This course is designed to enable engineers and other technical specialists to take a leadership role in the field of environmental engineering.
The course combines a set of key subjects that contain information on the nature of environmental problems together with engineering techniques for their solution. This is supplemented by management and policy subjects to empower the engineer, or technical specialist, to lead multidisciplinary teams working in the field of environmental engineering.
Career options include positions in government agencies or private corporations, or as consultants.
Normally, a degree in engineering or another technological/applied science field is required. Candidates without a degree, but with suitable experience, may enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Engineering Management (C11051) and later transfer to the Master of Environmental Engineering Management with full credit for completed subjects.
Candidates with Second Class Honours or above need no work experience; otherwise two years' experience is desirable.
Graduate Certificate in Environmental Engineering Management (C11051) students may transfer to the Master of Environmental Engineering Management with full credit for completed subjects.
Most students taking two subjects per semester require two years to complete this degree. The course is also available to fee-paying overseas students on a full-time basis, taking one year to complete.
The program is structured for evening attendance, block attendance or distance mode. Subjects may be offered as three-hour sessions once per week, or in block or distance mode.
Students are required to complete 48 credit points of study, comprising 36 credit points from Group A subjects (six credit points each) and 12 credit points from Group B subjects.
| CBK90145 Core subjects | 36cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following options: | 12cp | |
| 49001 Judgment and Decision Making | 6cp | |
| 49002 Managing Projects | 6cp | |
| 49003 Economic Evaluation | 6cp | |
| 49108 Local Government Powers and Practice | 6cp | |
| 49050 Graduate Project (12cp in 1 semester) | 12cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
A typical program is shown below.
| Select 36 credit points from the following options: | 36cp | |
| 49121 Environmental Assessment and Planning | 6cp | |
| 49122 Ecology and Sustainability | 6cp | |
| 49123 Waste and Pollution Management | 6cp | |
| 49124 Water Quality Management | 6cp | |
| 49125 Environmental Risk Assessment | 6cp | |
| 49126 Environmental Management of Land | 6cp | |
| 66025 Contaminated Site Management | 6cp | |
| 49127 On-site Water and Wastewater Treatment | 6cp | |
| 49049 Air and Noise Pollution | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following options: | 12cp | |
| 49001 Judgment and Decision Making | 6cp | |
| 49002 Managing Projects | 6cp | |
| 49003 Economic Evaluation | 6cp | |
| 49108 Local Government Powers and Practice | 6cp | |
| STM90180 Project | 12cp | |