Course list for the Urban Water Engineering Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Urban Water Engineering - Field of Study

Students enrolled in the 32 unit ME(Urban Water Engineering) (Plan Code:URBWAX5674), must complete 32 units comprising;

  1. 18 units from part A1; and
  2. 8 units from part A2; and
  3. 0 to 2 units from part B; and
  4. 2 to 6 units from part C1; and
  5. 0 to 2 units from part D.

Students enrolled in the 48 unit ME(Urban Water Engineering) (Plan Code:URBWAX5709), must complete 48 units comprising;

  1. 18 units from part A1; and
  2. 8 units from part A2; and
  3. 0 to 2 units from part B; and
  4. 2 to 6 units from part C1; and
  5. 12 to 14 units from either part C2 or C3; and
  6. 0 to 6 units from part D.

Part A1 - Compulsory

Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE4002 2 Risk in Process Industries
CIVL7131 2 Urban Hydrology
ENGG7901 2 Professional Engineering and the Business Environment: Global Practice
WATR7105 2 Integrated Urban Water Management
WATR7108 2 Advanced Unit Operations in Water Management
WATR7109 2 Drinking Water Supply: Source, Treatment and Distribution

Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7902 2 Engineering Innovation and Leadership
WATR7103 2 Advanced Wastewater and Biosolids Treatment
WATR7104 2 Sewer Networks - Design, Operation and Maintenance

Part A2 - Project or Placement

Course Code Units Course Title
[ ENGG7281 8 Engineering Project 8A [1]
[ or
[ ENGG7282 8 Engineering Project 8A [1]
[ or
[ ENGG7290 8 Engineering Placement Semester

Part B - Electives

Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CIVL4140 2 Contaminant Transport Modelling
CIVL4170 2 Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
CIVL4180 2 Sustainable Built Environment

Part C1 - ME Electives

Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE7502 2 Sustainable Bioresource Engineering

Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
WATR7106 2 Emerging Issues in the Urban Water Cycle and Public Health
WATR7107 2 Wastewater Modelling and Control

Part C2 - ME Electives

Students with a background in Chemistry, Environmental or Biological Sciences

Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2001 2 Process Principles
CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer

Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2501 2 Environmental Systems Engineering I: Processes
MATH7052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

Semester 1 and Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1500 2 Engineering Thermodynamics
MATH7051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
[ CHEE2003 2 Fluid & Particle Mechanics
[ or
[ MECH2410 2 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Part C3 - ME Electives

Students with a background in Engineering (excluding Chemical Engineering)

Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE1001 2 Principles of Biological Engineering
CHEE2001 2 Process Principles
CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer

Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE2501 2 Environmental Systems Engineering I: Processes
CHEM2056 2 Physical Chemistry for Engineering

Semester 1 and Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1

Part D - Non-Engineering ME Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVH7001 2 Environmental Health Risk - Biological Hazards
ENVM7001 2 Foundations in Environmental Studies
ENVM7201 2 Catchment Processes & Management
ENVM7202 2 Resource Management & Environmental Planning
MGTS7607 2 Ethical Issues in Management
MGTS7615 2 Public Sector Accountability
MGTS7616 2 Designing Public Policy
TIMS7323 2 Bio-Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ECON7540 2 Economics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
MGTS7309 2 Decision Making & Reporting for Sustainability

Semester 1 and Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS7303 2 Principles of Strategic Management

End notes

  • [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.