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Water and Environmental Engineering Specialisation

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  • Qualification
    Water and Environmental Engineering Specialisation
  • Credit

    Credit

    A full-time study load usually consists of 200 credits (approximately eight units) per year, with 100 credits (approximately four units) in each semester.
    100
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Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Construction Engineering) (Honours), Bachelor of Science (Mining) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Course outline

Outline

Outline

This extension specialisation will enable students to build and expand on knowledge developed through the Civil Engineering major, providing a solid grounding in advanced water and wastewater engineering management, along with an understanding of environmental issues surrounding engineering development. Key concepts covered are hydraulic principles and structures; planning, design, operation and maintenance of water distribution and wastewater collection networks; calculating and managing flood events; surface and groundwater flow, interaction, quality and contamination; solid and hazardous waste management; air quality and pollution control.

What you'll learn

  • Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of fundamental science, mathematics, data analytics, information science, sustainability principles and/or computing, GC1
  • Solve water and environmental engineering problems of industrial and societal significance via innovative and creative design or research, working individually or in teams, GC2
  • Select and use current and emerging technologies to develop and communicate effective and innovative engineering solutions to complex problems, GC3
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  • Curtin course code: SPUE-WAENG
  • Last updated on: 26 April 2024

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  33. Mining Minor
  34. Optimisation Minor
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  36. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  37. Screen Production Specialisation
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  7. Event Management Specialisation
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  20. Graphics Specialisation
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  2. Applied Finance Specialisation
  3. Banking Specialisation
  4. Business Law and Policy Specialisation
  5. Business Project Management Specialisation
  6. Business Strategy Specialisation
  7. Corporate Governance Specialisation
  8. Social Media and Digital Marketing Specialisation
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  27. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
  28. Photography Specialisation
  29. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  30. Professional Writing Specialisation
  31. Screen Production Specialisation
  32. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
  33. Social Justice Specialisation
  34. Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
  35. Theatre Arts Specialisation
  36. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
  37. Web Media Specialisation
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  1. Accounting for Business Decisions Specialisation
  2. Business Law and Policy Specialisation
  3. Business Project Management Specialisation
  4. Business Strategy Specialisation
  5. Corporate Governance Specialisation
  6. Social Media and Digital Marketing Specialisation
  7. Event Management Specialisation
  8. Fashion Marketing Specialisation
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  11. Marketing Foundations Specialisation
  12. Property Investment Specialisation
  13. Public Relations Specialisation
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  16. Taxation Law Specialisation
  17. The Business of Advertising Specialisation
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  3. Asian Studies Specialisation
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  23. Graphics Specialisation
  24. Illustration Specialisation
  25. Indigenous Australian Cultural Studies Specialisation
  26. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
  27. Interior Architecture Specialisation
  28. International Development Specialisation
  29. Landscape Restoration Minor
  30. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
  31. Mapping and Land Planning Minor
  32. Metallurgy Minor
  33. Mining Minor
  34. Optimisation Minor
  35. Photography Specialisation
  36. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  37. Screen Production Specialisation
  38. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
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