Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology

School

Civil Engineering School

Units

1

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

1.5L<1T

Companion

STAT2201

Recommended prerequisite

Restricted

Restricted to Civil Eng students who commenced their program prior to 2017 and have not already completed CIVL2130. Please contact the Faculty on enquiries@eait.uq.edu.au for permission to enrol.

Assessment methods

Examination, project reports

Course enquiries

Dr Ilje Pikaar (i.pikaar@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

Introduction to environmental issues & their implications for engineers in practice. Topics include: population & urbanisation issues, climate change; waste management, biodiversity; air, water & noise pollution and principles of sustainable and water sensitive urban design. Through these topics students are introduced to the monitoring & assessment of environmental data; and project-based investigation of issues is used to encourage deeper exploration of several topics.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile