Urban Water Engineering - Field of Study

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

  1. 22 units from part A1; and
  2. 8 units from part A2; and
  3. 0 to 2 units from part B; and
  4. 0 to 2 units from part C1; and
  5. 16 units from either part C2 or C3; and
  6. 0 to 2 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
WATR6105 2 Integrated Urban Water Management
WATR6108 2 Advanced Unit Operations in Water Management
WATR6109 2 Drinking Water Supply: Source, Treatment, 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
WATR7107 2 Wastewater Modelling and Control

Semester 1 and Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
PUBH7630 2 Introduction to Biostatistics

Part A2 - Project or Placement

Course Code Units Course Title
[ ENGG7381 8 Research Thesis [1]
[ or
[ ENGG7382 8 Research Thesis [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 - Electives 32unit program

Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEE7502 2 Sustainable Bioresource Engineering

Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
WATR6106 2 Emerging Issues in the Urban Water Cycle and Public Health

Part C2 - Electives 48unit program

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
ENVE2501 2 Environmental Systems
ENVE3160 2 Environmental Phenomena
MATH7052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

Semester 1 and Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1500 2 Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment
MATH7051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
[ CHEE2003 2 Fluid & Particle Mechanics
[ or
[ MECH2410 2 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Part C3 - Electives 48unit program

Students with a background in Engineering (excluding Chemical Engineering)

Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOE1001 2 Principles of Biomedical & Bioprocess Engineering
CHEE2001 2 Process Principles
CHEE3002 2 Heat & Mass Transfer

Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM2056 2 Physical Chemistry for Engineering
ENVE2501 2 Environmental Systems
ENVE3160 2 Environmental Phenomena

Semester 1 and Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1100 2 Chemistry 1
ENGG1500 2 Thermodynamics : Energy and the Environment

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 Conservation Planning & Management
MGTS7607 2 Ethical Issues in Management
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.