Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours)
2021 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2021 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) |
| Course Map | These course maps are for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2021: This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2021: Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
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| Duration | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 095002A Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Deakin course code | S465 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
The final intake to this course version was in 2021. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the Handbook archive. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
Course overview
Graduate ready to tackle global environmental issues such as climate change, sustainability and pollution when you study the Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) at Deakin. Gain knowledge across the environmental engineering industry in areas including waste management, water engineering, catchment management and soil and water remediation. Develop solutions-led technical and professional skills to put you in high demand in this future-focused field.
Environmental engineers address global environmental issues such as climate change, sustainability, waste disposal, water security, pollution and more.
As a graduate, you’ll be highly sought after in government and private sectors to provide innovative solutions that protect the environment. You’ll be equipped to assess the impacts projects have on air, water, and soil, and design strategies to minimise adverse effects.
Want to design groundbreaking engineering solutions for a sustainable future?
This course equips you with the skills and knowledge to develop sustainable engineering solutions through project-oriented design-based learning and lab-based practical classes.
You’ll gain in depth knowledge across a range of environmental engineering disciplines related to environmental health, water, air and soil quality, water resource management and waste management. This is underpinned by the fundamentals of environmental engineering and the natural and physical sciences, including geography, chemistry, mathematics, environmental science, ecology and hydrology.
At Deakin, our teaching places a strong emphasis on the application of engineering and scientific principles to real-life environmental problems. By combining design-based learning with authentic engineering projects, students learn how to apply fundamental and technical knowledge to develop innovative solutions to real-world environmental problems, while also promoting the ethical, social and cultural responsibilities of the modern engineer.
This type of project-based learning further promotes growth of students’ communication, teamwork, project management and leadership skills, better equipping them for their future roles. Our students graduate job ready, whether they choose careers in industry, government or the humanitarian sector.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
In total, expect to dedicate about 10 hours per week to each single credit point unit, and 20 hours per week to each double credit point unit.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) has been designed in accordance with Engineers Australia professional accreditation requirements. Deakin has been awarded provisional accreditation for the Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) by Engineers Australia (EA).
Career opportunities
Graduates will be in high demand in this rapidly evolving discipline, addressing global issues like climate change, sustainability and water security across a range of industries:
- air pollution and emissions control
- natural resource management
- environmental protection
- engineering consultancy
- government departments - local, state, and federal
- resources - mining, oil and gas
- waste management and recycling
- water and wastewater treatment.
Participation requirements
Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.
Elective units may be selected that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Design, develop, manage and evaluate the sustainability of established and innovative engineering solutions for real-world environmental problems by integrating and applying well-developed knowledge and skills in natural and physical sciences, engineering and project management, and by assessing environmental, social and economic consequences of implementation. Apply professional engineering and scientific techniques to environmental engineering problems, evaluate the benefits, risks and uncertainty associated with the use of specific environmental engineering approaches and tools, and evaluate the effectiveness of designs and experiments that are used to determine solutions. Plan and execute practice-based research projects to show capacity for advanced knowledge and skills in the discipline of environmental engineering and thereby demonstrate the ability to continue professional development and scholarship. |
| Communication | Apply effective communication skills in a professional context to interpret, evaluate and present technical engineering information using oral, written, visual modes. Demonstrate proficiency and accuracy in comprehending diverse viewpoints from technical and non-technical stakeholders and present arguments and justifications for representing an engineering position. |
| Digital literacy | Identify, select and use digital technologies and tools relevant to environmental engineering to use, manage, generate and share information, evaluate its reliability, and use the information for engineering design, problem solving and research purposes. Demonstrate the ability to independently and systematically locate and share information, laws, policies and regulations that pertain to the air, water and terrestrial environment, their management and impacts on human health. |
| Critical thinking | Demonstrate autonomy and judgement through balanced application of logic, intellectual and research criteria to review, analyse, and synthesise information for engineering problem solving. |
| Problem solving | Apply knowledge of natural and physical sciences, and environmental engineering skills and techniques to identify and define complex problems in a variety of contexts. Evaluate and use established engineering methods to identify potential solutions to independently and collaboratively resolve complex, real-world environmental engineering problems and realise solutions. Demonstrate innovative and creative approaches and solutions to environmental engineering problems that are constrained by local, national, global and contemporary issues and show capacity for planning, designing, executing and managing environmental engineering projects. |
| Self-management. | Evaluate own knowledge and skills, professionalism and ethical development using frameworks of reflection and take responsibility for learning and performance. Work responsibly and safely in engineering environments to demonstrate ethical conduct and professionalism. |
| Teamwork | Undertake various team roles, work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and utilise effective teamwork skills in order to achieve team objectives. Apply interpersonal skills to interact and collaborate to enhance outcomes through shared knowledge and creative capacity to optimise engineering outcomes. |
| Global citizenship | Formulate sustainable engineering practices by integrating aspects of design, development, management and research competencies through concern for and appreciation of economic, environmental, social and cultural perspectives, including those of indigenous peoples. Engage with global traditions and current trends in environmental engineering practice in order to appreciate diversity, seek equity in outcomes and adopt ethical and professional standards. |
Approved by Faculty Board 27 June 2019
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours), students must attain 32 credit points. Units (think of units as ‘subjects’) are equal to 1 or 2 credit points, sometimes abbreviated as cps. Most students choose to study units amounting to 4 credit points (or cps) per trimester, and usually undertake two trimesters each year.
