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Graduate Certificate in Environmental Engineering

Effective from 01-JAN-2024 : Code T65

The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Engineering provides an opportunity for practicing engineers and technologists in the broad engineering field to update and broaden their discipline skills to adapt to new requirements for professional practice. This course offers a comprehensive exposure to concepts and techniques concerning the design and operation of natural and engineered environmental systems, as well as the incorporation of the broader issues of sustainability and environmental impact in the design of processes and infrastructure. For recent graduates this course enables the adding of a second specialisation to a first degree, thus broadening opportunities for career development. For more experienced engineers, the course can contribute to ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) requirements, and provide a pathway to adding a second area of accredited practice or to bring knowledge and skills up to date with modern standards.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Communicate environmental engineering knowledge, concepts and skills to a variety of engineering audiences.
  2. Apply independent judgement when analysing and evaluating environmental engineering issues, in order to develop creative solutions.
  3. Demonstrate management skills by planning, implementing and evaluating environmental engineering tasks.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 8)

  • Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate Award.

Course Duration

  • Part Time: 1 Year

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Part Time

Course Coordinator

Dr Themelina PARASKEVA

Course Structure

Students must complete the following three core units.

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
ENS5133Environmental Engineering 115
ENS5132Environmental Engineering 215
ENS5161Environmental and Process Risk Management15
Plus one of the following core options
ENS5106 ^Hydrology and Hydraulics15
ENS5112 ^Construction Site Management15
ENS6166 ^Process Engineering Fundamentals15

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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