Master of Environmental Engineering Management

Program Overview

This environmental engineering and management program equips engineers and technical specialists with leadership skills in environmental planning and management. It combines engineering techniques with management and policy subjects, empowering professionals to lead multidisciplinary teams and minimize the environmental impact of development. The program prepares graduates for careers in government agencies, private corporations, or consulting roles in fields such as architecture, engineering, and planning.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This course is designed to enable engineers and other technical specialists to take a leadership role in the field of environmental engineering and management. The course deals with the broad aspects of environmental management relevant to practising professionals in engineering science, planning, architecture, law, surveying, health and building. Engineers, scientists, town planners and other professionals working in this field have a compelling duty to ensure that the adverse effects of development on the total environment are minimised. The course follows an integrated approach to professional practice through professional engineering subjects, subjects relating to environmental engineering management, an independent project, and a set of electives.

Objective:

The course aims to develop an awareness and understanding of the human impact on the environment with respect to waste minimisation and water quality management, and the professional skills required to work as part of an integrated team responsible for environmental planning and management.

Outline:

The course combines a set of key subjects that contain information on the nature of environmental problems together with engineering techniques for their solution. This is supplemented by management and policy subjects to empower the engineer, or technical specialist, to lead multidisciplinary teams working in the field of environmental engineering and management.

Careers:

This course is of relevance to practising professionals in architecture, building, engineering science, health, law, planning and surveying. Career options include positions in government agencies or private corporations, or as consultants.