The course comprises a total of 32 credit points, which must include the following:
- 31 credit points of core units (including SEP499 Professional Engineering Practice (30 to 60 days)*
- 1 elective unit (1 credit point)^
- Completion of SEJ010 Introduction to Safety and Project Oriented Learning (0-credit point compulsory unit)
- Completion of STP050 Academic Integrity (0-credit point compulsory unit)
- Completion of SLE010 Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program (0-credit point compulsory unit)
- Completion of STP010 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point compulsory unit)
*For students without year 12 Chemistry (or equivalent) 32 credit points of core units, including SLE133 Chemistry in our World.
^Option for students with year 12 Chemistry (or equivalent)
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information.Course structure
Core
Level 1 - Trimester 1
| STP050 | Academic Integrity (0 credit points) |
| STP010 | Career Tools for Employability (0 credit points) |
| SEJ010 | Introduction to Safety and Project Oriented Learning (0 credit points) |
| SLE010 | Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program (0 credit points) |
| SLE103 | Ecology and the Environment |
| SIT199 | Applied Algebra and Statistics |
| SEB101 | Engineering Physics |
| SET111 | Environmental Design |
Level 1 - Trimester 2
| SLE155 | Chemistry for the Professional Sciences ^ |
| SEV101 | Global Environmental Systems |
| SIT194 | Introduction to Mathematical Modelling |
| SIT172 | Programming for Engineers ‡ |
^Assumed knowledge: SLE133 Chemistry in our World or high achievement in VCE Chemistry 3 and 4 (or equivalent).
Molecular science is integral to modern environmental engineering. For this reason, knowledge of chemistry is important for all students in the Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) course.
Students without the required assumed knowledge are strongly encouraged to replace an elective option with SLE133 Chemistry in our World
Level 2 - Trimester 1
| SET211 | Environmental Analysis (2 credit points) ^‡ |
| SEP291 | Engineering Modelling |
| SEM218 | Fluid Mechanics |
Level 2 - Trimester 2
| SEV201 | Environmental Health Engineering (2 credit points)# |
| SLE239 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
| SLE240 | Analysing Marine Dynamics |
Level 3 - Trimester 1
| SEV301 | Water Engineering Design (2 credit points) |
| SEV311 | Air and Noise Pollution and Control |
| SEV322 | Hydrology and Hydraulics |
Level 3 - Trimester 2
| SEV331 | Waste Management Systems (2 credit points) |
| SLE319 | Environmental Protection and Planning |
| SLE342 | Risks to Healthy Environments |
Level 4 - Trimester 1
| SEJ441 | Engineering Project A (2 credit points)+ |
| SEV401 | Integrated Catchment Systems |
Plus 1 elective (one credit point)
Level 4 - Trimester 2
| SEJ446 | Engineering Project B (2 credit points)+ |
| SEV415 | Infrastructure Engineering ‡ |
| SEP499 | Professional Engineering Practice ~# |
# Must have successfully completed STP010 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point unit)
~ SEP499 Professional Engineering Practice is available in trimester 1, trimester 2 and trimester 3. Students are encouraged to complete this unit in Trimester 3 of the third year of study.
+ Note: Students are expected to undertake SEJ441 and SEJ446 in consecutive trimesters. Students will be required to seek approval from the unit chair if they are unable to complete SEJ441 and SEJ446 consecutively.
‡ Not available from 2022, replacement units are as follows:
| If student has not completed..... | .....then they will complete instead |
| SIT172 Programming for Engineers | SEP105 Programming and Visualisation |
| SEV415 Infrastructure Engineering | SEN770 Advanced Structural Design (recoded) |
| SET211 Environmental Analysis (2credit points) | SEJ202 Field Investigation (2 credit points) |
Recommended Electives
| SEN700 | Research Methodology |
| SEN725 | Urban Stormwater Asset Design |
Work experience
Through SEP499 Professional Engineering Practice, you’ll gain industry experience by completing at least 30 to 60 days of practical work experience in an engineering workplace, developing and enhancing your understanding of the environmental engineering profession, possible career outcomes, and the opportunity to establish valuable professional networks.
Other course information
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
You may apply to undertake a study tour to explore and engage in a structured program of study overseas to gain discipline expertise as well as be challenged to develop your personal qualities and global understanding.
Research and research-related study
The key assessment of research and research skills in the programme is through the two linked 2 credit point units in the final year of the course. The first of these units is for students to develop a detailed research proposal and undertake preliminary proof-of-concept or testing of their experimental methods. The second unit is designed to undertake the proposed research and critically evaluate the outcomes of the project. The project is predominantly student-led with direction from an academic supervisor that has expertise in the research field.