Physical Systems (Environmental Engineering) in the Bachelor of Environments
Environmental engineers plan, design and manage interactions between the natural and built environment. They must be equipped to deal with the complexity of natural systems, competent with engineering and scientific principles and capable of dealing with human dimensions of the environmental problems.
Environmental engineers work in the public and private sector to manage human systems that use or affect land, water, energy, waste, pollution and ecosystems. Whilst they have general environmental engineering competency, they will normally specialise in one field.
An understanding of the interaction between the built and natural environments is essential to environmental engineers, and they regularly work with biologists, ecologists, natural resource managers, community groups, farmers, and other engineering disciplines in order to establishing sustainable and resilient human–environment systems.
How to Study Environmental Engineering
Students pursuing a career in Environmental Engineering will complete the Bachelor of Environments with a major in Physical Systems, followed by the two-year Master of Engineering (Environmental). The five-year Bachelor-Masters combination leads to professional accreditation by Engineers Australia.
Careers and Graduate Study Opportunities
Environmental engineers may specialise in land, water, energy or waste management, site contamination, river and stream rehabilitation, soil erosion, renewable energy or any of a wide variety of other environmental issues.
Graduates usually work with local and international engineering consulting firms, urban and rural water agencies, conservation and natural resources departments, environmental protection agencies, catchment management authorities, local, state and federal government agencies, mining companies and industries, management consulting firms, and research and academic organisations.
For more information about the Master of Engineering and graduate study, please visit the Melbourne School of Engineering website.
Sample Course Plan – NB. Subjects DO NOT have to be taken in this order 1
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Reshaping Environments 880-102 | Natural Environments 880-101 | Engineering
Mechanics 436-291 |
Engineering
Materials 421-290 |
Risk Analysis | Systems Modelling and Design (capstone) |
| Constructing Environments 880-103 | Designing Environments | Environments Elective | Earth Processes for Engineering 421-289 | Geomorphology (selective) | People, Land and Sustainability (selective) |
| Governing
Environments 880-105 |
Mapping Environments | Environments Elective | Engineering
Maths 620-293 |
Fluid
Mechanics 400-306 |
Environments Elective |
| Calculus
2 620-155 2 4 |
Linear
Algebra 620-156 4 |
Breadth 3 | Breadth 3 | Breadth 3 | Breadth 3 |
| Major subjects | 1 This example is provided as a guide only. Subject availability will vary from year to year and there is no guarantee that the listed subject will be available in future years. 2 Students who have not successfully completed VCE Specialist Mathematics should seek advice from a Student Advisor about selection of mathematical subjects. 3 Breadth examples: Subjects from another faculty, e.g. Music, Education, Law or Arts (Languages), or subjects from a contrasting stream within the Bachelor of Environments (see Breadth Study). 4 These subjects are prerequisite for later-year Physical Systems (Environmental Engineering) subjects. |
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University of Melbourne