Program Overview
Murdoch's Environmental Engineering major equips students with the knowledge and skills to design environmentally sustainable systems in water, energy, shelter, and primary production. Graduates are prepared for employment in engineering, development, and government agencies, with a focus on ethical and global perspectives in environmental sustainability. Key learning areas include chemistry, environmental science, systems engineering, and pollution control.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Environmentally sound engineered systems are of increasing interest in our society. This major will equip you with the discipline knowledge and problem-solving skills to design water, energy, shelter and primary production systems underpinned by ecological knowledge. You could be employed by engineering firms, land developers, utilities, international development and government agencies to design and manage engineered systems. (Source: Good Universities Guide 2022)
- Explore engineering and ecological issues with a global perspective and ethical approach to sustainable development with real-world examples.
- Gain 300 hours of real work experience as part of your degree.
What you’ll learn:
- Fundamentals of chemistry
- Principles and methodology of environmental science
- Motion, energy and mass transfer in simple systems
- Modelling & systems engineering
- Environmental technology for sustainability
- Principles of water conservation and water auditing
- Pollution and its control, particularly the relationship between wastewater and pollution
Careers:
When you graduate, you could find yourself working in a range of different industries from construction to manufacturing. Some careers could include:
- Environmental Engineer
- Sustainability Engineer
- Professional recognition: This major can be used to meet the continuing professional education requirements of engineering technologists in the areas related to electrical engineering.
