Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) – Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) – Environmental Engineering
Make a positive impact to our world as an environmental engineer, applying your understanding of natural systems and technical engineering skills to find creative solutions to pressures facing our environment and sustainable development. In the Environmental Engineering major, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of the environmental challenges facing our world…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Make a positive impact to our world as an environmental engineer, applying your understanding of natural systems and technical engineering skills to find creative solutions to pressures facing our environment and sustainable development. In the Environmental Engineering major, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of the environmental challenges facing our world and how we can apply engineering practice to assess and manage the effects of human and other activity on the natural and built environment.
The growing need for environmental protection has created high demand for professional environmental engineers. You’ll gain detailed knowledge on environmental management and design, environmental risk assessment, ecological engineering and design, environmental modelling, oceanography, contaminant fate and transport, hydrology, environmental fluid mechanics and more. A strong emphasis is placed on developing strong analytical and research skills, in particular advanced numerical techniques.
Be guided by world leading academics specialising in oceanography, water engineering, waste management, sustainable engineering and site decontamination.
You’ll learn to
Develop a deep practical understanding of the core concepts of environmental engineering and extend this knowledge to more specialised areas such as oceanography, water engineering, waste management, sustainable engineering and site decontamination.
Research and develop new technologies and techniques to improve the environmental acceptability of engineering projects.
Design and operate processes to treat wastes to a standard acceptable for discharge and/or recycling (such as wastewater treatment or waste solidification).
Prepare reports and studies on the best approach to environmental management in new and existing engineering projects, taking into account environmentally sustainable economic activity and legal, environmental and industrial factors.
Work effectively in a team, bringing leadership and accountability to successfully solve real-world problems.
Why study Environmental Engineering?
You’ll make valuable connections with UWA’s industry partners including Water Corporation, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and other members of the environmental engineering industry advisory panel – giving your career a head start.
You’ll be joining a community of leaders making a real impact – UWA is ranked 21st in the world and 1st in Australia for Environmental Science and Engineering (ARWU 2022).
You’ll become an industry-ready environmental engineer, highly sought-after by employers in regulatory authorities, mining and construction companies, development organisations, consultancies and government agencies, as the awareness of environmental impacts of engineering projects continues to grow.
Career Pathways
Environmental engineer
Researcher
Consultant
Environmental engineers are employed with large construction and mining organisations, large companies, large forestry organisations, regulatory authorities and government departments. Opportunities also exist for self-employment or work with consulting firms providing services to the water, infrastructure, manufacturing, natural resources and environment sectors.
REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete an international academic qualification equivalent to Australian High School (or equivalent).
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic): Overall minimum score of 6.5, no band lower than 6.0
TOEFL Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): an overall score of 82 or above with a minimum score of 22 in writing, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 20 in listening
Pearsons Test of English (PTE) (academic): An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 59 in the speaking and writing sections, and no less than 54 in the other sections
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
