Completing the course develops a background and competence in environmental management.

More specifically, it develops an awareness of understanding the human impact on the environment with respect to waste minimisation and water quality management. It develops professional skills required to work as part of an integrated team responsible for environmental planning and management.

Admission requirements

The normal educational qualification for admission is a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Design, Architecture, Building, Surveying or Planning. Equivalent qualifications are considered on their merits.

Provisional admission for graduates from disciplines other than those above is available provided their education contained an adequate introduction to mathematics and physical sciences.

Attendance

The block attendance pattern of study currently consists of three sessions per semester. Each session involves three days of full-day attendance. To complete two subjects in a semester, three days of full-day attendance is required at each session. To complete one subject in a semester, one-and-a-half days of attendance at each session is required. Subjects may also be taken in distance mode.

Course duration

The normal attendance pattern, based on two subjects per semester, requires a minimum of two semesters to complete the course.

Course program

Articulation and progression

Work undertaken in this Graduate Certificate course may be credited towards a Master's degree provided the requirements of the Master's degree are met in full, in terms of subject coverage and project weighting. However, completion of the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Engineering Management does not guarantee admission to Master's candidature.