Program Overview

Environmental Engineering Major

Course Overview

The Environmental Engineering major in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to develop creative solutions to environmental challenges. The course covers a range of topics, including environmental management and design, environmental risk assessment, ecological engineering and design, environmental modelling, oceanography, contaminant fate and transport, hydrology, and environmental fluid mechanics.

Course Details

• Status: Available
• Attendance: Full-time, Part-time
• Starting Dates: Semester 1, Semester 2
• Course Code: MJD-EENVE
• CRICOS Code: B
• Full-time/Part-time Duration: 4-years full-time
• TISC Code: UH011

Career Pathways

• Environmental engineer
• Researcher
• Consultant

Environmental engineers are employed in various industries, including large construction and mining organizations, large companies, large forestry organizations, regulatory authorities, and government departments. Opportunities also exist for self-employment or work with consulting firms providing services to the water, infrastructure, manufacturing, natural resources, and environment sectors.

Fees and Scholarships

• Domestic Student Fees: Fee calculator
• International Student Fees: Annual course fee (2025: $50,900.00)
• Scholarships: Available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership, and community service.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum Entry Requirements:
  • All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE): 11.5
  • Canadian High School (except Quebec): 70
  • French Baccalaureate: 12
  • Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750: 525
  • GCE A-Levels: 9
  • German Abitur: 3.3
  • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: 15
  • Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE): 60
  • Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65: 79
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB): 26
  • Malaysian STPM: 11
  • Monash University Foundation Year: 270
  • NCUK Foundation Program: 9
  • Norwegian Vitnemål: 3.8
  • Singapore - Cambridge A Levels: 8
  • South African National Senior Certificate: 4.6
  • South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT): 330
  • Sweden Slutbetyg: 15
  • Trinity College Foundation: 300
  • Unified Examination Certificate (UEC): 12
  • University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program: 66
  • US College Board Advanced Placements: 8
  • US College Board SAT: 1170
  • Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP): 60
  • Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards: 80
• Admission Requirements:
  • Scaled score of at least 50 in Mathematics Methods ATAR
  • Scaled score of at least one of the following three subjects: Chemistry ATAR, Physics ATAR, or Mathematics Specialist ATAR

English Competency

• Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

Course Structure

• Level 1:
  • Core units (36 points):
    • CHEM1001 Chemistry—Properties and Energetics (6)
    • GENG1000 Engineering Practice 1 (0)
    • GENG1010 Introduction to Engineering (6)
    • GENG1014 Earth Systems Engineering (6)
    • MATH1011 Multivariable Calculus (6)
    • MATH1012 Mathematical Theory and Methods (6)
    • PHYS1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers (6)
  • Bridging units (up to 12 points):
    • CHEM1003 Introductory Chemistry (6)
    • MATH1722 Mathematics Foundations: Specialist (6)
    • PHYS1030 Physics Bridging Unit (6)
• Level 2:
  • Core units (54 points):
    • CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation (6)
    • ENSC2004 Engineering Mechanics (6)
    • ENVE2013 Coastal Engineering Processes (6)
    • ENVE2606 Grand Challenges in Environmental Engineering (6)
    • ENVE2607 Modelling in Environmental Engineering (6)
    • ENVT2251 Hydrology and Water Resource Management (6)
    • GENG2000 Engineering Practice 2 (0)
    • GENG2010 Principles of Hydraulics (6)
    • GENG2012 Data Collection and Analysis (6)
    • GEOG2201 Geographic Information Systems (6)
• Level 3:
  • Core units (30 points):
    • ENVE3402 Engineering Hydrology (6)
    • ENVE3403 Flow and Turbulence in Environmental Systems (6)
    • ENVE3405 Ecological Engineering and Nature-based Solutions (6)
    • ENVE3608 Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (6)
    • ENVE3609 Designing as an Environmental Engineer (6)
    • GENG3000 Engineering Practice 3 (0)
• Level 4:
  • Core units (48 points):
    • ENVE4401 Contaminant Fate and Transport (6)
    • ENVE4601 Advanced Environmental Modelling (6)
    • ENVE5502 Water and Wastewater Engineering (6)
    • ENVE5551 Environmental Engineering Design Solutions Part 1 (6)
    • ENVE5552 Environmental Engineering Design Solutions Part 2 (6)
    • GENG4411 Engineering Research Project Part 1 (6)
    • GENG4412 Engineering Research Project Part 2 (6)
    • GENG5010 Professional Engineering Portfolio (0)
    • GENG5501 Coastal and Offshore Engineering (6)

Provisional Accreditation

The Environmental Engineering major (MJD-EENVE) in any course leading to a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia (EA).